HERBS

NameSi Gua Zi (Luffa Seed)The Effect of Si Gua ZiPropertySlightly sweet, neutral.ActionsClear heat and resolve phlegm, moisten dryness and expel parasites.IndicationsConstipation, ascariasis, cough with excessive phlegm.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 6~9 g. Proper dosage is for external applicatio

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

NameHe Zi Cao (Lobed Actinostemma Herb)The Effect of 盒子草PropertyBitter, 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 AdministrationsDecoct 15~3

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

NameSi Gua Zi (Luffa Seed)The Effect of 丝瓜子PropertySlightly sweet, neutral.ActionsClear heat and resolve phlegm, moisten dryness and expel parasites.IndicationsConstipation, ascariasis, cough with excessive phlegm.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 6~9 g. Proper dosage is for external application. Pou

NameHe Zi Cao (Lobed Actinostemma Herb)The Effect of Herba Actinstemmatis LobatiPropertyBitter, 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 Ad

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

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

NameMao Gen (Japanese Buttercup Herb)The Effect of 毛茛PropertyPungent, warm, toxic; liver, gallbladder, heart and stomach meridians entered.ActionsAlleviate pain, treat jaundice, relieve asthma, prevent malaria, remove nebula.IndicationsMalaria, carbuncle, sores and boils, jaundice, toothache, scabie

NameTao Jiao (Peach Gum)The Effect of Tao JiaoPropertySweet, bitter, neutral; large intestine and bladder meridians entered.ActionsHarmonize the spleen and stomach, tonify and activate the blood, replenish qi and alleviate pain.IndicationsDysentery, chyluria, diabetes, urinary tract infection, blood