Heat-Clearing and Dampness-Drying Herbs

NameBang Fen (Powdered Shell of Freshwater Mussel)The Effect of Bang FenPropertySalty, cold; lung, liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsResolve phlegm and dissipate stagnation, clear heat and dry dampness.IndicationsSores and boils, leucorrhea, vomiting, stomachache, eczema, cough due to fluid

NameBang Fen (Powdered Shell of Freshwater Mussel)The Effect of 蚌粉PropertySalty, cold; lung, liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsResolve phlegm and dissipate stagnation, clear heat and dry dampness.IndicationsSores and boils, leucorrhea, vomiting, stomachache, eczema, cough due to fluid reten

The Processing of Huang BoOriginThe bark of Phellodendron amurense Rupr or P. chinense Schneid. Rutaceae arbor plants with the skin off.LocationThe former one is called Guang Huang Bai, mainly growing in Liaoning, and Jilin provinces; the later one is called Chuan Huang Bai, mainly from Sichuan and

The Processing of 黄柏OriginThe bark of Phellodendron amurense Rupr or P. chinense Schneid. Rutaceae arbor plants with the skin off.LocationThe former one is called Guang Huang Bai, mainly growing in Liaoning, and Jilin provinces; the later one is called Chuan Huang Bai, mainly from Sichuan and Guizho

NameMa Niao Hua (Herba Hydrocharitis Dubiae)SourcesThe drug is the dried whole herb of Hydrocharis dubia (B1.) Baoker (Family Hydrocharitaceae), growing in solid pools, creeks and irrigated fields, and distributed North China, East China, Middle China, and Shanxi, Sichuan and Yunnan.The Effect of Sh

NameMa Niao Hua (Herba Hydrocharitis Dubiae)SourcesThe drug is the dried whole herb of Hydrocharis dubia (B1.) Baoker (Family Hydrocharitaceae), growing in solid pools, creeks and irrigated fields, and distributed North China, East China, Middle China, and Shanxi, Sichuan and Yunnan.The Effect of 水鳖

The Effect of Cortex DictamniPropertyBitter, slightly pungent, cold ; liver, gallbladder, spleen, stomach, lung meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and dry dampness, remove toxicity and dispel wind.IndicationsJaundice, stranguria syndrome, itching and swollen vulva; eczema, damp sores, and swelling

NameMa Wei Lian (Meadowrue Root and Rhizome)The Effect of Radix et Rhizoma ThalictriPropertyBitter, cold; liver, heart and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and dry dampness, remove toxicity.IndicationsDysentery, cold, sores and boils, measles, infective hepatitis, enteritis, conju

NameSan Ke Zhen (Radix Berberidis)The Effect of Radix BerberidisPropertyBitter, cold, toxic; liver, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and eliminate dampness, purge fire and remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice, sores and boils, sore throat, eczema, red eyes, discharging

NameDang Yao (Herba Swertiae)The Effect of Herba SwertiaePropertyBitter, cold; liver, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear damp-heat and strengthen the stomach.IndicationsDiarrhea, poor appetite, hypochondriac pain, jaundice due to dampness and heat.Dosage and AdministrationsDe