Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameKu Gua Ye (Balsam pear leaf)The Effect of 苦瓜叶PropertyBitter, cool.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, dysentery, syphilis.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 10~15 g,or 30~60 g of the fresh, or pounded into powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for

NameSi Gua Pi (Bark of Luffa)The Effect of 丝瓜皮PropertySweet, cool.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsIncised wound, sores and boils, furunculosis of buttock.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 9~15 g, or made into powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.

NameSi Gua Ye (Leaf of Luffa)The Effect of 丝瓜叶PropertyBitter, sour, slightly cold.ActionsStop bleeding, clear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, scabies, snake bites, scalds and burns.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 6~15 g, or pounded into juice, or made into powder. Proper dosage

NameWo Ju (Lettuce)The Effect of 莴苣PropertyBitter, sweet, cool; stomach and small intestine meridians entered.ActionsInduce diuresis and promote lactation, clear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsDifficult urination, urine with blood, sores and boils, snake and insect bites.Dosage and Administrati

NameBai Ju (Garden lettuce stem and leaf)The Effect of Caulis et Folium Lactucae SativaePropertyBitter, cold; stomach and intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, relieve thirst.IndicationsSores and swelling caused by heat-toxin, thirst.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 30~6

NameHuang Gua Ye (Cucumber leaf)The Effect of 黄瓜叶PropertyBitter, neutral.ActionsClear damp-heat, resolve swelling.IndicationsDiarrhea due to damp-heat, fungus infection of foot, innominate sores.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 10~15 g, or pounded into juice for drinking. Proper dosage is for extern

NameChun Ye (Leaf of Chinese Toona)The Effect of 椿叶PropertyBitter, 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, tine

NameTao Ye (Peach Leaf)The Effect of 桃叶PropertyBitter, 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. Proper d

NameXian Rou (Corbicula Fluminea)The Effect of 蚬肉PropertySweet, 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 external app

NameQi Xing Jian (Cavalerie Mosla Herb)The Effect of 七星剑PropertyPungent, warm; liver and spleen meridians entered.ActionsInduce sweating, relieve summer-heat, eliminate dampness and remove toxicity.IndicationsCold, diarrhea, eczema, sores and boils, scrofula, traumatic injury, snake bites, vomiting,