Wiseman’s Chinese Medical Database

bàn biān lián / 半边莲 / 半邊蓮 / Chinese lobelia

Latin pharmacognostic name: Lobeliae Chinensis Herba

Alternate English names:

Alternate Chinese names: 半边菊 bàn biān jú; 半边花 bàn biān huā; 片花莲 piàn huā lián

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Heat-clearing agents / Heat-clearing toxin-resolving agents

Properties: Acrid; balanced.

Channel entry: heart, small intestine, and lung channels.

Indications:

• Clears heat and resolves toxin: Venomous snake bites; bee and scorpion stings; welling- and flat-abscesses (yōng jū), and clove sores (dīng chuāng).
• Disinhibits water and disperses swelling: water swelling; drum distension.

  Dosage & Method:

  Oral: Decoct (15–30g). Topical: Apply crushed or squeeze juice.

  Warning:

  Contraindicated in vacuity pattern water swelling.

  Quality:

  Best are dry plants with green leaves and yellowish roots and free of extraneous matter.

  Product Area:

  Jiāngsū, Zhèjiāng, ānhuī, Sìchuān, Húnán, Húběi, Jiāngxī, Fújiàn, Táiwān, Guǎngdōng, Guǎngxī.