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Ban Lan Gen (板藍根), the root of Isatis, clears heat and resolves toxicity, cools the blood and benefits the throat; widely used for viral and febrile infections with sore throat.
Latin / Pharmaceutical Name
Isatis indigotica (Radix Isatidis)
Common English Name
Isatis root
Taste
Bitter
Temperature
Cold
Channels Entered
Heart, Stomach
Actions & Functions
- Clears heat and resolves toxicity
- Cools the blood and benefits the throat
Indications
Febrile and epidemic warm diseases; sore, swollen throat; mumps; and heat rashes such as those of measles.
Dosage
9-15 g in decoction.
Common Combinations
With Da Qing Ye for warm-heat and throat disorders.
Cautions & Contraindications
Avoid in Spleen-Stomach deficiency-cold and where there is no heat toxin.
