According to the theory of Chinese medicine, Lanternwort has the effect of lowering heart fire and facilitating urination in infants whose heart fire moves down to the small intestine, resulting in children’s night cries and disturbed sleeplessness (the symptom of disturbed heat in the heart and insomnia).
Lantern heart grass belongs to the Chinese herbal medicine. It is sweet, light and cold in nature, with the effect of lowering heart fire and facilitating urination, and can be used clinically to treat feverish drenching (burning and stinging pain evident during urination, accompanied by frequent urination and urgency, and discomfort from traction in the abdomen), retention of urine (dribbling or inability to urinate), disturbed heart and insomnia, oedema, and children’s night crying and other conditions.
When using Lanxin Cao, it should be noted that the drug’s medicinal properties are cold, so it is not recommended to use it for patients with cold spleen and stomach.
For children who need to use Lanxin Cao, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital for consultation and treatment under the guidance of a professional physician.