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Heat-Clearing and Blood-cooling Herbs

Heat-Clearing and Blood-cooling Herbs: Chinese herbs in this class — their actions in TCM, typical uses, preparation and safety cautions.

Dan Pi (Tree Peony Bark) in TCM Tree Peony Bark, 牡丹皮, Mu Dan Pi, Cortex Moutan Mu Dan Pi: clear heat and cool blood, activate blood and resolve stasis, reduce deficiency heat.
Lotus root: Chinese Herb Guide Ou Ou (Lotus root) Sweet, cold; heart, spleen and stomach channels. Actions The raw: Clearing heat and cooling blood, dissipating blood stasis
Chi Shao: Chinese Herb Guide Red Paeony Root, 赤芍, Radix Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao: clear heat and cool blood, activate blood and resolve stasis, clear liver fire.
Shui Niu Jiao (Buffalo Horn) Buffalo Horn, Cornu Bubali Shui Niu Jiao: clear heat and cool blood, purge fire and remove toxicity, extinguish wind and stop convulsions.
Zi Cao: Chinese Herb Guide Sinkiang Arnebia Root, 紫草, Radix Lithospermi Zi Cao: clear heat and cool blood, purge fire, activate blood and resolve stasis, remove toxicity and help a rash surface.
Da Qing Yan: Chinese Herb Guide 大青盐, Halitum Da Qing Yan (Halitum) Salty, cold; heart, kidney and bladder channels. Actions Clear heat and cool blood, improve eyesight and moisten dryness
Yu Gan Zi: Chinese Herb Guide Emblic Leafflower Fruit, 余甘子, Fructus Phyllanthi Yu Gan Zi: clear heat and cool blood, promote digestion and strengthen the stomach, promote the secretion of saliva and relieve cough.
Yu Gan Zi (Emblic Leafflower Fruit) Yu Gan Zi,余甘子,Emblic Leafflower Fruit,庵摩勒 Yu Gan Zi (Emblic Leafflower Fruit): clear heat and cool blood, promote digestion and strengthen the stomach, promote the secretion of saliva and relieve cough.
Di Huang (Rehmannia Root) Di Huang,生地黃,Sheng Di Huang,Sheng Di,Rehmannia Root,Gan Di Huang,地黃,生地,地黄,生地黄 Di Huang (Rehmannia Root): clear heat and cool blood, stop bleeding, nourish yin.
Radices Hemerocallis (Daylily Root) Daylily Root, 萱草根, Xuan Cao Gen Xuan Cao Gen (Radices Hemerocallis) Sweet, cool; spleen, lung and heart channels. Actions Promote diuresis and cool blood
Xuan Shen (Figwort Root) in TCM Figwort Root, 玄参, Yuan Shen, Xuan Can Clear heat and cool blood, purge fire, remove toxicity, nourish yin for lowering fire. Bitter, sweet, salty, light cold; heart, stomach, kidney, lung meridian
Diao Zhu Mei: Chinese Herb Guide 吊竹梅,Herba Zebrinae Pendulae,Wanderingjew zebrina herb Diao Zhu Mei: it is used to remove toxic heat, reduce heat from blood, promote urination; for the treatment of hemoptysis, sore throat, inflammation of the eyes, dysentery, edema, strangury, morbid leukorrhea,.