Single Herb Glossary
Yín Chái Hú 銀柴胡
| Pharmaceutical name | Stellariae Radix “silver barbarian kindling” |
| Category | Clear Heat from Deficiency |
| Key Properties | Clears heat from deficiency and heat due to childhood nutritional impairment |
| Properties | Sweet Sl. Cold |
| Tropism | LV, ST |
| Actions & Indications | 1) Causes Heat from Deficiency to recede (Steaming bone) 2) Clears heat, Reduces Childhood Nutritional Impairment |
| Dosages | 3-9g |
| Contraindications (TCM) | CI: Blood Deficiency without heat signs; Exterior Wind-Cold conditions |
| Contraindications (Western) | |
| Chemical Composition | Saponins |
| Pharmacological Effects | |
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