Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameBan Zhi Lian (Herba Scutellariae Barbatae)The Effect of Ban Zhi LianPropertyPungent, slightly bitter, cool; heart, liver, lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity; activate blood and resolve stasis; induce diuresis and alleviate edema.IndicationsAbscess and sores;

NameFeng Wei Cao (Herba Pteridis multifidae)The Effect of Feng Wei CaoPropertyMild, slightly bitter, cold; large intestine, heart and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and promote diuresis, cool blood and stop bleeding, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.IndicationsHepatitis due to jaundic

NameXiong Dan (Bear Gall)The Effect of Xiong DanPropertyBitter, cold; liver, gallbladder, spleen and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and relieve spasm, improve the eyesight and kill parasites.IndicationsJaundice due to damp-heat, nebula, pharyngitis, anal fistula, boils, chancre, pinworm

NameQian Li Guang (Climbing Groundsel Herb)The Effect of Qian Li GuangPropertyBitter, pungent, cool, slightly toxic; liver and kidney meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, kill parasites and improve vision.IndicationsSores and boils, bacillary dysentery, diarrhea, eczema, nebula,

NameShan Hai Luo (Lance Asiabell Root)SourcesThe drug is the dried root of Codonopsis lanceolata (Sieb. et Zucc.) Trautv. (family Campanulaceae), growing in woods, damp soils along creeks, and distributed in Northeast China, Northern China, Eastern China and Henan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi.The Effe

NameXi Gua Shuang (Mirabilitum Praeparatum)The Effect of Xi Gua Shuang PropertySalty, cold; lung, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, resolve swelling and alleviate pain.IndicationsSore throat, bleeding or sore gums, aphtha, pharyngitis.Dosage and Adm

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