HERBS

NameJiao Mu (Bunge pricklyash seed)The Effect of 椒目PropertyBitter, pungent, warm, slightly toxic; spleen and bladder meridians entered.ActionsPromote diuresis and resolve swelling, eliminate phlegm and relieve dyspnea.IndicationsAsthma, edema, abdominal distension.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 2~

NamePao Tong Guo (Fortune Paulownia Fruit)The Effect of Fructus PaulowniaePropertyBitter, slightly cold.ActionsResolve phlegm, relieve cough and asthma.IndicationsCough with phlegm, chronic bronchitis.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 15~30 g.

NameDi Er Cao (Herba Hyperici Japonici)The Effect of Herba Hyperici JaponiciPropertySweet, bitter, cool; lung, liver and kidney meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and promote diuresis, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.IndicationsInfectious hepatitis, febrile convulsion, diarrhea, dysentery, app

NameJiao Mu (Bunge pricklyash seed)The Effect of Bunge pricklyash seedPropertyBitter, pungent, warm, slightly toxic; spleen and bladder meridians entered.ActionsPromote diuresis and resolve swelling, eliminate phlegm and relieve dyspnea.IndicationsAsthma, edema, abdominal distension.Dosage and Admin

NamingChuan Mu Tong (Caulis Clematidis Armandii)——Tian Bao Ben Cao (Tian Bao Materia Medica)The Processing of Chuan Mu TongOriginThe stem of the perennial woody climbing shrub Clematis armandii Franch. C. montana Buch. -Ham. of family Ranunculaceae.LocationMainly in Sichuan province of China.Harvest

NameChui Pen Cao (Stringy Stonecrop Herb)The Effect of Chui Pen CaoPropertySweet, cool, bland; liver, gallbladder and small intestine meridians entered.ActionsEliminate dampness and heat, remove toxicity.IndicationsDamp-heat jaundice, difficult urination, sores and boils, oxyhepatitis, chronic hepat

NameDi Su Mu (Penang pronephrium herb)SourceThe drug is the dried rhizome of Abacopteris penangiana (Hook.) Ching (family Thelypteridaceae), growing in wet sites under woods or along creeks, and distributed in the most provinces of China.The Effect of Di Su MuPropertyAstringent, bitter, cool.Actions

NameShui Ta Gan (Otter Liver)The Effect of Shui Ta GanPropertySweet, warm, slightly toxic; liver and kidney meridians entered.ActionsTonify yin and eliminate heat, relieve cough and stop bleeding.IndicationsCough, asthma, night sweat, hemoptysis, night blindness, consumptive disease, hectic fever du

NameFu Shen (poria with hostwood)The Effect of Fu Shen PropertySweet, mild, neutral; heart and spleen meridians entered.ActionsCalm heart and induce tranquilization, promote diuresis.IndicationsPalpitation due to heart deficiency, insomnia, amnesia, epilepsy, difficult urination.Dosage and Administr

NamingChuan Mu Tong (Caulis Clematidis Armandii)——Tian Bao Ben Cao (Tian Bao Materia Medica)The Processing of 川木通OriginThe stem of the perennial woody climbing shrub Clematis armandii Franch. C. montana Buch. -Ham. of family Ranunculaceae.LocationMainly in Sichuan province of China.HarvestCollected