Herbs that Clear Heat and Eliminate Toxins
Bai Tou Weng 白头翁
Radix Pulsatillae Chinensis Chinese Anemone Root or Pulsatilla
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Cold
- Nature & Flavour
- Bitter, Cold
- Channels Entered
- LI, LIV, ST
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Radix Pulsatillae Chinensis
- Chinese
- 白头翁
- Tone Marks
- bái tóu wēng
- Translation
- Hoary headed geezer
Chinese Herb Actions
- Clears Heat, Removes Toxins, and Reduces Inflammation For dysentery from Damp-Heat in the Stomach and intestines. Treats bacterial or amoebic dysentery, epistaxis and bleeding hemorrhoids. Also applied externally to treat trichomonas vaginitis.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 6-15 grams.
- Part used: root.
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use in cases of chronic diarrhea from spleen and stomach deficiency.
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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Chinese Herbs Books & References
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