Conyza canadensis, Xiao Fei Peng Conyza, Xiao Fei Peng 小飞蓬 Horseweed, Canadian FleabaneXiao Fei Peng, Qi Zhou Yi Zhi Hao, Xiao Bai Jiu Cao (TCM) Conyza canadensisSmith, J.E., English botany, or coloured figures of British plants, ed. 3 [B] [J.E. Sowerby et al] (1866) Conyza canadensis(Photo by Stan Shebs) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Conyza canadensis (Syn. Erigeron canadensis)Conyza bonariensis (Syn. Erigeron bonariensis; E. linifolius; E. crispus) is similar but more hairy, and is used similarly in TCM where it is called Xiang Si Cao.Conyza (Fleabane) was known to Dioscorides and who listed Greater (C. squarrosa) and Lesser varieties. Parts used: Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Pungent Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp: (TCM, West)-Diarrhea, Dysentery, Enteritis, acute Gastritis (TCM, West)-Hepatitis, Cholecystitis (TCM, West)-Dysuria2. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Poison:-Cold, Fever-Conjunctivitis, Otitis Media-Acne, Psoriasis, Erysipelas (TCM, West)-Toothache-also Cramps, Convulsions, Hypertension (West)3. Move the Blood, Clears Stasis, Resolve Swelling:-Trauma, Bruising-Wind-Damp Bone and Joint pain, Arthritis, Rheumatism (TCM, West)-painful swollen Boils and Sores-Cramps4. Externally:-Bruises, Sores, Boils, Toxic Swelling-Eczema, Psoriasis-Rheumatism, Bone Pain-Traumatic Bleeding-Otitis Media, Conjunctivitis (fresh leaf) Dose: It has been eaten as a food by Native Americans.Standard Infusion (1 teaspoonful per cup of the dried herb in a cup of boiling water), 2–3…

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