Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameMao Hua Dian Cao (Herba Nanocnides Lobatae)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Nanocnide lobata Wedd. (Family Urticaceae), grow ing in moist and shady places, in scrubs, in swampy lands under bamboo forests or in crevies, in ravines, and distributed in East of China and Shaanxi,

NameDa Po Wan Hua Hua (Hupeh Anemone Herb)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh entire herb of Anemone hupehensis Lem. (family Ranunculace), growing in low mountains, hilly grasslands or creeky bands; and distributed in shaanxi, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunn

NameDa Ding Cao (Herba Leibnitziae Anandriae)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Leibnitzia anandria (L.) Nakai (Family Compositae), growing in hilly roadsides, in edge of woods, in scrubs or on grasslands, distributed in most provinces of China.The Effect of Da Ding CaoPropertyBitte

NameHui Guan Zhong (Herba Polystichi Deltodoni )SourcesThe drug is the dried entire herb of Polystichum deltodon (Bak.) Diels (family Dryopteridaceae), growing on limerocks or in crevices of rock, and distributed in Anhui, Taiwan, Hunan, Hubei, Guangxi, Guangdong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou of China.T

NameNiu Jin Guo (Radix Harrisoniae Perforatae)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh root or leaf of Harrisonia perforate (Bl.) Merr. (Family Simaroubaceae), growing on mountain slopes, in forests and scrubs on mountainous areas, and distributed in Guang dong and Hainan of China.The Effect of Niu Jin

NameJue Chuang (Creeping Rostellularia Herb)The Effect of Jue ChuangPropertySalt, pungent, cold; liver and gallbladder meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, eliminate dampness and disperse stagnation, activate blood and alleviate pain.IndicationsInfantile malnutrition, jaundice, d

NameShi Shang Bai (Herba Selaginellae Doederleinii)The Effect of Shi Shang BaiPropertyBitter, cold; liver, gallbladder and lung meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis.IndicationsSore throat, jaundice due to damp-heat, scalds, rheumatic arthritis, swelling and pain

NameDi Bu Rong (Epigeal Srephaia Root)The Effect of Di Bu RongPropertyBitter, cold, toxic; lung, stomach and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, eliminate phlegm and prevent malaria, alleviate pain.IndicationsSores and boils, malaria, stomachache and pharyngitis.Dosage and

NameLuo Guo Di (Radix Hemsleyae)SourcesThe drug is the dried root tuber of Hemsleya amabilis Diels (family Cucurbitaceae), growing in shrubs, gullies, woods or at wet places, distributed in Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan of China.The Effect of Luo Guo DiPropertyBitter, cold, slightly toxic; stoma

NameNong Ji Li (Purpleflower Crotalaria Herb)The Effect of Nong Ji LiPropertySweet, bland, neutral, toxic; lung, liver and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClerat heat, promote diuresis, remove toxicity, replenish yin and tonify the kidney.IndicationsSnake and insect bites, dizziness, sores