HERBS

NameChang Wa Wei (Herba Lepisori Pseudonudi)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Lepisorus pseudonudus Ching (Family Polypodiaceae), growing in forests or woods, in crevices or on trunks, and distributed in Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet of China.The Effect of Herba Lepisori Pseud

NameChi Xiao Dou (Semen Phaseoli)The Effect of Semen PhaseoliPropertySweet, sour and neutral; heart and small intestine meridians entered.ActionsInduce diuresis and alleviate edema, remove toxin and drain pus, excrete dampness and alleviate jaundice.IndicationsEdema, downward flow of damp turbidity

NamingJin Qian Cao (Herba Lysimachiae)——Ben Cao Gang Mu Shi Yi (A Supplement to the Compendium of Materia Medica)The Processing of 金钱草OriginThe whole plant of perennial herbaceous plant Lysimachia christinae Hance of family Primulaceae.LocationThe provinces in southern area of Yangtze River.HarvestC

NameBan Zhu Gen (Rhizoma et Radix Phyllostachydis Bambusoidis)SourcesThe drug is the dried root and rhizome of Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zuec. (family Graminae), cultivated or growing in low sealevel slopes, and distributed in East China and Shaanxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Sichuan, G

NameChe Qian Cao (Plantain Herb)The Effect of Che Qian CaoPropertySweet, cold; liver, kidney, lung and small intestine meridians entered.ActionsInduce diuresis, clear heat, improve vision and dispel phlegm.IndicationsUrinary obstruction, hematuria, jaundice, edema, diarrhea, morbid leucorrhea, stran

NameHe Ye (Lotus Leaf)The Effect of He YePropertyBitter, astringent, neutral; heart, liver, spleen, gallbladder and lung meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis, cool blood and stop bleeding.IndicationsHematemesis, hematochezia, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, epistax

NamingJin Qian Cao (Herba Lysimachiae)——Ben Cao Gang Mu Shi Yi (A Supplement to the Compendium of Materia Medica)The Processing of Herba LysimachiaeOriginThe whole plant of perennial herbaceous plant Lysimachia christinae Hance of family Primulaceae.LocationThe provinces in southern area of Yangtze

NameChe Qian Cao (Plantain Herb)The Effect of 车前草PropertySweet, cold; liver, kidney, lung and small intestine meridians entered.ActionsInduce diuresis, clear heat, improve vision and dispel phlegm.IndicationsUrinary obstruction, hematuria, jaundice, edema, diarrhea, morbid leucorrhea, stranguria, sw

NameBai Bu Huan Yang Dan (Herba Neottianthes Cucullatae)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh entire herb of Neoltiasnthe cucullata (L.) Schltr. (family Orchidaceae), growing in woods, near forests, and distributed in Northeast China, North China and Shaanxi, Xinjiang Anhu, Henan Sichuan, Yunnan.The

NameMu Xi Hua (Sweet Osmanthus Flower)The Effect of Mu Xi HuaPropertyPungent, warm; lung, spleen and kidney meridians entered.ActionsResolve phlegm and dissipate stasis.IndicationsToothache, hematochezia, bloody stranguria, ozostomia, asthma and cough due to phlegm and retained fluid.Dosage and Admi