Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Herbs

NameGong Lao Mu (Leatherleaf Mahonia Stem)The Effect of Caulis MahoniaePropertyBitter, cold; liver, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and eliminate dampness, purge fire and remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice, sores and boils, dysentery, icteric hepatitis, toothache due

NameHan Shui Shi (Gypsum Rubrum)The Effect of Gypsum RubrumPropertyPungent, salty, cold; heart, stomach and kidney meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and reduce pathogenic fire, resolve swelling.IndicationsEdema, diarrhea, vomiting, erysipelas, scald, gingival hemorrhage, urodialysis, polydipsia, p

NameYa Zhi Cao (Common Dayflower Herb)The Effect of Common Dayflower HerbPropertySweet, cold, bland; lung, stomach and bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and promote diuresis, cool blood and remove toxicity.IndicationsEdema, difficult urination, cold, sore throat, leucorrhea, sores and boil

NameQiu Shi (Prepared Salt)The Effect of Prepared SaltPropertySalty, cold; lung and kidney meridians entered.ActionsNourish yin and reduce pathogenic fire.IndicationsCough, gonorrhea, spermatorrhea, leukorrhea with reddish discharge, hemoptysis, sore throat, stranguria due to chyluria, choke by food

NameChe Sang Zi Gen (Radix Dodonaeae Viscosae)SourcesThe drug is the root of Dodonaea viscose (L.) Jacq. (Family Sapindaceae), growing in arid hillslopes, in scrubs or coasts, distributed in Fujian, Taiwan, Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan and Yunnan of China.The Effect of Radix Dodonaeae Viscosa