Witnessed by: TCM
Jin qian cao (Lysimachia christinae), of the Primulaceae family. Creeping perennial with rounded opposite leaves; native range: stream banks and damp ground of central and southern China. Globally recognized as jin qian cao (金钱草) in Chinese, and Christina loosestrife; gold-coin grass in English. The part used is whole plant. Trailing soft stems with coin-shaped leaves, faintly sweet and bland.
In this cross-tradition database, we analyze how this substance operates across world medicine systems — tracking its traditional tastes, temperatures, tissue affinities, post-digestive effects, and planetary correspondences across Ayurveda, Unani, and Western herbalism.
JIN QIAN CAO
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- jin qian cao
- Scientific name
- Lysimachia christinae Hance
- Family
- Primulaceae
Form
- Part used
- whole plant
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- TCM
- sweet · salty
Temperature
- TCM
- cool
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- TCM
- Liver · Gallbladder · Kidney · Bladder
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- TCM
- clears damp-heat, promotes urination and expels stones, resolves toxicity and reduces swelling
Cautions
- Contraindications
- caution in spleen-cold with loose stools; large sustained doses
- Toxicity
- none notable
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