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Lophatherum Herb

Lophatherum Herb. Class: Heat-Clearing Medicinal. Properties: Sweet; Tasteless; Cold. Meridians: Heart; Stomach; Small Intestine

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Dan Zhu Ye
中文名 (Chinese)
淡竹叶
Latin Name
Herba Lophatheri; Lophatheri Herba
English Name
Lophatherum Herb
Alias Names
竹叶门冬青迷身草山鸡米金竹叶长竹叶山冬地竹淡竹米林下竹
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Sweet; Tasteless; Cold
Meridians (归经)
Heart; Stomach; Small Intestine
Part Used
Aerial parts
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Heat-Clearing Medicinal
功效分类 (CN)
清热药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To clear heat and eliminate vexation, disinhibit urine.
Indication (主治)
Febrile diseases with vexation and thirst, inhibited voidings of reddish urine, dribbling pain of urination, mouth sore, tongue sores.
Clinical Manifestations
1. antipyretic: stomach perfusion of its infusion can reduce vaccine-induced fever in rats. the antipyretic effect of infusion (2g/kg) is 0.83 times as that of phenacetin (33mg/kg) in cats or rabbits.2. increasing the amount of chlorides in urine although
🔗 External References
TCMID
6686
TCM-ID
420