Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameGao Shan La Gen Cai (Pegaeophyti Radix Et Rhizoma)The Effect of Gao Shan La Gen Cai PropertyBitter, pungent, cold; lung and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, clear lung fire and relieve cough, stop bleeding and resolve swelling.IndicationsCough due to lung-heat, hema

NameLong Kui (Black Nightshade Herb)The Effect of Long Kui PropertyBitter, cold; liver and kidney meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and resolve swelling.IndicationsTraumatic injury, difficulty in urination, dysentery, sores and boils, eczema, acute nephritis, ch

NameBai Ying (Bittersweet Herb)The Effect of Bai YingPropertyBitter, slightly cold, slightly toxic; liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, eliminate dampness, expel wind and remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice, edema, malaria, stranguria, rheumatoid arthritis, erysipelas, deep-rooted

NameLv Dou Pi (Seed-coat of Mung Bean)The Effect of Lv Dou YiPropertySweet, cold; liver and lung meridians entered.ActionsClear summer-heat and quench thrist, remove nebula, promote diuresis and remove toxicity.IndicationsDysentery, edema, polydipsia due to summer-heat, diarrhea, nebula, erysipelas.

NameBai Lian (Radix Ampelopsis)The Effect of Bai LianPropertyBitter, pungent, slightly cold; heart and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity; cure abscess and dissipate nodulation; promote tissues regernation and heal sores.IndicationsSores and abscess, scrofula, subcutaneo

NamingMa Chi Xian (Herba Portulacae)——Ben Cao Jing Ji Zhu (Explanation Collection of Materia Medica)The Processing of Ma Chi XianOriginThe aerial parts of Portolaca oleracea L. of family Portulacaceae.LocationMost parts of China.HarvestCollected in summer and autumn.The actual smell and tasteLight s

NameGang Ban Gui (Herba Polygoni Perfoliati)The Effect of Gang Ban GuiPropertySore, slightly cold; lung, bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis and resolve swelling, reliver cough.IndicationsSore throat, cough due to lung-heat, edema with oliguria, snake an

NameChou Ling Dan Cao (Herba Laggerae)The Effect of Chou Ling Dan CaoPropertyPungent, bitter, cold, toxic; lung meridian entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, relieve cough and resolve phlegm.IndicationsSore throat, cough due to lung-heat, cold due to wind-heat.Dosage and AdministrationsDec

NameMao He Zi (Fructus Terminaliae Billericae)The Effect of Mao He ZiPropertySweet, astringent, neutral; meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, astringe to tonify blood, harmonize property of medicine.IndicationsDiarrhea, grasserie, hepatobiliary diseases, weakness after illness, h

NameShui Fei Ji (Fructus Silybi)The Effect of Shui Fei JiPropertyBitter, cool; liver and gallbladder meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, soothe the liver and promote the secretion of bile.Indicationschronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty liver, cholelithiasis and cholangitis.Dosage