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Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity and benefits the throat

Heat in the Lungs and throat, with a sore, swollen throat, cough or wheezing Lung abscess Encephalitis B Acute gastrointestinal infection Carbuncles, toxic sores (Chuang Yung) and skin disorders from toxin

Clears Damp-Heat and stops diarrhea

Acute diarrhea or dysentery from Damp-Heat in the Intestines Gallbladder Heat Viral hepatitis Herpes zoster Hot, painful urinary dysfunction (Lin), including urinary tract infection

Cools the Blood

Nosebleed

Resolves Phlegm

Phlegm-Heat with pus in the sputum

Clears Heat toxin when applied externally

Eczema and itchy, weeping skin lesions from Damp-Heat, as a powder, wash or ointment Snakebite, with the fresh herb applied to the skin, and insect bites in folk use