Lian Qiao (Forsythia Fruit)

Herb 13 of 29 in Herbs that Clear Heat and Eliminate Toxins

Channels:

HT, LIV, GB

Properties:

Bitter, Slightly Spicy, Cool

Latin:

Fructus Forsythiae Suspensae

Chinese:

连翘

Tone Marks:

lián qiáo

Chinese Herb Actions

• Clears Heat Toxins and Disperses Lumps and Nodules
  For all sores from heat including abscesses, neck lumps, scrofula, and carbuncles.
• Clears Wind-Heat
  For Wind-Heat common cold. Also effective in treating high fever, thirst, and delirium.

Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions

• Do not use in Yin type abscesses or carbuncles that have already ulcerated. Also contraindicated in cases of diarrhea resulting from spleen and stomach deficiency.

Herb-Drug Interactions

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Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose

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Chinese Herb Dosage

• 6-15 grams.
• Part used: fruit when just about to ripen.

This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:

• Bao He Wan (Preserve Harmony Pill)
  Category: Formulas that Reduce Food Stagnation
• Fang Feng Tong Sheng San (Ledebouriella Powder that Sagely Unblocks)
  Category: Formulas that Release Exterior-Interior Excess
• Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan (Sweet Dew Special Pill to Eliminate Toxins)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Damp-Heat
• Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang (Sargassum Decoction for the Jade Flask)
  Category: Formulas that Transform Phlegm and Dissipate Nodules
• Liang Ge San (Cool the Diaphragm Powder)
  Category: Formulas that Purge Heat Accumulation
• Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin (Universal Benefit Decoction to Eliminate Toxins)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
• Qing Wen Bai Du Yin (Clear Epidemics and Overcome Toxins Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
• Qing Ying Tang (Clear the Nutritive Level Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat from the Nutritive Level and Cool the Blood
• Sang Ju Yin (Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Release Exterior Wind-Heat
• Sheng Tie Luo Yin (Iron Filings Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Sedate and Calm the Spirit
• Xuan Bi Tang (Disband Painful Obstruction Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Dispel Wind-Dampness
• Yin Qiao Ma Bo San (Honeysuckle, Forsythia, and Puffball Powder)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat from the Organs
• Yin Qiao San (Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder)
  Category: Formulas that Release Exterior Wind-Heat