Category
Clear Heat
Pin Yin
Latin Name
Violae Herba
English Name
Dosage
15-30g
Entering Channels
HT
Flavor
acrid
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:
- Use with caution for yin-type sores.
Actions & Indications:
- Clears heat and resolves toxicity: for reducing hot swellings, especially for red, swollen eyes; swollen, painful throat and ears, mumps, and snakebite.
- Clears hot sores: used internally and topically (usually fresh) for sores and abscesses, especially of the head and back.
