Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameYi Dian Hong (Emilia Herb)The Effect of 一点红PropertyCool, slightly bitter.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, induce diuresis, dissipate stasis and resolve swelling.IndicationsDysentery, sore throat, dental ulcer, sores and boils, upper respiratory infection, enteritis, urinary tract infection

NameYi Dian Hong (Emilia Herb)The Effect of Herba EmiliaePropertyCool, slightly bitter.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, induce diuresis, dissipate stasis and resolve swelling.IndicationsDysentery, sore throat, dental ulcer, sores and boils, upper respiratory infection, enteritis, urinary tract

NameMao Dong Qing (Pubescent Holly Root)The Effect of 毛冬青PropertyBitter, astringent, cold; heart and lung meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and dredge meridians.IndicationsBurns and scalds, erysipelas, acute tonsillitis, cough and asthma due to lung-heat, cold d

NameMao Dong Qing (Pubescent Holly Root)The Effect of Radix Ilicis PubescentisPropertyBitter, astringent, cold; heart and lung meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and dredge meridians.IndicationsBurns and scalds, erysipelas, acute tonsillitis, cough and asthma due

NameCui Yun Cao (Uncinata Spikemoss Herb)The Effect of 翠云草PropertyBland, slightly bitter, cool.ActionsClear heat and induce diuresis, remove toxicity and stop bleeding.IndicationsJaundice, edema, diarrhea, hematochezia, traumatic bleeding, snake bites, anal fistula, scalds and burns, stranguria, hem

NameCui Yun Cao (Uncinata Spikemoss Herb)The Effect of Herba Selaginellae UncinataePropertyBland, slightly bitter, cool.ActionsClear heat and induce diuresis, remove toxicity and stop bleeding.IndicationsJaundice, edema, diarrhea, hematochezia, traumatic bleeding, snake bites, anal fistula, scalds a

NameShui Xian Cao (Corymbose Hedyotis Herb)The Effect of 水线草PropertySweet, bland, cool; heart, lung, liver and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsMalaria, scalds, sores and boils, acute appendicitis.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 25~50 g. Proper dosa

NameDa Sha Ye (Folium Pavettae Hongkongensis)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh root, stem or leaf of Pavetta hongkongensis Brem. (Family Rubiaceae), growing on hillside, roadsides, edge of woods or in sparse woods, distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Guizhou and Yunnan of China.Constituen

NameYin Di Jue (Ternate Grape Fern Herb)The Effect of Herba BotrychiiPropertySlightly bitter, cool; lung and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, dissipate nodulation.IndicationsInfantile convulsions, whooping cough, scrofula, nebula, snake and insect bites, infantile bronc

NameJue Chuang (Creeping Rostellularia Herb)The Effect of 爵床PropertySalt, pungent, cold; liver and gallbladder meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, eliminate dampness and disperse stagnation, activate blood and alleviate pain.IndicationsInfantile malnutrition, jaundice, dysentery