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Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

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

Long Kui: Chinese Herb Guide 龙葵,Black Nightshade Herb,龍葵,Herba Solani Nigri Name Long Kui (Black Nightshade Herb) Nature and action Nature Bitter, cold; liver and kidney channels.
Ban Zhi Lian: Chinese Herb Guide Barbed Skullcap Herb, 半枝莲, Herba Scutellariae Barbatae Ban Zhi Lian: clear heat and remove toxicity; activate blood and resolve stasis; promote urination and ease edema.
Bai Ying: Chinese Herb Guide 白英,Bittersweet Herb,蜀羊泉,Herba Solani Lyrati Name Bai Ying (Bittersweet Herb) Nature and action Nature Bitter, slightly cold, slightly toxic; liver and stomach channels.
Lv Dou Pi (Seed-coat of Mung Bean) Seed-coat of Mung Bean, 绿豆皮, Lv Dou Yi Lv Dou Yi: clear summer-heat and quench thrist, remove nebula, promote diuresis and remove toxicity.
Bai Lian: Chinese Herb Guide Japanese Ampelopsis Root, 白蔹, Radix Ampelopsis Bai Lian: clear heat and remove toxicity; cure abscess and dissipate nodulation; promote tissues regernation and heal sores.
Bai tou Weng: Chinese Herb Guide Chinese Pulsatilla Root, 白头翁, Radix Pulsatillae Chinensis Bai tou Weng (Radix Pulsatillae Chinensis). The root ofPulsatilla chinensis (Bge.) Regel of family Ranunculaceae
Yun Zhi: Chinese Herb Guide 云芝, Coriolus Yun Zhi: strengthen the spleen and promote diuresis, clear heat and remove toxicity.
Si Ji Qing: Chinese Herb Guide Purpleflower Holly Leaf, 四季青 Si Ji Qing: clear heat and remove toxicity, resolve swelling and dissipate blood stasis.
Ma Bo: Chinese Herb Guide Lasiosphaera seu Calvatia,马勃,馬勃,Puff-ball Ma Bo: clear heat and remove toxicity, clear lung heat and alleviate sore throat, stop bleeding.
Jin Guo Lan: Chinese Herb Guide Arrowshaped Tinospora Root, 金果榄, Radix Tinosporae Jin Guo Lan (Arrowshaped Tinospora Root) Bitter, cold; spleen and kidney channels. Actions Clear heat and remove toxicity
Di Jin Cao: Chinese Herb Guide Humifuse Euphorbia Herb,地锦草,地錦草,Herba Euphorbiae Humifusae Di Jin Cao: clear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and stop bleeding, promote diuresis and promote lactation.
Calyx seu Fructus Physalis (Franchet Groundcherry Calyx and Fruit) Franchet Groundcherry Calyx and Fruit,錦燈籠,锦灯笼,Calyx seu Fructus Physalis Name Jin Deng Long (Franchet Groundcherry Calyx and Fruit) Nature and action Nature Bitter, cold; lung channel. Actions Clear heat, remove toxicity and promote diuresis.