Chinese lobelia (BAN BIAN LIAN)
Lobelia chinensis Lour. (Fam. Campanulaceae)
Pharmaceutical Name:
Herba Lobeliae Chinensis
Botanical
Name:
Lobelia chinensis Lour. (Fam. Campanulaceae)
Common Name:
Chinese lobelia
Part Used:
Entire
plant
Herba
Lobeliae Chinensis is produced chiefly in the
provinces of Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Sichuan, Jiangsu, and Guangdong. It
is collected in summer, cleaned, and dried in sunlight.
Properties Taste
& Meridians:
Pungent
in flavor, cold in property, acts on the Heart, Small Intestine,
and Lung channels.
Functions:
Clears
Pathogenic Heat, is a diuretic.
Indications & Combinations:
1. For
snake or insect bites, carbuncles, and boils at the initial stage, it is used
orally or for external application.
2. For
anasarca and ascites, it is used alone or with Rhizoma Alismatis (Ze Xie),
Sclerotium Poriae Cocos (Fu Ling), and Sclerotium Polypori Umbellati (Zhu
Ling).
Dosage
and administration:
10–15 g of dried Herba Lobeliae Chinensis; 30–60 g of fresh
Herba Lobeliae Chinensis. Appropriate quantity for external use.
Precautions:
Contraindicated
for use in patients with Deficiency type syndromes with
anasarca and ascites.
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