Chuanxinlian Herba Andrographitis
The source is from the herb of Andrographis paniculata ( Bum. f. ) Nees., family Acanthaceae. The plants are cultivated in the areas of South, East and Northwest China, at the early stage of autumn when the flower blossoms, the medicinal material is collected and dried in the sun. The crude or the fresh is used.
Medicinal Properties Bitter in flavor, cold in nature and attributive to the lung, stomach, large and small intestine meridians.
Actions Clear away heat, eliminate toxin, dry dampness and relieve swelling.
Application
1. It is generally indicated for seasonal febrile diseases, cough due to lung-heat and pulmonary abscess. For the beginning of seasonal febrile diseases with fever and sore throat, it can be combined with Jinyinhua (Flos Lonicerae ) , Lianqiao ( Fructus Forsythiae ), and Bohe (Herba Menthae ), etc. ; for cough due to lung-heat, combined with Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae), Sangbaipi (Cortex Mori Radicis ) and others that clear away lung-heat; for pulmonary abscess with thick sputum, mostly combined with Yuxingcao ( Herba Houttuyniae ), Jiegeng (Radix Platycodi), etc. to clear away lung-heat and resolve pus. It is now widely used for upper respiratory tract infection and other infectious diseases.
2. It is generally indicated for dysentery due to damp-heat and stranguria due to heat. For dysentery due to damp-heat, it can be used alone or combined With Machixian ( Herba Portulacae ), Huanglian ( Rhizoma Coptidis), etc.; for stranguria due to heat with dribbling urination with pain, mostly combined with Cheqianzi (Semen Plantaginis ), Baimaogen (Rhizoma Imperatae ), and Huangbai (Cortex Phellodendri), etc..
3. For carbuncle, pyogenic infection and snake-bite poisoning, the fresh can be ground into pieces for external application, or combined with Jinyinhua (Flos Lonicerae), Zaoxiu (Rhizoma Paridis), and Yejuhua ( Flos Chrysanthemi Indici), etc. for being used internally.
Usage and Dodge 6 -9 g is used in decoction for oral use. Or added to pill, powder or tablet, or prepared into injection. Just right amount is used externally.
Notes It is not suitble for deficiency and cold of the spleen and stomach.
