Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameTu Bei Mu (Rhizome of Paniculate Bolbostemma)The Effect of Tu Bei MuPropertyBitter, cool; lung and spleen meridians entered.ActionsDissipate nodulation and resolve carbuncle and swelling.IndicationsAcute mastitis, scrofula, subcutaneous nodule, sores and boils, snake and insect bites.Dosage and

NameLv Cao (Herba Humuli Scandentis)The Effect of Lv CaoPropertySweet, bitter, cold; lung and kidney meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and promote diuresis, resolve stagnation and remove toxicity.IndicationsScrofula, carbuncle, difficulty in urination, malaria, dysentery, diarrhea, pulmonary absce

NamingTu Fu Ling (Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae)——Ben Cao Gang Mu (Compendium of Materia Medica)The Processing of Tu Fu LingOriginThe stem tuber of Smilax glabra Roxb. of family Liliciceae.LocationSouthern provinces and valley of Yangtze River.HarvestCollcected in summer and autumn.The actual smell and t

NameMa Lin Zi (Semen Irisis)The Effect of Ma Lin ZiPropertySweet, neutral; spleen and lung meridians entered.ActionsClear damp-heat, stop bleeding and remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice, nose bleeding, hematemesis, sores and boils, diarrhea, leucorrhea, pharyngitis, metrorrhagia.Dosage and Administ

NameJiang (A thick sauce made from soya beans or flour)The Effect of JiangPropertySalty, sweet, neutral; stomach, spleen and kidney meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsSnake, insect and bee bites, scalds and burns, acute eczema, poison of fish, meat and vegetables.Dosa

NameGan Zhe (Sugarcane)The Effect of Gan ZhePropertySweet, cold; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and promote the secretion of body fluid, moisten dryness, harmonize the spleen and stomach, remove toxicity.IndicationsDiabetes, nausea and vomit, constipation, sores and boils, coug

NamingLian Qiao (Fructus Forsythiae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Lian Qiao OriginThe fruits of Forsythia suspensa (Thunb. ) Vahl. of family Caprifoliaceae.LocationShanxi, Shaanxi, Henan provinces, etc. of China.HarvestThe fruit is collected when it begins to ripen i

NameLou Lu (Radix Rhapontici)The Effect of Lou LuPropertyBitter, cold; stomach meridian entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity; cure abscess and dissipate nudulation; unblock meridians and promote lactation; relax tendons and unblock vessels.IndicationsMammary abscess with swelling pain, scro

NameJin Qiao Mai (Wild Buckwheat Rhizome)The Effect of Jin Qiao MaiPropertyCool, slightly pungent, astringent; lung meridian entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and resolve carbuncle, expel wind and eliminate dampness.IndicationsSnake bites, sore throat, dysentery, traumati

NameMu Tou Hui (Diversifolious Patrinia Root)The Effect of Mu Tou HuiPropertyPungent, warm; liver and heart meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and dry dampness, stop leucorrhea, prevent malaria and stop bleeding.IndicationsMalaria, leucorrhea with reddish discharge, metrorrhagia, traumatic injury.D