An Ye - Folium Eucalypti - Eucalyptus Leaf
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Folium Eucalypti |
| Common English: | Eucalyptus Leaf |
Category
Herbs that Transform Phlegm and Stop Coughing (Antitussives): Cool Herbs that Transform Hot PhlegmProperties
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
| Acrid Slightly Bitter | Cool | Lung Large Intestine Urinary Bladder | 4-10g Tincture:2-4ml Essential Oil: 1-2 drops encapsulated with olive oil |
Actions And Indications
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Promotes expectoration, Relieves coughing, Resolves Phlegm-Heat and Dryness, Tonifies Lung Yin and relieves the bronchi | Phlegm-Heat in the Lungs with cough, sore throat, purulent green-yellow sputum or fetid bloody pus. Treats bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia and Lung abscess. Phlegm-Dryness in the Lungs with coughing up plugs of sputum, difficult expectoration and wheezing. Treats allergic asthma. Lung Yin Deficiency with low-grade afternoon fever, dry mouth and throat and cough with expectoration of thick or bloody sputum. Treats pulmonary tuberculosis. |
Expels Wind-Heat, Opens the sinuses, Promotes eruptions, Promotes sweating, Reduces fever, Relieves pain | Wind-Heat Invades the Lungs with sore throat, aches and pains, cough and possible fever. Treats common cold and influenza. Damp-Heat with nasal and head congestion and pain and watery nasal discharge. Treats sinusitis, rhinitis, post nasal drip, otitis media. remittent fevers and eruptive fevers. Wind-Damp-Heat Bi with joint pain and redness, and muscle aches. Treats rheumatism, arthritis and neuralgia. |
Clears Damp-Heat, Expels parasites, Reduces infection and inflammation, Stimulates immunity, Stops discharge | Treats viral and bacterial respiratory infections and throat infections Bladder and Kidney Damp-Heat with urgent, burning cloudy urination. Treats Uro-genital infections. Genitourinary Damp-Heat with purulent vaginal discharge and painful urination, Treats cervical erosion, chronic peptic ulcer and parasites. |
Benefits the skin and repel insects, Promotes tissue repair, Reduces inflammation | Treats burns, injuries, ulcers and abscesses. Treats skin eruptions. Use topically as an insect repellant |
Supports the pancreas and lowers Blood sugar | Treats hyperglycemia and diabetes |
Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions
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Notes
- It has proven extremely valuable in the treatment of acute External infections, respiratory syndromes and malarial conditions.
- Among Western botanicals, it is a major one for Wind-Heat.
