Ya She Huang (Peng Lai Cao)鴨舌癀
Herba LippiaeLippia
- Slightly toxic
- Category
- Herbs that clear Heat
- Nature
- cool
- Taste
- pungent, bitter
- Channels entered
- Liver, Kidney
- Secondary channels
- Lung, Heart, Small Intestine
- Dosage
- 6–15 g
Usual doses
- Dosage
- 6–15 g
- Fresh
- 30–60 g
Actions & indications
- Clears Heat, reduces inflammation and regulates menstruation
- Gynecological disorders
- Expels Wind, removes toxin and disperses swelling
- Carbuncles, sore throat, tonsillitis, ulcerative gingivitis
- Diarrhea due to Heat
- Gonorrhea, herpes zoster
Combinations
- Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang
Irregular menstruation, amenorrhea or dysmenorrhea from Heat and Blood Stagnation in the Lower Jiao.
White vaginal discharge.
- Feng Wei Cao
- Ma Bian Cao
- Hong Hua
- Mu Dan Pi
- Tao Ren
- Chi Shao
- Long Dan xie Gan Tang
Infertility from chronic pelvic inflammation.
Notes
For herpes zoster, it is applied topically in powder form.