bubble_chart Source This product is the whole herb of the perennial herb Lysimachia christinae (Lysimachia christinae Hance) of the Primulaceae family, commonly known as Large Christina Loosestrife. It is distributed in various provinces south of the Yangtze River. It is harvested in the summer and autumn seasons, dried, cut into segments, and used fresh.
Plants used as Christina Loosestrife across the country also include
- Glechoma longituba (Nakai) Kupr. of the Lamiaceae family, known as Jiangsu Christina Loosestrife, commonly used in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas;
- Desmodium styracifolium (Desmodium styracifolium (Osb.) Merr.) of the Fabaceae family, known as Snowbellleaf Tickclover Herb, commonly used in Guangdong and Guangxi areas;
- Hydrocotyle sibthorpiodes (Hydrocotyle sibthorpiodes Lam. var hium (Hance) Hand. Mazz.) of the Apiaceae family, known as Jiangxi Christina Loosestrife, commonly used in Jiangxi area;
- Dichondra repens (Dichondra repens Forst.) of the Asteraceae family, known as Small Christina Loosestrife, commonly used in some areas of Sichuan.
The most commonly used is Lysimachia christinae of the Primulaceae family.
bubble_chart Properties and Meridians
Sweet and bland, slightly cold. Act on liver, gallbladder, kidney and bladder meridians.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Removes dampness and relieves jaundice, promotes diuresis and alleviates strangury, detoxifies and reduces swelling.
bubble_chart Indications
- is used for dampness-heat jaundice. This product clears liver and gallbladder fire, and also eliminates dampness-heat in the lower energizer; it has the effect of clearing heat and draining dampness to relieve jaundice. It is often used together with Virgate Wormwood, Gardenia, Giant Knotweed, and others.
bubble_chart Documentation
- Bencao Gangmu Shiyi quotes Wang An: "Treats dysphagia, edema, tympanites, yellow and white fire jaundice, hernia, yin syndrome, and cold-damage disease."
- Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica: "Clears blood heat, clears the lung and stops coughing, reduces edema. Treats kidney stones, gallstones, traumatic injuries, and malaria."
bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology
Christina Loosestrife contains acidic components, sterols, flavonoids, amino acids, tannins, volatile oils, choline, potassium salts, and more. Its decoction has a significant diuretic effect, promotes the discharge of bile from the bile ducts, and also has a stone-expelling effect. It inhibits Staphylococcus aureus.
