Scrophularia ( 玄参 ) ...Chinese Herb...
Latin
Plant Name
Scrophulariae Ningpoensis
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Xuan Shen
Common
English Name
Scrophularia
Part
of Plant Used
Root
Nature
Cold
Taste
Salty, slightly bitter
Meridians
Entered
Lungs, Stomach, Kidneys
Common
Usages
This herb is used in formulas to treat symptoms such as constipation, dizziness,
and irritability after a feverish imbalance; swollen eyes and extremely sore
and swollen throat, bleeding due to heat and toxicity, boils, goiter, thirst,
and dry cough with thin phlegm (TCM: deficient Yin and fire conditions).
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Clears heat and cools Blood; nourishes Yin; quells fire and detoxifies fire
poison; softens hardness and dissipates nodules.
Common
Formulas Used In
Ginseng and Zizyphus.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
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Cautions
in Use
Use with caution where there is dampness of Spleen or Stomach, or where
there is deficient Spleen diarrhea.
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