Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameBai Shu Liang (Tuber Dioscoreae Hispidae)SourcesThe drug is the dried tuber of Dioscorea hispida Dennst. (family Dioscoreaceae), cutivated or growing in hilly scrubs or near forests, and distributed in Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan, Tibet of China.CostituentsThe drug contains diosco

NameBan Zhi Lian (Herba Portulacae Grandiflorae)SourcesThe drug is the resh aerial part of Portulaca grandiflora Hook. (family Portulacaceae), distributed oringinaly in Brazil, and cultivated in almost whole of China.The Effect of 大花马齿苋PropertyBitter, cold.ActionsIt is used to clear heat and remove

NameDa Li Hua (Dahliae Tuber)SourcesThe drug is the root tuber of Dahlia pinnata Cav. (Family Compositae), originally growing in Mexico, cultivated all over China.The Effect of 大理菊PropertyPungent,sweet, neutral; liver meridian entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, dissipate blood stasis and

NameJiang Long Cao (Herba Hemiboeae Subcapitatae)SourcesThe drug is the dried whole herb of Hemiboea subcapitata C. B. Clarke (family Gesneriaceae), growing in moist shady sites on mountain slopes, under woods, and distributed chiefly in Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, jiangsu, Shaanxi of C

NameHu Zhang Cao (Brooklet Anemone Root)The Effect of 虎掌草PropertyBitter, pungent, neutral, slightly toxic; liver, lung, stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and relax the tendons.IndicationsScrofula, sores and boils, malaria, stomachache, traumatic injury,

NameShui Xian Cai (Herba Ammanniae Bacciferae)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Ammannia baccifera L. (Family Lythraceae), growing in swampy places or irrigated fields, and distributed in East China, South China, and Hebei, Shaanxi, Hunan, Hubei and Yunnan.The Effect of 水苋菜Property

NameShui Xian Cai (Herba Ammanniae Bacciferae)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Ammannia baccifera L. (Family Lythraceae), growing in swampy places or irrigated fields, and distributed in East China, South China, and Hebei, Shaanxi, Hunan, Hubei and Yunnan.The Effect of Herba Amman

NameBan Zhi Lian (Herba Portulacae Grandiflorae)SourcesThe drug is the resh aerial part of Portulaca grandiflora Hook. (family Portulacaceae), distributed oringinaly in Brazil, and cultivated in almost whole of China.The Effect of Herba Portulacae GrandifloraePropertyBitter, cold.ActionsIt is used t

NameMu Shu (Manihot Amylum seu Folium)SourcesThe drug is the starch or leaf of Manihot esculenta Crantz (Family Euphorbiaceae), cultivated in thick soils on hillsides, hilllands or sandy lands, cultivated in Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and Yunnan of China.ConstituentsThe herb and tube

NameGou Gan Cai (Chinese Dicliptera Herb)The Effect of 狗肝菜PropertySweet, slightly bitter, cold; liver, lung and heart meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and cool blood, induce diuresis and remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, difficult urination, hematochezia, hematuria, macula caused by fev