Siegesbeckia Herb – 1 lb (454 g)

Siegesbeckia Herb, known in Chinese as 豨莶草 (Xīxiān cǎo) and scientifically as Herba Siegesbeckiae, is a valued herb in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). This TCM herb has been traditionally used to support natural wellness, maintain vitality, and encourage holistic balance. At TCMforyou.com, we provide premium-quality Siegesbeckia Herb carefully sourced to preserve its therapeutic properties.

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[Overview] This herb is also known as Xixiancao, Huoxian, Zhugaocao, and Fengshicao. It is the aerial part of plants from the Asteraceae family: Siegesbeckia orientalis L., Siegesbeckia pubescens Makino, or Siegesbeckia glabrescens Makino. It is widely distributed throughout most regions of China. Harvest before or during flowering in summer and autumn by cutting the aerial parts, removing impurities, and drying in the sun.

[Properties] Bitter and pungent in taste, cold in nature, slightly toxic. Enters the liver and kidney meridians.

[Actions] Dispel wind-dampness, unblock the channels and collaterals, clear heat and detoxify.

[Applications]
1. Used for wind-damp painful obstruction syndrome and wind invading the channels. Treats wind-damp painful obstruction, joint pain, numbness of limbs, weakness of feet with inability to walk, or inability to raise hands due to obstruction. Can be used alone, as in the formula Xixiancao San (豨莶散); often combined with Chouwutong (Stinking Wutong) in formulas such as Xitong Wan (豨桐丸). For wind invading the channels causing facial paralysis, slurred speech, or hemiplegia, it is commonly combined with Wujiapi (Acanthopanax bark), Danggui (Angelica sinensis), Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia), and Honghua (Carthamus).
2. Used for carbuncles, sores, and wind rash damp sores. For carbuncles, it can be combined with Ruxiang (Frankincense) and Baifan (Alum) as a powder taken with warm wine. For wind rash damp sores with itchy skin, it can be combined with Baixianpi (Dictamnus root bark) and Cangerzi (Xanthium fruit) for decoction fumigation and washing.
Additionally, it can treat chronic malaria by using the fresh herb juice; treat jaundice when combined with Zhizi (Gardenia) and Yinchen (Artemisia). Currently, it is often used for hypertension, either alone as a decoction or combined with Sangjisheng (Taxillus), Niuxi (Achyranthes), and Chouwutong.

[Dosage and Administration] Internal use: decoction, 9–12 g; juice extracted by pounding or incorporated into pills or powders. External use: appropriate amount, pounded and applied topically; or powdered and sprinkled; or decoction used for fumigation and washing.

[Cautions] Use cautiously in those without wind-damp conditions; raw or large doses may easily cause vomiting.

[Modern Research]
1. Chemical constituents: Herba Siegesbeckiae contains siegesbeckoside, siegesbeckol, isosiegesbeckol, beta-sitosterol, siegesbeckolide and siegesbeckolide aldehyde, 7-dimethoxyquercetin, coumaric acid, and jaceosidin. Siegesbeckia pubescens mainly contains pimarane-type and beyerane-type diterpenes and their glycosides, as well as siegesbeckoside and alkaloids. The diterpenes and glycosides include pubescensic acid, pubescensol, pubescensotetrol, pubescensotriol glycoside, and pubescensic acid. Siegesbeckia glabrescens contains siegesbeckol, siegesbeckoside, and new siegesbeckosides.
2. Pharmacological effects: Decoctions of Herba Siegesbeckiae inhibit humoral immunity; active components have anti-inflammatory effects; aqueous and ethanol extracts (including 30% ethanol extract) have antihypertensive effects; aqueous ethanol precipitate inhibits thrombosis formation in rabbits; diterpene glycoside siegesbeckoside from Siegesbeckia glabrescens shows significant anti-early pregnancy effects in rats; aqueous or alcohol extracts inhibit herpes simplex virus.
3. Clinical reports: For sequelae of cerebrovascular accident, Herba Siegesbeckiae 500 g was sprayed layer by layer with 30 g each of honey, rice wine, or aged wine, steamed until permeated and dried, repeated nine times, then pulverized. Honey 600 g was boiled to a honey-like consistency and mixed with the powder to form pills the size of wutongzi (Firmiana seed). Dosage was 20 g daily, divided into four doses morning and evening, taken with rice soup or thin porridge. In 28 cases treated and followed up for over six months, 8 cases showed marked effect, 16 effective, and 4 ineffective. [Jiangsu Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1988, (12):21]