Hu Huang Lian 胡黃連 Rhizoma Picrorhizae

English Name: picrorhiza, figwort flower rhizome
Property: bitter, cold
Channel: HT, LR, ST, LI
Part used: rhizome
Dosage: 5-10g

Category:

Actions/Indications:

1. Clears deficiency-heat: yin deficiency with heat such as steaming bone, tidal fever,
night sweating
2. Clears heat and reduces infantile malnutrition: abdominal distention, fever, weight
loss
3. Clears damp-heat: diarrhea, dysentery, abscesses, hemorrhoid

Contraindications:

SP/ST deficiency-cold

Brand

BodyCrafters

Herbology (TCM) Chinese Medicine