Wind-Heat-Dispersing Herbs
Ku Ding Cha (Broadleaf Holly Leaf)
Name
Ku Ding Cha (Broadleaf Holly Leaf)
The Effect of 苦丁茶
Property
Sweet, bitter, cold; lung, liver and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Dispel wind-heat, refresh oneself, promote digestion, resolve phlegm, stop dysentery and remove polydipsia.
Indications
Headache, toothache, dysentery, polydipsia due to heat disease, tinnitus, red eyes.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~9 g, or made into pills. Proper dosage is for external application, decocted for washing or pounded for applying.
Cautions
It is contraindicated for deficiency-cold in spleen and stomach.
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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