| Pharmaceutical
name: |
Fructus Forsythiae Suspensae |
| Latin
botanical name: |
Forsthia suspensa (Thunb.)
Vahl |
| Pron.
in Japanese: |
rengyo |
| Pron.
in Korean: |
yon'g yo |
| Pron.
in Cantonese: |
lian kiu |
| Common
Name: |
forsythia fruit |
| Distribution: |
Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan and
throughout northern China |
| Properties
(characteristics) |
bitter, cool, and slightly
acrid |
| Channels
(meridians) entered: |
heart, liver gall bladder |
| Actions
& Indications: |
clears heat and toxin,
nodules. Expels externally contracted wind heat as in
common cold |
| Chemical
ingredients: |
forsythin, matairesinoside,
betulinic acid, phyillygenin, pinoresinol |
| Dosage: |
6~15 g per day |
| Samples of formulae: |
yin qiao jie du san (cold
formula) |
| Medical Functions: |
Broad spectrum antibiotic
effect, lower fever, anti inflammation, protect liver,
stop vomiting, help blood circulation, promote
urination, |
| Modern
applications: |
antimicrobial effect,
antiparasitic effect, antiemetic effect, for retina
hemorrhage, for acute kidney infection, for pus forming
in lungs, acute liver infection, and psoriasis. |
| Cautions: |
use caution in cases of
pixu and weixu with diarrhea and sores that are already
ripened (broken) |
|
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