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| Jin Yin Hua** (Honeysuckle flower) |
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Definition
N/F: cold and sweet
Channels: LU, ST, LI
F/I: clear heat and clean toxin, vent and disperse wind heat, parasites, dysentary, breast, throat, eyes, intestinal abcess
Notes: greatly enhanced when combined with Lian Qiao |
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N/F: slightly cold and bitter
Channels: LU, HT, GB
F/I: clear heat and toxin, disperse wind heat, carbuncles, boils and nodes under the skin |
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N/F: very cold, bitter and salty
Treats heat in the Qi and blood level, good for severe diseases and epidemic outbreak. |
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| Ban Lan Gen** (Isatis root) |
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Definition
N/F: cold, bitter
Channels: HT, ST, Lu
F/I: clear heat and clean toxin, cool the blood to relieve sore throat, also good for killing parasites and arresting contagious diseases (epidemics) |
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Definition
N/F: cold and salty
Channels: LR, Lu, ST
F/I: clear heat and clean toxin, cool blood and relieve swelling, stop convulsion, clear sputum due to lung heat, sore throat
Dosage: 1.5-3g powder
Caution: use cautiously if a paitent has cold in the stomach |
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| Pu Gong Ying** (dandelion) |
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Definition
N/F: cold, sweet and bitter
Channels: LR, ST
F/I: clear heat and clean toxin; drain damp and promote urination, good for jaundice and abscess in breast and intestine, can take internally or use topically |
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N/F: cold bitter and acrid
Channels: LR, HT
F/I: clear heat, clean toxin, mumps, painful throat, sores especially on head and back, snake bites, deeply rooted boils, appendicitis. |
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| Ye Ju Hua* (wild chysanthemum flower) |
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Definition
N/F: Slightly cold, bitter, acrid
Channels: LU, LR
F/I: clear heat and clean toxin, boils, swollen and painful throat, red and painful eyes |
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Definition
N/F: slightly cold, acrid and bitter
Channels: ST, LI, LR
F/I: clear heat and clean toxin; drain pus, remove blood stasis to relieve pain, pus and blood in lower jiao, post partum, post surgery, nephritis
Caution: only use when absolutely necessary in pregnancy |
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| Yu Xing Cao* (Houttuyniae) |
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Definition
N/F: slightly cold, acrid
Channels: LU, LI
F/I: clear hear, clean toxin, drain pus, promote urination, lung abcesses, painful and burning urination
Note: short cook |
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| Chuan Xin Lian (Andrographis) |
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Definition
| clear heat and clean toxin; dry damp virtually anywhere in the body, snake or insect bites, reduce swelling |
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| Bai Hua She She Cao* (Oldenlandia) |
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Definition
N/F: cold, slightly bitter and sweet
Channels: ST, LI, SI
F/I: clear heat and clean toxin, drain damp; promote urination, snake bite, researched for cancer, can be used externally or internally.
Caution: Cautiously used in pregnancy |
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Definition
N/F: cold, slightly acrid and sweet
Channels: LR, ST
F/I: Resolves toxicity, anti clumping, anti cancer, also useful for scrofula, swelling, abdominal tumors, cirrhosis and animal bites.
Cautions: Adulterants can be toxic, lethal doising from 30g. Use with caution in weak paitents |
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| Bai Tou Weng** (Pulsatilla) |
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Definition
N/F: cold and bitter
Channels: LI, ST
F/I: clear heat and clean toxin, cool blood, thick green phlegm, pus and bleeding, dysentary due to heat
Caution: Do not use for dysentery due to deficiency cold |
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Definition
N/F: Cold, toxic and bitter
F/I: Dysentary, Malaria, topically for warts and corns.
Dosage: 0.5-2g not used in decoction, not usually taken internally except in capsules |
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Definition
| clears heat and cleans toxings, clears summer heat and promotes urination, good for herb or food poisoning |
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| Hong Teng* (Sargentodoxa Vine) |
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Definition
N/F: neutral, bitter
Channels: LI, LR
F/I: Clear heat and clean toxin; promote blood circulation to stop pain, appendicitis, intestinal abcess, dysmenorrhea
Caution: Used with caution during pregnancy |
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Definition
N/F: neutral, sweet and bland
Channels: LR,ST
F/I: clar heat and clean toxin; resolve damp, relieve joint pain, syphillis, mercury toxicity |
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| Niu Huang (cattle or buffalo gallstone) |
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Definition
N/F: cool, bitter, aromatic
Channels: LR, HT, GB
F/I: clear heat and clean toxin; subdue liver wind for relieving convulsions, coma due to blockage of heart by heat or phlegm heat
Dosage:.2-.5g powder
Caution: Contraindicated during pregnancy |
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| Ban Zhi Lian* (Barbat Skullcap) |
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Definition
N/F: cool, acrid and slightly bitter
Channels: LR, ST, LI, LU
F/I: clear heat and clean toxin, chronic hepatitis, enlargement of LR or SP, researched for cancer, edema, snake bite
Caution: Use cautiously with pregnancy |
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| Ma Bo (puffball mushroom) |
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Definition
N/F: neutral and acrid
Channels: Lu
F/I: stops bleeding, painful throat, loss of voice |
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| Shan Dou Gen* (menispermi) |
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Definition
N/F:cold, bitter
Channels: Lu, ST, LI
F/I: clear heat and toxin, ease throat, relieve swelling, stop pain, painful gums, throat and lung cancer
CautionsL do not use for wind heat. OD can cause vomiting, diarrhea, chest stuffiness and palpitation |
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Definition
N/F: cold, bitter
Channels: Lu
F/I: clear heat and clean toxin; eliminate phlegm and ease throat, asthma
Caution: weak spleen can cause diarrhea, use cautiously during pregnancy |
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Definition
N/F: slightly cold, bitter and acrid (often listed as neutral)
Promotes tissue regeneration
Cautions: do not mix with Wu Tou (aconite) |
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