Properties: Bitter, slightly cold, slightly toxic
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Liver
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Clears Heat, resolves Fire Toxicity, reduces swelling and stops pain
Swelling toxin of welling abscesses and sores (Chuang Yung), mammary welling abscess, cancer
Throat Bi
Snake bite (Luo et al., 2024)
Pain and bleeding due to trauma, Stasis and swelling
Liver Heat
- Extinguishes Liver Wind and settles tremors
Childhood convulsions due to fever, seizures
Suggested Daily Dosage: 5-10g in decoction.
Cautions: It is contraindicated to the pregnant women. May have slight liver toxicity.
Notable Constituents:
- Paris Saponins
A collection of saponins that have demonstrated antitumour and cytotoxic effects to a variety of cancer cell lines.
Notes:
Chong Lou is thought to be the main active ingredient in Ji Desheng Snake Pills for treating snake bites (Luo et al., 2024).
Appears in 1 formulae listed on this site: (click to display)
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Reference Notes:
Individual herb information has sourced mainly from TCM Wiki and American Dragon for basic data and then updated manually with my own notes. Zhou, Xie and Yan (2011): Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Vol. 5, and A+ Medical Encyclopaedia have been used for entries not available from those sources with additional material searched for and filled in where available. Western herbs not appearing in the Chinese literature have used Ross (2010): Combining Western Herbs and Chinese Medicine: A Clinical Materia Medica, White Rabbit Institute of Healing and therapeutika.ch. Choices of which source to use or combine have been my own.
These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted. Actions and indications are taken from traditional uses and do not necessarily reflect the evidence base which should be researched independently. Dosages are for guidance only and will vary dependening on the potency of the batch and the tolerance of the individual so should be evaluated by a professional based on individual needs.
