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    Heat-Clearing, Diuretic Lithagogue & Spleen-Harmonizing Sovereign (清热利湿 / 通淋消肿健脾降脂止痢敛疮药)

    黄花蔺 / 绒苞藤 / 黄花草 / 水芥菜 — Limnocharis flava (L.) Buchenau (syn. Alisma flavum)

    Pinyin: Huánghuālìn / Róngbāoténg · Malay: Pucuk Paku Rawa / Keladi Ayer / Genjer · Family: Alismataceae (泽泻科)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Cool (微寒 / 凉)

    Flavor

    Sweet, bland, slightly bitter (甘、淡、微苦)

    Meridians

    Spleen (脾), Stomach (胃), Urinary Bladder (膀胱), Liver (肝)

    Traditional Edict

    Sawah Lettuce (Genjer / Pucuk Paku Rawa). Triangular spongy stems and 3-petaled yellow cups. Indispensable therapeutic wetland Ulam (Tumis Genjer Belacan). Clears bladder damp-heat, unblocks burning cystitis, cleanses bowels, lowers blood lipids.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Blanch or stir-fry fresh stems briefly to temper raw cooling bitterness. High dietary and culinary safety. Contraindicated in cold deficiency watery diarrhea without damp-heat.

    Clinical Applications

    • Acute uncomplicated cystitis, burning dysuria with dark urine, hyperlipidemia and metabolic weight reduction, chronic atonic constipation, and acute bacterial dysentery.

    Quality Markers

    Quercetin-3-O-glucoside >= 0.50%, Gallic Acid & Pectin Polysaccharides >= 5.00% (HPLC MHM standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Quercetin glycosides and high potassium promote renal glomerular filtration, flushing uropathogens. 2. High-molecular pectin polysaccharides bind bile acids in the gut lumen, accelerating cholesterol excretion. 3. Demulcent bowel lubrication.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE SOVEREIGN GENJER UTERINE & BLADDER Ulam (Tumis Genjer Belacan): 100-200 g fresh tender shoots, triangular stalks, and yellow flower buds stir-fried lightly with garlic, shallots, and chili. Dried whole herb decoction: 15-30 g daily.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Nanyang Cystitis & Strangury Clearance Broth with Plantago asiatica (Che Qian Cao). 2. Metabolic Intestinal Cleansing Ulam with Garcinia atroviridis (Asam Gelugur).

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