All Common Herbs

Listed under "Herbs that release the Exterior", included in "Cool, Acrid Herbs", the bitter, acrid and cool Man jing zi enters the Bladder, Liver and Stomach channels. It clears Wind and Heat affecting the head (headache) and red, painful or swollen eyes; drains Dampness and expels Wind to treat stiff and painful joints caused by Wind-damp painful obstruction. History Vitex trifolia first appeared as a medicinal herb in "Collection of Commentaries on the Classic of the Materia Medica" (ben cao jing ji zhu) by Tao Hong-jing (494CE). …

TCM:  Listed under "Herbs that clear Heat", in "Herbs that clear Heat and resolve Toxicity", acrid, bitter, cold Viola Yedoensis (zi hua di ding) enters the Heart and Liver channels. It clears Heat and Toxins and cools the Blood to reduce swellings, clears Hot, red sores and abscesses , General: For the treatment of carbuncles, boils, erysipelas and other cutaneous and subcutaneous pyogenic infections, red, swollen eyes, mumps, jaundice and urinary tract infections. …

TCM: Listed under "Herbs that clear Heat", included in "Herbs that drain Fire",sweet, slightly bitter, cool Trichosanthes kirilowii enters the Lung and Stomach channels. It generates fluids, clears and drains Lung and Stomach Heat, transforms Phlegm and moistens Lung dryness, resolves toxicity and expels pus, reduces swelling and invigorates the Blood. General: For the treatment of thirst due to Heat diseases, diabetes, Lung Heat dry cough, mastitis, breast abscess and sores. …