HERBS

NameBai Hua Cai Zi (Spiderflower seed)The Effect of Semen CleomisPropertyBitter, pungent, warm, slightly toxic.ActionsExpel wind-cold, activate blood and alleviate pain.IndicationsHaemorrhoids, traumatic injury, lumbago, rheumatic arthritis.Dosage and AdministrationsProper dosage is for external app

NameBan Mao (Large Blister Beetle)The Effect of Ban MaoPropertyPungent, hot, strong toxic; liver, stomach and kidney meridians entered.ActionsCounteract toxic pathogen and dispel stasis.IndicationsExternal application for boils, facial paralysis，stubborn tinea, tonsillitis, and oral administration i

NamingYan Hu Suo (Rhizoma Corydalis)——Lei Gong Pao Zhi Lun (Lei’s Treaties on Preparation of Drugs)The Processing of Yan Hu SuoOriginThe dry tuber of perennial herbaceous plant Corydalis yanhusuo W. T. Wang of family Papaveraceae.LocationZhejiang, Jiangsu and Hubei provinces in China.HarvestCollecte

NameHa Lou (Sarmentose Pepper Herb)The Effect of 假蒟PropertyBitter, warm; heart, lung, spleen and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsExpel wind, disperse cold, promote the flow of qi to alleviate pain, dredge meridians and resolve swelling.IndicationsRheumatic arthiritis, traumatic injury, diar

NameHu Ci (Indian damnacanthus herb)The Effect of Hu CiPropertyBitter, sweet, neutral.ActionsExpel wind, eliminate dampness, activate blood and resolve swelling.IndicationsRheumatic arthritis, edema, traumatic injury, infantile malnutrition, jaundice, cough with phlegm and retained fluid, abdominal

NameJia Ju Gen (Root of sarmentose pepper)The Effect of Radix Piperis SarmentosiPropertyBitter, warm, pungent.ActionsExpel wind and eliminate dampness, resolve swelling, alleviate pain, remove toxicity, prevent malaria.IndicationsStomachache, malaria, sores and boils, toothache, barbiers, rheumatic

NamingYan Hu Suo (Rhizoma Corydalis)——Lei Gong Pao Zhi Lun (Lei’s Treaties on Preparation of Drugs)The Processing of 延胡索OriginThe dry tuber of perennial herbaceous plant Corydalis yanhusuo W. T. Wang of family Papaveraceae.LocationZhejiang, Jiangsu and Hubei provinces in China.HarvestCollected in th

NameAi Na Xiang (Blumea Balsamifera)The Effect of Ai Na XiangPropertyPungent, bitter, warm.ActionsExpel wind and eliminate dampness, warm the stomach and spleen, arrest diarrhea, activate blood and remove toxicity.IndicationsSnake bites, traumatic injury, diarrhea due to cold-damp, rheumatic arthrit

NameHu Ci (Indian damnacanthus herb)The Effect of 虎刺PropertyBitter, sweet, neutral.ActionsExpel wind, eliminate dampness, activate blood and resolve swelling.IndicationsRheumatic arthritis, edema, traumatic injury, infantile malnutrition, jaundice, cough with phlegm and retained fluid, abdominal mas

NameAi Na Xiang (Blumea Balsamifera)The Effect of 艾纳香PropertyPungent, bitter, warm.ActionsExpel wind and eliminate dampness, warm the stomach and spleen, arrest diarrhea, activate blood and remove toxicity.IndicationsSnake bites, traumatic injury, diarrhea due to cold-damp, rheumatic arthritis, tine