Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameLong Kui (Black Nightshade Herb)The Effect of Black Nightshade HerbPropertyBitter, cold; liver and kidney meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and resolve swelling.IndicationsTraumatic injury, difficulty in urination, dysentery, sores and boils, eczema, acute n

NameBan Bian Lian (Herba Lobeliae Chinensis)The Effect of 半边莲PropertySlightly bitter, sweet, bland, cold; heart and bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, induce diuresis and relieve edema.IndicationsSores and abscess with swelling pain; venomous snake bite; edema, ascitic

NameBan Bian Lian (Herba Lobeliae Chinensis)The Effect of Herba Lobeliae ChinensisPropertySlightly bitter, sweet, bland, cold; heart and bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, induce diuresis and relieve edema.IndicationsSores and abscess with swelling pain; venomous snake

NameBan Zhi Lian (Herba Scutellariae Barbatae)The Effect of 半枝莲PropertyPungent, slightly bitter, cool; heart, liver, lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity; activate blood and resolve stasis; induce diuresis and alleviate edema.IndicationsAbscess and sores; swollen

NameBan Zhi Lian (Herba Scutellariae Barbatae)The Effect of Herba Scutellariae BarbataePropertyPungent, slightly bitter, cool; heart, liver, lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity; activate blood and resolve stasis; induce diuresis and alleviate edema.IndicationsAbs

NameFeng Wei Cao (Herba Pteridis multifidae)The Effect of 凤尾草PropertyMild, slightly bitter, cold; large intestine, heart and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and promote diuresis, cool blood and stop bleeding, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.IndicationsHepatitis due to jaundice, strang

NameFeng Wei Cao (Herba Pteridis multifidae)The Effect of Herba Pteridis multifidaePropertyMild, slightly bitter, cold; large intestine, heart and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and promote diuresis, cool blood and stop bleeding, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.IndicationsHepatitis d

NameBai Ying (Bittersweet Herb)The Effect of 白英PropertyBitter, slightly cold, slightly toxic; liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, eliminate dampness, expel wind and remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice, edema, malaria, stranguria, rheumatoid arthritis, erysipelas, deep-rooted boil.

NameBai Ying (Bittersweet Herb)The Effect of Bittersweet HerbPropertyBitter, slightly cold, slightly toxic; liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, eliminate dampness, expel wind and remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice, edema, malaria, stranguria, rheumatoid arthritis, erysipelas, dee

NameLv Dou Pi (Seed-coat of Mung Bean)The Effect of 绿豆衣PropertySweet, cold; liver and lung meridians entered.ActionsClear summer-heat and quench thrist, remove nebula, promote diuresis and remove toxicity.IndicationsDysentery, edema, polydipsia due to summer-heat, diarrhea, nebula, erysipelas.Dosage