Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameXiong Dan (Bear Gall)The Effect of Xiong DanPropertyBitter, cold; liver, gallbladder, spleen and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and relieve spasm, improve the eyesight and kill parasites.IndicationsJaundice due to damp-heat, nebula, pharyngitis, anal fistula, boils, chancre, pinworm

NameQian Li Guang (Climbing Groundsel Herb)The Effect of Qian Li GuangPropertyBitter, pungent, cool, slightly toxic; liver and kidney meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, kill parasites and improve vision.IndicationsSores and boils, bacillary dysentery, diarrhea, eczema, nebula,

NameShan Hai Luo (Lance Asiabell Root)SourcesThe drug is the dried root of Codonopsis lanceolata (Sieb. et Zucc.) Trautv. (family Campanulaceae), growing in woods, damp soils along creeks, and distributed in Northeast China, Northern China, Eastern China and Henan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi.The Effe

NameLv Dou (Mung Bean)The Effect of Lv Dou PropertySweet, cold; heart and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, relieve summer-heat and promote diuresis.IndicationsEdema, diarrhea, erysipelas, carbuncle and swelling, polydipsia due to summer-heat, toxicity of some drugs, s

NameBai Ying (Bittersweet Herb)The Effect of Bai YingPropertyBitter, slightly cold, slightly toxic; liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, eliminate dampness, expel wind and remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice, edema, malaria, stranguria, rheumatoid arthritis, erysipelas, deep-rooted

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.

NameChou Ling Dan Cao (Herba Laggerae)The Effect of Chou Ling Dan CaoPropertyPungent, bitter, cold, toxic; lung meridian entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, relieve cough and resolve phlegm.IndicationsSore throat, cough due to lung-heat, cold due to wind-heat.Dosage and AdministrationsDec

NameMao He Zi (Fructus Terminaliae Billericae)The Effect of Mao He ZiPropertySweet, astringent, neutral; meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, astringe to tonify blood, harmonize property of medicine.IndicationsDiarrhea, grasserie, hepatobiliary diseases, weakness after illness, h

NameShui Fei Ji (Fructus Silybi)The Effect of Shui Fei JiPropertyBitter, cool; liver and gallbladder meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, soothe the liver and promote the secretion of bile.Indicationschronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty liver, cholelithiasis and cholangitis.Dosage

NameKu Mu (India quassiawood)The Effect of Ku MuPropertyBitter, cold, slightly toxic; lung and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, remove toxicity and dispel dampness.IndicationsSore throat, cold due to wind-heat, eczema, snake and insect bites, diarrhea due to damp-heat, sores and