INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Herba Hedyotis Diffusae |
| Common English: | Hedyotis Oldenlandia Snaketongue Grass Herb Spreading Hedyotis Herb |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Bitter Sweet |
Cold (Cool) (Neutral) (Toxic) |
Liver Stomach Large Intestine Small Intestine (Heart) (Spleen) (Urinary Bladder) |
15-60g 75-150g for cancers Tincture: 2-5ml |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Clears Heat, strongly relieves Fire toxins and reduces abscesses (internally and topically) |
Intestinal abscess, toxic sores, ulcerations and swellings (Chuang Yung) Snakebite Cancers Topically, for vesicles and ichthyosis |
Clears Heat and promotes urination |
Lin Syndrome Damp-Heat jaundice |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Hb. Patriniae |
Flos Lonicerae |
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Intestinal abscess. |
Skin sores and carbuncles. Chuang Yung. |
Swollen, painful throat. |
Rz. Paridis |
Hb. Lobeliae Chinensis |
Fr. Gardeniae |
Topically and internally for snakebite. |
Lin Syndrome. |
Damp-Heat jaundice. |
Hb. Scutellariae Barbatae
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Rx. Asteris |
Hb. Lobeliae Chinensis |
Cancer. |
Fibrocystic breast disease. Breast cancer and lymphatic cancer. |
Topically for snakebite. |
Hb. Scutellariae Barbatae |
Rx. Lithospermi (60g) |
Hb. Dioscoreae Bulbiferae (60g) |
Cancer. |
Use 60g Bai Hua She She Cao, powder and take for Lung cancer. |
Use 120g of Bai Hua She she Cao, powder and take for Esophageal cancer, Stomach cancer and Colon cancer. |
Rz. Imperatae |
Hb Artemisiae Scopariae |
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Damp-Heat dysuria, Shi Re Lin. |
Damp-Heat jaundice. |
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- Some sources consider this herb to be in the anti-cancer category.
- Large doses decrease tumors.
- It is used for toxic accumulations in both the upper and lower body.
- It treats tonsillitis, laryngitis, appendicitis, hepatitis, dysenteric disorders, urinary tract infections and childhood nutritional impairment accumulation.
- It is good for Stomach and Liver cancer, acute granulocytic and lymphatic leukemia, Yoshima's sarcoma, Erlich's ascites sarcoma and uterine cancer.
- The juice from the stem and leaf treat all kinds of intestinal disorders.
- Both Bai Hua She She Cao and Hb. Scutellariae Barbatae Ban Zhi Lian have strong cooling and toxin relieving actions and are used in the treatment of various types of cancers, especially those of the gastrointestinal tract. Bai Hua She She Cao is bitter, sweet and stronger at unblocking Lin Syndrome, while Ban Zhi Lian is only slightly bitter and acrid to transform Stagnation and break up Blood Stasis and reduce swelling. Its effect on urination is limited to facilitating the smooth passage of urine.