Jin Qian Cao has a slightly fragrant aroma, with a light and slightly sour taste. The whole grass is wrinkled into clusters, with no hair or sparse pubescence on the surface. The roots are light yellow and slender, and the stems are dark red and twisted with longitudinal stripes. Sometimes there are fibrous roots at the lower stem nodes. The cross-section is solid, with a light yellow color in the middle and a dark brown outer ring. The leaves are opposite leaves that are oval or heart-shaped. After soaking in water, black or brown stripes can be seen through light transmission, and flowers are rare or absent. The specific functions and effects of Jinqiancao are as follows:
1. Clearing heat and diuresis: Jin Qian Cao has a bitter taste and a cold nature. It enters the bladder and kidney meridians, clearing dampness and heat in the bladder and diuresis;
2. Qu Feng Zhi Pain: According to "Ben Cao Qiu Yuan", Jin Qian Cao can dispel wind and dampness, relieve bone pain, soak wine to relax muscles and activate collaterals, and treat falls and injuries;
3. Dampness promoting and jaundice reducing: mainly suitable for various diseases caused by damp heat jaundice. Jin Qian Cao not only clears the fire of the liver and gallbladder, but also eliminates dampness and heat in the lower burner, and has good therapeutic effects in clearing heat, diuresis, and reducing jaundice;
4. Tonglin: Jinqiancao can increase the pressure in the upper ureteral cavity, thereby enhancing ureteral peristalsis and increasing urine output. It has a squeezing and impact effect on ureteral stones, promoting their discharge;
5. Detoxification and swelling reduction: It has a certain therapeutic effect on ulcers, swelling, and venomous snake bites. Generally, it is taken orally with fresh mashed juice or applied externally with mashed juice, and the effect is good. When in use, it can also be combined with traditional Chinese medicine such as dandelion and wild chrysanthemum.
Lysimachia christinae has many effects. It can also be used to make soup and Congee, but it is mainly used as a medicine. It is a cool plant. Long term use may cause harm to the spleen and stomach. If the spleen and stomach are originally weak, it should be used with caution.