Herbs that Clear Heat and Eliminate Toxins
Ya Dan Zi 鸭蛋子
Fructus Bruceae Javanicae Java Brucea Fruit
Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Cold
- Nature & Flavour
- Bitter, Cold ,Toxic
- Channels Entered
- LI, LIV
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Fructus Bruceae Javanicae
- Chinese
- 鸭蛋子
- Tone Marks
- yā dàn zĭ
- Translation
- Crow Gallbladder Seed
Chinese Herb Actions
- Treats Dysentery Used for recurrent or chronic diarrhea, alternating hard and loose stool, and dysentery from amebic infections or protozoans.
- Treats Shao Yang Level Disorders For alternating chills and fever or malaria. Can be applied topically for warts, corns or trichomonas vaginitis.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 10-15 fruit for malaria, 10-30 fruit for dysentery.
- Part used: seed or fruit. Do not administer as a tea, rather in capsule or placed inside Arillus Euphoriae Lon gramsanae (long yan rou).
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Use with caution during pregnancy and for small children. Do not use in cases of nausea and vomiting, or in cases of spleen or stomach deficiency. Not to be taken in large doses or for long periods of time, as it may injure the stomach, intestines, kidneys, or liver. Patients with liver or kidney diseases, or gastrointestinal bleeding should avoid this herb.
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- Large doses can cause vasodilation of the internal organs and may lead to hemorrhage.
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This herb is considered toxic.
(while some Chinese herbs are toxic, it must be noted that many come prepared, or are combined, to mitigate their toxicity)
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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