HERBS
NameZhen Zhu Cao (Common Leafflower Herb)The Effect of Zhen Zhu CaoPropertySweet, bitter, cool; liver and lung meridians entered.ActionsCalm the liver and clear heat, promote diuresis and remove toxicity.IndicationsEnteritis, infectious hepatitis, renal edema, dysentery, nebula, urinary tract infect
NameTong Cao (Tetrapanax Papyriferus)The Effect of 通草PropertySweet, bland and slightly cold; stomach and lung meridians entered.ActionsInduce diuresis to treat stranguria, promote lactation.IndicationsEdema, stranguria, postpartum, oligogalactia and agalactia.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 6~12 g.
NameTong Cao (Tetrapanax Papyriferus)The Effect of Tetrapanax PapyriferusPropertySweet, bland and slightly cold; stomach and lung meridians entered.ActionsInduce diuresis to treat stranguria, promote lactation.IndicationsEdema, stranguria, postpartum, oligogalactia and agalactia.Dosage and Administr
NameZhen Zhu Cao (Common Leafflower Herb)The Effect of 珍珠草PropertySweet, bitter, cool; liver and lung meridians entered.ActionsCalm the liver and clear heat, promote diuresis and remove toxicity.IndicationsEnteritis, infectious hepatitis, renal edema, dysentery, nebula, urinary tract infection, apht
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 Herba Pronephrii PenangianiPropertyAstringent, b
NameMa Jie (Oriental Sesame Stem)The Effect of 麻秸 PropertySweet, neutral.IndicationsCough and asthma.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 15~30 g. Proper dosage is for external application. stir-bake it into charcoal, pounded into powder for sprinkling.
NamingYi Yi Ren (Semen Coicis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 薏苡仁OriginThe dried mature seed of perennial herbaceous plant Coixlacrymajobi L. var. mayuan (Roman.) stapf of family Gramineae.LocationMost area in China.HarvestCollected in autumn when the fruits are ripe.T
NameDong Kui Zi (Chingma Abutilon Seed)The Effect of Dong Kui ZiPropertySweet and cold; large intestine, small intestine and bladder meridians entered.ActionsInduce diuresis to treat stranguria, promote lactation and nourish intestine.IndicationsEdema, stranguria, oligogalactia, agalactia, breast di
NameZhen Zhu Cao (Common Leafflower Herb)The Effect of Herba Phyllanthi UrinariaePropertySweet, bitter, cool; liver and lung meridians entered.ActionsCalm the liver and clear heat, promote diuresis and remove toxicity.IndicationsEnteritis, infectious hepatitis, renal edema, dysentery, nebula, urinar
NameLu Ci Xian (Cormorant saliva)The Effect of Lu Ci XianPropertySalty, neutral; lung meridian entered.ActionsResolve phlegm and relieve cough.IndicationsChronic cough and whooping cough.Dosage and Administrations10 ml with boiled water for oral administration.
