Chuan Xin Lian
Andrographitis Herba
bitter, cold
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Clears Heat and Resolves Toxicity
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Common cold
- Sore throat
- Cough
- Urinary tract disorder
- Skin disorders
- Sores
- Carbuncles
- Eczema
- Snakebite
- Dysentery
- Painful urinary dribbling
Chuan Xin Lian enters the stomach, lung, large intestine, small intestine systems. Its bitter quality helps eliminate infections of the gastrointestinal tract while the cold quality eliminates infections of the lung system including sore throat and cough.
Channels: lung, stomach, large intestine, small intestine
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Acute infections
- Cold and flu
- Sore throat
- Tonsillitis
- Bronchitis
- Ear infection
- Lung abscess
- Disorders of the kidneys
- Dysbiosis
- Diarrhea
- Skin disorders
- Dysentery
- Biliary congestion
- Inflammation of the liver
- Vaginal discharge
- Parasite infection
Contraindications: do not give Chuan Xin Lian to patients long term especially if they have poor digestive function
Zoo Image: a hot and toxic beluga whale with sores cools off on an iceberg shaped like a T while having diarrhea