Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameXiao Jin Qian Cao (Creeping Dichondra Herb)The Effect of Xiao Jin Qian CaoPropertyBitter, pungent, cool; lung and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis and activate blood.IndicationsJaundice, dysentery, edema, sores and boils, traumatic injury, gonorrhea

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

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

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

NamingGuan zhong (Cyrtomium Rhizome)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Guan ZhongOriginThe rhizome with leafstalk of Dryopteris crassirhizoma Nakai of family Dryopteridaceae.LocationMainly produced in the mountain area of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces which i