Eriocaulon, Gu Jing Cao 谷精草 PipewortGu Jing Cao (TCM)Choota (Ayurveda) Eriocaulon wallichianurnWallich, N., Plantae Asiaticae Rariores (1830-1832) Botanical name: Eriocaulon buergerianurn (syn. E. chishingsanensis, E. pachypetalum)Other species used include E. australe, E. wallichianurn, E. cinereum (syn. E. sieboldianum) Parts used: Flowering tops Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet Classifications: B. Clear Strong Heat or Fire Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Heat, Brightens the Eyes:-Red, Sore and Swollen Eyes-Floaters, Blurred Vision, Excess Tearing, Pterygium, Nebula-Photophobia, Nightblindness-Improves Vision-Wind-Heat Headache-Nasal congestion2. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Poison:-Toothache or Sore Throat3. Clears Heat, Promotes Urine:-Urinary diseases, Jaundice (Ayurveda) Dose: Decoction: 5–10 gramsThe Barefoot Doctors Manual lists 1–2 liang (30–60 grams) of the whole plant in decoction, this probably referring to the whole fresh plant. Substitute: Horsetail Main Combinations: 1. Wind-Heat Blurred vision, red and itchy Eyes, Pterygium, Eriocaulon with Schizonepeta Jing Jie, Chrysanthemum Ju Hua2. Liver Heat Red Eyes, Pterygium with Headache, Eriocaulon with Gentiana Long Dan Cao, Paeonia rubra Chi Shao Yao3. Wind-Heat Keratitis, Eriocaulon with Schizonepeta Jing Jie, Cicada Slough (Chan Tui), Saposhnikovia Fang Feng, Tribulus Ci Ji Li, Coptis Huang Lian, Licorice (Barefoot Doctors Manual)4. Nightblindness, Eriocaulon (15 grams) with Atractylodes Cang Zhu (30 grams); powder coarsely, use 15 grams and bring to the boil, then…

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