HERBS

NamingBi Cheng Qie (Fructus Litseae)——Lei Gong Pao Zhi Lun (Lei’s Treaties on Preparation of Drugs)The Processing of 荜澄茄OriginThe mature fruit of Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers.LocationGuangxi, Guangdong and Hunan provinces in China.HarvestCollected in autumn when the fruits are ripe.The true smell and

NamingBi Cheng Qie (Fructus Litseae)——Lei Gong Pao Zhi Lun (Lei’s Treaties on Preparation of Drugs)The Processing of Fructus LitseaeOriginThe mature fruit of Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers.LocationGuangxi, Guangdong and Hunan provinces in China.HarvestCollected in autumn when the fruits are ripe.The tru

NamingBi Bo (Fructus Piperis Longi)——Xin Xiu Ben Cao (Newly Revised Materia Medica)The Processing of Bi BoOriginThe nearly mature fruit and spike of Piper longum L.LocationGuangdong and Yunnan provinces in China.HarvestCollected from September to October when the spike turns black.The true smell and

NamingSang Bai Pi (Cortex Mori)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Cortex MoriOriginThe dry root bark of Morus alba L. of family Moraceae.LocationMost places of china.HarvestCollect root from late autumn to spring before sprout, scrap off yellow color crude skin, cleave al

NamingBi Bo (Fructus Piperis Longi)——Xin Xiu Ben Cao (Newly Revised Materia Medica)The Processing of 荜茇OriginThe nearly mature fruit and spike of Piper longum L.LocationGuangdong and Yunnan provinces in China.HarvestCollected from September to October when the spike turns black.The true smell and ta

NamingBi Bo (Fructus Piperis Longi)——Xin Xiu Ben Cao (Newly Revised Materia Medica)The Processing of Fructus Piperis LongiOriginThe nearly mature fruit and spike of Piper longum L.LocationGuangdong and Yunnan provinces in China.HarvestCollected from September to October when the spike turns black.Th

NameLa Jiao (Cayenne pepper)The Effect of La Jiao PropertyPungent, hot; heart and spleen meridians entered.ActionsWarm the spleen and stomach, dissipate cold, stimulate the appetite and promote digestion.IndicationsDiarrhea, vomit, abdominal pain due to cold stagnation, frostbite.Dosage and Administ

NamingTing Li Zi (Semen Lepidii)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Ting Li ZiOriginThe dry ripe seed of Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl. or Lepidium apetalum Wild. of family Cruciferae.LocationThe Descurainia from Jiangsu, Anhui and Zhejiang provinces is called Nan

NameLa Jiao (Cayenne pepper)The Effect of 辣椒PropertyPungent, hot; heart and spleen meridians entered.ActionsWarm the spleen and stomach, dissipate cold, stimulate the appetite and promote digestion.IndicationsDiarrhea, vomit, abdominal pain due to cold stagnation, frostbite.Dosage and Administration

NameLa Jiao (Cayenne pepper)The Effect of Cayenne pepperPropertyPungent, hot; heart and spleen meridians entered.ActionsWarm the spleen and stomach, dissipate cold, stimulate the appetite and promote digestion.IndicationsDiarrhea, vomit, abdominal pain due to cold stagnation, frostbite.Dosage and Ad