Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameWu Hua Guo (Fructus Fici)The Effect of Wu Hua GuoPropertySweet, neutral; lung, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and promote the secretion of saliva or body fluid, strengthen the stomach and whet appetite, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.IndicationsSore throat,

NameLa Mei Hua (Japan Allspice Flower)The Effect of La Mei HuaPropertySweet, slightly bitter; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsRelieve summer-heat, promote the secretion of saliva or body fluid, relieve cough.IndicationsWhooping cough, choking sensation in chest, polydypsia due to heat dise

NameKu Zhu Ye (Pleioblastus amarus leaves)The Effect of Ku Zhu YePropertyBitter, cold.ActionsClear heat, improve eyesight, remove toxicity, kill parasites.IndicationsScalds and burns, eyes pain, diabetes, aphtha, aphonia, dysphoria.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 6~12 g. Proper dosage is for extern

NameChun Ye (Leaf of Chinese Toona)The Effect of Chun YePropertyBitter, neutral; heart, spleen, and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsRemove toxicity, kill parasites, drive away summer heat, eliminate dampness.IndicationsDiarrhea, poor appetite, sores and boils, scabies, nausea with vomiting,

NameTao Ye (Peach Leaf)The Effect of Tao YePropertyBitter, neutral; spleen and kidney meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind, clear heat, kill parasites.IndicationsHeadache, malaria, eczema, sores and boils, tinea, wandering arthritis, wind syndrome of head.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 3~6 g. Prop

NameXian Rou (Corbicula Fluminea)The Effect of Xian RouPropertySweet, salt, cold.ActionsClear heat, induce diuresis, remove toxicity.IndicationsDiabetes, sores and boils, jaundice, barbiers due to damp toxin,Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 15~30 g, or cook it for eating. Proper dosage is for extern

NameYan Jie Lian (Radix Dichocarpi Daizielii)SourcesThe drug is the dried rhizome of Dichocarpum dalzielii W. T. Wang et Hsiao (family Ranunculaceae), growing at wet places such as woods, brook sides, distributed in Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Fujian of China.The Effe

NameShi Di Qian (Rebouliae Hemisphaericae Thallus)SourcesThe drug is the dried entire thallus of Reboulia hemiphaerica(L.)Raddi(family Grimaldiaceae).growing on dry rocks, in hillsides, or in crevices of rock, and distributed in the whole of China.The Effect of Shi Di QianActionsIt is used to clear

NameHui Ye (Herba Tephrosiae Purpureae)SourcesThe drug is the dried entire herb of Tephrosia purpurea (Linn.) Pers. (family Leguminosae). growing in plains and hillsides, and distributed in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan of China.The Effect of Hui YePropertySlightly bitter, cool, toxic; lung

NameMi Mian Weng Gen (Radix Buckleyae Lanceolatae)The Effect of Mi Mian Weng GenPropertyBitter, cold, toxic.SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh root of Buckleya lanceolata (Sieb. et Zucc. ) Miq. (family Santalace-ae), growing in forests, and distributed in Shanxi, Gansu, Shaanxi, Henan, Zhejiang,