Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameGan Cao Jie (Licorice Section)The Effect of Gan Cao JiePropertySweet, raw product cool while honey-fried one warm; liver and heart meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, sore throat.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 3~6 g, or take the powder.

NameLang Ba Cao (Bur Beggarticks Herb)The Effect of Lang Ba CaoPropertyBitter, sweet, neutral.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, nourish yin and arrest sweating.IndicationsCold, hepatitis, tonsillitis,enteritis, pharyngitis, dysentery, urinary infection, night sweat, phthisis, amenorrhea for ora

NameJian Dao Cao (Clinopodium Herb)The Effect of Jian Dao CaoPropertyBitter, pungent, cool.ActionsExpel wind and clear heat, promote the circulation of qi, activate blood, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.IndicationsVomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, sore throat, snake and insect bites, sores and bo

NameYe xiang Niu (Herba Vernoniae Cinereae)SourcesThe drug is the dried herb of Vernonia cinerea (L.)Less. (family Compositae), growing in wilderness, on field sides,roadsides,and house-sides,distributed in Fujian,Taiwan,Jiangxi,Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Sichuan and Yunnan of China.ConstituentsThe

NameYan Jing Cao (Herba Procridis Laevigatae)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh entire herb of Procris wightiana Wall.ex Wedd.(family Urticaceae), growing in woods, on rocks or along creek, and distributed in Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou of China.The Effect of Yan Jing CaoAction

NameFei Yang Cao (Herba Euphorbiae Hirtae)The Effect of Fei Yang Cao PropertyPungent, sour, cool, slightly toxic; lung, bladder and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis and relieve itching, promote milk secretion.IndicationsSores and boils, dysent

NameShui Zhen Zhu Cai (Labiatae Pogostemon auricularius)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Pogostemon auricularius (L.) Hassk. (Family Labia tae), growing in swampy lands, and distributed in Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan of China.The Effect of Shui Zhen Zhu

NameYan Bai Jiang (Cliff patrinia herb)SourcesThe drug is the dried whole herb of Patrinia rupestris (Pall.) Dufr. (family Valerianaceae), growing on dry mountain slopes, grasslands, at the edges of the woods, distributed chiefly in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi of China.The Effect of

NameRuan Shui Huang Lian (Herba et Radix Thalictri Ramosi)The Effect of Ruan Shui Huang LianPropertyBitter, cold; liver and large intestine meridians entered.SourcesThe drug is the dried whole plant or root of Thalictrum ramosum Boivin (family Ranunculaceae). Growing in woods and shrubs, on hills, r

NameDa Ye Ma Wei Lian (Faber meadowrue root and rhizome)SourcesThe drug is the dried root or whole herb of Thalictrum faberi Ulbr. (Family Ranunculaceae), growing in edge of mountainous forests or along streams in valleys, distributed in Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian and Hunan pro