Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameTai Bai Ju (Herb of Flaccid Aster)SourcesThe drug is the whole herb or flower of Aster flaccidus Bge. (Family Compositae), growing in mountainous grasslands, in scrubs or on rocky lands, distributed in Northern China and Shanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet of China.The Ef

NameHui Diao (Small Goosefoot)SourcesThe drug is the dried entire herb of Chenopodium serotinum L. (family Chenopodiaceae), growing in fields, waste lands or roadsides; and distributed in almost all of China.The Effect of Hui DiaoPropertyBitter, sweet, neutral.ActionsClear heat and eliminate dampnes

NameZhong Hua Ti Gai Jue (Rhizoma Athyrii Sinensis)SourcesThe drug is the dried rhizome or leaf of Athyrium sinense Rupr. (Family Athyriaceae), growing in forests along ravines, in swampy lands near the forests, and distributed in Northeast China, North China, Northwest China and Southwest China.The

NameDa Ding Cao (Herba Leibnitziae Anandriae)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Leibnitzia anandria (L.) Nakai (Family Compositae), growing in hilly roadsides, in edge of woods, in scrubs or on grasslands, distributed in most provinces of China.The Effect of Da Ding CaoPropertyBitte

NameHui Guan Zhong (Herba Polystichi Deltodoni )SourcesThe drug is the dried entire herb of Polystichum deltodon (Bak.) Diels (family Dryopteridaceae), growing on limerocks or in crevices of rock, and distributed in Anhui, Taiwan, Hunan, Hubei, Guangxi, Guangdong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou of China.T

NameNiu Jin Guo (Radix Harrisoniae Perforatae)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh root or leaf of Harrisonia perforate (Bl.) Merr. (Family Simaroubaceae), growing on mountain slopes, in forests and scrubs on mountainous areas, and distributed in Guang dong and Hainan of China.The Effect of Niu Jin

NameYi Dian Hong (Emilia Herb)The Effect of Yi Dian HongPropertyCool, slightly bitter.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, induce diuresis, dissipate stasis and resolve swelling.IndicationsDysentery, sore throat, dental ulcer, sores and boils, upper respiratory infection, enteritis, urinary tract

NameMao Dong Qing (Pubescent Holly Root)The Effect of Mao Dong QingPropertyBitter, astringent, cold; heart and lung meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and dredge meridians.IndicationsBurns and scalds, erysipelas, acute tonsillitis, cough and asthma due to lung-he

NameLuo Guo Di (Radix Hemsleyae)SourcesThe drug is the dried root tuber of Hemsleya amabilis Diels (family Cucurbitaceae), growing in shrubs, gullies, woods or at wet places, distributed in Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan of China.The Effect of Luo Guo DiPropertyBitter, cold, slightly toxic; stoma

NameNong Ji Li (Purpleflower Crotalaria Herb)The Effect of Nong Ji LiPropertySweet, bland, neutral, toxic; lung, liver and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClerat heat, promote diuresis, remove toxicity, replenish yin and tonify the kidney.IndicationsSnake and insect bites, dizziness, sores