HERBS

NameGuang Jin Qian Cao (Herba Desmodii Styracifolii)The Effect of Herba Desmodii StyracifoliiPropertySweet, bland, cool; liver, kidney and bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and eliminate dampness, remove jaundice, promote diuresis and treat stranguria.IndicationsJaundice, sores and boils,

NameDeng Xin Cao (Rush Pith)The Effect of 灯心草PropertySweet, mild, slightly cold; heart, lung and small intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear away the heart fire and reduce pathogenic fire, induce diuresis and treat stranguria.IndicationsStranguria, edema, damp-heat jaundice, upset insomnia, diffi

NamingZhu Ling (Grifola)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 猪苓OriginThe sclerotium of Polyporus umbellatus (Pers.) Fries. of family Polyporaceae. The sclerotium mostly parasitizes on the rotten root of birch, Chinese sweet gum, etc.LocationShaanxi, Hebei, and Yunnan provin

NameBai Su Zi (Perilla Frutescens)The Effect of 白苏子 PropertyPungent, neutral; lung, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsEliminate phlegm, direcet qi downward, moisten the lung and soothe the intestines.IndicationsAsthma due to excessive phlegm, cough due to reversed flow of qi, cons

NameQing Ye Dan (Herba Swertiae Mileensis)The Effect of Qing Ye DanPropertyBitter, sweet, cold; liver, gallbladder and bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear away liver-fire and promote the secretion of bile, clear heat and promote diuresis.IndicationsJaundice with dark urine, hypochondriac pain, fl

NameDeng Xin Cao (Rush Pith)The Effect of Medulla JunciPropertySweet, mild, slightly cold; heart, lung and small intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear away the heart fire and reduce pathogenic fire, induce diuresis and treat stranguria.IndicationsStranguria, edema, damp-heat jaundice, upset insom

NamingZhu Ling (Grifola)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of GrifolaOriginThe sclerotium of Polyporus umbellatus (Pers.) Fries. of family Polyporaceae. The sclerotium mostly parasitizes on the rotten root of birch, Chinese sweet gum, etc.LocationShaanxi, Hebei, and Yunnan p

NameTian Zhu Zi (Fructus Nandinae)The Effect of Tian Zhu ZiPropertySour, sweet, neutral, slightly toxic; lung meridian entered.ActionsRelieve cough and resolve phlegm.IndicationsWhooping cough, asthma, cough with excessive phlegm.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 6~15 g. Proper dosage is for external

NameQing Ye Dan (Herba Swertiae Mileensis)The Effect of 青叶胆PropertyBitter, sweet, cold; liver, gallbladder and bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear away liver-fire and promote the secretion of bile, clear heat and promote diuresis.IndicationsJaundice with dark urine, hypochondriac pain, flu, malar

NamingShi Wei (Folium Pyrrosiae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Shi Wei OriginThe leaf of the perennial evergreen plant Pyrrosia sheareri (Bak.) Ching and P. Lingua (Thunb.) Farwell, or the leaf of P. petiolosa (Christ) Ching. The first two are called Da Ye Shi Wei, th