Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Jin Zhong Hua (Radix seu Folium seu Fructus Forsythiae Viridissimae)
Name
Jin Zhong Hua (Radix seu Folium seu Fructus Forsythiae Viridissimae)
Sources
The drug is the dried ripe fruit of Forsythia viridissima Lindl.(family Oleaceae),growing in grassland on mountain slopes, in scrubs, along streams, cultivated in gardens, and distributed chiefly in Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hubei, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan of China.
The Effect of Jin Zhong Hua
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, dissipate nodule.
Indications
Fever, common cold, swelling and pain of eyes.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 10~15 g or double the dosage of the fresh. Proper dosage is for external application, 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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