淡竹叶·Herba Lophatheri
Lophatherum
Dan Zhu Ye (淡竹叶) is the leaf and stem of lophatherum, a grass, recorded as Herba Lophatheri. It is sweet and bland in flavour and cold in temperature, entering the Heart, Small Intestine and Stomach channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that drain Fire.
| Pinyin | dan zhu ye |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 淡竹叶·淡竹葉 |
| Latin Name | Herba Lophatheri |
| English Name | Lophatherum·Lophatherum Stem & Leaves·salvia root |
| Japanese | tanchikuyo |
| Korean | damjukyeop |
Residual fever once a febrile illness has largely run its course, the chest feeling hot, cold drinks craved, and the tongue red with a thin coat; post-febrile fever that persists with a scanty dry coating, irritability and poor sleep; childhood cough with fever; mouth ulcers and swollen gums from Heart and Stomach Heat
mai men dong + lu gen + tian hua fen
Lung and Stomach invaded by Heat, with thirst and an irritable feeling in the chest
Irritability and thirst in febrile disease; Stomach Heat with stomatitis and thirst
Scanty, dark urine, sores on the tongue and mouth, and a hot, irritable sensation in the Stomach and chest, from Heart and Stomach channel Heat
Tongue ulcers.
mu tong + che qian zi + sheng di huang
Small Intestine Heat causing dysuria
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any | 6-16 g | — | 2-4 ml | — | — |
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