Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameYa Dan Zi (Fructus Bruceae)The Effect of Fructus BruceaePropertyBitter, cold; toxic; large intestine and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity; check malaria; erode excrescence in topical administration.IndicationsRecurrent dysentery (amoebic dysentery), abdominal pain wi

NameMu Hu Die (semen oroxyli)The Effect of 木蝴蝶PropertyBitter, cold; liver and lung meridians entered.ActionsNourish the lung and soothe the liver, harmonize the stomach and promote tissue regeneration.IndicationsCough, pharyngitis, sore throat, bronchitis, unhealing wound, aphonia, stomachache due t

NameMu Hu Die (semen oroxyli)The Effect of semen oroxyliPropertyBitter, cold; liver and lung meridians entered.ActionsNourish the lung and soothe the liver, harmonize the stomach and promote tissue regeneration.IndicationsCough, pharyngitis, sore throat, bronchitis, unhealing wound, aphonia, stomach

NameWei Ling Cai (Chinese Cinquefoil Herb)The Effect of 委陵菜PropertyBitter, cold; liver and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, cool blood and check diarrhea.IndicationsSores and boils, bleeding due to hemorrhoids, chronic dysentery, abdominal pain due to dysenter

NamingShe Gan (Rhizoma Belamcandae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Rhizoma BelamcandaeOriginThe rhizoma of Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC. of family Iridaceae.LocationHubei, Henan, Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, etc.HarvestDug out at the beginning of sprout in earlier spri

NamingShan Dou Gen (Radix Sophorae Tonkinensis)——Kai Bao Ben Cao (Materia Medica in Kai-Bao Reign)The Processing of 山豆根OriginThe root and rhizoma of Sophora tonkinensis Gapnep. of family Leguminosae.LocationMainly in Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Guizhou provinces of China.HarvestCollected at anytime

NamingShan Dou Gen (Radix Sophorae Tonkinensis)——Kai Bao Ben Cao (Materia Medica in Kai-Bao Reign)The Processing of Radix Sophorae TonkinensisOriginThe root and rhizoma of Sophora tonkinensis Gapnep. of family Leguminosae.LocationMainly in Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Guizhou provinces of China.Harv

NameShan Ci Gu (Indian Iphigenia Bulb)The Effect of 山慈姑PropertySweet, slightly pungent, cold, slightly toxic; liver, stomach and lung meridians entered.ActionsResolve swelling and dissipate nodulation, resolve phlegm and remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, snake and insect bites, sore throat

NameJin Guo Lan (Arrowshaped Tinospora Root)The Effect of Radix TinosporaePropertyBitter, cold; spleen and kidney meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, stomachache, appendicitis, mastitis, mumps, acute pharyngitis, tonsillitis, enteritis, stomatitis, bac

NameYa Dan Zi (Fructus Bruceae)The Effect of 鸭旦子PropertyBitter, cold; toxic; large intestine and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity; check malaria; erode excrescence in topical administration.IndicationsRecurrent dysentery (amoebic dysentery), abdominal pain with hemafecia