HERBS

SourcesThe drug is the dried whole plant and inflorescence of Eragrostis pilosa (L.) Beauv. (family Gramineae), growing on waste fields or roadsides, distributed in most area of China.The Effect of Herba Eragrostidis PilosaeActionsThe whole plant is used to dispel wind and clear away heat as well as

NameBo Luo Pi (Pineapple Peel)The Effect of Pineapple PeelPropertyAstringent, sweet and neutral.ActionsRemove toxicity, relieve cough and check dysentery.IndicationsCough and dysentery.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 9~15 g.

NameXi Gua Cui Yi (Exocarpium Citrulli)The Effect of Xi Gua Cui YiPropertySweet, bland, cool; heart, stomach and bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear summer-heat and promote diuresis.IndicationsEdema, polydipsia due to summer-heat, oliguria and dark urine, ulceration in the mouth.Dosage and Admini

NameXi Gua Cui Yi (Exocarpium Citrulli)The Effect of 西瓜翠衣PropertySweet, bland, cool; heart, stomach and bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear summer-heat and promote diuresis.IndicationsEdema, polydipsia due to summer-heat, oliguria and dark urine, ulceration in the mouth.Dosage and Administrations

NameGuo Tan Long (Flabelate Maiden-hair Herb)SourcesThe drug is the dried entire herb of Adiantum flabellulatum L. (family Adiantaceae), growing in sunny acidic soils, and distributed in Middle-southern China, Southern China, Southwestern China and Fujian, Taiwan, Jiangxi and Zhejiang.The Effect of

NameNing Meng Ye (Lemon Leaf)The Effect of Ning Meng YePropertyPungent, sweet, slightly warm; lung, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsResolve phlegm, relieve cough, regulate qi, harmonize the stomach, check diarrhea.IndicationsCough with excessive phlegm, abdominal distension due

NameXi Gua Cui Yi (Exocarpium Citrulli)The Effect of Exocarpium CitrulliPropertySweet, bland, cool; heart, stomach and bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear summer-heat and promote diuresis.IndicationsEdema, polydipsia due to summer-heat, oliguria and dark urine, ulceration in the mouth.Dosage and

NameGuo Tan Long (Flabelate Maiden-hair Herb)SourcesThe drug is the dried entire herb of Adiantum flabellulatum L. (family Adiantaceae), growing in sunny acidic soils, and distributed in Middle-southern China, Southern China, Southwestern China and Fujian, Taiwan, Jiangxi and Zhejiang.The Effect of

NamePu Zhong Ke (Pericarp of Hispid Bottle Gourd)The Effect of Pu Zhong KePropertyBitter, cold.ActionsPromote diuresis and resolve swelling.IndicationsDifficult urination, edema due to ascites, edema of the face.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 3~9 g.

NamePu Zhong Ke (Pericarp of Hispid Bottle Gourd)The Effect of 蒲种壳PropertyBitter, cold.ActionsPromote diuresis and resolve swelling.IndicationsDifficult urination, edema due to ascites, edema of the face.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 3~9 g.