Lophatherum (Danzhuye)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Herba Lophatheri |
| Botanical Name: | Lophatherum gracile Brongn. |
| Common Name: | Lophatherum |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Bencao Gangmu |
| art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The leaves are gathered in summer, dried in the sun and cut into pieces. |
| Properties and Taste: | Sweet or no taste and cold |
| Meridian: | Heart, stomach and small intestine |
| Functions: | To clear heat and benefit urination To clear heat in the heart and lessen irritability |
| Indications and Combinations: | Deficiency of Qi and blood manifested as palpitations, in1. Febrile diseases manifested as irritability, thirst and fever. *Use with Gypsum (Shigao) and Anemarrhena rhizome (Zhimu). 2. Heat in the heart, stomach and small intestine manifested as ulcerations of the mouth and tongue and scanty, painful urination. *Use with Fresh rehmannia root (Shengdihuang) and Clematis stem (Mutong). somnia and forgetfulness. *Use with Ginseng (Renshen), Astragalus root (Huangqi), Chinese angelica root (Danggui) and Wild jujube seed (Suanzaoren) in the formula Guipi Tang. |
| Dosage: | 5-10 g |
| Cautions: | The herb should be used with caution during pregnancy. |