HERBS

NameWu Kou Shu (Folium et radix Tarennae Mollissimae)SourcesThe drug is the dried root or fresh leaf of Tarenna mollissima (Hook. f. et Arn.) Robins. (Family Rubiaceae), growing on mountain slopes, along streams and ravines,in sparse woods on mountainous areas, or in scrubs, and distributed in Zheji

NameMao Che Teng (Amalocalyx yunnanensis)The Effect of Mao Che TengPropertySweet, neutral.SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh root of Amalocalyx yunnanensis Tsiang (Family Apocynaceae), growing in forests, and distributed in Guizhou and Yunnan province.ActionsRoot is used as lactagogue, for the tr

NameWu Kou Shu (Folium et radix Tarennae Mollissimae)SourcesThe drug is the dried root or fresh leaf of Tarenna mollissima (Hook. f. et Arn.) Robins. (Family Rubiaceae), growing on mountain slopes, along streams and ravines,in sparse woods on mountainous areas, or in scrubs, and distributed in Zheji

NameYe Ming Sha (Bat's Dung)The Effect of Ye Ming Sha PropertyPungent, cold; liver meridian entered.ActionsClear heat and improve eyesight, dissipate blood and eliminate stagnation.IndicationsScrofula, malaria, malnutrition, nebula, glaucoma, night blindness.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 3~10 g o

NameBai Yang Shu Pi (David poplar bark)The Effect of Bai Yang Shu PiPropertyBitter, cold.ActionsDispel wind, resolve phlegm, remove stasis.IndicationsToothache, barbiers, aphtha, wandering arthritis, pregnant dysentery, blood stasis caused by traumatic injury.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 10~30 g

NameMao Che Teng (Amalocalyx yunnanensis)The Effect of 毛车藤PropertySweet, neutral.SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh root of Amalocalyx yunnanensis Tsiang (Family Apocynaceae), growing in forests, and distributed in Guizhou and Yunnan province.ActionsRoot is used as lactagogue, for the treatment o

NameBai Yang Shu Pi (David poplar bark)The Effect of 白杨树皮PropertyBitter, cold.ActionsDispel wind, resolve phlegm, remove stasis.IndicationsToothache, barbiers, aphtha, wandering arthritis, pregnant dysentery, blood stasis caused by traumatic injury.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 10~30 g, or made i

NameYe Ming Sha (Bat's Dung)The Effect of 夜明砂PropertyPungent, cold; liver meridian entered.ActionsClear heat and improve eyesight, dissipate blood and eliminate stagnation.IndicationsScrofula, malaria, malnutrition, nebula, glaucoma, night blindness.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 3~10 g or take th

NameChang Chun Teng (Chinese Ivy Stem)The Effect of Chang Chun TengPropertyPungent, bitter, neutral; liver, spleen and lung meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind, eliminate dampness, calm the liver, remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, nebula, dizziness, hepatitis, nose bleeding, rheumatic art

NameCong Zhi Liao (Herba Polygoni Caespitosi)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh entise herb of Polygonum caespitosum BL. (family Polygonaceae), growing in woods, roadsides or along creek, and distributed chiefly in Middle southern China, East China and Shanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou.Cons