zi hua di ding

About zi hua di ding

Names

Classification

Category

Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity

Channels

Heart, Liver

Flavour

Acrid, Bitter

Temperature

Cold

Family

Violaceae

Species

Viola Yedoensis Makino

Tags

Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Combinations

• ye ju hua

  Carbuncles and other red swellings, snakehead furuncles (pustules on the fingertips) and red thread furuncles (lymphangitis)

• ye ju hua + jin yin hua + lian qiao

  Reinforces the action of the previous combination

• pu gong ying

  Boils, furuncles, carbuncles and breast abscesses; Damp-Heat jaundice. Lin Syndrome

• ju hua + chan tui

  Liver Heat with red, painful, swollen eyes

• ju hua + xia ku cao

  Liver Heat causing eyes that are red, swollen and painful

• ye ju hua + pu gong ying + jin yin hua

  Toxic swellings of many kinds, including erysipelas, deep-rooted sores and abscesses

Dosage

Cautions

• contraindication Swellings that develop slowly and have not yet come to a head
• contraindication Cold from deficiency, with loose stools, poor appetite, aversion to cold or a weak digestion, which this cold, bitter herb weakens further
• caution Yin-type sores: chronic, cold, non-inflamed or deficient sores and ulcers do not match its pattern
• caution Not for prolonged use; it is meant for acute, hot, toxic conditions
• caution The name Di Ding covers several unrelated plants, so confirm the botanical source of any product
• pregnancy No traditional contraindication in pregnancy, but as a strongly cold herb it should be used under a qualified practitioner

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