Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/ban-zhi-lian/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/ban-zhi-lian/">Bencao Index</a> ban zhi lian 半枝莲 Herba Scutellariae Barbatae Barbat Skullcap banjiryeon Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity Lung Stomach Liver

Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity, invigorates Blood and reduces swelling

Boils, abscesses and toxic sores (Chuang Yang) Appendicitis and lung abscess Snakebite and insect bites, often with the fresh plant crushed and applied as well as taken by mouth Swelling from traumatic injury

Used for cancers and liver disease in modern Chinese practice

Various cancers (a modern prescribing practice, not a proven treatment) Hepatitis Liver cirrhosis

Promotes urination and reduces edema

Edema from Damp-Heat Ascites in cirrhosis of the liver

Mildly dispels Blood stasis and stops bleeding

Bleeding from injury, vomiting of blood, or nosebleed Painful urination with blood in the urine