Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameChun Ye (Leaf of Chinese Toona)The Effect of Chun YePropertyBitter, neutral; heart, spleen, and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsRemove toxicity, kill parasites, drive away summer heat, eliminate dampness.IndicationsDiarrhea, poor appetite, sores and boils, scabies, nausea with vomiting,

NameTao Ye (Peach Leaf)The Effect of Tao YePropertyBitter, neutral; spleen and kidney meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind, clear heat, kill parasites.IndicationsHeadache, malaria, eczema, sores and boils, tinea, wandering arthritis, wind syndrome of head.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 3~6 g. Prop

NameXian Rou (Corbicula Fluminea)The Effect of Xian RouPropertySweet, salt, cold.ActionsClear heat, induce diuresis, remove toxicity.IndicationsDiabetes, sores and boils, jaundice, barbiers due to damp toxin,Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 15~30 g, or cook it for eating. Proper dosage is for extern

NameNiu Han Shui (Herba Dodartiae Orientalis)SourcesThe drug is the dried root and whole herb of Dodartia orientalis L. (Family Scrophulariaceae) , growing in fields,on hillsides,on waste lands or along roadsides, and distributed in Neimonggol, Gansu, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Sichuan of China.Constitue

NameBai Fen Teng (Radix Cissi repentis)SourcesThe drug is the dried root or entire herb of Cissus repens Lam. (family Vitaceae), growing in scrubs along creek, and distributed in Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan of China.The Effect of Bai Fen TengPropertySweet, bitter,

NameBai Jie Gu (Herba Asystasiellae Chinensis)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh rhizome or entire herb of Asystasiella chinensis (S.Moore) E. Hossain (family Acanthaceae), growing in moist shady sites under woods, near streams, and distributed in Jiangsu,Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, G

NameTian Jiao Ban (Folium Aucubae Himalaicae)SourcesThe drug is the leaf or ripe fruit of Aucuba chinensis Benth. (Family Cornaceae), growing in mountainous woods or cultivated in gardens, distributed in Fujian, Taiwan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan of China.The Effect of Ti

NameYan Jie Lian (Radix Dichocarpi Daizielii)SourcesThe drug is the dried rhizome of Dichocarpum dalzielii W. T. Wang et Hsiao (family Ranunculaceae), growing at wet places such as woods, brook sides, distributed in Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Fujian of China.The Effe

NameShi Di Qian (Rebouliae Hemisphaericae Thallus)SourcesThe drug is the dried entire thallus of Reboulia hemiphaerica(L.)Raddi(family Grimaldiaceae).growing on dry rocks, in hillsides, or in crevices of rock, and distributed in the whole of China.The Effect of Shi Di QianActionsIt is used to clear

NameHui Ye (Herba Tephrosiae Purpureae)SourcesThe drug is the dried entire herb of Tephrosia purpurea (Linn.) Pers. (family Leguminosae). growing in plains and hillsides, and distributed in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan of China.The Effect of Hui YePropertySlightly bitter, cool, toxic; lung