Pogonatherum crinitum, Jin Si Cao Pogonatherum, Jin Si Cao 金丝草 Jin Si Cao, Bi Zi Cao (TCM) Pogonatherum crinitumThunberg, C.P., Flora Japonica (1784) Pogonatherum crinitum(Photo by 天問 小窩) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Pogonatherum crinitum (syn. Pogonantherum crinitum, Andropogon crinitum) Parts used: Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Classification: C. Clear Damp, Promote Urine Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine:-Edema from Damp or Damp-Heat-Dysuria from Urinary tract infections, Cystitis or Nephritis-Turbid urine from Damp accumulation-Leukorrhea, Spermatorrhea-Jaundice-Diabetes with frequent urination2. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Fever, Cold, Influenza from Heat-also for Summer-heat (Barefoot Doctors Manual) Dose: Decoction: 5–15 grams (30–60 grams fresh–Barefoot Doctors Manual) Main Combinations: 1. Leukorrhea:i. from Damp-Heat, Pogoatherum with Phellodendron Huang Baiii. from Damp, Pogoatherum with Ginkgo Semen Bai Guo2. Turbid Urine from Damp, Pogoatherum with Plantain seed (Che Qian Zi), Poria Fu Ling3. Urinary Tract Infection:i. from Damp-Heat, Pogoatherum with Plantain seed (Che Qian Zi), Imperata Bai Mao Gen, Knotgrass Bian Xuii. with stronger Heat, Pogoatherum with Plantain seed (Che Qian Zi), Phellodendron Huang Bai, Poria Rubra Chi Fu Ling4. Dysuria, Pogonatherum with Ludwigia Shui Ding Xiang.5. Diabetes, Pogonatherum with Euphoria longan flower (Long Yan Hua)6. Nephritis, Pogonatherum with Polygonum Bian Xu, Dianthus Qu Mai, Elephantopus Ding…

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