ancient wisdom · Herb
Indigoplant Leaf
Indigoplant Leaf. Class: Antipyretic Detoxicate Drugs. Properties: Bitter; Cold. Meridians: Heart; Stomach
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Liao Da Qing Ye
中文名 (Chinese)
蓼大青叶
Latin Name
Polygoni Tinctorii Folium
English Name
Indigoplant Leaf
Alias Names
染青草蓝叶大青叶靛青叶蓝靛叶青板水辣蓼红茎蓼
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bitter; Cold
Meridians (归经)
Heart; Stomach
Part Used
Leaf
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Antipyretic Detoxicate Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
清热解毒药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To remove toxic heat, and to cause subsidence of eruptions by reducing heat in blood.
Indication (主治)
Treatment of fever and eruptions in epidemic diseases, cough and asthma due to heat in the lung, inflammation of the throat, mnmps, erysipelas, carbuncle.
🔗 External References
📜 Related Formulas 7 · contains this herb