Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Li Zhi Cao (Common Sage Herb)
Name
Li Zhi Cao (Herba Salviae Plebeiae)
The Effect of Herba Salviae Plebeiae
Property
Sweet, pungent, cool; lung and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Cool blood and promote diuresis, remove toxicity and kill parasites.
Indications
Hematuria, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, gonorrhea, sore throat, ascites, carbuncle and swelling, hemorrhoid, hematemesis, hemoptysis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~30 g (15~60 g of fresh product), or pounded into juice. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying, or wrung for mouthwash, or decocted for washing.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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