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Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Viola yedoensis Makino. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Viola yedoensis Mak.*; Viola japonica Langsd.

Use: Medicinal

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

Properties: Bitter, acrid; cold.

Channel entry: Heart, liver, and stomach channels.

Actions and indications:

• Clears heat and resolves toxin: Heat toxin sores such as clove sores, mammary welling-abscesses, intestinal welling-abscesses, and cinnabar toxin (erysipelas).
• Resolves snake venom: venomous snake bites.
• Painful red swollen eyes due to liver heat.

Dosage and method: Oral: 15–30g in decoctions. Fresh zǐ huā dì dīng is also applied topically.

Warnings: Contraindicated in vacuity cold; use with care in yīn patterns of sores.

Notes: This is the most common kind of Viola used medicinally.

See: Pú gōng yīng (蒲公英 Taraxaci Herba, dandelion)

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