Sundance Acupuncture

Herb & Acupuncture Database

(This is my own personal database of teachers, teachings and notes that I use in my practice. I’ve decided to share it freely with anyone who would like to reference it.)

Zhu Ye - 竹葉 - Herba Phylostachys Nigra - Bamboo Leaf

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Herba Phylostachys Nigra
Common English:	Bamboo Leaf

Category

Herbs that Clear Heat and Purge Fire

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Bland	Cold	Heart Stomach Lung	6-15g Maximum dose: 30g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Clears Heat, relieves irritability and generates Body Fluids	Heat in the Heart and Stomach with irritability and thirst
Clears Heat and promotes urination	Heart and Small Intestine Heat with dysuria

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Use with caution during pregnancy.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Major Combinations

Rx. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong	Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao Rx. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu	Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong Rz. Phragmitis Lu Gen Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen
Heat Attacking the Heart with irritability.	Heat Attacking the Stomach with thirst and stomatitis.	Heat Attacking the Lung and Stomach.
Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao	Pl. Nelumbinis Lian Zi Xin	Ram. Uncariae cum Uncis Gou Teng Periostracum Cicadae Chan Tui
Wind-Heat with thirst.	Ulcers on the tongue.	Restless crying in children.
Concretio Silicea Bambusae Tian Zhu Huang Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu
Delirium.

Notes

Although Zhu Ye and Hb. Lophatheri Dan Zhu Ye have similar names and functions, they are distinct herbs. Zhu Ye clears Heat from the Heart and Stomach more strongly, while Dan Zhu Ye is more effective at clearing Heat and promoting urination.

For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.