INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Herba Andrographitis |
| Common English: | Andrographitis Green Chiretta Kariat Heart-Thread Lotus Leaf |
Taste |
Temperature |
Entering Meridians |
Dosage |
Bitter (Astringent) |
Cold |
Large Intestine Lung Small Intestine Stomach (Urinary Bladder) (Liver) |
6-20g |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Clears Heat and resolves Fire toxicity (Benefits the throat) |
Heat in the Lungs and throat, asthma, encephalitis B Acute infection of the gastrointestinal tract Chuang Yung In its fresh form it can be applied topically for snake bite |
Dries Dampness and stops diarrhea |
Damp-Heat dysentery (Intestinal Damp-Heat) Gall Bladder Heat, viral hepatitis, herpes zoster Hot, painful urinary dysfunction, urinary tract infections Eczema (topically) |
Cools the Blood |
Epistaxis |
Resolves Phlegm |
Phlegm Heat with purulent sputum |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
| Per. Citri Reticulatae |
Hb. Houttuyniae |
Flos Lonicerae |
Cough due to Lung Heat |
Lung Abscess Cough due to Lung Heat (bronchitis or pneumonia) Sore throat |
Early stages of a Warm-Heat pathogen with fever and a sore throat |
Hb. Portulacae |
Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati |
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Topically for toxic sore and swellings and snakebite |
Dysenteric disorder Diarrhea |
Hot, painful urinary dysfunction |
Flos Lonicerae |
Hb. Houttuyniae |
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Skin sores and carbuncles (Internally and topically) Snake bite (Internally and topically) |
Lung Heat cough and asthma with yellow sputum |
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- It can be used as an inexpensive substitute for Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian.
- Recently, it has been used to treat leptospirosis.
- Recently this herb has become one of the most commonly used herbs to clear Heat and eliminate toxins.
- It can reduce swellings and, applied topically as a powder, is used for eczema, scalds, burns and snakebite.
- This herb is a broad-spectrum anti-infective with immunostimulant, antibacterial and antiviral properties.
- It is an antipyretic with anti-inflammatory, detoxicant and antivenomous properties.
- It is an expectorant and uterine stimulant with parturient and abortive properties and an anthelmintic.
- It treats HIV.
- It has an antitumor effect.
- This herb can substitute for Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian.
- Both Chuan Xin Lian and Rx. Scutellariae Barbatae Ban Zhi Lian clear Heat, resolve toxicity, reduce swelling and alleviate pain. Ban Zhi Lian is acrid, bitter and cold and is better at eliminating Stagnation, reducing swelling and alleviating pain. It is used for Lung, Stomach and Intestinal abscesses (including cancers) and Blood Stasis due to trauma. Chuan Xin Lian is bitter, cold and better at clearing Heat and resolving toxicity. It also cools Blood Heat, and reduces swelling and is much more bitter than Ban Zhi Lian. this is one of the most frequently used anti-cancer herbs.
- Both Chuan Xin Lian and Rz. Paridis Chong Lou clear heat and Toxins and are indicated for all Toxic Heat patterns. Chuan Xin Lian treats various infections, particularly of the Intestinal and respiratory tracts. Chong Lou treats poisonous snake bites and cancer. It clears Heat and stops convulsions and is used for infantile convulsions or any seizure disorder due to high fever.