Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Ren Dong Teng (Honeysuckle Stem)
Name
Ren Dong Teng (Honeysuckle Stem)
The Effect of Caulis Lonicerae
Property
Sweet, cold; heart and lung meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat, romove toxicity and dredge meridians.
Indications
Sores and boils, infectious hepatitis, febrile disease, dysentery due to heat-toxin, arthralgia and myalgia.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 10~30 g, or made into pill and powder or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying, or decocted for washing, or made ointment, or pounded for applying with fresh product.
Cautions
It is contraindicated for frequent diarrhea and deficiency-cold in spleen and stomach.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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