Classic Chinese Herbs: The Efficacy and Functions of Lian Qiao (Forsythia)

Classic Chinese Herbs: The Efficacy and Functions of Lian Qiao (Forsythia)

————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– Lian Qiao (Forsythia) is the fruit of the plant belonging to the Oleaceae family. It contains a large number of phenolic compounds, natural saponins, and flavonoids, making it an outstanding medicinal herb. Its primary function is to clear heat and detoxify, and it can be used for the treatment of various diseases. Its medicinal … Read more

Lian Qiao (Forsythia Suspensa): Properties and Uses in TCM

Lian Qiao (Forsythia Suspensa): Properties and Uses in TCM

  Lian Qiao (Forsythia Suspensa)   Pronunciation: Lian Qiao   Aliases: Lian Ke, Huang Hua Tiao, Huang Lian Tiao Hua, Huang Qi Dan, Qing Qiao, Luo Qiao, Han Lian Zi, Da Qiao Zi, Kong Ke, Kong Qiao   Functions: Clears heat, detoxifies, disperses nodules, and reduces swelling. Used for treating warm heat, carbuncles, rashes, abscesses, and urinary obstruction.   Nature … Read more

Weekly Learning of a Chinese Herbal Medicine: Lian Qiao (Forsythia Suspensa)

Weekly Learning of a Chinese Herbal Medicine: Lian Qiao (Forsythia Suspensa)

Lian Qiao (连翘) has a bitter taste and is known for its ability to clear heat, detoxify, and dispel evil. It is effective in clearing the heart and dispersing heat from the upper jiao (上焦), as well as draining fire and detoxifying, alleviating pain and dissipating masses. It has been referred to as the “sacred … Read more

Lian Qiao: Clearing Heat and Detoxifying, Reducing Swelling and Dissolving Nodules!

Lian Qiao: Clearing Heat and Detoxifying, Reducing Swelling and Dissolving Nodules!

Lian Qiao (Forsythia fruit) is the fruit of the deciduous shrub Forsythia suspensa, belonging to the Oleaceae family. It has a bitter taste, is slightly cold, and enters the Lung (Fei), Heart (Xin), and Small Intestine (Xiao Chang) meridians. Its functions include dispersing wind-heat, clearing heat and detoxifying, and reducing abscesses and nodules. “Yixue Zhongzhong … Read more

Lian Qiao – The Holy Medicine for Skin Ulcers and a Remarkable Remedy for Heat-Induced Vomiting

Lian Qiao - The Holy Medicine for Skin Ulcers and a Remarkable Remedy for Heat-Induced Vomiting

【Summary】Bitter and slightly cold in nature, this herb has an ascending and floating property, capable of dispelling heat from the interior to the exterior, relieving stagnation and dissipating masses. It is a crucial medicine for treating skin ulcers and heat-induced vomiting, and can also address damp-heat in the spleen and stomach. However, it is considered … Read more

Lian Qiao (Forsythia) – A Comprehensive Overview

Lian Qiao (Forsythia) - A Comprehensive Overview

Lian Qiao (Forsythia) Among the clearing heat and detoxifying herbs used for treating warm diseases, Lian Qiao (Forsythia) is often used in conjunction with Jin Yin Hua (Honeysuckle), as seen in formulas like Yin Qiao San (Yin Qiao Powder) and Yin Qiao Bai Hu Tang (Yin Qiao White Tiger Decoction). Although these two herbs have … Read more

Bencao Gangmu: Forsythia

Bencao Gangmu: Forsythia

Forsythia Lián Qiáo Alias Lián Ké, Huáng Huā Tiáo, Huáng Liàn Tiáo Huā, Huáng Qí Dān, Qīng Qiáo, Luò Qiáo, Hàn Lián Zǐ, Dà Qiáo Zǐ, Kōng Ké, Kōng Qiáo Functions Clears heat, detoxifies, disperses nodules, reduces swelling. Treats warm heat, erysipelas, rashes, carbuncles, lymphadenitis, and urinary obstruction. First Recorded In Shennong Bencao Jing Toxicity … Read more

Daily Learning of a Chinese Herb: Lian Qiao (Forsythia suspensa)

Daily Learning of a Chinese Herb: Lian Qiao (Forsythia suspensa)

【Properties and Channels】Bitter, slightly cold. Enters the Lung, Heart, and Small Intestine meridians. 【Functions and Indications】Clears heat and detoxifies, reduces swelling and disperses nodules. Used for abscesses, scrofula, mastitis, erysipelas, wind-heat colds, initial stages of warm diseases, heat entering the nutritive level, high fever with thirst, delirium with rashes, and heat strangury. 【Source】This herb is … Read more

The Efficacy and Functions of Lian Qiao (Forsythia Suspensa)

The Efficacy and Functions of Lian Qiao (Forsythia Suspensa)

Lian Qiao – Original StateLian Qiao – Medicinal Material It is the dried fruit of the plant Lian Qiao (Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl) from the Oleaceae family. It is produced in Northeast China, North China, the Yangtze River basin, and Yunnan. The fruit is harvested in the autumn when it is initially ripe and still … Read more

The Efficacy and Functions of Lian Qiao (Forsythia Suspensa)

The Efficacy and Functions of Lian Qiao (Forsythia Suspensa)

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