Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameLuo Fu Mu (Devilpepper Root)The Effect of Luo Fu MuPropertyBitter, slightly pungent, cool.ActionsClear heat, reduce blood pressure, induce tranquilization.IndicationsHypertension, sore throat, dizziness, insomnia, stomachache, common cold with fever.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 10~30 g. Prop

NameFeng Wei Zhu Zong Cao (Herba Asplenii Yunnanensis)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Asplenium exiguum Bedd. var. yunnanensis (Franch.) Ching (Family Aspleniaceae), growing in ravines, on rocks, and distributed in Qinghai, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet of China.The Effect o

NameTian Shui Yi Cao (Herba Gnaphalii Hypoleuci)SourceThe drug is the whole herb of Gnaphalium hypogleucum DC. ex Wight (Family Compositae), growing on grassslopes, in edge of woods, along roadside, in sandy areas, distributed in Henan, Shanxi, Gansu and Eastern China, Middle China, Southern China a

NameTai Bai Ju (Herb of Flaccid Aster)SourcesThe drug is the whole herb or flower of Aster flaccidus Bge. (Family Compositae), growing in mountainous grasslands, in scrubs or on rocky lands, distributed in Northern China and Shanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet of China.The Ef

NameHui Diao (Small Goosefoot)SourcesThe drug is the dried entire herb of Chenopodium serotinum L. (family Chenopodiaceae), growing in fields, waste lands or roadsides; and distributed in almost all of China.The Effect of Hui DiaoPropertyBitter, sweet, neutral.ActionsClear heat and eliminate dampnes

NameZhong Hua Ti Gai Jue (Rhizoma Athyrii Sinensis)SourcesThe drug is the dried rhizome or leaf of Athyrium sinense Rupr. (Family Athyriaceae), growing in forests along ravines, in swampy lands near the forests, and distributed in Northeast China, North China, Northwest China and Southwest China.The

NameShui Bai La (Folium seu cortex Ligustri Quihoui)The Effect of Shui Bai LaPropertyBitter, cool.SourcesThe drug is the dried bark, dried or fresh leaf of Ligustrum quihoni Carr. (Family Oleaceae), growing in scrubs, on rocks, on sunny roadsides, or cultivated in yards, and distributed in North Chi

NameMa Ya Qi (Pseudobulbus Calanthes Fimbriatae)SourcesThe drug is the whole herb or pseudobulb of Calanthe fimbriata Franch(Family Orchidaceae), growing in forests on mountain slopes, and distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei and South west China.The Effect of Ma Ya QiActionsClear heat and remove to

NameShui Li Teng (Henry actinidia root-bark)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh root bark of Actinidia callosa Lindl. var. henryi Maxim. (Family Actinidiaceae), growing along the banks of ravines, in swampy lands in mix-forests or near woods, and distributed in Shaanxi, Gangsu, Henan, Anhui, Zheji

NameShi La Hong (Flos Pelargonium hortorum)SourcesThe drug is the fresh flower of Pelargonium hortorum Bailey (family Geraniaceae), cultivated in the most areas of China.The Effect of Shi La HongActionsIt is used to dispel heat and relieve inflammation; for the treatment of tympanitis.Dosage and Adm