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Pin Yin: dan zhu ye
Common name: bamboo leaf
Botanical family: Gramineae
Botanical name: Lophatherum gracile Brongn.
Primary action: Drain Fire
Secondary actions:
Clear Heat, Dry Dampness;
Release Wind Heat
Temperature: cold
Taste: acrid, sweet
Entering Channel: Ht, St, SI, UB
Actions:
Clears Heat and relieves vexation.
Clears Stomach and Heart Fire with mouth sores and painful gums.
Promotes urination and clears Damp Heat.
Releases Exterior and disperses Wind Heat; used in TaiYang-stage .
(See
Interior Heat ;
Stomach Heat (Stomach Fire Blazing);
Phlegm Fire Harassing Heart;
Damp Heat of Bladder;
Qi Aspect , general
.)
Indications: agitation, mouth sores, epilepsy, painful
urination
Cautions:
Use cautiously during pregnancy.
Dosage:
5-10 qian.
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