Longtube Ground Ivy Herb is the dried aerial part of Glechoma longituba (Nakai) Kupr. (Fam. Labiatae)..

Action: To relieve dysuria.to remove toxic heat, to eliminate blood stasis, and to cause subsidence of swelling.

Indications: Acute urinary infetion, urolithiasis; acute jaundice; painful swelling in sores and carbuncles; traumatic injuries.

Dosage: for external use ,appropriate quantity of the dried herb to be decocted for washing or the fresh herb to be pounded into paste for topical application.