Asiatic Pennywort Herb (Luo De Da)

Traditional Use

Primary Actions

• Clears Heat and promotes urination — used for Damp-Heat jaundice, painful urinary disorders, and summer-heat dysentery
• Resolves toxicity and reduces swelling — applied internally or topically for abscesses, sores, shingles, and inflamed skin lesions
• Promotes tissue regeneration and wound healing — valued for traumatic injury, chronic sores, burns, and delayed healing
• Cools Blood and stops bleeding while also invigorating Blood — used for blood in the urine, epistaxis, bruising, and traumatic swelling

Secondary Actions

• Supports the Liver and Gallbladder in Damp-Heat patterns with jaundice or hepatitis
• Fresh herb juice or poultice is a classic folk application for red eyes, sore throat, and hot swellings

Classical References

• SYNONYM NOTE: Luo De Da (落得打) is an alternate Chinese name for the same whole-herb drug as Ji Xue Cao (积雪草, herb #114), both referring to Centella asiatica / Herba Centellae. The source XLSX imported them as separate entries; this file is retained separately, but the therapeutic, research, and safety profile is shared with herb #114.
• AHPA Botanical Identity References Compendium lists both ji xue cao and luo-de-da as pinyin names for Centella asiatica aerial parts, confirming they are naming variants of the same botanical drug.
• Traditional retail materia medica usage also records Luo De Da (落得打) as the market name for Centellae Herba in some Chinese-speaking dispensary contexts.