Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameShi Shang Bai (Herba Selaginellae Doederleinii)The Effect of Herba Selaginellae DoederleiniiPropertyBitter, cold; liver, gallbladder and lung meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis.IndicationsSore throat, jaundice due to damp-heat, scalds, rheumatic arthritis,

NameDi Bu Rong (Epigeal Srephaia Root)The Effect of 地不容PropertyBitter, cold, toxic; lung, stomach and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, eliminate phlegm and prevent malaria, alleviate pain.IndicationsSores and boils, malaria, stomachache and pharyngitis.Dosage and Admini

NameMa Die Er (Herba Zehneriae Indicae)SourcesThe drug is the dried root or whole herb of Zehneria indica (Lour.) Keraudren (Family Cucurbitaeae), growing in moist and shady places in forests, along roadsides, in fields and in scrubs, and distributed in Middle-south China and Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejian

NameJian Ye Xiao Yu Xian ( Haplocladium microphyllum)SourceThe drug is the dried entire herb of Haplocladium capillatum (Mitt.) Reims. (family Thuidiaceae), growing on wet rocks, soils or decayed logs under woods, and distributed in Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Hubei Jiangsu and Zhejiang of China.The Effect of

NameCui Yun Cao (Uncinata Spikemoss Herb)The Effect of Herba Selaginellae UncinataePropertyBland, slightly bitter, cool.ActionsClear heat and induce diuresis, remove toxicity and stop bleeding.IndicationsJaundice, edema, diarrhea, hematochezia, traumatic bleeding, snake bites, anal fistula, scalds a

NameShui Xian Cao (Corymbose Hedyotis Herb)The Effect of 水线草PropertySweet, bland, cool; heart, lung, liver and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsMalaria, scalds, sores and boils, acute appendicitis.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 25~50 g. Proper dosa

NameDa Sha Ye (Folium Pavettae Hongkongensis)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh root, stem or leaf of Pavetta hongkongensis Brem. (Family Rubiaceae), growing on hillside, roadsides, edge of woods or in sparse woods, distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Guizhou and Yunnan of China.Constituen

NameDa Sha Ye (Folium Pavettae Hongkongensis)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh root, stem or leaf of Pavetta hongkongensis Brem. (Family Rubiaceae), growing on hillside, roadsides, edge of woods or in sparse woods, distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Guizhou and Yunnan of China.Constituen

NameShui Wu Gong (Shortleaf Kyllinga Herb)The Effect of 水蜈蚣 PropertyPungent, slightly bitter, neutral; liver and lung meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind and remove toxicity, clear heat and promote diuresis, activate blood.IndicationsDysentery, sores and boils, snake bites, traumatic injury, rheuma

NameShui Wu Gong (Shortleaf Kyllinga Herb)The Effect of Herba KyllingaePropertyPungent, slightly bitter, neutral; liver and lung meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind and remove toxicity, clear heat and promote diuresis, activate blood.IndicationsDysentery, sores and boils, snake bites, traumatic inj