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49. Kushen (Sophora flavescens)
About as bitter as Huanglian (Coptis), a pair of bitter champions.
The core efficacy: clearing the heart and eliminating turbidity. It is useful for both bacterial and aseptic inflammations of the digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems.
Clinically, clearing the heart and eliminating turbidity can treat atrioventricular conduction block and tachycardia (palpitations) caused by phlegm-dampness obstruction, and has relatively good effects on myocarditis and coronary artery inflammation.
For external use, it has a strong effect of clearing dampness and toxicity, and can be added for various skin diseases with skin lesions (internally treating skin diseases has some effect but can cause harm; not recommended).
50. Baixianpi (Dictamnus dasycarpus)
Slightly bitter.
Specifically acts on the skin layer. Combined with Guizhi (Cinnamon twig) and Fangfeng (Siler root), it can be used without hesitation in treatments for various skin diseases with skin lesions.
It also has good dispersing effects on turbidity toxins and vacuoles (gas bubbles in tissue spaces) of the circulatory, urinary, and reproductive systems.
51. Kuduzi (Bitter bean)
Not tried.
52. Sankezhen (Three-needle herb)
Not tried.
53. Mawailian (Horse tail connected herb)
The root and roots resemble a horse’s tail; taste bitter like Huanglian (Coptis).
Bitter at first, with a sweet aftertaste, bitter-sweet—quite interesting.
It has the effects of drying dampness, detoxifying, and eliminating turbidity, with a mild nature. After drinking, the throat may produce some phlegm, possibly stimulated secretion.
Previously, an expert said this herb could treat hepatitis B, but he concurrently prescribed entecavir to patients, so it is unclear whether it can work alone.