HERBS

NameYi Yu (Silverfish)SourcesThe drug is the dried whole body of Lepisma saccharina L. (family Lepismatidae), living in the wet sites under leaf, rock, trunk, moss, and in houses, books, and distributed almost all over China.ConstituentsThe drug contains protein, peptidcs, amino acids, fats, steroid

NameChong Sun (henon bamboo dried shoot)The Effect of Chong SunPropertySweet, bland; spleen and bladder meridians entered.ActionsPromote diuresis and resolve swelling.IndicationsDifficult urination, swelling due to ascites.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 9~12 g.

NameYi Yu (Silverfish)SourcesThe drug is the dried whole body of Lepisma saccharina L. (family Lepismatidae), living in the wet sites under leaf, rock, trunk, moss, and in houses, books, and distributed almost all over China.ConstituentsThe drug contains protein, peptidcs, amino acids, fats, steroid

NameShui Lian Suo (Folium seu Radix Cotoneasteris Horizontalis)SourcesThe drug is the dried root or whole herb of Cotoneaster horizontalis Decne.(Family Rosaceae), growing inscrubsoronrockyslopes,anddistributedinShaanxi,Gansu,Zhejiang,Hubei,Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan of China.The Effect of 水

NameJian Er Guan Zhong (Caryota-like holly fern rhizome)SourcesThe drug is the dried rhizome of Cyrtomium macrophyllum (Makino) Tagawa (family Dryopteridaceae), growing under woods, along creeks, and distributed in Shaanxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan of China.The Effect of Jian Er Guan Z

NameChong Sun (henon bamboo dried shoot)The Effect of 虫笋PropertySweet, bland; spleen and bladder meridians entered.ActionsPromote diuresis and resolve swelling.IndicationsDifficult urination, swelling due to ascites.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 9~12 g.

NameJian Er Guan Zhong (Caryota-like holly fern rhizome)SourcesThe drug is the dried rhizome of Cyrtomium macrophyllum (Makino) Tagawa (family Dryopteridaceae), growing under woods, along creeks, and distributed in Shaanxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan of China.The Effect of 尖耳贯众PropertyBi

NameLing Yu (Mud Carp)The Effect of Ling YuPropertySweet, neutral.ActionsClear heat, induce diuresis, eliminate dampness.IndicationsJaundice, ascites, heat accumulation on bladder.Dosage and AdministrationsCook it for eating.

NameShui Lian Suo (Folium seu Radix Cotoneasteris Horizontalis)SourcesThe drug is the dried root or whole herb of Cotoneaster horizontalis Decne.(Family Rosaceae), growing inscrubsoronrockyslopes,anddistributedinShaanxi,Gansu,Zhejiang,Hubei,Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan of China.The Effect of F

NameJiu Zi Lian (Radix seu Herba Calanthes Puberulae)SourcesThe drug is the dried root or whole herb of Calanthe puberula Wall. ex Lindl. (Family Orchidaceae), growing under woods or on grassy slopes, and distributed in Anhui, Hunan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet of China.The Effect of Radix se