HERBS

NamingYin Chen Hao (Herba Artemisiae Scopariae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Yin ChenOriginThe aerial part of perennial herbaceous plant Artemisia scoparia Waldst. et Kit or A. capillaris Thunb. of family Compositae.LocationMost areas of China.HarvestCollected in spr

NamePi Jiu Hua (Flos Humuli Lupuli)The Effect of 啤酒花PropertyBitter, neutral; liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsStrengthen the spleen and promote digestion, induce diuresis and resolve swelling, treat phthisis and diminish inflammation.IndicationsCough, abdominal distension, indigestion, ins

NameXiao Jie Gu Dan (Ampelopsis Humulifoliae Radicis)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh root bark of Ampelopsis humulifolia Bge. (Family Vitaceae ), growing near forests along creeks and mountain slopes, and distributed in Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi and Gansu of China.The Effe

NameTu Ding Gui (Common evolvulus herb)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Evolvulus alsinoides L. (Family Convolvulaceae), growing on grass slopes, in scrubs or along roadsides, and distributed in Southern China.The Effect of Herba Evolvuli AlsinoidiPropertyPungent, bitter, cool; li

NameGeng Tong Cao (Common Aeschynomene Stem-xylem)The Effect of Geng Tong CaoPropertyBland, slightly bitter, cool, neutral; liver and bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and eliminate dampness, treat stranguria and promote lactation.IndicationsEdema, heat stranguria, difficult urination, oli

NamePi Jiu Hua (Flos Humuli Lupuli)The Effect of Flos Humuli LupuliPropertyBitter, neutral; liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsStrengthen the spleen and promote digestion, induce diuresis and resolve swelling, treat phthisis and diminish inflammation.IndicationsCough, abdominal distension, i

NameGeng Tong Cao (Common Aeschynomene Stem-xylem)The Effect of 梗通草PropertyBland, slightly bitter, cool, neutral; liver and bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and eliminate dampness, treat stranguria and promote lactation.IndicationsEdema, heat stranguria, difficult urination, oligogalactia

NameTian Shan Hua Qiu (Ramulus et Fructus Sorbi Tianschanicae)SourcesThe drug is the bright branch, stem bark or ripe fruit of Sorbus tianschanica Rupr. (Family Rosaceae), growing in valleys or edge of conifer woods, distributed in Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang of China.ConstituentsThe branch and stem

NamingYin Chen Hao (Herba Artemisiae Scopariae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 茵陈OriginThe aerial part of perennial herbaceous plant Artemisia scoparia Waldst. et Kit or A. capillaris Thunb. of family Compositae.LocationMost areas of China.HarvestCollected in spring wh

NameHe Zi Cao (Lobed Actinostemma Herb)The Effect of He Zi CaoPropertyBitter, cold; kidney and bladder meridians entered.ActionsPromote diuresis and resolve swelling, clear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsNephritis dropsy, edema due to ascites, snake bites, eczema.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoc