Wind-Heat-Dispersing Herbs
Dong Nan Zhang Shuo Ju Tai (东南长蒴苣苔)
Name
Dong Nan Chang Shuo ju Tai (Herba Didymocarpi Hancei)
Sources
The drug is the dried entire herb of Didymocarpus hancei Hemsl. (family Gesneriaceae), growing in forests or on hilly rocks, and distributed in Jiangxi, Fujian, the west part of Hunan and Guangdong of China.
The Effect of 东南长蒴苣苔
Actions
Expel wind-heat and remove toxicity.
Indications
Cough, sneezing, running nose caused by wind-heat.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 6~9 g.
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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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