Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
NameBa Jiao Gen (Root of Japanese Banana)The Effect of Ba Jiao GenPropertySweet, cold; stomach, spleen and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, relieve thrist, induce diuresis, remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, edema, barbiers, jaundice, polydipsia, erysipelas, deep-rooted boil, metr
NameTeng Li Gen (Radix Actinidiae Chinensis)The Effect of Teng Li GenPropertyBitter, astringent, cool.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and dissipate nodulation, dispel wind and promote diuresis.IndicationsSores and boils, traumatic injury, rheumatic arthritis.Dosage and Administ
NameDi Tao Hua (Root or herb of Rose Mallow)The Effect of Di Tao HuaPropertySweet, neutral, pungent; lung and spleen meridians entered.ActionsExpel wind and eliminate dampness, clear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsCold with fever, hematemesis, traumatic bleeding, edema, dysentery, stranguria, l
NamingQing Dai (Indigo Naturalis)——Yao Xing Lun (Treatise on Herb Property)The Processing of Qing Dai OriginA kind of dried powder or clumping processed from the leaf or stem with leaf of Baphicacanthus cusia (Nees) Bremek, Polygonum tinctorium Ait or Isatis indigotica Fort. of family Acanthaceae.Lo
NameZhu Dan (Pig's Gallbladder)The Effect of Zhu DanPropertyBitter, cold; liver, gallbladder, lung and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, moisten dryness and remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, diarrhea, whooping cough, jaundice, constipation, asthma, thirst due to fever, p
NameShi Jian Chuan (Chinese Sage Herb)The Effect of Shi Jian ChuanPropertyBitter, pungent, slightly cold; liver and spleen meridians entered.ActionsActivate blood and resolve stagnation, clear heat and promote diuresis, dissipate nodulation and resolve swelling.IndicationsScrofula, carbuncle and swe
NameLi Zhi Cao (Herba Salviae Plebeiae)The Effect of Li Zhi Cao PropertySweet, pungent, cool; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsCool blood and promote diuresis, remove toxicity and kill parasites.IndicationsHematuria, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, gonorrhea, sore throat, ascites, carbuncle a
NameXian Ren Zhang (Withered culm of henon bamboo)The Effect of Xian Ren ZhangPropertySalty, neutral.ActionsArrest vomiting and resolve swelling.IndicationsEdema due to barbiers, vomit due to regurgitation.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 9~15 g. Proper dosage is for external application. Decocted f
NameShui Yang Mei (Thinleaf Adina Fruit)The Effect of Shui Yang MeiPropertyBitter, astringent, cool; lung and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, dissipate blood stasis and alleviate pain.IndicationsTraumatic injury, sores and boils, traumatic bleeding, eczema.Do
NameJu Hua Ye (Chrysanthemum Leaf)The Effect of Ju Hua YePropertyPungent, sweet, neutral.ActionsClear liver heat and improve eyesight, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.IndicationsSores and boils, dizziness, intermittent headache.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 9~15 g, or made into juice. Proper
