Medicinals
dì dīng / 地丁 / 地丁 / violet
Latin pharmacognostic name: Violae Herba cum Radice
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Origin: Plant
Use: medicinal
Category: Unclassified
Properties: Bitter; cold.
Channel entry: heart and liver channels.
Indications:
Clears heat and disinhibits dampness; resolves toxin and disperses swellings.
clove sores (dīng); swollen welling-abscesses (yōng zhǒng); scrofula; jaundice; dysentery; diarrhea; red eyes; throat impediment (hóu bì); venomous snake bites.
Dosage & Method:
Oral: Decoct (9–5g).
Quality:
Viola yedoensis (Yedo violet) and V. japonica (Japanese violet), the commonly used most kinds of violet, are best when bearing flowers, fruits, and green leaves.
Product Area:
Viola yedoensis: Eastern provinces from Liáoníng to Fújiàn. V. japonica: Eastern provinces from Jiāngsū to Fújiàn. Gueldenstaedtia multiflora and G. pauciflora: Manchuria, Jiāngsū, Jiāngxī, Húnán, and Húběi. Gentiana loureiri: Guǎngxī and Guǎngdōng.
See also:
zǐ huā dì dīng (紫花地丁 Violae Herba, violet); tián dì dīng (甜地丁 Gueldenstaedtiae Herba cum Radice, gueldenstaedtia); lóng dǎn dì dīng (龙胆地丁 Gentianae Lourei Herba cum Radice, southern gentian)