Category
Clear Heat
Pin Yin
Latin Name
Lophatheri Herba
English Name
Dosage
6-9g
Entering Channels
HT
Flavor
bland
Temperature
cold
Pregnancy
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Chinese Herbal Formulas (Comprehensive List)
Individual Essential Oils
Kampo Name
Kampo Number
Kanji
Katakana
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Key Characteristics:
Cautions & Contraindications:
- None
Actions & Indications:
- Clears heat and eliminates irritability: for heat patterns with irritability and thirst. Also used for mouth sores and swollen, painful gums due to heat in the Heart or Stomach channels.
- Promotes urination and clears damp heat: for rough, scanty, painful urination. Especially useful for heat in the Small Intestine channel with the above symptoms plus irritability and a dark red tip on the tongue.
