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title: "Dan Zhu Ye"
url: "https://books.drcassone.com/21/traditional-medicines-of-east-asia/455/dan-zhu-ye"
---

 ![dan zhu ye, lophateri herba.jpg](/u/dan-zhu-ye-lophateri-herba-JeC81e.jpg) 

# Dan Zhu Ye

### Lophatheri Herba

_sweet, bland, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clear Heat and Drain Fire**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Thirst
- Irascibility
- Sores in the mouth
- Swollen painful gums
- Scanty painful urination
- Dark red tongue tip

Dan Zhu Ye is sweet, bland, and cold to treat patterns caused by
heat. It enters the heart, stomach, and small intestine systems. Its
effect on the heart and stomach channels allows Dan Zhu Ye to
treat heat patterns in the mouth such as swollen painful gums and
sores. Its heart and small intestine relationship allows it to treat
heat in the urinary functions.

**Channels:** heart, stomach, small intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Urinary tract infection
- Painful gums
- Canker sores
- Dysuria
- Fever
- Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- Dao Chi Qing Xin Tang
- Dao Chi San
- Liang Ge San
- Qing Gong Tang
- Qing Lou Yin
- Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang
- Qing Wen Bai Du Yin
- Qing Ying Tang
- San Ren Tang
- Xiao Ji Yin Zi
- Yin Qiao San
- Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang

**Contraindications:** Dan Zhu Ye should be prescribed with
caution to pregnant patients

**Zoo Image:** an angry walrus is urinating dark urine on a fire hydrant

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