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Figwortflower Picrorhiza Rhizome; Picrorhizae Rhizoma

Figwortflower Picrorhiza Rhizome; Picrorhizae Rhizoma. Class: Asthenic Heat Dispelling Drugs. Properties: Bitter; Cold. Meridians: Liver; Stomach; Large Intestine

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Hu Huang Lian
中文名 (Chinese)
胡黄连
Latin Name
Rhizoma Picrorhizae; Picrorhizae Rhizoma
English Name
Figwortflower Picrorhiza Rhizome; Picrorhizae Rhizoma
Alias Names
割孤露泽胡连西藏胡黄连
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bitter; Cold
Meridians (归经)
Liver; Stomach; Large Intestine
Part Used
Rhizome
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Asthenic Heat Dispelling Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
清虚热药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
Abates vacuity heat eliminate fever in infantile malnutritionclear damp-heat
Indication (主治)
Steaming bone tidal fever due to yin vacuity, night sweating, child gan accumulation, indigestion, abdominal distention and emaciation, dysentery, fever, gastrointestinal damp-heat diarrhea, hemorrhoids.
Clinical Manifestations
The extract from its root is antibacterial and cholagogic.
🔗 External References
SymMap
172
TCMID
3706
TCMSP
172
TCM-ID
905