Huang Shui Qi - 黃水茄 - Herba Solani

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Herba Solani Herba Solani Indici Herba Solani Xanthocarpi
Common English:	Solanum

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid Bitter	Cold Warm	Liver	3-15g

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
*Anchors Liver Yang, Eliminates toxins, Reduces inflammation, Relieves pain*	Liver Fire syndromes such as hepatitis A, B and C
Removes Heat, eliminates Dampness and disperses Stagnation	Carbuncles, urethritis, moist pleurisy, edema and sinusitis

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Hb. Orthosiphon Aristatus Hua Shi Cao Hb. Patriniae Bai Jiang Cao Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati Hu Zhang Hb. Leucas Mollissimae Hu Yao Huang	Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi Rx. et Fol. Viticis Quinatae Wu Tian Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati Hu Zhang Drive out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang	Hb. Senecionis Scandens Qian Li Guang Sp. Prunellae Xia Ku Cao Sm. Cassiae Jue Ming Zi
Hepatitis	Liver cirrhosis	Eye disorders caused by Excess conditions
Hb. Hibisci Fu Rong Rx. et Fol. Viticis Quinatae Wu Tian	Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng Hb. Schizonepetae Jing Jie Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao Hb. Scutellariae Barbatae Ban Zhi Lian	Hb. Elephantopus Scaber Ding Shu Xiu Rx. Vitis Amurensis Shan Pu Tao
Sinusitis	Itchy skin with various dermatological disorders	Pleuritis and edema

In Taiwan, the entire plant (Fructus et Folium Solani Indici) is used. Cold and Bitter in nature, it Expels Wind and eases headaches, and is applied to toothaches and sinusitis. Its properties are antiphlogistic, expectorant, hyperglycemic and antitussive, and it has also been found to inhibit cancer cell growth.
Ulcers are reportedly cured with the powdered leaves.
To treat Food Stagnation or water in the Stomach, wash and dry the herb, calcine it until yellow, grind it to a powder, blend it with sugar and mix it into 15g of boiling water. Take it on an empty Stomach.
It clears Stagnation and relieves swelling, inflammation and pain. Indications include pharyngitis, tonsillitis, lymphatic tuberculosis and gastralgia.
To treat gastralgia, take 9-15g as a decoction.