Da Qing Ye (Wild Indigo, Woad Leaf)
Latin Name: Folium Isatidis
Properties: bitter, cold
Actions: removes toxic heat, cools blood, reduces skin macula
Medical Indications: epidemic, contagious diseases such as influenza, pneumonia, mumps, dysentery, and meningitis, inflammation of throat, erysipelas, skin eruptions and blotches due to severe heat in blood
Contraindications: not to be used in weak patients
Caution: Caution in cases of cold from spleen and stomach deficiency
Dosage: 10 to 30 grams
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