Medicinals
dàn zhú yè / 淡竹叶 / 淡竹葉 / lophatherum;
Latin pharmacognostic name: Lophatheri Herba
Alternate English names: lophatherum [leaf]
Alternate Chinese names: 竹叶[2]
Origin: Plant
Use: medicinal
Category: Heat-clearing agents / Heat-clearing fire-draining agents
Properties: Sweet, bland; cold.
Channel entry: heart, stomach, and small intestine channels.
Indications:
- Clears heat and eliminates vexation: Febrile disease with vexation and thirst.
- Frees urine:
Mouth sores with reddish urine, water swelling with scant urine, or jaundice with reddish urine.
Dosage & Method:
Oral: 10–15g in decoctions.
Product Description:
This leaf is 5–20 cm long and 2–3.5 cm wide. It is green or yellowish green in color and may or may not have soft hair on both its surfaces. It has parallel veins with distinct transverse venules. It is soft and supple in texture. The stalk is 1–2 mm in diameter. Leaves are sold with stalks, usually bound in neat bundles, and cut into 2–3 cm lengths.
Quality:
Best are clean, dry, green leaves without flowers.
Product Area:
Zhèjiāng, Jiāngsū, Húnán, Húběi, Guǎngdōng, ānhuī, Jiāngxī, Sìchuān, Fújiàn, Hénán.
Etymology:
The name dà zhú yè 淡竹叶 literally means ""bland bamboo leaf.""
See also:
zhú yè (竹叶[1] Bambusae Folium, black bamboo leaf;); dàn zhú yè (淡竹叶 Lophatheri Herba, lophatherum;)