Isatis
leaf (Daqingye)
Pharmaceutical Name : Folium Isatidis
Botanical Name : Isatis indigotia Fort.
Common Name : Isatis leaf
Source of Earliest Record : Mingyi Bielu
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations : The leaves are gathered in
summer or autumn and dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste : Bitter and very
cold
Meridians : Heart, lung and stomach
Functions: To clear heat and release toxins
Indications & Combinations:
1. Sore throat, erysipelas, boils, carbuncles
and furuncles. Isatis leaf (Daqingye) is used
with Scrophularia (Xuanshen) and Honeysuckle
flower (Jinyinhua).
2. High fever with maculopapule. Isatis leaf
(Daqingye) is used with Moutan bark (Mudanpi).
Dosage: 10-15 g
Cautions & Contraindications: This herb
is contraindicated in cases with weakness
and cold in the spleen and stomach. |