Tongcao is a common Chinese herbal medicine that can be eaten. It can first improve the secretion of female halogen, and also has a good effect on deficiency of Qi and blood. It is very suitable to cook soup with Tragacanth, Licorice, and pork feet because it has no side effects and is a natural Chinese medicine. Therefore, Tongcao can be eaten and is very suitable for women.

【Pharmacological property】Sweet, tasteless, slightly cold. Belongs to the lung and stomach meridians.

【Effect】Diuretic and stranguria-relieving, Qi-promoting and lactation-inducing.

【Application】

1. Stranguria, edema. This product is cold in nature, light in body, enters the Taiyin lung meridian, guides the heat downward to promote urination, both unblocks stranguria and reduces swelling. It is especially suitable for dysuria in hot stranguria,涩stagnant pain, and is used with Malva verticillata, talc, and Pteris, such as Tongcao Drink in ‘Universal Relief Method’; for stone stranguria, it can be used with金钱 grass, sparganium, etc.; for blood stranguria, it can be used with Pteris, white root, and Pohuang, etc.; for edema due to water-damp retention, it can be matched with Poria, earthworm, musk, ground into powder, served with congee, such as Tongcao San in ‘General Treatise on the Hygiene of Children’.

2. Lack of lactation after childbirth. This product enters the stomach meridian, unblocks the stomach Qi to reach the lower part and promote lactation. It is sweet and tasteless, and is often used for insufficient or lack of lactation after childbirth, and is used with Tragacanth, Licorice, and pork feet, such as Tongru Soup (‘Source of Miscellaneous Diseases’).

【Dosage and administration】Decocted, 3-5g.

【Use precautions】Use with caution during pregnancy.

【Abstract of ancient books】

1. ‘Ri Hua Zi Ben Cao’ says that it can ‘improve eyesight, reduce fever, induce labor, descend the uterus, and promote lactation.’

2. ‘Medicine Source’