Single Herbs

Category	Qing Re Yao 清熱藥
Sub Category	Qing Re Liang Xue 清熱涼血
Name	Xuan Shen 玄參 Scrophularia
Grown	Central and north China.
Source	Dried root of Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl.
Ingredients	Harpagoside, 8-O-Methyl-P-Coumaroylharphagide
Pharma Effect	The herb solution is antimycotic, has hemolytic reaction and can cause local excitation.
Properties	Sweet, bitter, salty, slightly cold
Channels	Lungs, stomach, kidney
Function	Nourishes yin, diminishes fire, calms irritability, quenches thirst, relieves toxicity and moistens dryness and intestines.
Clinic Usage	For thirst and eruptions due to febrile disease, consumptive fever, constipation due to fluids injury, swollen, painful throat, carbuncles, swellings and scrofula.
Cautions	Contraindicated in cases of dampness in stomach and spleen and loose stool due to spleen deficiency. Do not use with Radix et Rhizoma Veratri(li lu).
Dosage	9~15g.
Storage	Store in a dry, well-ventilated place. Protect from worm infestation.