Hu Huang Lian
| Hu Huang Lian in TCM:Explore the properties of Hu Huang Lian according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: picrorhiza, figwort flower rhizome
Pharmacuetical Name: Rhizoma Picrorhizae
Properties: bitter, cold
Temperature: cold
Channels: LI, ST, LV
Flavors: bitter
Special Properties:
clears heat
Actions / Indications:
- Clears deficient heat (tidal fever, yin deficient
fire, steaming bone disorder)
- Clear heat from childhood nutritional impairment (indigestion,
abdominal distension with emaciation; afternoon fevers)
- Drains damp heat (diarrhea, damp-heat dysenteric
disorders or hemorrhoids)
Special Notes:
- Hu Huang Lian primarily clears deficient heat, whereas Huang
Lian primarily clears damp heat.
- Hu Huang Lian is similar to Yin Chai Hu,
but is stronger to clear deficient heat.
Contraindications:
- (cc: Spleen and Stomach Insufficiency)
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