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Ilex
苦丁茶 〔苦丁茶〕kǔ dīng chá
Latin pharmacognostic name: Ilicis Folium
Kingdom: Plant
Origin (other sources): Ilex cornuta Lindl.; Ilex latifolia Thunb.; Ligustrum pedunculare Rehd.
Use: Medicinal
Category:
Properties: Sweet and bitter*; highly cold*.
Channel entry: Liver, lung, and stomach channels.
Indications:
Disperses wind-heat, clears the head and the eyes, and eliminates vexation and thirst.
headache; toothache; red eyes; purulent ear; vexation and thirst in febrile disease; dysentery.
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