False Daisy is one of the main herbs that is used in Traditional Indonesian Medicine to nourish yin deficiency's. It is an important liver and spleen remedy in Ayurvedic medicine and is also combined with other herbs in oils to combat hair loss and premature greying hair. In Indonesian folk tradition this herb is used to treat skin problems, such as athlete's foot and dermatitis.
:: BOTANICAL NAME : Eclipta prostata.
:: COMMON NAME : False Daisy
:: FAMILY : Compositae
:: PART USED : Aerial Parts
:: TASTE : Sweet, sour
:: CHARACTER : Cold
MERIDIANS
Liver, kidney
:: ACTIONS
Antibacterial, stops or reduces bleeding .
:: TRADITIONAL INDONESIAN USES
- to nourish liver and kidney yin
- to clear heat from the blood and stop bleeding
:: TYPICAL INDONESIAN DOSE
15 - 30 grams (1/2 - 1 ounce)
:: RECOMMENDED
Minyak Cacap Rambut (Traditional Hair Growth Tonic)
:: COMBINATIONS
Used with Glossy privet for severe deficiency syndromes, which may be characterized by blurred vision, tinnitus, prematurely greying hair, and dizziness. As a styptic (stops external bleeding) it is combined with appropriate herbs to stop various types of bleeding - with Mugwort, for example, for uterine bleeding; with Chinese foxglove for coughing blood in deficient lung syndromes, or for blood in the urine associated with excess heat.
Also mixed with Aloe, Rose hips, Jasmine and other herbs used for traditional hair tonics.
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