Chinese name: Liuyue Xue

Alternative names: Gypsophila, broken-leaf holly, white horse bone, Ximing

Meridians of nature and flavor: bitter, Pungent, cool in nature.

Main effects: dispersing wind and relieving the surface, clearing away heat and promoting dampness, relaxing muscles and activating collaterals. It is used for colds, coughs, toothaches, acute tonsillitis, pharyngitis, acute and chronic hepatitis, enteritis, dysentery, infantile malnutrition, high blood pressure headaches, migraines, rheumatic joint pain, leucorrhea; the stems can be burned to instill nebula in the eyes.