Lu Cha (Cha Ye) - 绿茶 - Folium Camelliae Sinensis

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Folium Camelliae Sinensis
Common English:	Green Tea

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter Sweet	Cold (Cool)	Stomach Heart Lung	3-12g

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Harmonizes the Stomach, descends Rebellious Stomach Qi and relieves diarrhea	Nausea, vomiting, indigestion and diarrhea Malarial dysentery
Dispels Dampness	Obesity
Clears the head and vision	Headache Prevents the drying, dispersing and ascending nature of diaphoretic herbs from harming the body
Expels fidgets and quenches thirst	Fidgets and thirst
Removes stagnant Food, promotes diuresis and removes toxin	Stagnant Phlegm

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

The caffeine in Lu Cha may be potentiated when given in conjunction with oral contraceptives and cimetedine.
The combination of caffeine with theophylline and ephedrine may lead to increased thermogenesis, weight loss, agitation, tremors and insomnia.
Combination of excessive amounts of caffeine and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI) such as phenelzine (Nardil), tranylcypromine (Parnate) and isocarboxazid (Marplan can cause hypertensive crisis.
This herb may reverse MRSA and PRSA and may lower minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of oxacillin and other beta-lactams in MRSA.

Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao Fr. Jujube Da Zao	Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia	Rx. Puerariae Ge Gen Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
General gastrointestinal discomfort	Nausea and vomiting	Diarrhea
Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren Fol. Nelumbinis He Ye	Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Du Huo Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo
Obesity	Headache

As a beverage, this herb can be used for slimming. It helps disperse accumulated Dampness in the Intestines.
Taken to excess, this herb may cause irritation. Processed or fermented teas such as oolong or black tea are easier on the stomach than green tea.
Caffeine is present in this herb.