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).医学.全在线www.med126.com
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.
