Plantain Leaf Soup

Plantain Leaf Soup,For heat-induced dysuria with bloody urine and pain; edema; diarrhea; jaundice; redness, swelling, and pain in the eyes; and cough with excessive phlegm.

Formulas Name : Plantain Leaf Soup

Chinese Name : 车前子叶羹

Drug Formulation

1 jin of plantain leaves, 1 handful of scallion whites, and 1 he of glutinous rice.

Source

Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 98); name cited in *Shengji Zonglu* (No. 190).

Benefits

For heat-induced dysuria with bloody urine and pain; edema; diarrhea; jaundice; redness, swelling, and pain in the eyes; and cough with excessive phlegm.

Instructions for Use

Chop the Plantain Seed Leaves, mix with fermented soybean juice, boil into a soup, and consume on an empty stomach.

Plantain Leaf Soup,Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 98); name cited in *Shengji Zonglu* (No. 190).,For heat-induced dysuria with bloody urine and pain; edema; diarrhea; jaundice; redness, swelling, and pain in the eyes; and cough with excessive phlegm.

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