Heat-Clearing and Blood-cooling Herbs
Chang Ye Bing Ye Shan Hua (Long-petiole Sarcococca)
Name
Chang Ye Bing Shan Hua (Herba Sarcococcae Longipetiolatae)
Sources
The drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Sarcococca longipetiolata M. Cheng (Family Buxaceae), growing along the bank of ravines, in forests, and distributed in Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi of China.
The Effect of Herba Sarcococcae Longipetiolatae
Property
Bitter, astringent, slightly pungent, cold; lung and liver meridians entered.
Actions
Cool blood and dissipate nodule, remove toxicity and astringe the wound.
Indications
Traumatic injury and bleeding, innominate inflammatory swelling, mumps, jaundice.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~15 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying with the fresh.
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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