INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin: Rhizoma seu Herba Gynostemmatis
Common English: Gynostemma
Herbs that Tonify Qi
Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Slightly Bitter
Cold
Lung
Heart
5-12g
Powder: 0.75g-1g
Actions Indications/Syndromes

Tonifies Qi, moistens the Lungs, generates Body fluids and dispels Phlegm

Chronic disorders such as asthma, migraines, neuralgia impaired respiratory function and impaired gastrointestinal function characterized by Deficiency with nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath and chest congestion

Clears Heat, eliminates toxins and reduces swelling and inflammation and alleviates pain

Gastric and duodenal ulcers, hyperlipidemia, nodules, cystitis, and herpes zoster

Cancers

Lowers Blood pressure and cholesterol

High blood pressure

High cholesterol

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • This herb has a mild sedative effect. Use caution when driving.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS
  • This herb has sedative, hypnotic and analgesic effects. It potentiates the sedative effect of barbiturates and reverses the effect of mescaline23,24,25.

Rx. Hibisci
Fu Rong

Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae
Bai Hua She She Cao
Endoconcha Sepiae
Hai Piao Xiao
Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii
Zhe Bei Mu

Carapax Trionycis
Bie Jia
Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii
Zhe Bei Mu

or

True Man Decoction to Revitalize life
Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin

Chronic bronchitis

Gastric and duodenal ulcer

Nodules

Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae
Bai Hua She She Cao
Hb. Scutellariae Barbatae
Ban Zhi Lian
Ganoderma
Ling Zhi
Cordyceps
Dong Chong Xia Cao

Hb. Ludwigiae Prostratae
Shui Ding Xiang
Hb. Elephantopus Scaber
Ding Xu Xin

Rx. Gentianae
Long Dan Cao

or

Gentiana Decoction to Drain the Liver
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

Tumors

Cystitis

Herpes zoster (internally or topically)

Rx. Curcumae
Yu Jin
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae
Dan Shen
Rz. Acori Tatarinowii
Shi Chang Pu

or

Drive out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang

Hb. Polygoni Cuspidati
Hu Zhang
Hb. Stellariae Aquaticae
Cha Chi Huang

Sm. Cassiae
Jue Ming Zi
Fr. Crataegi
Shan Zha
Rx. et Rz. Rhei
Da Huang

Coronary sclerosis

Hypertension

Hyperlipidemia

  1. This herb may be mixed with water and applied topically for liver spots.