Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Che Sang Zi Ye (Leaf of clammy hopseedbush)
Name
Che Sang Zi Ye (Folium Dodonaeae Viscosae)
Sources
The drug is the leaf of Dodonaea viscose (L.) Jacq. (Family Sapindaceae), growing in arid hillslopes, in scrubs or coasts, distributed in Fujian, Taiwan, Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan and Yunnan of China.
The Effect of Che Sang Zi Ye
Property
Slightly bitter, pungent, neutral.
Actions
Clear heat and induce diuresis, resolve swelling and remove toxicity. Leaf are used for cutaneous pruritus, retention of urine, sores and furuncles, scalds and burns, stranguria.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 6~15 g , or 15~30 g of the fresh. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying with the fresh.
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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