Glechoma longituba (Lianxiancao)

Distribution:
Mainly produced in provinces Jiangsu, Zhejiang area. Besides Northwestern part and Inner Mongolia, it is found in all parts of China.
 
Properties (characteristics):
Acrid, slightly bitter, slightly cold.
 
Channels meridians entered:
Liver, kidney, bladder.
 
Medical functions:
1. Cholagogue (promotes bile secretion),
2. Diuretic effect,
3. Dissolve stones effect: it causes the urine becomes acidic,  the calculus that were under alkaline conditions get to dissove.
4. Antibacterial test: it is extremely sensitive to Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella sonnei; but it is not sensitive to Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi.
 
Actions & Indications:
Antipyretic, antitussive, quenching thirst, hemostatic, diuretic. Epilepsy; scrofulaceum; grind into juice and use as eye drop for red eye; mix with salt and make into paste to apply to swollen Carbuncle and Eczema.
 
Chemical ingredients:
pinocamphone 
menthone 
pulelgone
α-pinene α-
β-pinene β-
limonene
1,8-cineole 1-8
p-cymene 
isomenthone 
isopinocamphone 
linalool
mentholk 
α-terpineol α-
glechomafuran 
glechomanolide 
etc....

Daily Dosage:
15~30 g

Cautions:
Not to take in cases of gangrene, blood deficient and during pregnancy.