Single Herbs

Category	Qing Re Yao 清熱藥
Sub Category	Qing Xu Re 清血熱
Name	Yin Chai Hu 銀柴胡 Stellaria root
Grown	Northwest China and Mongolia.
Source	Dried root of Stellaria dichotoma L.
Ingredients	Alkaloid
Pharma Effect
Properties	Sweet, slightly cold
Channels	Liver, stomach
Function	Reduces fever due to deficiency and infantile fever due to malnutrition.
Clinic Usage	For tidal fever, night sweats, fever due to yin deficiency and steaming fever due to consumptive disease or overstrain.
Cautions	Contraindicated in cases of blood deficiency without fever symptoms.
Dosage	3~9g
Storage	Store in a dry place.