Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameSi Gua (Towel Gourd)The Effect of 丝瓜PropertySweet, cool; liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and resolve phlegm, cool blood and remove toxicity.IndicationsEdema, sores and boils, hematochezia, uterine bleeding, bloody stranguria, hypogalactia, haemorrhoid bleeding, asthma with

NameYi Shou Cao (Herba Pterocephali)The Effect of 翼首草PropertyBitter, cold, slightly toxic.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, dispel wind and eliminate dampness, alleviate pain.IndicationsDiarrhea, exogenous fever, dysphoria with smothery sensation, vessel impediment, urine with blood.Dosage and

NameYi Shou Cao (Herba Pterocephali)The Effect of Herba PterocephaliPropertyBitter, cold, slightly toxic.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, dispel wind and eliminate dampness, alleviate pain.IndicationsDiarrhea, exogenous fever, dysphoria with smothery sensation, vessel impediment, urine with bl

NameSan Jiao Pao (Balloon vine)The Effect of 三角泡PropertyBitter, pungent, cold.ActionsClear heat and induce diuresis, cool blood and remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice, eczema, stranguria, snake bites, sores and boils, traumatic injury.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 9~15 g, or 30~60 g of the fresh

NameJi Yu Dan (Maesa perlarius)The Effect of 鲫鱼胆PropertyBitter, cold, toxic; lung and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, improve eyesight, kill parasites and astringe wound.IndicationsDiabetes, sores, wet sore.Dosage and AdministrationsIt is taken with other medicine for oral use. Proper dos

NameDan Zhu Ke (Henon bamboo sheath)The Effect of 淡竹壳PropertyBland, sweet, cold.ActionsImprove eyesight, remove nebula.IndicationsNebula.Dosage and AdministrationsStir-bake it into charcoal and then pound into powder. The powder is used for eye drops.

NameDong Gua Ye (Leaf of Chinese Waxgourd)The Effect of 冬瓜叶PropertyBitter, cool; lung and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, eliminate dampness and remove toxicity.IndicationsDiabetes, diarrhea caused by summer-heat and dampness, malaria, sores, bee sting.Dosage and Administrations

NameMo Pan Cao (Abutilon indicum)The Effect of 磨盘草PropertySweet, bland, cool; lung and kidney meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind and clear heat, resolve phlegm, relieve cough, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, traumatic injury, cold, fever, cough, diarrhea, deafness,

NameHua Tou Cao (Whiteflower violet herb with root)The Effect of 铧头草PropertySlightly bitter, cold; large intestine, liver and heart meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, disperse stasis and resolve swelling.IndicationsJaundice, sores and boils, scabies, stranguria with turbid disc

NameLao Wo Sheng (Black medic herb)The Effect of 老蜗生PropertySweet, astringent, neutral; liver, lung, gallbladder and kidney meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and induce diuresis, relieve cough, relax the tendons and bones, dredge meridians.IndicationsAsthma with cough, rheumatic arthritis, haemorr