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    Wind-Heat Dispelling, Toxic-Purging & Febrifuge Hemostatic (疏风清热 / 凉血止血消肿解毒截疟止痢药)

    见霜黄 / 见丰草 / 假大风艾 / 毛风草 — Blumea lacera (Burm. f.) DC.

    Pinyin: Jiànshuānghuáng / Jiànfēngcǎo · Malay: Sembung Utan / Chapa Hutan / Telinga Kerbau · Family: Asteraceae (菊科)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Cool to Cold (凉 / 微寒)

    Flavor

    Bitter, pungent, aromatic (苦、辛、大香)

    Meridians

    Lung (肺), Liver (肝), Spleen (脾)

    Traditional Edict

    Frosted yellow daisy. Dispels wind-heat, clears toxic heat, cools blood to stop bleeding, dissipates swelling, and terminates fevers and dysentery. Sovereign for pediatric fevers and cuts.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Do not confuse with Blumea balsamifera (Sembung / Da Feng Ai). Contraindicated in pure Spleen-Stomach deficiency cold diarrhea. Caution during pregnancy.

    Clinical Applications

    • Upper respiratory tract viral infections, acute bronchitis, bacillary/amoebic dysentery, superficial traumatic bleeding, atopic dermatitis, and malaria.

    Quality Markers

    1,8-Cineole, b-Caryophyllene, Campesterol & Flavonoids >= 0.50% (HPLC MHM standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. 1,8-Cineole and sesquiterpenes cross blood-brain barrier to modulate hypothalamic thermoregulation, inducing antipyresis while downregulating IL-1b. 2. Flavonoids activate intrinsic coagulation to knit capillaries. 3. Lyses Shigella and E. coli.

    Preparation & Dosage

    Whole dried herb in decoction: 10-20 g daily (up to 30 g in acute fevers). Fresh leaves crushed with salt as poultice for bleeding cuts. Pediatric cooling bath: 30-50 g boiled in water.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. Nanyang Epidemic Influenza Febrifuge Decoction with Lonicera japonica and Forsythia. 2. Rainforest Anti-Dysenteric Synergy with Portulaca oleracea and Euphorbia hirta.

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