Zi Hua Di Ding
| Zi Hua Di Ding in TCM:Explore the properties of Zi Hua Di Ding according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: viola, tokyo violet herb
Pharmacuetical Name: Herba Violae
Properties: bitter, acrid, cold
Temperature: cold
Channels: HT, LV
Flavors: bitter, pungent
Special Properties:
clears heat, eliminates toxins
Actions / Indications:
- ClearsToxic Heat (sores, deep rooted boils and other
hot swellings; hot sores and abcesses especially of the head and back;
intestinal abcesses, breast abcesses; red swollen eyes; swollen painful
throat and ears; mumps, also effective for poisonous snake bites: internally
or topically)
- (cc: cold from deficiency)
Special Notes:
- Zi Hua Di Ding has anti-pyretic and anti-inflammatory effects. It
is especially well known for clearing abcess and inflammation from the
skin level such as acne.
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