Herbs that Clear Heat and Eliminate Toxins
Shi Shang Bai
Herba Selaginellae Doederleinii Selaginella
Channels LIV
Nature Cold SweetSpicyNeutralBitter
Specimen photograph
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Cold
- Nature & Flavour
- Sweet, Spicy, Neutral, Bitter, Cold
- Channels Entered
- LIV
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Herba Selaginellae Doederleinii
- Tone Marks
- shí shàng băi
- Translation
- Stone Top Fir
Chinese Herb Actions
- Clears Heat and Reduces Toxicity Used for treating fever, Lung heat cough, sore throat, and ulcers.
- Drains Damp-Heat For cancer or cirrhosis of the Liver, ascites, Damp-Heat jaundice, and Damp-Heat in the urinary bladder.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 15-30 grams. Up to 60 grams for cancer or cirrhosis of the liver.
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Possible side effects may include discomfort, reduction of appetite, and hair loss.
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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