HERBS

NameNi Qiu Hua Ye (Oriental weatherfish mucus)The Effect of 泥鳅滑液PropertyPungent, cold; liver and bladder meridians entered.ActionsInduce diuresis, treat stranguria, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.IndicationsDifficult urination, sores and boils, heat stranguria.Dosage and AdministrationsIt is t

NamingChe Qian Zi (Semen Plantaginis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Che Qian Zi OriginThe mature seed of the perennial herbaceous plant Plantago asiatica L. or P. depressa Willd. of family Aginaceae.LocationIn all parts of China.HarvestCollected in summer and autumn w

NameHan Zhong Fang Ji (Radix aristolochiae heterophyllae)SourcesThe drug is the root of Aristolochia heterophylla Hemsl. (family Aristolochiaceae), growing insparsewoods of hillside scrubs, and distributed in Hebei, Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnanand Guizhou of China.The Effect of 汉中防己

NameJi Yu Tou (Crucian carp head)The Effect of 鲫鱼头PropertySweet, warm; lung and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsRelieve cough, check diarrhea and astringe wound.IndicationsCough, dysentery, infantile aphtha, impetigo.Dosage and AdministrationsStir-bake it into charcoal, and then pound into

NamingChe Qian Zi (Semen Plantaginis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 车前子OriginThe mature seed of the perennial herbaceous plant Plantago asiatica L. or P. depressa Willd. of family Aginaceae.LocationIn all parts of China.HarvestCollected in summer and autumn when the s

NameHan Zhong Fang Ji (Radix aristolochiae heterophyllae)SourcesThe drug is the root of Aristolochia heterophylla Hemsl. (family Aristolochiaceae), growing insparsewoods of hillside scrubs, and distributed in Hebei, Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnanand Guizhou of China.The Effect of Radi

NamingChe Qian Zi (Semen Plantaginis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Semen PlantaginisOriginThe mature seed of the perennial herbaceous plant Plantago asiatica L. or P. depressa Willd. of family Aginaceae.LocationIn all parts of China.HarvestCollected in summer and aut

NameJi Yu Tou (Crucian carp head)The Effect of Crucian carp headPropertySweet, warm; lung and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsRelieve cough, check diarrhea and astringe wound.IndicationsCough, dysentery, infantile aphtha, impetigo.Dosage and AdministrationsStir-bake it into charcoal, and th

NameTong Tian Cao (Waternut Herb)The Effect of Tong Tian CaoPropertyBitter, neutral; spleen and kidney meridians entered.ActionsPromote diuresis and resolve swelling.IndicationsEdema, difficult urination.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 4.5~9 g.

NameShi Long Zi (Skink)The Effect of Shi Long ZiPropertySalt, cold, slightly toxic.ActionsInduce diuresis and treat stranguria, dissipate stasis, remove toxicity.IndicationsScrofula, difficult urination, urolithiasis, ecthyma, intractable sore, retention of urine.Dosage and AdministrationsStir-bake