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Clears the Heart and drains Heat downward

Heat in the Heart channel, or Heart Heat passing to the Small Intestine; Heart Fire flaring upward Irritability and restlessness with a hot feeling in the chest, fidgeting, a red face and fever Thirst for cold drinks Ulcers or sores on the tongue and in the mouth In children, restlessness and crying at night Tiredness Tongue red, most of all at the tip; pulse rapid

Nourishes Yin

Heart and Kidney Yin deficiency underlying the excess Heat

Promotes urination and relieves Lin syndrome

Excess Heat in the Small Intestine Urine dark, scanty, hot and short, passed with a rough, hesitant flow Stabbing pain on urination, with blood in the urine at times

Modern uses

Stomatitis Aphthous stomatitis (ulcers of the mouth and tongue that recur) Canker sores Oral herpes Oral cavity infection Thrush Glossitis Tongue pain Tongue ulcers Bad breath Toothache Sore throat Infectious parotitis Acute urinary tract infections Irritation of the lower urinary tract with dark, scanty, painful urine Urethritis Cystitis Acute glomerulonephritis Dysuria Strangury Hematuria Oliguria Gonorrhea Prostatitis Prostatic hypertrophy Spermatorrhea Infertility Amenorrhea Herpes zoster Acute eczema Exanthema maculosum Blepharitis Pterygium Red eyes Tinnitus Deafness Dizziness Constipation Low back pain Congestive heart failure Nightmares Children who are restless and cry at night Anxiety neurosis Panic disorder Neurasthenia Neurosis Depression Bipolar disorder Senility Alzheimer's disease Fatigue Myalgic encephalomyelitis Epstein-Barr virus syndrome sheng di huang mu tong dan zhu ye gan cao shao