Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameNiu She Cao (Folium Rumicis Dentati)SourcesThe drug is the dried leaf of Rumex dentatus L (Family Polygonaceae), growing in moist or swampy lands, and dislributed in Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan of China.The Effect of

NameYe Xian Cai (Amaranthus Viridis)The Effect of 野苋菜PropertySweet, bland, cool; heart and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and promote diuresis.IndicationsEnteritis, dysentery, snake bites, pharyngitis, mammitis, hemorrhoidal bleeding.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 10~15 g. Proper dosa

NameGan Cao Jie (Licorice Section)The Effect of 甘草节PropertySweet, raw product cool while honey-fried one warm; liver and heart meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, sore throat.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 3~6 g, or take the powder.

NameAn Ye (Folium Eucalypti)The Effect of 桉叶PropertyBitter, pungent, cold; lung, spleen, stomach and liver meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind and release exterior, clear heat and remove toxicity, resolve phlegm and regulate the flow of qi, kill parasites and relieve itching.IndicationsCold, diarrh

NameAn Ye (Folium Eucalypti)The Effect of Folium EucalyptiPropertyBitter, pungent, cold; lung, spleen, stomach and liver meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind and release exterior, clear heat and remove toxicity, resolve phlegm and regulate the flow of qi, kill parasites and relieve itching.Indicatio

NameHu Die Hua (Fringed Iris Herb)The Effect of 蝴蝶花PropertyBitter, cold.ActionsClear heat, remove toxicity and relax the bowels.IndicationsJaundice due to damp-heat, hepatitis, constipation, hepatalgia.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 3~9 g, or 30~45 g with the fresh product.

NameYin Hua Zi (Japanese Honeysuckle Fruit)The Effect of 银花子PropertySweet, cool.ActionsRemove toxicity and stop dysentery.IndicationsSores and boils, dysentery, herpes simplex.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 3~9 g.

NameLuo Le Zi (Basil Fruit)The Effect of 罗勒子PropertySweet, pungent, cool.ActionsClear heat and improve vision.IndicationsNebula, swelling and pain of eyes, gangrenopsis.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 3~5 g. Proper dosage is for external application.

NameBai Liang Jin (Crispateleaf Ardisia Root)The Effect of 百两金PropertyBitter, pungent, cool.ActionsClear heat, eliminate phlegm and dampness, activate blood, remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice caused by damp-heat, toothache, rheumatic arthritis, dysentery, gonorrhea, swelling and pain of testicles,

NameBai Liang Jin (Crispateleaf Ardisia Root)The Effect of Radix Ardisiae CrispaePropertyBitter, pungent, cool.ActionsClear heat, eliminate phlegm and dampness, activate blood, remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice caused by damp-heat, toothache, rheumatic arthritis, dysentery, gonorrhea, swelling and