Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Herba hedyotidis diffusae

Biological name:

拉丁文學名﹕

Hedyotis diffusa (Willd.) Roxb.

Oldenlandia diffusa (Willd.) Roxb (old name)

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發 音﹕

byakkajazetsuso

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發 音﹕

paekhwasasolcho

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵 語 發音﹕

 baak6 faa1 se1 sit1 cou2

Other Names:

別名 ﹕

xiao ye guo ba cao, she she cao, er ye lu, zhu ye cai, she li cao.

小葉鍋巴草，蛇舌草， 二 葉葎，竹葉菜，蛇利草。

Common Name:

英文名﹕

spreading hedyotis

Distribution:

產地 ﹕

 Through out south east Asia and southern China

 東南亞各地與中國南部。

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

bitter, sweet, cold.

苦，甘，寒。

藥理﹕

Medical functions:

1. anti-bacteria

2. anti-inflammation

3. anti-tumor

4. anti-virus. It can stimulate the body's own immune system function, improve the body's resistance; and it has   a strong inhibitory effect on viral hepatitis HbsAg [1]

5. enhances immune system

藥理﹕

1. 抗菌

2. 消炎

3. 抗癌

4. 抗病毒 。白花蛇舌草能激發人體自身免疫系統功能,提高人體抵抗力,對肝炎病毒HbsAg有強抑制作用。[1]

5. 增强免疫功能

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

liver, stomach, large intestine channels.

肝﹐胃﹐大腸

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

Uses: for clearing heat, fire toxicity, abscesses,  toxic sores, ulcerations, swellings, snake bites, sore throat, bronchitis, tonsillitis, and  hemorrhoids, hot painful urinary tract infection and damp heat jaundice (infectious hepatitis),  tonsillitis, appendicitis, urethral infection and malignant tumors of liver, lung and stomach . Promotes urination.

清熱，去火毒， 膿腫，潰瘍，蛇咬傷，喉痛，氣管炎，扁桃腺炎， 痔瘡，尿道炎兼有熱與痛，感染性黃疸，肝癌，肺癌，胃癌，扁桃腺炎，盲腸炎，尿道炎。有利尿作用 。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

Dosage:

用量 ﹕

 10 ~ 30 g

10 ~30 克

Samples of formulae:

處 方舉例﹕

1. For itchy skin﹕ bai hua she she cao 30 g, sheng di huang15 g, tu fu ling 12 g, add 1 pound of pond loach (Misgurnus  anguillicaudatus, ( ni qiu ). Add water and make soup.

2. cancer of digestive tract; hemorrhoids﹕ bai hua she she cao﹐ban zhi lian, and  mao gen Make into decoction. It is especially effective for cancer of the rectum or hemorrhoid.

3. Acne: bai hua she she cao 20 g, mai dong 15 g, sheng di huang 15 g, xuan shen 10 g. Add 1200 cc of water and simmer down to 500 cc. Strain. Make into 2 servings. Add 1000 cc of water to the herb and re-boil for about 20 minutes. Use it to wash the affected areas. Avoid using cosmetics.

1. 皮膚癢﹕ 白花蛇舌草30克﹐生 地黃15克 ﹐土 伏苓12克﹐泥 鳅 半公斤。作湯。

2. 消化道癌﹐痔﹕ 白花蛇舌草﹐半 枝蓮 ﹐茅 根。 水煎服。對直腸癌有較好療效。

3. 痤瘡：白花蛇舌草20克，麥 冬，生 地黃各15克，玄 參10克，每日1劑，水煎2次，共500毫 升，分2次服，藥渣可加水1000毫 升煎液，待温後洗患處，每日3～4次。治療期間忌用化妝品。

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

1. Bai hua she she cao can activate reticuloendothelial system and increase phagocytosis by lymphocytes.

2.  In high concentrations, preparations  have shown to inhibit cells from acute lymphocytic and acute granulocytic leukemia.

3. Effective in treatment of appendicitis.

4. Treatment of snake bites. Applied topically and taken orally.

5.  Enhances adrenocortical hormone.

6. Inhibits sperm production.

1. 可激活淋 巴細胞和網狀內皮系統的吞噬能力增加。

2. 在高濃度 ，籌備工作已經表明，以抑制急性淋巴細胞白血病和急性粒細胞白血病細胞。

3. 有效治療 闌尾炎。

4. 治療蛇咬 傷。外用和內服。

5. 增強腎上 腺皮質激素。

6. 抑制精子 的生產。

Cautions:

禁忌﹕

In rare cases, allergic reactions of discomfort and rash and itches may show up on the upper limbs with sharp itchiness, and may cause breathing difficulty.

Prevention :

To use bai hua she she cao, start with small amount of 10 grams and gradually increase to 30-60 grams.

Antidote :

 If allergic reactions occur, use chlorpheniramine 4 mg, three times a day, take orally.

在極少數情況下，可能會出現過敏反應，不適，皮疹和瘙癢，上肢可能發生劇烈的痕癢，可能會導致呼吸困難。
預防：
使用本品，開始用少量，如10克，並逐步提高到30-60克。

解藥：
如果發生過敏反應，用扑爾敏4毫克 ，每日3次，口服。