Bamboo Leaf Bambusae Folium
Clear heat and purge fire medicinesCold
Source-based · educational reference
Traditional recorded function
Clear heat and relieve restlessness, promote fluid production, promote urination
1. For febrile disease with restlessness and thirst. 2. For mouth and tongue sores, red urine with painful strangury.
Nature & taste
SweetPungentBlandCold
Meridians entered
HeartSm. Int.Stomach
Classical source
Middle grade《神農本草經》
味苦平。主治咳逆上氣，溢筋急惡瘍，殺小蟲。根，作湯，益氣止渴，補虛下氣。汁，主風痙痹。實，通神明，輕身益氣。
Herbal properties
ColdReducingDescendingDispersingMoistening
Found in these formulas
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