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| Health Benefits |
| For: Cold/flu • Early stage fever • Nephritis • Purpura • Dysuria • Lung abscess • Intestinal abscess • Skin lesions •Ulcers • Lumps • Nodules • Furuncles • Acne |
| Attributes: Antibiotic • Anti-inflammatory • Antipyretic • Antiemetic • Diuretic • Hepatoprotective |
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Constituents:
Lignoids • Oleanolic acid • Betulic acid • Ursolic acid • Essential oils • Terpinen • α-pinene |
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| Pharmacopeias: Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing |
| Forsythia suspensa is not in the USDA Plant Database. Drill down via USDA Interactive Map: |
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| Category: Clear Heat Resolve Toxins ▶ |
| English: Forsythia Pinyin: Lian Qiao Pharmaceutical: Fructose Forsythiae |
| Organs: Heart • Lung • Gallbladder Temperature: Cool Taste: Bitter • Slightly pungent Toxicity: |
Actions: Clear heat - particularly in upper burner • Disperse clumps • Resolve toxins • Reduce abscesses • Promote urination • Clear ying level heat • Reduce fever
Key 2nd Actions: Benefit Throat • Dissipate Nodules • Guide - SJ(UJ, MJ, LJ) • Release Exterior Wind |
| Indications: Dysuria • Wind heat • Early stage fever • Heart heat • High fever • Ulcers • Sores • Lung abscess |
| Contraindications: Diarrhea |
| Dosage: 6g to 15g Guidelines |
| Parts Used: Fruit |
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| ■ LIAN QIAO/ JIN YIN HUA: Good for all levels of heat (Wei, Ying, and Xue)[31] • Cold and influenza due to Wind-Heat. Warm-febrile disease with internal heat. Headache, eye pain, toothache, sinusitis, and painful, swollen throat due to Wind-Heat. Skin eruption with pruritus due to Wind-Heat. Skin inflammation due to Toxic-Heat. Yin Qiao San, Qing Ying Tang, Xin Jia Xiang Ru Yin[35]. ■ LIAN QIAO/ NIU BANG ZI: mouth ulcers, swollen gum, sore throat due to heat. Red swelling, carbuncle, erythemas, mumps, acute maculopapular rash. Yin Qiao San, Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin, Lian Qiao Bai Du San [35] |
| Formulas with Lian Qiao |
| Bao He Wan, Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang, Cong Bai Jie Geng Tang, Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan, Liang Ge San, Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin, Qing Wen Bai Du Yin, Qing Ying Tang, Sang Ju Yin, Xin Jia Xiang Ru Yin, Xuan Bi Tang, Yin Qiao San |
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| Potential Drug Interactions |
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Herbal medicine may interact negatively with pharma drugs and other herbs. Examples below:
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