Herbs that Drain Fire
Dan Zhu Ye 淡竹叶
Herba Lophatheri Gracilis Lophatherum Stem and Leaves
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Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Drain Fire
- Temperature
- Cold
- Nature & Flavour
- Sweet, Bland, Cold
- Channels Entered
- HT, SI, ST
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Herba Lophatheri Gracilis
- Chinese
- 淡竹叶
- Tone Marks
- dàn zhú yè
- Translation
- Bland Bamboo Leaves
Chinese Herb Actions
- Clears Heat, Calms the Spirit, and Relieves Thirst For heat conditions with irritability. Also used for stomach heat causing thirst, and for heat in the Heart and stomach channels causing mouth sores and swollen gums.
- Clears Damp-Heat and Promotes Urination For acute, scanty, and painful urination. Also used for heat in the small intestine channel giving rise to dysuria, irritability, and a dark red tip on the tongue.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 6-9 grams.
- Part used: leaves.
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use during pregnancy.
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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