Specimen photograph
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Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Drain Fire
- Temperature
- Cold
- Nature & Flavour
- Bitter, Cold
- Channels Entered
- GB, HT, LIV
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Vesica Fellea Ursi
- Chinese
- 熊胆
- Tone Marks
- xióng dăn
Chinese Herb Actions
- Clears Heat and Stops Spasms For high fever and convulsions. Also used to treat toothache, sore throat, jaundice, epidemic fever and Summerheat.
- Relieves Fire Toxins Used topically for heat lesions, very effective at stopping pain on the skin.
- Calms Liver Fire and Benefits the Eyes For acute conjunctivitis, red and swollen eyes, or mild visual obstructions.
- Reduces Swellings For trauma, fractures, sprains and hemorrhoids.
- Kills Parasites and Tonifies the Spleen For tapeworm and childhood nutritional impairment.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 1-2.5 grams taken in pills or powders. Same dosage to be used when given topically as an ointment.
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use in cases without true heat. Traditional sources say this substance should not be used with Radix Stephaniae Tetrandae (han fang ji) or Radix Rhemanniae Glutinosae (sheng di huang).
This herb is considered endangered, toxic, or is illegal in the United States
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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