Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Fu Rong Ye (Cottonrose Hibiscus Leaf)
Name
Fu Rong Ye (Cottonrose Hibiscus Leaf)
The Effect of Folium Hibisci Mutabilis
Property
Slightly pungent, cool; lung and liver meridians entered.
Actions
Clear lung heat and cool blood, dissipate heat and remove toxicity, resolve swelling and expel pus.
Indications
Cough due to lung heat, acute appendicitis, scrofula for oral administration; sores and boils, burns and scalds, otopyorrhea, unknown boils for external application.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 10~30 g. Proper dosage is for external application. Pounded into powder for applying with oil or made paste.
Cautions
It is contraindicated to pregnant women.
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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