heat-clearing Chinese medicine; cooling herbs
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Meanings
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heat-clearing Chinese medicine; herbs that reduce fever and clear internal heat
technicalTraditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) term referring to herbs with cold or cool properties (寒性 or 凉性) that clear heat (清热) and fire from the body. Examples include Coptis chinensis (黄连), Rheum palmatum (大黄), and Scutellaria baicalensis (黄芩).
Zhè这
zhǒng种
liáng凉
yào药
kě可
yǐ以
qīng清
rè热
jiě解
dú毒
。
This type of heat-clearing medicine can clear heat and detoxify.
Zhōng中
yī医
shuō说
shàng上
huǒ火
le了
yào要
chī吃
liáng凉
yào药
。
Traditional Chinese medicine says that if you have internal heat, you should take cooling medicine.
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Huáng黄
lián连
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
yòng用
de的
liáng凉
yào药
。
Coptis is a commonly used heat-clearing herb.