Chuan Xin Lian

1 TASTE
Bitter and cold

2 MERIDIANS
Lung, stomach, large and small intestines

3 FUNCTIONS
1. To clear heat and release toxins; 2. To dry dampness

4 INDICATIONS
1. The beginning of warm febrile disease manifested as fever, headache and sore throat. Green chiretta (Chuan Xin Lian) is used with Honeysuckle flower (Jin Yin Hua), Platycodon root (Jie Geng) and Arctium fruit (Niu Bang Zi).2. Heat in the lungs manifested as cough and asthma or cough with yellow sputum. Green chiretta (Chunaxinlian) is used with Houttuynia (Yu Xing Cao), Platycodon root (Jiegeng) and Trichosanthes fruit (Gua Lou).3. Dysentery due to dampness and Green chiretta (Chuanxinlian) is used with Portulaca (Ma Chi Xian).

5 DOSAGE
6-15 g

6 COUTIONS
Prolonged overdosing of this herb may impair stomach qi.