Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameYu Bie Jin Xing （Herba Lepidogrammitidis Drymoglossoidis）SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Lepidigrammitis drymoglossoides(Bak. )Ching(family Polypodiaceae), growing on the moist shady rocks in ravines, along streams, and distributed in most part of China.ConstituentsThe herb c

NamePing Er Xiao Cao (Herba Ophioglossi)The Effect of Ping Er Xiao CaoPropertySlightly sweet, sour, cool; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, resolve swelling and alleviate pain.IndicationsSnake bites, sores and boils, abdominal distension, infantile pnemonia; a

NameGan Zhe (Sugarcane)The Effect of Gan ZhePropertySweet, cold; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and promote the secretion of body fluid, moisten dryness, harmonize the spleen and stomach, remove toxicity.IndicationsDiabetes, nausea and vomit, constipation, sores and boils, coug

NamingLian Qiao (Fructus Forsythiae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Lian Qiao OriginThe fruits of Forsythia suspensa (Thunb. ) Vahl. of family Caprifoliaceae.LocationShanxi, Shaanxi, Henan provinces, etc. of China.HarvestThe fruit is collected when it begins to ripen i

NameJi Zi Bai (Egg White)The Effect of Ji Zi BaiPropertySweet, cool; lung and spleen meridians entered.ActionsMoisten the lung, relieve sore throat, clear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsMalaria, burns, hot eyes, sore throat and choking cough.Dosage and AdministrationsIt can be eaten raw or cook

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

NameChong Lou (Rhizoma Paridis)The Effect of Chong LouPropertyBitter, slightly cold; slightly toxic; liver meridian entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity; relieve swelling and pain; cool liver and stop convulsions.IndicationsAbscess, deep-rooted boils and sores; venomous snake bite; throat o

NameGan Cao Jie (Licorice Section)The Effect of Gan Cao JiePropertySweet, raw product cool while honey-fried one warm; liver and heart meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, sore throat.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 3~6 g, or take the powder.

NameLa Mei Hua (Japan Allspice Flower)The Effect of La Mei HuaPropertySweet, slightly bitter; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsRelieve summer-heat, promote the secretion of saliva or body fluid, relieve cough.IndicationsWhooping cough, choking sensation in chest, polydypsia due to heat dise

NameKu Zhu Ye (Pleioblastus amarus leaves)The Effect of Ku Zhu YePropertyBitter, cold.ActionsClear heat, improve eyesight, remove toxicity, kill parasites.IndicationsScalds and burns, eyes pain, diabetes, aphtha, aphonia, dysphoria.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 6~12 g. Proper dosage is for extern