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Oldenlandiae Diffusae, Hb (= Hedyotis Diffusae, Hb)
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Pin Yin:
bai hua she she cao
Botanical family: Rubiaceae
Botanical name: Oldenlandia diffusa (Willd.) Roxb. [= Hedyotis diffusa]
Primary action: Clear Heat Toxins
Secondary actions:
Clear Heat, Dry Dampness
Temperature: cold
Taste: bitter, sweet
Entering Channel: Lv, St, LI
Actions:
Clears Heat and detoxifies Fire Poison and reduces abscesses; for
Intestinal Abscess, Heat in the Bladder, and Poisonous sores and
ulcers on the skin.
Clears Damp Heat jaundice.
Clears Heat from the Lungs.
Clears Heat from Intestines; used for gastrointestinal neoplasms when
used in higher dosage range.
(See
Heat Toxin
;
Intestinal Abscess
;
Damp Heat of Bladder
;
Damp Heat of Gall Bladder
and Liver
;
Spleen Stomach Damp Heat
;
Heat Congested in Lungs
(Repletion Heat of Lungs)
;
Large Intestine Damp Heat
.)
Indications: cough, sore and swollen throat, skin
rashes, sores, masses, intestinal abscess, snakebite, insect bites,
jaundice, strangury
Dosage:
10-30 qian.
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