Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameGan Yan Gan (Herba Corydalis Tomentellae Siccata)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Corydalis tomentella Franch. (Family Papaweraceae), growing on cliff or in crevice, and distributed in Shaanxi, Hubei, Guizhou and Sichuan of China.The Effect of Herba Corydalis Tomentellae Sicca

NameYan Bai Jiang (Cliff patrinia herb)SourcesThe drug is the dried whole herb of Patrinia rupestris (Pall.) Dufr. (family Valerianaceae), growing on dry mountain slopes, grasslands, at the edges of the woods, distributed chiefly in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi of China.The Effect of

NameYan Bai Jiang (Cliff patrinia herb)SourcesThe drug is the dried whole herb of Patrinia rupestris (Pall.) Dufr. (family Valerianaceae), growing on dry mountain slopes, grasslands, at the edges of the woods, distributed chiefly in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi of China.The Effect of

NameRuan Shui Huang Lian (Herba et Radix Thalictri Ramosi)The Effect of 软水黄连 PropertyBitter, cold; liver and large intestine meridians entered.SourcesThe drug is the dried whole plant or root of Thalictrum ramosum Boivin (family Ranunculaceae). Growing in woods and shrubs, on hills, roadsides or bro

NameMi Tong Hua (Hance Brandisia Herb)The Effect of 蜜桶花PropertySlightly bitter, cool.ActionsDispel wind, eliminate dampness, clear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsEdema, scabies, diarrhea, jaundice, rheumatic arthritis, hematemesis caused by tuberculosis, periostitis, osteomyelitis.Dosage and Ad

NameMi Tong Hua (Hance Brandisia Herb)The Effect of Herba Brandisiae HanceiPropertySlightly bitter, cool.ActionsDispel wind, eliminate dampness, clear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsEdema, scabies, diarrhea, jaundice, rheumatic arthritis, hematemesis caused by tuberculosis, periostitis, osteomy

NameXian Ren Zhang (Cholla root and stem)The Effect of 仙人掌PropertyBitter, cold; heart, lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsPromote the flow of qi, activate blood, clear heat and remove toxicity, cool blood to stop bleeding, clear lung-heat and relieve cough.IndicationsDysentery, sores and boil

NameXian Ren Zhang (Cholla root and stem)The Effect of Radix et Caulis Opuntiae DilleniiPropertyBitter, cold; heart, lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsPromote the flow of qi, activate blood, clear heat and remove toxicity, cool blood to stop bleeding, clear lung-heat and relieve cough.Indica

NameShui Yang Mei (Thinleaf Adina Fruit)The Effect of 水杨梅PropertyBitter, astringent, cool; lung and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, dissipate blood stasis and alleviate pain.IndicationsTraumatic injury, sores and boils, traumatic bleeding, eczema.Dosage and A

NameWu Hua Guo (Fructus Fici)The Effect of 无花果PropertySweet, neutral; lung, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and promote the secretion of saliva or body fluid, strengthen the stomach and whet appetite, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.IndicationsSore throat, poor a