Compositae Eclipta Eclipta the whole plant, because it stems rub, visible black sap flow, so called "Eclipta," also known as Jinling synonyms grass, lotus grass. Eclipta Chinese medicine commonly used for Liver and kidney, cooling bleeding drugs. Liver and kidney caused dizzy, loose teeth, back pain, lower limb soft-all disease and a variety of blood-heat-induced hemorrhagic syndrome have a good effect. Eclipta contains volatile chemical constituents of oil, tannins, saponins, Eclipta hormone and vitamin A and so on. Animal experiments have hemostatic effect, in vitro tests against Staphylococcus aureus was inhibited.
By plate holes method proved Eclipta against Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella bacteria stalk, Song Shigella, Pseudomonas aeruginosa has antibacterial effects. Liver injury early lotus ink benzene, acetone, petroleum ether and 50% ethanol extract have a protective effect caused by carbon tetrachloride
For liver and kidney deficiency, dizziness, premature graying and so on. Eclipta sour and sweet and cool, Ziyinqingre, it can be used for liver and kidney due to dizziness, visual dim, premature graying, hair shake off the teeth, Yaoxisuanruan embolism, particularly appropriate for a deficiency syndrome there were hot. Often associated with Ligustrum phase must be used to strengthen the liver and kidney function, such as "medical will" two to pills. If dizziness and even more, but also add foxglove, Dodder, yam and medicine, Tianma Yin Liver of the goods; two head dry, visual dim, you can add medlar, angelica, Buddleia, cassia and other Liver eyesight of the goods; premature graying, eyebrow mustache off, should not be treated fleece-flower root, horse feed and other nourishing the liver and kidney beans, black must germinal can also use fresh juice products coated eyebrow hair; shake tooth toothache can be a single or with fruit flavor powder , green powder and salt rub the teeth, it has the power Guchi. Permits for a variety of bleeding. Eclipta cool into the blood components, good cooling bleeding, but Ziyinqingre for heat treatment of blood bleeding commonly used.