Herbs that Clear Heat and Eliminate Toxins
Bai Lian
Radix Ampelopsis Ampelopsis, Japanese Ampelopsis Root
Specimen photograph
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not yet catalogued
Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Cool
- Nature & Flavour
- Bitter, Spicy, Cool
- Channels Entered
- HT, ST, LIV
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Radix Ampelopsis
- Tone Marks
- bái liàn
Chinese Herb Actions
- Clears Heat and Toxins, Reduces Abscesses and Heals Wounds It can be used alone for conditions where Heat and Toxins have caused sores and abscesses. It reduces swellings and treats carbuncles, burns (topically), skin redness and lesions. Especially good for when ulcers fail to heal.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 5-10 grams in Decoction (Chen)
- 3-9 Grams in Decoction (Bensky)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use for pale flat Yin type abscesses
- Do not use on patients with weak ST Qi
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- None Noted
This herb is incompatible with:
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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