Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
NameShui Yang Mei Gen (Japanese Avens Root)The Effect of 水杨梅根 PropertyBland, neutral.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, dissipate stasis and activate blood.IndicationsCough due to lung-heat, traumatic bleeding, rheumatic arthritis, sore throat, hepatitis.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 50~100 g
NameLiang Fen Cao (Chinese Mesona Herb)The Effect of 凉粉草 PropertyAstringent, sweet, cold.ActionsClear summer-heat, relieve thrist and eliminate heat-toxin.IndicationsSunstroke and diabetes.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 9~15 g.
NameHai Mu (Tripair-leaved heynea root)The Effect of 海木PropertyBitter, cool, slightly toxic.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, relieve sore throat, dispel wind-damp.IndicationsStomachache, rheumatic arthritis, amygdalitis, sphagitis.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 9~15 g, or soaked in wine.
NameFang Jie Shi (Calcite)The Effect of 方解石PropertyBitter, pungent, extremely cold; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, eliminate dampness, dredge meridians and remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice, heat accumulation in chest.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 9~15 g, or made into pow
NameFang Jie Shi (Calcite)The Effect of CalcitumPropertyBitter, pungent, extremely cold; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, eliminate dampness, dredge meridians and remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice, heat accumulation in chest.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 9~15 g, or made int
NameQing Ma (Piemarker Herb)The Effect of 苘麻 PropertyBitter, neutral; spleen and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and promote diuresis, remove toxicity and induce resuscitation.IndicationsSores and boils, dysentery, deafness, tympanitis, tinnitus, orchitis, suppurative tonsillitis.Dosage
NameCao Shi Can (Chinese artichoke)The Effect of 草石蚕 PropertySweet, bland, cool; liver and spleen meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind and eliminate dampness, clear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsRheumatic arthritis, asthma, cough, jaundice due to damp-heat, stranguria, snake bites, morbid leuc
NameBa Jiao Lian (Sixangular Dysosma Rhizome)The Effect of 八角莲PropertyBitter, pungent, cool, toxic; liver and lung meridians entered.ActionsResolve phlegm and dissipate nodulation, expel stasis and alleviate pain, clear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsCough, sore throat, scrofula, snake bites, t
NameGou Wei Cao (Green Bristlegrass Herb)The Effect of Herba Setariae ViridisPropertyBland, neutral; liver and heart meridians entered.ActionsClear liver-fire, improve eyesight, bring down a fever and expel dampness.IndicationsInfantile malnutrition, jaundice, sores and boils, tinea, swelling and pa
NameGou She Cao (Kirilow Groundsel Herb)The Effect of 狗舌草PropertyBitter, cold.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis and resolve swelling, kill parasites.IndicationsTraumatic injury, eczema, urinary tract infection, scabies, stomatitis, trichomonas vaginalis, nephritis dropsy, sores
