Lophatherum Herb … Classic Formulas
Dan Zhu Ye · Herba Lophatheri
Primary Actions
- Clears Heart Fire and relieves irritability; treats restlessness, insomnia, and mouth and tongue sores from Heart Fire
- Clears Heat and promotes urination; guides Heat downward and out through the urine for Damp-Heat stranguria and scanty, burning urination
Classic Formulas
- Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang (Lophatherum and Gypsum Decoction)
Classical Text References
- Ben Cao Gang Mu (Li Shizhen, 1578) records Dan Zhu Ye for clearing Heart Heat and promoting urination
- Included in the classical formula Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang from the Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage, Zhang Zhongjing, c. 200 CE) for residual Heat after febrile illness