Category
Clear Heat
Pin Yin
Latin Name
Phaseoli Radiati Semen
English Name
Dosage
15-30g
Entering Channels
HT
Flavor
sweet
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:
- Should be used with caution in those with loose stools or diarrhea.
Actions & Indications:
- Clears summerheat: for summerheat patterns of irritability and fever, especially when thirst is an important symptom. This herb is often made as a tea in the summertime to prevent the ocurrence of summerheat.
- Clears heat and resolves toxicity: for toxic sores and swellings. For this purpose it can be ground into a powder and taken as a tea.
- Antidote: as an antidote for poisoning due to Aconiti Radix lateralis preparata and Coronis Fructus. This combination is also used for summerheat leading to rashes.
