Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameKu Gua Ye (Balsam pear leaf)The Effect of 苦瓜叶PropertyBitter, cool.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, dysentery, syphilis.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 10~15 g,or 30~60 g of the fresh, or pounded into powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for

NameSi Gua Pi (Bark of Luffa)The Effect of 丝瓜皮PropertySweet, cool.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsIncised wound, sores and boils, furunculosis of buttock.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 9~15 g, or made into powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.

NameGai Lan (Cabbage mustard)The Effect of Cabbage mustardPropertySweet, pungent, cool; lung meridian entered.ActionsRemove toxicity, relieve sore throat, resolve phlegm, guide qi downward and relieve asthma.IndicationsSore throat, asthma, cough caused by wind-heat, prevention of diphtheria.Dosage a

NameLv Dou Ye (Mung Bean leaf)The Effect of 绿豆叶PropertyBitter, cold; liver and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsHarmonize the stomach, remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, scabies, macula, cholera, toxicity of drugs and fire.Dosage and Administrations15~30 g is pounded into juice for

NameYang Tao (Fruit of Carambola)The Effect of 阳桃PropertySour, sweet, cold; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, promote the secretion of saliva, induce diuresis and remove toxicity.IndicationsToothache, sore throat, polydipsia, cough due to wind-heat, urolithiasis, oral ulceration.

NameMao Sun (Mose Bamboo shoot)The Effect of 毛笋PropertySweet, cold.ActionsResolve phlegm, remove food retention, promote eruption.IndicationsAbdominal distension caused by food retention, inadequate eruption of small pox.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 30~60 g, or cook it for eating.CautionsIt is c

NameQi Xing Jian (Cavalerie Mosla Herb)The Effect of 七星剑PropertyPungent, warm; liver and spleen meridians entered.ActionsInduce sweating, relieve summer-heat, eliminate dampness and remove toxicity.IndicationsCold, diarrhea, eczema, sores and boils, scrofula, traumatic injury, snake bites, vomiting,

NameYe xiang Niu (Herba Vernoniae Cinereae)SourcesThe drug is the dried herb of Vernonia cinerea (L.)Less. (family Compositae), growing in wilderness, on field sides,roadsides,and house-sides,distributed in Fujian,Taiwan,Jiangxi,Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Sichuan and Yunnan of China.ConstituentsThe

NameYe xiang Niu (Herba Vernoniae Cinereae)SourcesThe drug is the dried herb of Vernonia cinerea (L.)Less. (family Compositae), growing in wilderness, on field sides,roadsides,and house-sides,distributed in Fujian,Taiwan,Jiangxi,Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Sichuan and Yunnan of China.ConstituentsThe

NameYan Jing Cao (Herba Procridis Laevigatae)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh entire herb of Procris wightiana Wall.ex Wedd.(family Urticaceae), growing in woods, on rocks or along creek, and distributed in Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou of China.The Effect of 眼睛草ActionsIt is us