HERBS

NamingFei Zi (Semen Torreyae)——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of Semen TorreyaeOriginThe dry ripe seed of evergreen tree Torreya grandis Fort. of family Taxaceae.LocationAnhui, Fujian and Jiangsu provinces in China.HarvestCollected in autumn when ripened.Th

NamingMai Ya (Fructus Hordei Germinatus)——Yao Xing Lun (Treatise on Herb Property)The Processing of Mai Ya OriginGerminant fruit of Hordeum vulgare L. of family Gramineae.LocationAll parts in China.The true smell and tasteSlightly sweet.Best qualityDry, light yellow, big with embryo.ProcessingAfter

NameHe Geng (Lotus Petiole)The Effect of 荷梗PropertyBitter, neutral; spleen and bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and relieve summer-heat, smooth qi and promote diuresis.IndicationsChest stuffiness due to summer-heat and damp, dysentery, stranguria, diarrhea, morbid leucorrhea.Dosage and Ad

NamingE Zhu (Curcuma Zedoary)——Yao Xing Lun (Treatise on Herb Property)The Processing of E Zhu OriginThe dry rhizome of perennial herbaceous plant Curcuma phaeocaulis Val. or C. kwangsiensis S. G. Lee et C. F. Liang or C. wenyujin Y. H. Chen et C. Ling of family Zingiberaceae.LocationPeng E Zhu prod

NamingNan Gua Zi (Semen Cucurbitae)——Xian Dai Shi Yong Zhong Yao Yue (Modern Practical Materia Medica)The Processing of Nan Gua ZiOriginThe seed of Cucurbita moschata Duch. of family Cucurbitaceae.LocationZhejiang, Jiangxi and Hunan provinces in China.HarvestCollected in summer and autumn when the f

NamingFo Shou (Fructus Citri Sarcodactylis)——Dian Nan Ben Cao (Materia Medica of Diannan)The Processing of Fo ShouOriginThe fruit of Citrus medica L. var. sarcodactylis Swingle. of family Rutaceae.LocationSichuan, Guangdong, Fujian, provinces in China.HarvestCollected in autumn when the fruits have

NamingMai Ya (Fructus Hordei Germinatus)——Yao Xing Lun (Treatise on Herb Property)The Processing of 麦芽OriginGerminant fruit of Hordeum vulgare L. of family Gramineae.LocationAll parts in China.The true smell and tasteSlightly sweet.Best qualityDry, light yellow, big with embryo.ProcessingAfter being

NamingNan Gua Zi (Semen Cucurbitae)——Xian Dai Shi Yong Zhong Yao Yue (Modern Practical Materia Medica)The Processing of 南瓜子OriginThe seed of Cucurbita moschata Duch. of family Cucurbitaceae.LocationZhejiang, Jiangxi and Hunan provinces in China.HarvestCollected in summer and autumn when the fruit is

NamingFo Shou (Fructus Citri Sarcodactylis)——Dian Nan Ben Cao (Materia Medica of Diannan)The Processing of 佛手OriginThe fruit of Citrus medica L. var. sarcodactylis Swingle. of family Rutaceae.LocationSichuan, Guangdong, Fujian, provinces in China.HarvestCollected in autumn when the fruits have not o

NamingMai Ya (Fructus Hordei Germinatus)——Yao Xing Lun (Treatise on Herb Property)The Processing of Fructus Hordei GerminatusOriginGerminant fruit of Hordeum vulgare L. of family Gramineae.LocationAll parts in China.The true smell and tasteSlightly sweet.Best qualityDry, light yellow, big with embry