Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameNan Ban Lan Gen (Rhizoma et Radix Baphicacanthis Cusiae)The Effect of 南板蓝根PropertyBitter, cold; heart and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, cool blood and remove ecchymoses.IndicationsErysipelas, sore throat due to fever, seasonal warm toxin.Dosage and Administrati

NameNan Ban Lan Gen (Rhizoma et Radix Baphicacanthis Cusiae)The Effect of Rhizoma et Radix Baphicacanthis CusiaePropertyBitter, cold; heart and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, cool blood and remove ecchymoses.IndicationsErysipelas, sore throat due to fever, seasonal

NameHong Lian (Herba Lagotis)The Effect of 洪连PropertyBitter, 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, headache, dizzi

NameLiao Da Qing Ye (Folium Polygoni Tinctorii)The Effect of 蓼大青叶PropertyBitter, cold; heart and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, cool blood and remove ecchymose.IndicationsMumps, erysipelas, sores and boils, pharyngitis, cough and dyspnea due to lung-heat, measles, f

NamingMa Chi Xian (Herba Portulacae)——Ben Cao Jing Ji Zhu (Explanation Collection of Materia Medica)The Processing of 马齿苋OriginThe aerial parts of Portolaca oleracea L. of family Portulacaceae.LocationMost parts of China.HarvestCollected in summer and autumn.The actual smell and tasteLight smell and

NamingMa Chi Xian (Herba Portulacae)——Ben Cao Jing Ji Zhu (Explanation Collection of Materia Medica)The Processing of Herba PortulacaeOriginThe aerial parts of Portolaca oleracea L. of family Portulacaceae.LocationMost parts of China.HarvestCollected in summer and autumn.The actual smell and tasteLi

NamingBai tou Weng (Radix Pulsatillae Chinensis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 白头翁OriginThe root ofPulsatilla chinensis (Bge.) Regel of family Ranunculaceae.LocationMainly in northeast areas, and Hebei, Shaanxi provinces of China.HarvestCollected in spring and autumn.

NameGang Ban Gui (Herba Polygoni Perfoliati)The Effect of 杠板归PropertySore, slightly cold; lung, bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis and resolve swelling, reliver cough.IndicationsSore throat, cough due to lung-heat, edema with oliguria, snake and insect

NameGang Ban Gui (Herba Polygoni Perfoliati)The Effect of Herba Polygoni PerfoliatiPropertySore, slightly cold; lung, bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis and resolve swelling, reliver cough.IndicationsSore throat, cough due to lung-heat, edema with oligu

NameChou Ling Dan Cao (Herba Laggerae)The Effect of 臭灵丹草PropertyPungent, bitter, cold, toxic; lung meridian entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, relieve cough and resolve phlegm.IndicationsSore throat, cough due to lung-heat, cold due to wind-heat.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 9~15 g, o