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清热药(清热泻火) · Heat-clearing; fire-draining

Lophatherum Leaf dàn zhú yè · 淡竹叶

Lophatheri Herba (Lophatherum gracile Brongn.)

Nature and flavour. Sweet, bland, cold; Heart, Stomach and Small Intestine systems.

Classically described as draining fire, easing restlessness and thirst, and promoting urination. It is used for heat patterns with irritability, a dry mouth, sores of the mouth and tongue, and scanty dark urine.

性味归经。甘、淡,寒;归心、胃、小肠经。

传统记载为清热泻火、除烦止渴、利尿通淋,用于热病烦渴、口舌生疮、小便短赤涩痛。

Classical category · no formulas, no dosages, no herb-drug combinations are given.
Safety. Cold in nature — classically avoided in cold-type deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach. Because it is traditionally described as promoting urination, people already taking diuretic medicines, or living with kidney or heart failure, should not add it on their own. Avoid in pregnancy and breastfeeding. A moist, persistent low-grade fever or unexplained weight loss is not a matter for a cooling herb.

性寒,传统列为脾胃虚寒者不宜。传统既载其利尿,正在服用利尿类药物者、或有心肾功能不全者不宜自行加用。孕期与哺乳期避免使用。持续低热、盗汗或不明原因的体重下降不应以清热之品自行处理。

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