ancient wisdom Β· Herb
Figwortflower Picrorhiza Rhizome; Picrorhizae Rhizoma
Figwortflower Picrorhiza Rhizome; Picrorhizae Rhizoma. Class: Asthenic Heat Dispelling Drugs. Properties: Bitter; Cold. Meridians: Liver; Stomach; Large Intestine
πΏ Names
Pinyin Name
Hu Huang Lian
δΈζε (Chinese)
θ‘ι»θΏ
Latin Name
Rhizoma Picrorhizae; Picrorhizae Rhizoma
English Name
Figwortflower Picrorhiza Rhizome; Picrorhizae Rhizoma
Alias Names
ε²ε€ι²ζ³½θ‘θΏθ₯Ώθθ‘ι»θΏ
β― TCM Properties
Properties (ζ§ε³)
Bitter; Cold
Meridians (ε½η»)
Liver; Stomach; Large Intestine
Part Used
Rhizome
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Asthenic Heat Dispelling Drugs
εζεη±» (CN)
ζΈ
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π©Ί Clinical Profile
Function (εθ½)
Abates vacuity heat eliminate fever in infantile malnutritionclear damp-heat
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
Steaming bone tidal fever due to yin vacuity, night sweating, child gan accumulation, indigestion, abdominal distention and emaciation, dysentery, fever, gastrointestinal damp-heat diarrhea, hemorrhoids.
Clinical Manifestations
The extract from its root is antibacterial and cholagogic.
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