Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/qing-dai/ 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/qing-dai/">Bencao Index</a> qing dai 青黛 Indigo Naturalis Indigo seitai cheongdae Clear Heat Lung Spleen Liver

Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxin, cools Blood and reduces maculae

Blotches or purpura from Heat at the Blood level Reckless bleeding from Blood Heat, particularly nosebleed; may be used alone Blood in the phlegm, or blood coughed up or vomited

Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxin, cools Blood, disperses stagnation and reduces swelling

Blazing Heat with an inflamed throat, difficulty swallowing, mouth sores or mumps, taken internally or applied Skin infections and lesions from Heat toxin

Drains Liver Fire, clears Summerheat and extinguishes Wind to stop tremor

Heat, particularly Summerheat, affecting the Liver: convulsions, red eyes, sore throat and similar signs Febrile or childhood convulsions and spasm when Heat stirs Liver Wind

Clears Liver Fire, drains Lung Heat and cools Blood

Cough from Lung Heat Liver Fire assailing the Lung, producing coughing, pain in the chest and phlegm streaked with blood