HERBS

NameXing Ye (Leaf of Apricot)The Effect of 杏叶PropertyPungent, bitter, slightly cool; liver and spleen meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind and eliminate dampness, improve eyesight.IndicationsEdema, sores and boils, scrofula, skin itching, eye disease with excessive tears.Dosage and AdministrationsDe

NameHu Bei Bei Mu (Bulbus Fritillariae Hupehensis)The Effect of Hu Bei Bei Mu PropertyBitter, cool; lung and heart meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and resolve phlegm, relieve cough and dissipate nodulation.IndicationsSores and boils, scrofula, subcutaneous nodule, cough with hot phlegm.Dosage an

NameLu Ci Rou (Cormorants meat)The Effect of Lu Ci RouPropertySour, salt, cold; spleen meridian entered.ActionsInduce diuresis and resolve swelling.IndicationsAbdominal dropsy.Dosage and AdministrationsStir-bake it into charcoal, and then pound into powder. 5~10 g of the powder is taken with boiled

NameLu Ci Rou (Cormorants meat)The Effect of 鸬鹚肉PropertySour, salt, cold; spleen meridian entered.ActionsInduce diuresis and resolve swelling.IndicationsAbdominal dropsy.Dosage and AdministrationsStir-bake it into charcoal, and then pound into powder. 5~10 g of the powder is taken with boiled water

NameJi Yu (Crucian)The Effect of Ji YuPropertySweet, neutral; spleen, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsStrengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness.IndicationsWeakness of spleen and stomach, poor appetite, edema, ulcer, sores and boils, dysentery, stranguria, hematochezia.Dosage

NameMao Er Shi (Decaisnea fargesii)The Effect of Mao Er ShiPropertySweet, pungent, neutral; lung and liver meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind-damp, clear lung-heat, relieve cough.IndicationsRheumatic arthritis, cough caused by tuberculosis, pruritus vulvae, anus eczema.Dosage and AdministrationsDe

NameShui Dao Qing (Bambooleaf fig herb)The Effect of 水稻清 PropertySweet, bitter, warm.ActionsEliminate phlegm, relieve cough, expel wind and eliminate dampness, activate blood and resolve swelling, prevent abortion, promote the secretion of milk.IndicationsCough with chest pain, rheumatic arthritis,

NameJi Yu (Crucian)The Effect of 鲫鱼PropertySweet, neutral; spleen, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsStrengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness.IndicationsWeakness of spleen and stomach, poor appetite, edema, ulcer, sores and boils, dysentery, stranguria, hematochezia.Dosage and

NameLian Yu (Silver carp)The Effect of Lian YuPropertySweet, warm; spleen and stomach meridians entered.ActionsWarm the spleen and stomach, tonify qi, induce diuresis.IndicationsWeakness caused by long illness, edema.Dosage and AdministrationsCook it for eating, 100~250 g.CautionsIt is contraindicat

NameLian Yu (Silver carp)The Effect of 鲢鱼PropertySweet, warm; spleen and stomach meridians entered.ActionsWarm the spleen and stomach, tonify qi, induce diuresis.IndicationsWeakness caused by long illness, edema.Dosage and AdministrationsCook it for eating, 100~250 g.CautionsIt is contraindicated to