The efficacy and effects of Lianqian Cao include inducing dampness, clearing heat and removing toxins, dispersing blood stasis and subduing swellings. It is useful in treating conditions such as heat drenching (burning and stinging pain is obvious when urinating, accompanied by frequent urination and urgency, and discomfort from traction on the lower abdomen), stone drenching (discharging sand and stones when urinating, or sudden interruption of urination, pain in the urethra, and intolerable pain in the lumbar and abdominal stranguria), and damp-heat jaundice.
Lianqiancao is a Chinese herbal medicine made from the dried above-ground parts of the plant Lipiferiaceae, which tastes pungent and slightly bitter, is slightly cold in nature, and can be applied to the liver, kidney, and bladder meridians. Its medicinal effects include inducing diuresis, clearing heat and removing toxins, dispersing blood stasis and subduing swelling, and it is mainly suitable for the treatment of feverish drenching, stonelike drenching, carbuncle swelling and pain, bruises and injuries, and damp-heat jaundice.
At present, the specific contraindications and adverse effects of this Chinese herbal medicine are not clear. Specific medication should be carried out under the guidance of a specialist, not unauthorized use of medication.