HERBS

NameZhi Ju Zi (Semen Hoveniae)The Effect of Zhi Ju ZiPropertySweet, sour, neutral; heart and spleen meridians entered.ActionsSlake thirst, relieve restlessness, relieve alcoholism, eliminate damp-heat.IndicationsDifficulty in urination and defecation, vomiting, polydipsia, drunkenness.Dosage and Adm

NamingGan Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Gan JiangOriginThe rhizome of the perennial herbaceous plant Zingibor officinale Rosc. of family Zingiberaceae.LocationSichuan, Guangdong and Hubei provinces in China.HarvestCollected in winter.The tru

NameYu Nao Shi (Yellow Croaker Ear-stone)The Effect of Yellow Croaker Ear-stonePropertySweet, salty, cold; bladder meridian entered.ActionsTreat stranguria, resolve stones and diminish inflammation.IndicationsDifficulty in urination, urolithiasis, otitis media, rhinitis.Dosage and AdministrationsDec

NamingZi Wan (Radix Asteris)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Radix AsterisOriginThe dry root and Rhizoma of perennial herbaceous plant Aster tataricus L. f. of family Compositae.LocationHebei, Anhui and Heilongjiang provinces and so on in China.HarvestCollected in sprin

NameZhi Ju Zi (Semen Hoveniae)The Effect of 枳椇子PropertySweet, sour, neutral; heart and spleen meridians entered.ActionsSlake thirst, relieve restlessness, relieve alcoholism, eliminate damp-heat.IndicationsDifficulty in urination and defecation, vomiting, polydipsia, drunkenness.Dosage and Administr

NamingGan Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 干姜OriginThe rhizome of the perennial herbaceous plant Zingibor officinale Rosc. of family Zingiberaceae.LocationSichuan, Guangdong and Hubei provinces in China.HarvestCollected in winter.The true smell

NameXiao Tong Cao (Medulla Stachyuri)The Effect of Xiao Tong CaoPropertySweet, bland, cold; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsPromote lactation, clear heat, promote diuresis.IndicationsDifficult urination, stranguria, hypogalactia.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 3~6 g.CautionsIt is contrain

NamingKuan Dong Hua (Flos Farfarae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Kuan Dong HuaOriginThe dry flower bud of perennial herb Tussilago farfara L. of family Composite.LocationHenan, Gansu and Shanxi provinces and so on in China.HarvestCollected in December when the flower

NameZhi Ju Zi (Semen Hoveniae)The Effect of Semen HoveniaePropertySweet, sour, neutral; heart and spleen meridians entered.ActionsSlake thirst, relieve restlessness, relieve alcoholism, eliminate damp-heat.IndicationsDifficulty in urination and defecation, vomiting, polydipsia, drunkenness.Dosage an

NamingGan Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Rhizoma ZingiberisOriginThe rhizome of the perennial herbaceous plant Zingibor officinale Rosc. of family Zingiberaceae.LocationSichuan, Guangdong and Hubei provinces in China.HarvestCollected in winte