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

NameDa Ye Ma Wei Lian (Faber meadowrue root and rhizome)SourcesThe drug is the dried root or whole herb of Thalictrum faberi Ulbr. (Family Ranunculaceae), growing in edge of mountainous forests or along streams in valleys, distributed in Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian and Hunan pro

NameXiao Ye Shu Li (Rhamni Parvifoliae Fructus)SourcesThe drug is the dried ripe fruit of Rhamnus parvifolia Bge. (Family Rhamnacese) , growing on sunny mountain slopes, on grass lands, or in scrubs, and distributed in Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Jilin and Hebei of China.The Effect of Xiao Ye Shu LiProp

NameTie Xian Cai (Copperleaf Herb)The Effect of Tie Xian CaiPropertyBitter, astringent, cool; heart and lung meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, remove stagnation, check dysentery and stop bleeding.IndicationsInfantile malnutrition, urine with blood, nose bleeding, malaria, hepa

NameHuang Shu Kui Hua (Abelmoschi Corolla)The Effect of Huang Shu Kui HuaPropertySweet, cold; kidney and bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear away damp-heat, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.IndicationsStranguria, edema, hematemesis, nose bleeding, retained placenta, metrorrhagia and metrostax