Yu Xing Cao [1]

Posted by : admin on Feb 22, 2008 - 08:26 PM
Chinese Medicine Herbs / Clear Heat [2]

1 TASTE
Pungent and slightly cold


2 MERIDIANS
Lung


3 FUNCTIONS
To clear heat and release toxins


4 INDICATIONS
1. Lung abscess manifested as cough with bloody and pus-likesputum. Houttuynia (Yu Xing Cao [3]) is used with Platycodon root (Jiehgeng) and Coix seed (Yi Yi Ren [4]).2. Heat in the lungs manifested as cough with yellow and thick sputum. Houttuynia (Yuxingcao) is used with Mulberry bark (Sang Bai Pi [5]) and Trichosanthes fruit (Gua Lou [6]).3. Boils and swelling due to toxic heat. Houttuynia (Yuxingcao) is used with Dandelion herb (Pu Gong Ying [7]) and Forsythia fruit (Lian Qiao [8]).


5 DOSAGE
15-30 g


Yu Xing Cao

Image of herb: Yu Xing Cao [9]

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