Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameShui Fei Ji (Fructus Silybi)The Effect of 水飞蓟PropertyBitter, 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 and Adm

NameShui Fei Ji (Fructus Silybi)The Effect of Fructus SilybiPropertyBitter, 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.Dos

NameHong Lian (Herba Lagotis)The Effect of Herba LagotisPropertyBitter, sweet, cold; lung, heart and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis and soothe the liver, promote circulation of blood and regulate menstruation.IndicationsJaundice due to damp-heat, head

NameGao Shan La Gen Cai (Pegaeophyti Radix Et Rhizoma)The Effect of 高山辣根菜PropertyBitter, pungent, cold; lung and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, clear lung fire and relieve cough, stop bleeding and resolve swelling.IndicationsCough due to lung-heat, hematemesis, trauma

NameTong Guan Teng (Marsdeniae Tenacissimae Caulis)The Effect of 通关藤PropertyBitter, slightly cold; lung meridian entered.ActionsRelieve cough and dyspnea, resolve phlegm, promote secretion of milk, clear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsCough and dyspnea with excessive phlegm, rheumatoid arthriti

NameHuang Shu Kui Hua (Abelmoschi Corolla)The Effect of 黄蜀葵花PropertySweet, cold; kidney and bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear away damp-heat, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.IndicationsStranguria, edema, hematemesis, nose bleeding, retained placenta, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis; burn due

NameHuang Teng (Caulis Fibraureae)The Effect of 黄藤PropertyBitter, cold; heart and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, purge fire and relax the bowels.IndicationsSwelling and pain of eyes, sores and boils, sore throat, diarrhea, dysentery, constipation.Dosage and Administra

NameHuang Teng (Caulis Fibraureae)The Effect of Caulis FibraureaePropertyBitter, cold; heart and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, purge fire and relax the bowels.IndicationsSwelling and pain of eyes, sores and boils, sore throat, diarrhea, dysentery, constipation.Dosage

NameXi Ming (Herba Thlaspis)The Effect of 菥蓂PropertyPungent, slightly cold; liver, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear liver-fire and improve eyesight, harmonize the stomach and spleen and promote diuresis, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.IndicationsAbdominal distension,

NameXi Ming (Herba Thlaspis)The Effect of Herba ThlaspisPropertyPungent, slightly cold; liver, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear liver-fire and improve eyesight, harmonize the stomach and spleen and promote diuresis, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.IndicationsAbdominal