清热解毒

"清热解毒" is a therapeutic principle in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) used to describe the capacity of certain herbs and herbal formulas to "clear heat" (reduce fever, inflammation, or infections) and "remove toxins" (address infections, poisons, or inflammatory processes)[2][5][6][7]. It describes a **mode of action** or intended therapeutic **effect**, not a discrete molecule, protein, or receptor. Multiple herbs—such as Forsythia suspensa, Tinospora spp., honeysuckle, and others—are classified under "heat-clearing and detoxifying" due to their anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, hepatoprotective, and immune-supportive properties[2][5][6]. Several studies attribute effects such as anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, anti-bacterial, antitumor, and antioxidant activities to these herbs, mostly via modulation of immune response and inhibition of inflammatory signaling pathways (e.g., NF-κB, IL-17)[2][3][5][6]. However, "清热解毒" is **not itself a molecule or molecular target** and cannot be assigned drug interactions, mechanism of action, or molecular biomarkers in the context of modern pharmacology. The query refers to a therapeutic class or function, *not a molecular drug target*; thus, the category is incorrect for target molecule/receptor structuring and should be flagged as such.

Other names

清热解毒熱清解毒heat-clearing and detoxifyingheat-clearing and detoxification