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84. Fanbaicao (翻白草)
Primarily sweet and moist, with a slight bitterness, the taste is somewhat similar to senna leaves (but better tasting than senna leaves), possibly because they both start with the character “Fan” (翻).
A very mild and peaceful heat-clearing and detoxifying herb, it has a gentle stimulation on the stomach, quickly reaching the bloodstream throughout the body. It can be used when blood cooling is needed.
It has a good effect on various lymphadenitis, especially submandibular lymph nodes and axillary lymph nodes.
It can also clear the lungs but only superficially, unable to penetrate deep into the lungs, only able to soothe the pleura and the very outer area of the lungs. If it is pleuritis, it can be considered for use.
85. Banbianlian (半边莲)
Very sweet, reminds me of water chestnut juice, but with a somewhat odd aftertaste that is not quite bitter but a bit nauseating.
It causes an immediate head rush, with tension spreading from the temples, brow bones, nose bridge to the forehead, also causing some stomach irritation.
Main effects: clears the liver and gallbladder meridians, clears damp turbidity from the lower dantian, groin, and genital area. Clinically, it is used together with dried ginger and coix seeds.
86. Baihuasheshecao (白花蛇舌草)
The flavor is complex, somewhat like a mint-flavored black soda, and overall not unpleasant to drink.
It has significant stomach irritation. Some medicines are described as “cold,” but in terms of the human body, this may simply mean stomach damage. If there is stomach pain after drinking, the ancients interpreted it as the stomach being “chilled.”
Of course, Baihuasheshecao itself is very cold. After drinking, the whole body feels chilly, especially the chest, similar to just having finished a bath and applying Liushen floral water.
It is also a somewhat nonspecific medicine, cooling the whole body indiscriminately and suppressing inflammatory responses, with slight specialization on the digestive tract and bladder but only moderate strength.
Many experts like to use this herb indiscriminately for “anti-cancer,” but I don’t quite understand how dousing the whole body with a basin of cold water helps fight cancer.