Traditional Chinese Medicine/Dan Zhu Ye

Name Means:
 * Dan-Bland
 * Zhu-Bamboo
 * Ye-Leaf

English Name:
 * lophatherum stem and leaves

Chinese Name:
 * 淡竹叶 (Pinyin: dàn zhú yè)

Latin Name:
 * Herba Lophatheri Gracilis

Taste & Temperature:
 * ../Gan-Sweet/
 * ../Dan-Bland/
 * ../Han-Cold/

Channels:
 * Hand Shao Yin of Heart
 * Hand Tai Yang of Small Intestine
 * Foot Yang Ming of Stomach

Actions & Indications:
 * Clear Heat & Drain Fire
 * eliminate irritability
 * promote urination & clear Damp-Heat
 * clear Heat and promote urination

Caution:
 * Spleen/Stomach Deficient Cold
 * pregnancy

Dosage:
 * 2-3 qian (6-9 grams)

back to:
 * ../Qing Re Hie Hu/
 * ../TCM Materia Medica/