Wind-Heat-Dispersing Herbs
NamingFu Ping (Herba Spirodelae)The Effect of 浮萍PropertyPungent, cold; lung and bladder meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind-heat, promote eruption of measles, stop itching, induce diuresis to alleviate edema.IndicationsCommon cold due to wind-heat, unsmooth eruption of urticaria and itching, edema
NameKu Ding Cha (Broadleaf Holly Leaf)The Effect of Ku Ding Cha PropertySweet, bitter, cold; lung, liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind-heat, refresh oneself, promote digestion, resolve phlegm, stop dysentery and remove polydipsia.IndicationsHeadache, toothache, dysentery, polydips
NameKu Ding Cha (Broadleaf Holly Leaf)The Effect of 苦丁茶PropertySweet, bitter, cold; lung, liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind-heat, refresh oneself, promote digestion, resolve phlegm, stop dysentery and remove polydipsia.IndicationsHeadache, toothache, dysentery, polydipsia due to
NameMu Zei (Herba Equiseti Hiemalis)The Effect of Mu Zei PropertyPungent, bitter, slightly cold; lung and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear and purge liver heat; disperse wind-heat, improve vision and remove nebula.IndicationsEyes diseases due to liver heat or wind-heat; hematemesis or hemorroids
NameMu Zei (Herba Equiseti Hiemalis)The Effect of 木贼PropertyPungent, bitter, slightly cold; lung and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear and purge liver heat; disperse wind-heat, improve vision and remove nebula.IndicationsEyes diseases due to liver heat or wind-heat; hematemesis or hemorroids.Dosa
NameRui Ren (Nux Prinsepiae)The Effect of 蕤仁PropertySweet, slightly cold; liver meridian entered.ActionsDispel wind and heat, tonify the liver and improve eyesight.IndicationsSwelling and pain of eyes, blepharitis ciliaris, photophobia.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 3~10 g. Proper dosage is for ex
NameJiu Ping Hua (Pinkflush rhododendron root)The Effect of Jiu Ping HuaPropertyAstringent, cool; heart and bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and induce diuresis.IndicationsCold, nephritis, infantile convulsions.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 15~30 g.
NameQing Yu Dan Cao (Japanese tripterospermum herb)The Effect of Qing Yu Dan CaoPropertyPungent, bitter, cool; lung, liver and spleen meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind, clear heat, strengthen the spleen, eliminate dampness and kill parasites.IndicationsJaundice, rheumatic arthritis, cough caused
NameShi Fang Feng (Terebinthaceous hogfennel root)SourcesThe drug is the dried root of Peucedanum terebinthaceum (Fisch.)Fisch. et Turcz.( family Umbelliferae), growing in grasslands, woods or on the edges of forest and distributed in Northeast China, Northern China, Eastern China and Shaanxi, Gansu
NameMo Li Ye (Arabian jasmine leaf)The Effect of Mo Li YePropertyPungent, slightly bitter, warm; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsExpel wind, relieve exterior syndrome, resolve swelling and alleviate pain.IndicationsDiarrhea, snake and insect bites, abdominal distension, barbiers, exogenous