Gold Coin Grass — Classic Formulas
Guo Lu Huang · Herba Lysimachiae
Primary Actions
- Clears Damp-Heat and promotes urination
- Expels kidney and bladder stones — primary indication
- Clears Liver-Gallbladder Damp-Heat and dissolves gallstones
- Clears Heat and resolves toxicity
Classic Formulas
- Shi Lin Tong (石淋通) — patent formula using Jin Qian Cao (Guo Lu Huang) as the principal herb to dissolve urinary stones and relieve painful urination
- Combined with Hai Jin Sha (海金沙) and Qu Mai (瞿麦) in classical stone-expelling prescriptions for kidney and bladder calculi
Classical Text References
- Pharmacopoeia name 金钱草 (Jin Qian Cao, Gold Coin Grass) derives from the round coin-shaped leaves; 过路黄 (Guo Lu Huang, Yellow Roadside Herb) is the folk vernacular for the same plant Lysimachia christinae Hance
- Stone-dissolving use recorded in Song dynasty formularies; incorporated into Shi Lin (石淋, stone strangury) treatment lineage