Forsythia root

Forsythia root

(Ben Jing Feng Yuan)

[synonym] Lian Yao (treatise on Febrile Diseases).

[source] it is the root of Forsythia suspensa, which belongs to Oleaceae. Please refer to "Forsythia suspensa" for details.

"Qi is cold, taste is bitter. "

[functions and indications] Compendium: "it is used to treat typhoid fever, blood stasis and heat. "

[prescription selection] for the treatment of typhoid fever, blood stasis and heat in the interior, the body must be yellow: two liang of Mahuang, two liang of lianyao, forty almonds, one liter of Chixiaodou, twelve jujubes, one liter of shengzibaipi, two liang of ginger and two liang of licorice. In a bucket of water, first boil ephedra, then boil it, remove the foam, take all kinds of medicine, boil it for three liters, remove the dross, take it three times at different temperatures, and take it for half a day. (Mahuang lianyao Chixiaodou Decoction in Treatise on Febrile Diseases)