Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, and Nourishes the Yin Use when heat has entered the Blood level causing fever, bleeding, dry mouth, and a red-purple tongue color. Also for Yin Deficiency heat, especially following a fever with dryness, constipation, irritability, and dry cough.
Relieves Fire Toxicity and Inflammation For red or swollen eyes and severe sore throat.
Resolves Nodules and Lumps For neck lumps, swollen tonsils, scrofula, and swollen throat from phlegm fire.
Contraindications and Cautions
Contraindicated in patients with diarrhea, or dampness in the spleen or stomach. This herb has been noted to antagonize Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis (gan jiang), Radix Astragali Membranacei (huang qi), Fructus Zizyphi Jujubae (da zao), Frucutus Corni Officinalis (shan zhu yu), and is incompatible with Rhizoma et Radix Veratri (li lu).
Herb-Drug Interactions
May interfere with Anti-Diabetic drugs.
Toxicity and Overdose
This section is being researched, and is not completed.
Dosage
9-30 grams.
Part used: root.
Notes
To benefit the yin, this herb is often dry-fried in salt.
Only use Chinese herbs or formulas under the direct care and supervision of a licensed Acupuncturist/Herbalist.
Some of the substances included on this website are no longer used, and are included for historical reference only.
Herb 9 of 11 in Herbs that Cool the Blood
