State/School

Pacific College Comps

Pharm Name

Andrographitis Herba

Common Name

Andrographis Aerial Parts

Category

Clear Heat & Resolve Toxicity

Ingredients

Taste

Bitter

Pao Zhi

Temperature

Cold

Action / Indication

1.  Clears heat and resolves fire toxicity: for a wide variety of heat disorders including heat in the Lungs, throat, and urinary tract. Also for fire toxin manifestations on the skin such as sores and carbuncles. In its fresh form, applied topically for snakebite.
   
2. Clears heat, dries dampness, and stops diarrhea: for damp-heat dysenteric disorder, hot painful urinary dribbling, and eczema. For the latter, it is usually applied topically as an ointment.

Treatment Principles

Clears Toxic Heat
Clears Damp-Heat

Contraindication

Caution=> long-term use or large doses may injure the Stomach qi. Not recommended during pregnancy, as studies have shown it to be an abortifacient in mice.

Dosages

9-15g. May use topically; apply fresh for snakebite, or as an ointment for eczema.

Meridians

LI, LU, SI, ST

Tom's Comment

1. Chuan Xian Lian has recently been one of the most commonly used Heat-Toxin herbs. Many patented formulas from China have used this as the main ingredient for Heat-Toxin
2. Chuan Xian Lian is very often used in Lin Zheng (dysuria syndrome). Often combined with Bai Mao Gen and Che Qian Cao for Hot Lin.

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