Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Fan Bai Cao: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Fan Bai Cao (Discolor cinquefoil herb)
The Effect of Fan Bai Cao
Property
Sweet, bitter, neutral.
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, stop bleeding and resolve swelling.
Indications
Scrofula, sores and boils, dysentery, malaria, pulmonary abscess, hematemesis, hemoptysis, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 10~15 g, or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying with fresh product or decocted for washing.
Cautions
It is contraindicated in case of yang-deficiency with cold or cold-deficiency 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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