Rorippa Indica

( 野葛菜 )

5B12 Kathy Kwok

5B15 Audrey Lam
5B18 Olivia Lin
5B32 Charlie Yeung
 Table of contents

0 History
0 Interesting fact

1 2
0 Properties
0 Common uses &
How to relate to
Chinese Medicine
3 4 philosophy
 01
History
 History
-also called as 塘葛菜

-belongs to brassicaceae ( 十字花科 )

-primarily found in the humid areas (eg. the south of Chang Jiang)

-it is also cultivated in Vietnam, South Korea, and the Philippines.

-has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries

－ usually dried for medicinal purposes after washing off any dirt or sand

－ commonly used for making soups or herbal teas

 02
Interesting fact
 Interesting Fact
The substitute for
estrogen( 雌激素 )?
The root of rorippa indica is claimed
to have a effect of rejuvenating and
maintaining youth. It’s also believed
to be used for women to relieve
uncomfortable symptoms after
menopause( 更年期 ).
Interesting habit
Many people like to add salt when
drinking kudzu soup. It is said to
enhance the heat-clearing effect
and reduce the bitterness. The
taste is claimed to be greatly
improved, having a special salty
sweet taste.
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Properties
 Properties

性涼無毒
有清熱涼血的功效，適合
熬夜上火、吃過多煎炸辛
辣食物的人

味辛微苦
有消腫利尿、消腫利尿、
袪痰、止咳、活血通絡等
功效
 04
Common Uses & How to
relate to Chinese Medicine
philosophy
 Common Uses
Use as nutritional Detoxification 清熱化
supplement 營養補給品 毒 ( 服用藥液 )
1
uses

As anti-inflammatory Eliminating dampness

drugs 消炎止痛藥 and diuresis 滲利小便作
2

用旳方藥治療
3 4
effect
Yin-yang
Theory of yin-yang: all things and phenomena in the world contain two
aspects: yin and yang
- the two aspects are in conflict and at the same time mutually dependent
- the quintessence of the theory is that the law of unity of opposites, which
means keeping a dynamic balance between yin and yang
The imbalance between yin and yang may cause
shanghuo ( 上火 ) and re qi ( 熱氣 )
Rorippa Indica:
- cool-natured herbal
- clear the internal heat and push out the toxin inside
our body
- reduce the imbalance between cold (yin) and (hot)
yang
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