Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
NameLong Kui (Black Nightshade Herb)The Effect of Long Kui PropertyBitter, cold; liver and kidney meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and resolve swelling.IndicationsTraumatic injury, difficulty in urination, dysentery, sores and boils, eczema, acute nephritis, ch
NameBan Bian Lian (Herba Lobeliae Chinensis)The Effect of Ban Bian LianPropertySlightly bitter, sweet, bland, cold; heart and bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, induce diuresis and relieve edema.IndicationsSores and abscess with swelling pain; venomous snake bite; edema
NameLv Dou Pi (Seed-coat of Mung Bean)The Effect of Lv Dou YiPropertySweet, cold; liver and lung meridians entered.ActionsClear summer-heat and quench thrist, remove nebula, promote diuresis and remove toxicity.IndicationsDysentery, edema, polydipsia due to summer-heat, diarrhea, nebula, erysipelas.
NameBai Lian (Radix Ampelopsis)The Effect of Bai LianPropertyBitter, pungent, slightly cold; heart and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity; cure abscess and dissipate nodulation; promote tissues regernation and heal sores.IndicationsSores and abscess, scrofula, subcutaneo
NamingMa Chi Xian (Herba Portulacae)——Ben Cao Jing Ji Zhu (Explanation Collection of Materia Medica)The Processing of Ma Chi XianOriginThe aerial parts of Portolaca oleracea L. of family Portulacaceae.LocationMost parts of China.HarvestCollected in summer and autumn.The actual smell and tasteLight s
NamingBai tou Weng (Radix Pulsatillae Chinensis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Bai tou WengOriginThe root ofPulsatilla chinensis (Bge.) Regel of family Ranunculaceae.LocationMainly in northeast areas, and Hebei, Shaanxi provinces of China.HarvestCollected in spring an
NameShan Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae Confusae)The Effect of Shan Yin HuaPropertySweet, cold; lung, heart and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, dispel wind and heat.IndicationsSores and boils, erysipelas, fever due to warm disease, cold due to wind-heat, pharyngitis, dysent
NameYun Zhi (Coriolus)The Effect of Yun ZhiPropertySweet, neutral; heart, spleen, liver and kidney meridians entered.ActionsStrengthen the spleen and promote diuresis, clear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice due to dampness and heat, poor appetite, hypochondriac pain, lassitude, asthenia.
NameMu Mian Hua (Flos Gossampini)The Effect of Mu Mian HuaPropertySweet, bland, cool; large intestine meridian entered.ActionsClear heat, promote diuresis and remove toxicity.IndicationsDiarrhea, dysentery, hemorrhoids bleeding.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 6~9 g.
NameLian Qian Cao (Herba Glechomae)The Effect of Lian Qian CaoPropertyPungent, slightly bitter, slightly cold; liver, kidney and bladder meridians entered.ActionsPromote diuresis and treat stranguria, clear heat and remove toxicity, eliminate stasis and resolve swelling.IndicationsJaundice due to da
