Menyanthes, Buckbean
Bogbean, Water Trefoil, Marsh Trefoil, Marsh Clover
Shui Cai (TCM)
Tabernaemontanus
Icones Plantarum Medicinalium. 1788
Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893
Botanical name:
Menyanthes trifoliata (syn. Trifolium palustre, T. fibrinum)
Parts used:
Leaf
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, dry. Bitter
Uses:
1. Clears Heat and Damp, Opens Obstructions:
-Jaundice, Hypochondria pain
2. Clears Heat and Toxin, Resolves Masses:
-Scrofula
3. Promotes Digestion:
-indigestion, loss of appetite
4. Purges Heat:
-large doses are cathartic, sometimes emetic
5. Externally:
-Skin diseases with redness and inflammation; Eczema, Herpes
Dose:
Powder: 1–2 grams (1 scruple–half dram); 1 dram (3.8 grams) is purgative
Correctives:
Comment:
Substitutes:
Main Combinations:
1. Stomach weakness and Indigestion:
i. Menyanthes with … available in PRO version
ii. Menyanthes with … available in PRO version
2. Bitter Powder: Menyanthes with … available in PRO version
3. Liver Heat and obstruction, Menyanthes with … available in PRO version
4. Fever, Menyanthes with … available in PRO version
5. ‘Spring Cure’: Menyanthes with … available in PRO version
6. Diuretic, to an infusion of Menyanthes, add … available in PRO version
7. Nervous Debility, Menyanthes, … available in PRO version
8. Cancer tea: Menyanthes, … available in PRO version
Cautions:
1. Avoid in people with Diarrhea or Colitis.
