HERBS

NamingSu Zi (Fructus Perillae)——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of 苏子OriginThe dry ripe seeds of annual herbaceous plant Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt of family Labiatae.LocationJiangsu, Zhejiang and Hebei provinces and so on in China.HarvestCollect ripe see

NameWo Ju Zi (Seed of garden lettuce)The Effect of Wo Ju ZiPropertyBitter, cold; stomach and liver meridians entered.ActionsPromote the secretion of lactation, induce diuresis, activate blood and dissipate stasis.IndicationsDifficult urination, traumatic injury, abrasions, swelling and pain of scrot

NameDong Gua Zi (Chinese Waxgourd Seed)The Effect of 冬瓜子PropertySweet, slightly cold; lung and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsNourish lung and resolve phlegm, cure abscess and promote diuresis.IndicationsCough due to phlegm heat, edema, stranguria, dermatophytosis, haemorrhoids, appendicit

NameDong Gua Zi (Chinese Waxgourd Seed)The Effect of Chinese Waxgourd SeedPropertySweet, slightly cold; lung and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsNourish lung and resolve phlegm, cure abscess and promote diuresis.IndicationsCough due to phlegm heat, edema, stranguria, dermatophytosis, haemor

NamingBian Xu (Herba Polygoni Avicularis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Bian XuOriginThe aerial part of annual herbaceous plant Polygonum aviculare L. of family Dolygonaceae.LocationMost areas in China.HarvestCollected in summer.The true smell and tasteNo smell, sligh

NamingSu Zi (Fructus Perillae)——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of Fructus PerillaeOriginThe dry ripe seeds of annual herbaceous plant Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt of family Labiatae.LocationJiangsu, Zhejiang and Hebei provinces and so on in China.HarvestCo

NameShui Hong Hua Zi (Fructus Polygoni Orientalis)The Effect of Shui Hong Hua ZiPropertySalty, cool; liver and spleen meridians entered.ActionsDissipate blood stasis and break stagnation, tonify the spleen and promote diuresis.IndicationsScrofula, sores and boils, stomachache, abdominal mass, abdomi

NamingBian Xu (Herba Polygoni Avicularis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 萹蓄OriginThe aerial part of annual herbaceous plant Polygonum aviculare L. of family Dolygonaceae.LocationMost areas in China.HarvestCollected in summer.The true smell and tasteNo smell, slightly b

NamingBian Xu (Herba Polygoni Avicularis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Herba Polygoni AvicularisOriginThe aerial part of annual herbaceous plant Polygonum aviculare L. of family Dolygonaceae.LocationMost areas in China.HarvestCollected in summer.The true smell and ta

NamingBai Bu (Radix Stemonae)——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of Bai BuOriginThe dry root tuber of perennial herbaceous plant Stemona sessili folia (Miq.) Miq., Stemona japonica (BI.) Miq. or Stemona tuberosa Lour. of family Stemonaceae.LocationEast China,