Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Peng Qi Ju: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Peng Qi Ju (Herba Wedeliae)
The Effect of Peng Qi Ju
Property
Sweet, cold.
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, cool blood and dissipate blood stasis.
Indications
Whooping cough, urine with blood, dysentery, nose bleeding, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, fever due to cold, diphtheritis, pneumonia, hemorrhoids, infective hepatitis, trachitis, hematemesis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 15~30 g, or 30~60 g of fresh product. Proper dosage is for external application. Pounded for applying or pounded into juice for mouthwash.
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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