Prunella Prunellae Spica
Clear heat and purge fire medicinesCold
Source-based · educational reference
Traditional recorded function
Clear the liver and improve vision, reduce swelling and dissipate nodules
1. For red swollen painful eyes, headache and dizziness, eyeball pain. 2. For scrofula and goiter.
Nature & taste
PungentBitterCold
Meridians entered
GallbladderLiver
Classical source
Lower grade《神農本草經》
味苦辛寒。主治寒熱瘰癧，鼠瘺頭瘡，破癥，散癭結氣，腳腫濕痹。輕身。一名夕句，一名乃東。生川穀。
Herbal properties
ColdReinforcingDescendingDispersingDrying
Found in these formulas
Gong'ai Duoming Tang (Cancer-Attacking Life-Saving Decoction)Gong'ai Jichu Fang (Basic Cancer-Attacking Formula)Mingmu Tuiyi Tang (Vision-Improving and Nebula-Removing Decoction)