HERBS

NameShan Nai (Rhizoma Kaempferiae)The Effect of Rhizoma KaempferiaePropertyPungent, warm; stomach meridian entered.ActionsWarm the middle energizer, promote digestion and alleviate pain.IndicationsToothache, traumatic injury, indigestion, cold pain in the abdomen, chest distension.Dosage and Adminis

NamingLei Wan (Omphalia)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Lei Wan OriginThe dry sclerotium of Omphalia lapidescens Schroet. of family Polyporaceae.LocationSichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan provinces in China.HarvestCollected in autumn.The actual smell and tasteSlightly bitter

NameMan Shan Hong (Folium Rhododendri Daurici)The Effect of Man Shan HongPropertyPungent, bitter, cold; lung and spleen meridians entered.ActionsRelieve cough and eliminate phlegm.IndicationsCough and dyspnea with excessive phlegm.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 15~30 g, or soaked in wine.

NameLai Fu (Radish)The Effect of Lai FuPropertyPungent, sweet, cool; spleen, lung, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsPromote digestion, direct qi downward, resolve phlegm, stop bleeding, relieve thrist and induce diuresis.IndicationsIndigestion, abdominal distention, diarrhea, sor

NamingXue Jie (Sangusis draconis)——Lei Gong Pao Zhi Lun (Lei’s Treaties on Preparation of Drugs)The Processing of Resina DraconisOriginThe processed resin effused by the fruit of evergreen climbing shrub Daemonorops draco Bl. of family Palmae.LocationMainly in Indonesia, Malaysia and Iran, Guangdong

NamingQing Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride)——Ben Cao Tu Jing (Illustrated Manual of Materia Medica)The Processing of Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae VirideOriginThe immature fruit or the pericarp of evergreen small arbor Citrus reticulata Blanco of family Rutaceae.LocationGuangdong, Fujian, S

NameLai Fu (Radish)The Effect of 莱菔PropertyPungent, sweet, cool; spleen, lung, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsPromote digestion, direct qi downward, resolve phlegm, stop bleeding, relieve thrist and induce diuresis.IndicationsIndigestion, abdominal distention, diarrhea, sore th

NamingLei Wan (Omphalia)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 雷丸OriginThe dry sclerotium of Omphalia lapidescens Schroet. of family Polyporaceae.LocationSichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan provinces in China.HarvestCollected in autumn.The actual smell and tasteSlightly bitter withou

NameMan Shan Hong (Folium Rhododendri Daurici)The Effect of 满山红PropertyPungent, bitter, cold; lung and spleen meridians entered.ActionsRelieve cough and eliminate phlegm.IndicationsCough and dyspnea with excessive phlegm.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 15~30 g, or soaked in wine.

NamingJi Nei Jin (Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Ji Nei JinOriginThe membrane of the gizzard of Gallus domesticus Brisson. of family Phasianidae.LocationAll parts in China.HarvestAfter being cleaned.The true smell and tasteThe smell