Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Da Sha Ye: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Da Sha Ye (Folium Pavettae Hongkongensis)
Sources
The drug is the dried or fresh root, stem or leaf of Pavetta hongkongensis Brem. (Family Rubiaceae), growing on hillside, roadsides, edge of woods or in sparse woods, distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Guizhou and Yunnan of China.
Constituents
The herb contains y-sitosterol, quercus alcohol A1. Leaf contains flavonoid glucoside, amino acid carbohydrate.
The Effect of Da Sha Ye
Property
Pungent, bitter, cold; heart and spleen meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and dissipate stasis.
Indications
Cold and fever, heliosis, hepatitis, sores, scabies and traumatic injury.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 15~30 g.
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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