Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

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

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

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

NameQing Guo (Fructus Canarii)The Effect of Qing GuoPropertySweet, sour, neutral; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear lung and relieve sore throat, promote the secretion of saliva and remove toxicity.IndicationsSore throat, epilepsy, polydipsia, haematemesis with cough, bacillary dysente

NameJin Guo Lan (Arrowshaped Tinospora Root)The Effect of Jin Guo Lan PropertyBitter, cold; spleen and kidney meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, stomachache, appendicitis, mastitis, mumps, acute pharyngitis, tonsillitis, enteritis, stomatitis, bacilla

NameYa Dan Zi (Fructus Bruceae)The Effect of Ya Dan ZiPropertyBitter, cold; toxic; large intestine and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity; check malaria; erode excrescence in topical administration.IndicationsRecurrent dysentery (amoebic dysentery), abdominal pain with hem

NameDi Jin Cao (Humifuse Euphorbia Herb)The Effect of Di Jin CaoPropertyPungent, neutral; lung, liver, stomach, large intestine and bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and stop bleeding, promote diuresis and promote lactation.IndicationsDamp-heat jaundice,

NameJin Deng Long (Franchet Groundcherry Calyx and Fruit)The Effect of Jin Deng LongPropertyBitter, cold; lung meridian entered.ActionsClear heat, remove toxicity and promote diuresis.IndicationsFever due to yin deficiency, jaundice, edema, cough, sore throat, pemphigus.Dosage and AdministrationsDec