Herbs that Clear Heat and Eliminate Toxins
Pu Gong Ying 蒲公英
Herba Taraxaci Mongolici cum Radice Dandelion
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Cold
- Nature & Flavour
- Bitter, Sweet, Cold
- Channels Entered
- LIV, ST
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Herba Taraxaci Mongolici cum Radice
- Chinese
- 蒲公英
- Tone Marks
- pú gōng Yīng
Chinese Herb Actions
- Eliminates Heat and Toxins in the Blood For any type of heat disorder, especially heat in the Liver channel with red and swollen eyes.
- Removes Abscesses and Reduces Nodules For boils, sores, and furuncles especially if they are firm and hard as in mastitis and intestinal abscesses.
- Resolves Dampness For jaundice, acute urinary tract infections, and hepatitis from Damp-Heat.
- Promotes Lactation Treats insufficient milk secretion due to heat.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 9-30 grams.
- Part used: whole plant.
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Over dosage may cause loose stool or heartburn.
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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