Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Shan Yin Hua: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Shan Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae Confusae)
The Effect of Flos Lonicerae Confusae
Property
Sweet, cold; lung, heart and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, dispel wind and heat.
Indications
Sores and boils, erysipelas, fever due to warm disease, cold due to wind-heat, pharyngitis, dysentery with bloody stool.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 6~15 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 β identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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