Lophatherum (Danzhuye)
Lophatherum gracile Brongn. (Fam. Gramineae)
Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Lophatheri
Botanical Name: Lophatherum gracile Brongn. (Fam. Gramineae).
Common Name: Lophatherum, Lophatherum
Herb.
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.
Chemical
Composition: It contains triterpenes and steride, etc.
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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