INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin: Herba Hedyotis Diffusae
Common English: Hedyotis
Oldenlandia
Snaketongue Grass Herb
Spreading Hedyotis Herb
Herbs that Clear Heat and Purge Fire: Herbs that Clear Heat and Detoxify; Target Warm and Heat Diseases
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
  • Use caution during pregnancy.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Hb. Patriniae
Bai Jiang Cao
Caulis Sargentodoxae
Hong Teng

Flos Lonicerae
Jin Yin Hua
Fr. Forsythiae
Lian Qiao
(Flos Chrysanthemi Indici)
(Ye Ju Hua)

Rx. Scrophulariae
Xuan Shen
Rx. Platycodi
Jie Geng

Intestinal abscess.

Skin sores and carbuncles.

Chuang Yung.

Swollen, painful throat.

Rz. Paridis
Chong Lou
Hb. Violae
Zi Hua Di Ding

Hb. Lobeliae Chinensis
Ban Bian Lian
Fol. Pyrrosiae
Shi Wei

Fr. Gardeniae
Zhi Zi
Cx. Phellodendri
Huang Bai
Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae
Yin Chen Hao

Topically and internally for snakebite.

Lin Syndrome.

Damp-Heat jaundice.

Hb. Scutellariae Barbatae
Ban Zhi Lian

 

Rx. Asteris
Tian Men Dong

Hb. Lobeliae Chinensis
Ban Bian Lian
Hb. Violae
Zi Hua Di Ding

Cancer.

Fibrocystic breast disease.

Breast cancer and lymphatic cancer.

Topically for snakebite.

Hb. Scutellariae Barbatae
Ban Zhi Lian

Pseudobulbus Cremastrae/Pleiones
Shan Ci Gu
Rz. Curcumae
E Zhu
Rx. Sophorae Tonkinensis
Shan Dou Gen

Rx. Lithospermi (60g)
Zi Cao
Rx. Peucedani (30g)
Qian Hu
Calculus Bovis (10g)
Niu Huang

Hb. Dioscoreae Bulbiferae (60g)
Huang Yao Zi
Rx. Sophorae Tonkinensis (120g)
Shan Dou Gen

Hb. Patriniae (120g)
Bai Jiang Cao
Cx. Dictamni (120g)
Bai Xian Pi
SP. Prunellae (120g)
Xia Ku Cao

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
Bai Mao Gen
Hb. Plantaginis
Che Qian Zi
Fol. Pyrrosiae
Shi Wei

Hb Artemisiae Scopariae
Yin Chen Hao
Cx. Phellodendri
Huang Bai
Fr. Gardeniae
Zhi Zi

 

Damp-Heat dysuria, Shi Re Lin.

Damp-Heat jaundice.

 

  1. Some sources consider this herb to be in the anti-cancer category.
  2. Large doses decrease tumors.
  3. It is used for toxic accumulations in both the upper and lower body.
  4. It treats tonsillitis, laryngitis, appendicitis, hepatitis, dysenteric disorders, urinary tract infections and childhood nutritional impairment accumulation.
  5. It is good for Stomach and Liver cancer, acute granulocytic and lymphatic leukemia, Yoshima's sarcoma, Erlich's ascites sarcoma and uterine cancer.
  6. The juice from the stem and leaf treat all kinds of intestinal disorders.
  7. 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.