The functions and indications of Pien Tze Huang are clearing away heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and removing blood stasis, and relieving swelling and pain. It is used for acute and chronic viral hepatitis caused by heat and blood stasis, carbuncle furuncle, unidentified swelling, traumatic injury and various inflammations. Pharmacological studies have shown that Pien Tze Huang has the effects of anti-inflammatory, cooling and detoxifying, relieving swelling and relieving pain. It has a good effect on acute hepatitis, eye inflammation, otitis and all pain and fever caused by inflammation; in addition, it has a significant inhibitory effect on digestive system cancer cells.