Ban Bian Lian半遍莲
Herba Lobeliae ChinensisChinese Lobelia
- Categoría
- **
- Naturaleza
- ligeramente frío
- Sabor
- dulce, insípido
- Canales de destino
- Corazón, Pulmón, Intestino delgado
- Canales secundarios
- Hígado, Riñón
- Dosis
- 3–15 g
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Dosis habituales
- Dosis
- 3–15 g
- Dried
- 15–36 g
- Fresh
- 90 g
- Snakebite, Dried
- 30–60 g
- Snakebite, Fresh
- 90–120 g
- Tincture
- 2–4 ml
Acciones & indicaciones
- Promotes urination and reduces edema
- Edema, especially floating edema
- Ascites
- End-stage schistosomiasis
- Clears Heat, cools the Blood and reduces toxicity (internally and topically)
- Snakebites and wasp and bee stings (internally and topically) This is the herb of choice
- Blood Heat
- Toxic Fire such as tonsillitis
Contraindicaciones
- Decocted, this herb can cause loose stools and loss of appetite.
- Contraindicated in edema caused by Deficiency.
- Contraindicated in Blood Deficiency.
- Contraindicated in pregnancy.
Interacciones
Combining this herb with diuretics such as chlorothiazide, hydrochlorothiazide, furmoside (Lasix), bumetinide (Bumex) and torsemide (Demadex) may increase elimination of water and/or electrolytes.
Combinaciones
- Ze Xie
- Zhu Ling
Floating edema.
Edema or ascites.
Strongly promotes removal of pathogenic water to treat the edema of end-stage schistosomiasis.
Notas
- One source classifies it as a Heat-Clearing herb.
- Some sources say it also calms dyspnea.
- Used alone, it can be taken internally or applied topically for insect or snake bites.
- It has been shown to inhibit cancer-cell growth.
- It is said to treat tumors, hepatitis, appendicitis, cirrhotic ascites and pulmonary abscess.
- It has shown effectiveness against esophageal, gastric and uterine cancers.
- Ban Bian Lian and Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao both promote removal of pathogenic water, reduce edema, clear Heat and resolve toxicity; Ban Bian Lian is the stronger diuretic, while Bai Hua She She Cao is more effective at cooling and clearing Damp-Heat and is preferred for painful urinary dysfunction.