Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Qing Tian Kui (Herba seu Rhizoma Nerviliae Fordii)
Name
Qing Tian Kui (Herba seu Rhizoma Nerviliae Fordii)
Sources
The drug is the dried tuber or whole herb of Nervilia fordii (Hance)Schltr.(family Orchidaceae), mostly growing on lime rock mountain-lands and in woods, distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan of China.
The Effect of Qing Tian Kui
Actions
Moisten the lung nd relieve cough, clear heat and remove toxicity, dissipate stasis and alleviate pain.
Indications
Infantile malnutrition, scrofula, sore throat, traumatic injury, sores and boils, cough caused by lung-heat, stomatitis, tuberculosis with hemoptysis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~15 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.
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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