Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameLa Mei Hua (Japan Allspice Flower)The Effect of 蜡梅花PropertySweet, slightly bitter; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsRelieve summer-heat, promote the secretion of saliva or body fluid, relieve cough.IndicationsWhooping cough, choking sensation in chest, polydypsia due to heat disease, co

NameLa Mei Hua (Japan Allspice Flower)The Effect of Flos Chimonanthi PraecocisPropertySweet, slightly bitter; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsRelieve summer-heat, promote the secretion of saliva or body fluid, relieve cough.IndicationsWhooping cough, choking sensation in chest, polydypsia

NameKu Zhu Ye (Pleioblastus amarus leaves)The Effect of 苦竹叶PropertyBitter, cold.ActionsClear heat, improve eyesight, remove toxicity, kill parasites.IndicationsScalds and burns, eyes pain, diabetes, aphtha, aphonia, dysphoria.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 6~12 g. Proper dosage is for external app

NameJian Dao Cao (Clinopodium Herb)The Effect of 剪刀草PropertyBitter, pungent, cool.ActionsExpel wind and clear heat, promote the circulation of qi, activate blood, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.IndicationsVomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, sore throat, snake and insect bites, sores and boils, trau

NameJian Dao Cao (Clinopodium Herb)The Effect of Herba Clinopodii GracilisPropertyBitter, pungent, cool.ActionsExpel wind and clear heat, promote the circulation of qi, activate blood, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.IndicationsVomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, sore throat, snake and insect bites,

NameXiao Jin Qian Cao (Creeping Dichondra Herb)The Effect of 小金钱草PropertyBitter, pungent, cool; lung and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis and activate blood.IndicationsJaundice, dysentery, edema, sores and boils, traumatic injury, gonorrhea, urolithiasi

NameZha Jiang Cao (Herba Oxalidis Corniculatae)The Effect of 酢浆草PropertySour, cold; large intestine and small intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and promote diuresis, cool blood and dissipate blood stasis, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.IndicationsDiarrhea, dysentery, jaundice, nose

NameZha Jiang Cao (Herba Oxalidis Corniculatae)The Effect of Herba Oxalidis CorniculataePropertySour, cold; large intestine and small intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and promote diuresis, cool blood and dissipate blood stasis, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.IndicationsDiarrhea, d

NameBa Jiao Gen (Root of Japanese Banana)The Effect of 芭蕉根PropertySweet, cold; stomach, spleen and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, relieve thrist, induce diuresis, remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, edema, barbiers, jaundice, polydipsia, erysipelas, deep-rooted boil, metrorrhagia

NameTeng Li Gen (Radix Actinidiae Chinensis)The Effect of 藤梨根PropertyBitter, astringent, cool.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and dissipate nodulation, dispel wind and promote diuresis.IndicationsSores and boils, traumatic injury, rheumatic arthritis.Dosage and AdministrationsD