Single Herbs

Category	Qing Re Yao 清熱藥
Sub Category	Qing Re Xie Huo 清熱瀉火
Name	Tian Hua Fen 天花粉 Trichosanthes root
Grown	Throughout China.
Source	Dried rhizome of Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.
Ingredients	Starch, amino acid, alanine
Pharma Effect	Has a moderate labor-inducing effect.
Properties	Slightly bitter, sweet, slightly cold
Channels	Lung, stomach
Function	Clears heat, generates saliva, reduces swellings and dispels pus.
Clinic Usage	For high fever due to febrile disease, irritability, loss of consciousness, delirium, thirst, wheezing due to heat in the lungs, spontaneous sweat due to summer heat, strong fire in the stomach, headache, toothache, excessive heat toxin, boils or skin les
Cautions	Contraindicated in cases of spleen or stomach with cold deficiency or with loose stool.
Dosage	10~15g
Storage	Store in a dry, clean place.