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Pin Yin:
xuan shen
Common name: Ningpo figwort root
Botanical family: Scrophulariaceae
Botanical name: Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl.
Primary action: Cool Blood
Secondary actions:
Supplement Yin;
Clear Heat Toxins
Temperature: cold
Taste: salty, slightly bitter
Entering Channel: Lu, St, Kd
Actions:
Clears Heat and Cools Blood; used for Yingand Blood Aspect Heat.
Moistens Yin; especially useful for recovery from Warm Disease
when vexation and constipation are present.
Quell Fire and detoxifies Fire Poison, especially with red eyes and very
sore throat.
Alleviates Wasting and Thirsting Pattern.
(See
Blood Heat
;
Construction Aspect Wind Heat
;
Blood Aspect Repletion Heat
;
Blood Aspect Yin Damage
;
Interior-Heat-Vacuity (Vacuity
of Yin)
;
Heat Toxin
;
Wasting and Thirsting Pattern
.)
Indications: scrofula, phlegm nodes, heat effusion,
thirst, macular eruptions, sore throat, abscesses, sores, rash
Dosage:
3-10 qian.
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