INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Flos Hibisci |
| Common English: | Shrubalthea Flower Rose of Sharon |
Herbs that Clear Heat: Herbs that Clear Damp-Heat
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Sweet Bland |
Cold Cool |
Lung Spleen |
3-30g |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Clears Damp-Heat and cools the Blood |
Hematochezia, hemorrhoids Red and white dysentery Obstruction due to Wind-Phlegm, vomiting |
Promotes urination |
Leukorrhea |
Disperses abscesses |
Abscesses, boils, carbuncles, furuncles |
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- The root skin of this herb Mu Jin Pi is sweet and neutral it enters the Large Intestine and Small Intestine channels. Its dosage is 3-9g and has antipyretic, anthelmintic and anti-fungal effects. It is mostly used for fungal infections of the skin. It stops itching, treats scabies and stops diarrhea and dysentery. It is used topically for Heat-type Chuang Yung.
- This herb has been shown to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
- This herb is typically applied to pyogenic infections.