Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameJi Yan Cao (Japan Clover Herb)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Kummerowia stipulacea (Maxim.) Makino (Family Leguminosae), growing on mountain slopes, on hillsides, along roadsides, in fields, near forests, or on grass lands along rivers, and distributed in Northeast China, No

NameSi Ye Cao (Four-leaf clover)The Effect of 四叶草PropertySweet, bitter, neutral; liver and spleen meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and promote diuresis, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.IndicationsSores and boils, snake bites, infantile malnutrition, carcinoma, dysentery, traumatic injury, he

NameMa Nao (Agate)The Effect of 玛瑙PropertyPungent, cold; liver meridian entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, remove nebula and improve eyesight.IndicationsNebula and blepharitis.Dosage and AdministrationsProper dosage is for external application, smashed into very fine powder or refined wi

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