Forsythia Fruit ( 连翘 ) ...Chinese Herb...
 Latin
Plant Name
Forsythia Suspensae
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Lian Qiao
Common
English Name
Forsythia
Part
of Plant Used
Fruit
Nature
Cool
Taste
Bitter, slightly acrid
Meridians
Entered
Lungs, Heart, Liver, Gallbladder
Common
Usages
This herb is used in formulas to treat symptoms of common cold where there
is high fever, hot skin, lymphatic swelling (nodules), and/or urinary-tract
infection (TCM: excess wind/hot/damp conditions).
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Clears heat and poison and dissipates nodules; expels externally contracted
wind heat.
Common
Formulas Used In
Lonicera and Forsythia; Xanthium and Magnolia.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
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Cautions
in Use
Do not use this herb where there is deficient Spleen and Stomach diarrhea,
or where there is fever with deficient Qi. Do not use where there are carbuncles
that have already ulcerated, or if there are cold-type ulcers.
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