Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameShui Fei Ji (Fructus Silybi)The Effect of 水飞蓟PropertyBitter, cool; liver and gallbladder meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, soothe the liver and promote the secretion of bile.Indicationschronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty liver, cholelithiasis and cholangitis.Dosage and Adm

NameShui Fei Ji (Fructus Silybi)The Effect of Fructus SilybiPropertyBitter, cool; liver and gallbladder meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, soothe the liver and promote the secretion of bile.Indicationschronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty liver, cholelithiasis and cholangitis.Dos

NameKu Mu (India quassiawood)The Effect of 苦木PropertyBitter, cold, slightly toxic; lung and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, remove toxicity and dispel dampness.IndicationsSore throat, cold due to wind-heat, eczema, snake and insect bites, diarrhea due to damp-heat, sores and boi

NameTong Guan Teng (Marsdeniae Tenacissimae Caulis)The Effect of 通关藤PropertyBitter, slightly cold; lung meridian entered.ActionsRelieve cough and dyspnea, resolve phlegm, promote secretion of milk, clear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsCough and dyspnea with excessive phlegm, rheumatoid arthriti

NameHuang Shu Kui Hua (Abelmoschi Corolla)The Effect of 黄蜀葵花PropertySweet, cold; kidney and bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear away damp-heat, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.IndicationsStranguria, edema, hematemesis, nose bleeding, retained placenta, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis; burn due

NameHuang Teng (Caulis Fibraureae)The Effect of 黄藤PropertyBitter, cold; heart and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, purge fire and relax the bowels.IndicationsSwelling and pain of eyes, sores and boils, sore throat, diarrhea, dysentery, constipation.Dosage and Administra

NameHuang Teng (Caulis Fibraureae)The Effect of Caulis FibraureaePropertyBitter, cold; heart and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, purge fire and relax the bowels.IndicationsSwelling and pain of eyes, sores and boils, sore throat, diarrhea, dysentery, constipation.Dosage

NameXi Ming (Herba Thlaspis)The Effect of 菥蓂PropertyPungent, slightly cold; liver, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear liver-fire and improve eyesight, harmonize the stomach and spleen and promote diuresis, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.IndicationsAbdominal distension,

NameXi Ming (Herba Thlaspis)The Effect of Herba ThlaspisPropertyPungent, slightly cold; liver, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear liver-fire and improve eyesight, harmonize the stomach and spleen and promote diuresis, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.IndicationsAbdominal

NameJiu Bi Ying (Cortex Ilicis Rotundae)The Effect of 救必应PropertyBitter, cold; lung, stomach, large intestine and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis and alleviate pain.IndicationsEczema, rheumatic arthritis, traumatic injury, sores and boils, sore throat,