Xia Ku Cao is a common herb that can be used to treat diseases such as high blood pressure. Today we’ll talk about what kind of medicine Xia Ku Cao is. Usually we see Xia Ku Cao in pharmacies like this: Xia Ku Cao is a versatile little powerhouse: it is pungent, bitter, cold in nature, belongs to the liver and gall bladder meridian, has the effect of clearing the liver and clearing the eyes, eliminating swelling and dispersing nodules, and is commonly used to treat conditions such as goiter, breast enlargement, hypertension and lymphoma. It has a bitter taste, and most of the bitter ones can defeat fire, just as people eat bitter melon to lower fire in summer, bitter can remove fire, and Xia Ku Cao can also clear fire. It belongs to the liver and gallbladder meridian, the liver and gallbladder is in charge of our emotional well-being, usually easy to be impatient and angry people around will say that his liver fire is too vigorous, a poke on the fire. That is to say, once the liver and gallbladder are not properly regulated, people will have a tendency to lose their temper, which is manifested in anger, redness, dizziness, and other feelings. Xia Ku Cao is a bitter cold herb that can relieve fire, and it can go to the liver and gallbladder to clear the heat of the liver and gallbladder, so as to relieve the condition of the liver and gallbladder that is too draining. Xia Ku Cao can also soften hardness and disperse knots, and has anti-tumor effects.