Heat-Clearing and Blood-cooling Herbs
Halitum
Name
Da Qing Yan (Halitum)
The Effect of Halitum
Property
Salty, cold; heart, kidney and bladder meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and cool blood, improve eyesight and moisten dryness.
Indications
Hematemesis, urine with blood, bleeding gums, sore gums, toothache, dry stool, swelling and pain of eyes, blepharitis ciliaris.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 1.2~2.5 g, or made into pill or powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for tooth-brushing, mouthwash or eye-washing.
Cautions
It is contraindicated to people with edema.
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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