Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Lophatheri Botanical Name: Lophatherum gracile Brongn. Common Name: Lophatherum Source of Earliest Record: Bencao Gangmu art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The leaves are gathered in summer, dried in the sun and cut into pieces. Properties and Taste: Sweet or no taste and cold Meridian: Heart, stomach and small intestine Functions: To clear heat and benefit urinationTo clear heat in the heart and lessen irritability Indications and Combinations: Deficiency of Qi and blood manifested as palpitations, in1. Febrile diseases manifested as irritability, thirst and fever. *Use with Gypsum (Shigao) and Anemarrhena rhizome (Zhimu). 2. Heat in the heart, stomach and small intestine manifested as ulcerations of the mouth and tongue and scanty, painful urination. *Use with Fresh rehmannia root (Shengdihuang) and Clematis stem (Mutong). somnia and forgetfulness.*Use with Ginseng (Renshen), Astragalus root (Huangqi), Chinese angelica root (Danggui) and Wild jujube seed (Suanzaoren) in the formula Guipi Tang. Dosage: 5-10 g Cautions: The herb should be used with caution during pregnancy.
