Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

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 Bian Cao (European Verbena)The Effect of Ma Bian CaoPropertyBitter, cool; liver and spleen meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and dissipate nodulation, promote diuresis and resolve swelling.IndicationsJaundice due to damp-heat, edema, dysentery, malaria, s

NamingBai Hua She She Cao (Herba Hedyotidis Diffusae)——Guang Xi Zhong Yao Zhi (Records on Chinese Herbs of Guangxi)The Processing of Bai Hua She She CaoOriginThe entire plants of Oldenlandia diffusa (Willd.) Roxb of family Rubiaceae.LocationSouthern provinces of Yangtze River Valley.HarvestCollected

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

NameJi Zi Bai (Egg White)The Effect of Ji Zi BaiPropertySweet, cool; lung and spleen meridians entered.ActionsMoisten the lung, relieve sore throat, clear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsMalaria, burns, hot eyes, sore throat and choking cough.Dosage and AdministrationsIt can be eaten raw or cook

NameDong Gua (Fruit of Chinese Waxgourd)The Effect of Dong GuaPropertySweet, bland, slightly cold; lung, large intestine, small intestine and bladder meridians entered.ActionsInduce diuresis and clear heat, resolve phlegm and promote the secretion of saliva, remove toxicity.IndicationsEdema, diabete

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

NameBei Dou Gen (Asiatic Moonseed Rhizome)The Effect of Bei Dou GenPropertyBitter, cold, slightly toxic; lung, stomach and lung intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity; resolve swelling and alleviate pain; promote diuresis.IndicationsSore throat; cough with lung heat; mumps

NamingYe Ju Hua (Flos Chrysanthemi Indici)——Ben Cao Zheng (Correction of Materia Medica)The Processing of Ye Ju Hua OriginThe anthodium of perennial herbaceous plant Chrysanthemum indicum L. of family Compositae.LocationEverywhere in China; mainly produced in Jiangsu, Sichuan, Anhui, Guangdong provi