Drymaria, He Lian Dou Cao 荷莲豆草 Tropical ChickweedHe Lian Dou Cao, Er Rui He Lian Dou (TCM) Drymaria diandraSwartz, O.P., Icones plantarum (1794) Drymaria cordata(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Drymaria diandra (syn. D. cordata) Parts used: Herb; sometimes the root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp:-Jaundice, Acute Hepatitis-Edema, Ascites, Nephritis-Childhood Malnutrition-Pain and swelling of the Legs-Epigastric pain, Gastric Ulcers2. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Fever (Nepal)-Toxic Sores and Abscesses, Carbuncles-Malaria-Anti-viral including HIV-Constipation from excess heat3. Moves the Blood:-Headache, pain from Blood stasis with heat-used where chronic inflammation is associated with Blood stasis (Hepatitis, chronic Heat swellings etc.)4. Externally:-paste or juice of the fresh plant applied to the forehead for Headache (Nepal)-topically to venomous bites including Snake Bite-topically to toxic swellings and sores-Conjunctivitis, Pterygium and other eye diseases from heat (juice dropped in, or decoction as a wash)-Sinusitis (juice sniffed up the nose) Dose: Herb and Root can be used in similar doses.Fresh Juice: 10–20 mls.Fresh plant is beaten for external application, or the juice can be used. Main Combinations: Major Formulas: Cautions: None noted Main Preparations used: Research 1. Broad-spectrum Antibacterial2. Anti-fungal3. Anti-viral4. Antitussive5. Anti-leukemia effect

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