Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

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

NameShan Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae Confusae)The Effect of 山银花PropertySweet, cold; lung, heart and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, dispel wind and heat.IndicationsSores and boils, erysipelas, fever due to warm disease, cold due to wind-heat, pharyngitis, dysentery with

NameShan Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae Confusae)The Effect of Flos Lonicerae ConfusaePropertySweet, cold; lung, heart and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, dispel wind and heat.IndicationsSores and boils, erysipelas, fever due to warm disease, cold due to wind-heat, pharyngi

NameYun Zhi (Coriolus)The Effect of 云芝PropertySweet, neutral; heart, spleen, liver and kidney meridians entered.ActionsStrengthen the spleen and promote diuresis, clear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice due to dampness and heat, poor appetite, hypochondriac pain, lassitude, asthenia.Dosag

NameYun Zhi (Coriolus)The Effect of CoriolusPropertySweet, neutral; heart, spleen, liver and kidney meridians entered.ActionsStrengthen the spleen and promote diuresis, clear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice due to dampness and heat, poor appetite, hypochondriac pain, lassitude, asthenia

NameMao He Zi (Fructus Terminaliae Billericae)The Effect of 毛诃子PropertySweet, astringent, neutral; meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, astringe to tonify blood, harmonize property of medicine.IndicationsDiarrhea, grasserie, hepatobiliary diseases, weakness after illness, heat sy

NameMao He Zi (Fructus Terminaliae Billericae)The Effect of Fructus Terminaliae BillericaePropertySweet, astringent, neutral; meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, astringe to tonify blood, harmonize property of medicine.IndicationsDiarrhea, grasserie, hepatobiliary diseases, weak