Lian Qiao
連翹 lián qiào

Category: Clear Heat and Resolves Toxicity  Browse

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Pinyin Pronunciation:
Tastes
Tastes:
Bitter , Slightly Acrid  Browse
Dosage
Dosage:
6-15g
Cautions
Cautions:
None noted
Meridians
Meridians:
Lung , Heart , Gall Bladder  Browse
Preparation
Preparation:
• Green (with seeds) • Yellow (clean) • Seeds
Quality
Quality:
Good quality - (yellow forsythia) old, thick, clean fruit without seeds; (green forsythia) blackish green fruit that is completely closed
Reference Source
Reference Source:
Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')  Browse
Notes
Notes:
No notes at this time
Formulas
Formulas (25)
Family:
Oleaceae  Browse

Alternate Names:
Pharmaceutical: Forsythiae Fructus
Botanical: Forsythia Suspensa (thunb.) Vahl
Japanese: rengyō
Korean: yeongyo
Common: forsythia fruit
 
Temperature:  Slightly Cold  Browse