Jin Qian Cao

English name: Lysimachia plant/herb, Gold coin grass, Asian moneywort, Christina loosestrife

Latin name: Lysimachiae Herba

金錢草

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There are two main plants used for Jin Qian Cao. The Chinese pharmacopeia lists the herb in this package, Lysimachia, as the primary herb. Desmodium is a secondary choice and is referred to as Guang Jin Qian Cao. Though sources disagree in specifics, it is generally thought that Jin Qian Cao (Lysimachia) is best suited for gall bladder stones and Guang Jin Qian Cao is better for treating urinary tract stones. Nonetheless, all forms of Jin Qian Cao are said to be able to dissolve all varieties of stones as well as being assigned the functions of clearing heat, dispelling damp, disinhibiting urine and freeing strangury in addressing rough painful urination (including stone, sand and heat strangury), water swelling (with inhibited urine), and jaundice with dark urine. Dosage is 15-60 grams. Large doses of 30-60 grams per day are used when treating gall bladder and urinary tract stones.