INDIVIDUAL HERBS
Pharmaceutical Latin: | Herba Lippiae |
Common English: | Lippia |
Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Acrid Bitter |
Cool (Neutral) Slightly Toxic |
Liver Kidney (Lung) (Heart) (Small Intestine) |
6-15g Fresh: 30-60g |
Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Clears Heat, reduces inflammation and regulates menstruation |
Gynecological disorders |
Expels Wind, removes toxin and disperses swelling |
Carbuncles, sore throat, tonsillitis, ulcerative gingivitis Diarrhea due to Heat Gonorrhea, herpes zoster |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Drive out stasis in the Lower Abdomen
Decoction |
Flos Celosiae Cristatae |
Hb. Pteris |
Irregular menstruation amenor-rhea or dysmenorrhea due to Heat and Blood Stagnation in the Lower Jiao |
White discharge |
Infertility due to chronic inflam-mation of the pelvic cavity |
Hb. Pteris |
Fol. Isatidis |
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Gonorrhea |
Tonsillitis, parotitis, Upper respiratory infection Toxic swelling |
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- For herpes zoster, apply this herb topically as a powder.