Antipyretic.[3,5]
Antibacterial.[3] Antispasmodic.[5]
Antiperiodic.[5]
- Damp Heat jaundice presenting with fever,
urinary dysfunction, constipation, and abdominal distention, with
Gardinia
jasminoides- Zhi zi and
Rheum tanguticum-
Da huang.
[4]
- Damp Cold jaundice, With
Zingiber
officinale- Gan jiang, and
Aconitum
carmichaeli- Fu zi and
Poria cocos- Fu ling.
[4]
- Jaundice or Damp Summerheat patterns with turdbitidy obstructing the middle
Burner, with
Magnolia officinalis-
Hou po.
[4]
- Urinary dysfunction due to Summerheat or Warm febrile disease, with
Talcum-
Hua shi.
[4]
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by Madrona Publishers Seattle Washington ISBN 0-914842-52-8
[2] A Complete English Dictionary of Medicinal Terms in Chinese Acupuncture
and Herbalism 1981- Henry Lu Chinese Foundations of Natural Health- The Academy
of Oriental Heritage, Vancouver, Canada.
[3] Translation notes from Gary Seiford and Hocu Huhn- NSW College of Natural
Therapies. Sydney Australia (1982).
[4] Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica- Dan Bensky and Andrew Gamble- Eastland
Press 1986 Seattle Washington ISBN 0-939616-15-7
[5] Chinese Medicinal Herbs- Beatrice Bliss (1973) Compiled by Li Shi- Chen.
Translated and Researched by F. Porter Smith and G. A. Stuart. Geogetown Press,
San FranciscoISBN 0 914558005
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COMPARISON with Bupleurum chinense-
Chai hu
Yin chen hao and Chai hu both enter the Liver and Gallbladder channels and are
used to drain Fire from the Liver and Gall bladder. Yin chen hao is less drying
and is "softer" than Chai hu. It is especially useful when a patient
with a Yin deficient or Fire excess constitution needs the Heat clearing action
of Chai hu, but is unable to tolerate its dry nature.
[4]
FLAVOR: Bitter, pungent CHANNELS:
Spleen, Stomach, Liver, Gall Bladder
HABITAT:
Found growing wild along roadsides, grassy thickets along stream edges.
