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Yin Chai Hu (銀柴胡), the root of Stellaria, clears heat from deficiency (steaming bone disorder) and clears the heat of childhood nutritional impairment (gan ji).
Latin / Pharmaceutical Name
Stellaria dichotoma (Radix Stellariae)
Common English Name
Stellaria root
Taste
Sweet
Temperature
Slightly cold
Channels Entered
Liver, Stomach
Actions & Functions
- Clears deficiency heat (steaming bone disorder)
- Clears the heat of childhood malnutrition (gan)
Indications
Yin-deficiency heat with bone-steaming fever and night sweats; and childhood nutritional impairment with fever, irritability and emaciation.
Dosage
3-9 g in decoction.
Common Combinations
With Qing Hao and Di Gu Pi for deficiency heat.
Cautions & Contraindications
Avoid in fever from external invasion and where there is no deficiency heat.
