Lophatherum
(Danzhuye)
Pharmaceutical Name : Herba Lophatheri
Botanical Name : Lophatherum gracile Brongn.
Common Name : Lophatherum
Source of Earliest Record : Bencao Gangmu
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The leaves are gathered in summer,
dried in the sun and cut into pieces.
Properties & Taste: Sweet or no taste
and cold
Meridians : Heart, stomach and small intestine
Functions:
1. To clear heat and benefit urination;
2. To clear heat in the heart and lessen irritability
Indications & Combinations:
1. Febrile diseases manifested as irritability,
thirst and fever. Lophatherum (Danzhuye) is
used with Gypsum (Shigao) and Anemarrhena
rhizome (Zhimu).
2. Heat in heart, stomach and small intestine
manifested as ulcerations of the mouth and
tongue and scanty, painful urination. Lophatherum
(Danzhuye) is used with Fresh rehmannia root
(Shengdihuang) and Clematis stem (Mutong).
Dosage: 5-10 g
Cautions & Contraindications: The herb
should be used with caution during pregnancy
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