INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Radix Ampelopsis
Common English:	Ampelopsis Japanese Peppervine Root

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter Acrid (Sweet) (Sour) (Astringent)	Neutral Slightly Cold (Cool)	Heart Stomach Liver (Spleen)	3-16g Tincture: 1-3ml

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Drains Fire, relieves toxicity, eliminates Dampness, resolves lumps (reduces swelling), relieves pain, promotes the healing of wounds and generates flesh	Fire toxicity B (Chuang Yung) with sores and abscesses (can be used as a stand-alone herb) Wounds, burns

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua	Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen Rz. Arisaematis Preparatum Zhi Tian Nan Xing Fr. Gleditsiae Zao Jiao	Caul. Trachelospermi Luo Shi Tang Rz. Bletillae Bai Ji
Sores and abscesses from Heat toxin	As an external paste for sores and abscesses from Heat toxin	Topically as a powder for ulcerated sores that do not heal
Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang	Rx. Sanguisorba Di Yu	Sm. Phaseoli Chi Xiao Dou Egg Whites
As a topical paste with vinegar for scrofula	As a topical powder for burns	Mix and apply topically for sores, carbuncles and other skin lesions. Take with Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao, internally.

Do not store near Rx. Aconiti Wu Tou.
This herb is used for swollen sores, deep-set noxious sores, scrofula, warm malarial disorders, Intestinal Wind, bleeding hemorrhoids, redness in the eyes, children's fright seizures and painful swelling in the vagina.
It activates the sinews to promote Blood circulation.
Apply topically as a single herb for burns.
This herb has been shown to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
It is said to relieve pain in the waist, feet, arms and legs through washing with its decoction.
The juice can promote urination, activate the Small Intestine and reduce swelling when taken orally.
Vomiting can be stopped by sipping the strong juice.
For hot water burns, make a paste and apply to the burned area. It leaves fewer scars.
Both Bai Lian and Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying clear Heat, resolve toxicity, disperse clumps and reduce abscesses and sores. They are frequently used together. Bai Lian is stronger at both dispersing clumps and generating flesh and is especially useful when sores come to a head but refuse to open or when the ulcerations fail to heal. Pu Gong Ying is used for any Yang type sores that are red, swollen, hot and painful, especially those that affect the breasts.