Chuan Xin Lian Granules (10:1)

Andrographis Herb clears heat and resolves fire toxicity

Clears Heat and resolves Fire toxicity (Benefits the throat)

• Heat in the Lungs and throat, asthma, encephalitis B
• Acute infection of the gastrointestinal tract
• Chuang Yung
• In its fresh form it can be applied topically for snake bite

Dries Dampness and stops diarrhea

• Damp-Heat dysentery (Intestinal Damp-Heat)
• Gall Bladder Heat, viral hepatitis, herpes zoster
• Hot, painful urinary dysfunction, urinary tract infections
• Eczema (topically)

Cools the Blood

• Epistaxis

Resolves Phlegm

• Phlegm Heat with purulent sputum

Very bitter and cold, Andrographitis Herba (chuan xin lian) cools heat toxin in the Lungs and Stomach and thus treats symptoms such as influenza, cough, and wheezing from Lung heat, Lung abscess, sore swollen throat, and boils due to fire toxin. Its bitterness dries damp-heat in the Large and Small Intestine, and thus treats damp-heat dysenteric disorder, hot painful urinary dribbling, and eczema. Because it cools the blood, Andrographitis Herba (chuan xin lian) is used for nosebleeds. It can reduce swelling, and is applied externally as a powder for scalds, burns, and snakebite. (From Bensky: Chinese Herbal Materia Medica, 3rd ed.)