INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Radix Ampelopsis |
| Common English: | Ampelopsis Japanese Peppervine Root |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Bitter Acrid (Sweet) (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 |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
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HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Hb. Taraxaci |
Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis |
Caul. Trachelospermi |
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. Sanguisorba |
Sm. Phaseoli |
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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.
- Apply topically as a single herb for burns.
- 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.