HERBS

NameYang Ti (Japanese Dock Root)The Effect of Japanese Dock RootPropertyBitter, cold, slightly toxic, liver, heart and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and relax the bowels, promote diuresis, stop bleeding and kill parasites.IndicationsTinea, scabies, traumatic injury, jaundice, s

NamingCe Bai Ye (Cacumen Platycladi)——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of Ce Bai Ye OriginThe tender twig and leaf of evergreen macrophanerophytes ofPlatycladus orientalis (L.) Franco of family Cupressaceae.LocationEverywhere in China.HarvestMostly in summer

NamingCe Bai Ye (Cacumen Platycladi)——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of 侧柏叶OriginThe tender twig and leaf of evergreen macrophanerophytes ofPlatycladus orientalis (L.) Franco of family Cupressaceae.LocationEverywhere in China.HarvestMostly in summer and aut

NamingCe Bai Ye (Cacumen Platycladi)——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of Cacumen PlatycladiOriginThe tender twig and leaf of evergreen macrophanerophytes ofPlatycladus orientalis (L.) Franco of family Cupressaceae.LocationEverywhere in China.HarvestMostly in

NameWang Gua Gen (Japanese Snakegourd Root)The Effect of Wang Gua GenPropertyBitter, cold; bladder, lung and heart meridians entered.ActionsPurge heat, promote the secretion of saliva, break blood, eliminate stasis.IndicationsDifficult urination, amenorrhea, constipation caused by heat accumulation,

NamingBai Mao Cen (Rhizoma Imperatae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Bai Mao GenOriginThe rhizome of perennial herb Imperata cylindrica Beauv. var. major (Nees.) C. E. Hubb. of family Gramineae.LocationEverywhere in China.HarvestCollected in spring and autumn.The actua

NamingBai Mao Cen (Rhizoma Imperatae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 白茅根OriginThe rhizome of perennial herb Imperata cylindrica Beauv. var. major (Nees.) C. E. Hubb. of family Gramineae.LocationEverywhere in China.HarvestCollected in spring and autumn.The actual smell

NamingBai Mao Cen (Rhizoma Imperatae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Rhizoma ImperataeOriginThe rhizome of perennial herb Imperata cylindrica Beauv. var. major (Nees.) C. E. Hubb. of family Gramineae.LocationEverywhere in China.HarvestCollected in spring and autumn.The

NamingZhu Ma Gen (Radix Boehmeriae)——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of Zhu Ma Gen OriginThe root and rhizome of perennial herb Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaud. of family Boehmeriae.LocationSouth China, southwest China, mainly in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui provinces

NamingZhu Ma Gen (Radix Boehmeriae)——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of 苎麻根OriginThe root and rhizome of perennial herb Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaud. of family Boehmeriae.LocationSouth China, southwest China, mainly in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui provinces in Chin