Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs

NameHu Zhang Cao (Brooklet Anemone Root)The Effect of Hu Zhang CaoPropertyBitter, pungent, neutral, slightly toxic; liver, lung, stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and relax the tendons.IndicationsScrofula, sores and boils, malaria, stomachache, traumatic

NameShui Xian Cai (Herba Ammanniae Bacciferae)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Ammannia baccifera L. (Family Lythraceae), growing in swampy places or irrigated fields, and distributed in East China, South China, and Hebei, Shaanxi, Hunan, Hubei and Yunnan.The Effect of Shui Xian C

NameMu Shu (Manihot Amylum seu Folium)SourcesThe drug is the starch or leaf of Manihot esculenta Crantz (Family Euphorbiaceae), cultivated in thick soils on hillsides, hilllands or sandy lands, cultivated in Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and Yunnan of China.ConstituentsThe herb and tube

NameGou Gan Cai (Chinese Dicliptera Herb)The Effect of Gou Gan CaiPropertySweet, slightly bitter, cold; liver, lung and heart meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and cool blood, induce diuresis and remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, difficult urination, hematochezia, hematuria, macula cause

NameMa Yin Hua (Rhododendri Ovati Radix)SourcesThe drug is the dried root of Rhododendron ovatum Planch. (Family Ericaceae), growing on mountain slopes in forests, and distributed chiefly in Fujian, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong and Hunan.ConstituentsLeaf contains quercetin, myroetin, dihydro

NameHai Mu (Tripair-leaved heynea root)The Effect of Hai MuPropertyBitter, cool, slightly toxic.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, relieve sore throat, dispel wind-damp.IndicationsStomachache, rheumatic arthritis, amygdalitis, sphagitis.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 9~15 g, or soaked in wine.

NameFang Jie Shi (Calcite)The Effect of Fang Jie ShiPropertyBitter, pungent, extremely cold; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, eliminate dampness, dredge meridians and remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice, heat accumulation in chest.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 9~15 g, or made

NameQing Ma (Piemarker Herb)The Effect of Qing MaPropertyBitter, neutral; spleen and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and promote diuresis, remove toxicity and induce resuscitation.IndicationsSores and boils, dysentery, deafness, tympanitis, tinnitus, orchitis, suppurative tonsillitis.Dos

NameCao Shi Can (Chinese artichoke)The Effect of Cao Shi CanPropertySweet, bland, cool; liver and spleen meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind and eliminate dampness, clear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsRheumatic arthritis, asthma, cough, jaundice due to damp-heat, stranguria, snake bites, morb

NameBa Jiao Lian (Sixangular Dysosma Rhizome)The Effect of Ba Jiao LianPropertyBitter, pungent, cool, toxic; liver and lung meridians entered.ActionsResolve phlegm and dissipate nodulation, expel stasis and alleviate pain, clear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsCough, sore throat, scrofula, snake