Yin Chen Hao (Yin Chen Hao Shoots and Leaves)
Submitted by yyh_staff on Mon, 2008-06-16 10:19.
Chinese Name:
Yin Chen HaoEnglish Name:
Yin Chen Hao Shoots and LeavesFunctions and Usage:
- Main herb for Jaundice.
- Clears damp heat from the liver and gallbladder - relieves jaundice (either damp heat or cold).
- Clears heat, shao yang syndrome (intermittent fever and chills, bitter taste, stifling sensation in the chest, flank pain, dizziness, nausea).
Functional Groupings (Click for Summary/Study Notes):
Dosage and Preparation Notes:
- Dosage: 9-15g
Channels Influenced:
Temperature and Taste Properties:
Contraindications:
- Not for Deficiency Jaundice (pale yellow skin, normal urine, soggy pulse (middle jiao qi deficiency, not from dampness).
Notes:
There are no additional notes for this herb.
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The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:
- Jin, Yan Ping: New England School of Acupuncture, CHM Pharmacopoeia I and II, Formulas I and II Lecture Notes
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