Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NamingZi Hua Di Ding (Herba Violae)——Ben Cao Gang Mu (Compendium of Materia Medica)The Processing of 紫花地丁OriginThe entire plants of Viola yedoensis Makino of family Violaceae.LocationFrom the downstream area of Yangtze River to southern provinces.HarvestCollected in spring and autumn.The actual smel

NamingZi Hua Di Ding (Herba Violae)——Ben Cao Gang Mu (Compendium of Materia Medica)The Processing of Herba ViolaeOriginThe entire plants of Viola yedoensis Makino of family Violaceae.LocationFrom the downstream area of Yangtze River to southern provinces.HarvestCollected in spring and autumn.The act

NameZhu Dan (Pig's Gallbladder)The Effect of 猪胆PropertyBitter, cold; liver, gallbladder, lung and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, moisten dryness and remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, diarrhea, whooping cough, jaundice, constipation, asthma, thirst due to fever, pharyn

NameShi Jian Chuan (Chinese Sage Herb)The Effect of 石见穿PropertyBitter, pungent, slightly cold; liver and spleen meridians entered.ActionsActivate blood and resolve stagnation, clear heat and promote diuresis, dissipate nodulation and resolve swelling.IndicationsScrofula, carbuncle and swelling, hepa

NameShi Jian Chuan (Chinese Sage Herb)The Effect of Herba Salviae ChinensisPropertyBitter, pungent, slightly cold; liver and spleen meridians entered.ActionsActivate blood and resolve stagnation, clear heat and promote diuresis, dissipate nodulation and resolve swelling.IndicationsScrofula, carbuncl

NameLi Zhi Cao (Herba Salviae Plebeiae)The Effect of 荔枝草PropertySweet, pungent, cool; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsCool blood and promote diuresis, remove toxicity and kill parasites.IndicationsHematuria, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, gonorrhea, sore throat, ascites, carbuncle and swell

NameBei Dou Gen (Asiatic Moonseed Rhizome)The Effect of 北豆根PropertyBitter, cold, slightly toxic; lung, stomach and lung intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity; resolve swelling and alleviate pain; promote diuresis.IndicationsSore throat; cough with lung heat; mumps; diarrh

NameBei Dou Gen (Asiatic Moonseed Rhizome)The Effect of Asiatic Moonseed RhizomePropertyBitter, cold, slightly toxic; lung, stomach and lung intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity; resolve swelling and alleviate pain; promote diuresis.IndicationsSore throat; cough with lun

NamingYe Ju Hua (Flos Chrysanthemi Indici)——Ben Cao Zheng (Correction of Materia Medica)The Processing of 野菊花OriginThe anthodium of perennial herbaceous plant Chrysanthemum indicum L. of family Compositae.LocationEverywhere in China; mainly produced in Jiangsu, Sichuan, Anhui, Guangdong provinces, e

NamingYe Ju Hua (Flos Chrysanthemi Indici)——Ben Cao Zheng (Correction of Materia Medica)The Processing of Flos Chrysanthemi IndiciOriginThe anthodium of perennial herbaceous plant Chrysanthemum indicum L. of family Compositae.LocationEverywhere in China; mainly produced in Jiangsu, Sichuan, Anhui, G