Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity Herbs

Chuan Xin Lian (Herb Andrographitis)

TRANSLATION:Thread the Heart Lotus; Penetrating Heart Lotus
COMMON NAME:Andrographis
TASTE:Bitter
TEMPERATURE:Cold
MERIDIAN ENTERED:Large Intestine, Lung, Small Intestine, Stomach

Da Qing Ye (Folium Daqingye; Folium Isatidis)

TRANSLATION:Big Green Leaf; Big Green-Blue Leaf
COMMON NAME:Baphicanthes; Isatis Leaves; Indigo Woad Leaves
TASTE:Bitter
TEMPERATURE:Very Cold
MERIDIAN ENTERED:Heart, Lung, Stomach

Jin Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae Japonicae)

TRANSLATION:Gold Silver Flower
COMMON NAME:Lonicera Flower; Honeysuckle Flower
TASTE:Sweet
TEMPERATURE:Cold
MERIDIAN ENTERED:Large Intestine, Lung, Stomach

Lian Qiao (Fructus Forsythiae Suspensae)

TRANSLATION:Open and Close Capsule
COMMON NAME:Forsythia; Weeping Forsythia Capsule
TASTE:Bitter, Slightly Acrid
TEMPERATURE:Cool
MERIDIAN ENTERED:Heart, Liver, Gall Bladder

Lou Lu (Radix Rhapontici seu Echinops)

TRANSLATION:Leaking Reed
COMMON NAME:Echinops; Raphonticum; Broadleaf Globe Thistle Root
TASTE:Bitter, Salty
TEMPERATURE:Cold
MERIDIAN ENTERED:Large Intestine, Stomach

Ma Chi Xian (Herba Portulacae Oleraceae)

TRANSLATION:Horse's Teeth Amaranth
COMMON NAME:Portulaca
TASTE:Sour
TEMPERATURE:Cold
MERIDIAN ENTERED:Large Intestine, Liver