INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin: Radix Mahoniae
Common English: Root of Leatherleaf Mahonia
Herbs that Clear Heat and Purge Fire: Herbs that Clear Damp-Heat
Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Bitter
Cold
Liver
Stomach
Spleen
Large Intestine
10-15g
Fresh: 30-60g
Actions Indications/Syndromes

Clears Heat, purges Fire and dries Dampness

Damp-Heat: diarrhea, coughing with Excess Phlegm, joint inflammation, sore throat, jaundice

Blood Heat: fever, tooth and gum pain, carbuncles, eczema, tuberculosis with hemoptysis

Liver Fire: headache, eye problems

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with Deficiency Cold in the Spleen and Stomach.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS