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Herbal Medicine for Clearing Heat and Detoxication - Zi Hua Di Ding
            
                      
                Zi Hua Di Ding                                                            
                              Viola Herb
                            Herba Violae


This herb is the whole plant (including root) of the perennial herb, Viola yedoensis Mak. (Family Violacea , produced in the
provinces along the Yang Zi River valley and in South China. It is collected in spring when the fruit is ripe,
washed and dried in sunlight, cut into segments, and used unprepared. It is also called Di Ding or Di Ding Cao by some of
TCM practitioners.
Properties: Being bitter and pungent in flavour, cold in nature, it acts on the heart and liver channels. The function of the
pungent flavour is dispersing. The action of the cold property is purging and clearing away heat and acting on the heart, liver
and blood. The potency of clearing away heat, detoxicating and of subduing swellings and dissolving lumps is equivalent to
that of the dandelion herb. So it is often used in combination with the latter to reinforce each other's action in treating sores
due to noxious heat. The herb is especially powerful in detoxication hence being an important medicine for treating
furunculosis.
Effects: Clearing away heat, detoxicating, treating boils and dissolving lumps.
Indications:
1. For sores, furunculosis, swellings, acute mastitis with swelling and pain. It is used in combination with heat-clearing and
detoxicating herbs, such as Pu Gong Yin (dandelion herb), Ye Ju Hua (wild chrysanthemum flower) and Jin Yin Hua
(honeysuckle flower), or applied externally on the affected part with the fresh herb pounded to pieces.
2. For treating the snake-bite, it is taken orally with the freshly pounded Juice, or applied externally in combination with a small
Xiong Huang (amount of realgar).
Dosage and Administration: 10~30g. Double the dose when the fresh herb is used.
Modern Researches: The vitro tests reveals that the herb can inhibit the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Shigella
dysenteriae, Staphylococcus aureus, Diplococcus pneumoniae, dermatophytes and Leptospira. It also possesses an tipyretic,
and anti-inflammatory functions.(Aidus & E-fong Herbal Solution)