Herbs that Clear Heat and Eliminate Toxins
Lou Lu 漏芦
Radix Rhapontici seu Echinopsis Echinops Root or Rhaponticum
Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Cold
- Nature & Flavour
- Bitter, Salty, Cold
- Channels Entered
- LI, ST
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Radix Rhapontici seu Echinopsis
- Chinese
- 漏芦
- Tone Marks
- lòu lú
- Translation
- Leaking Reed
Chinese Herb Actions
- Clears Heat and Reduces Toxicity For the beginning stages of sores and swellings, especially in the breast. Treats mastitis, swelling, pain, and abscess in the breast due to heat.
- Promotes Lactation For lack of milk secretion and breast distention, especially when caused by heat.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 3-12 grams.
- Part used: root.
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Contraindicated during pregnancy and in patients with Qi 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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