Zhu Ye竹葉
Herba Phylostachys NigraBamboo Leaf
- Category
- Herbs that clear Heat
- Nature
- cold
- Taste
- sweet, bland
- Channels entered
- Heart, Stomach, Lung
- Dosage
- 6–15 g
Usual doses
- Dosage
- 6–15 g
- Maximum dose
- 30 g
Actions & indications
- Clears Heat, relieves irritability and generates Body Fluids
- Heat in the Heart and Stomach with irritability and thirst
- Clears Heat and promotes urination
- Heart and Small Intestine Heat with dysuria
Contraindications
Use cautiously during pregnancy.
Combinations
- Zhi Mu
- Mai Men Dong
For Heat attacking the Heart, with irritability.
- Shi Gao
- Zhi Mu
For Heat attacking the Stomach, with thirst and stomatitis.
- Mai Men Dong
- Lu Gen
- Tian Hua Fen
For Heat attacking the Lung and Stomach.
For Wind-Heat with thirst.
For ulcers on the tongue.
For restless crying in children.
Notes
Zhu Ye and Hb. Lophatheri Dan Zhu Ye are distinct herbs with similar names and overlapping functions; Zhu Ye is more effective at clearing Heat from the Heart and Stomach, while Dan Zhu Ye is more effective at clearing Heat and promoting urination.