HERBS

NamingChuan Shan Jia (Squama Manitis)The Effect of Squama ManitisPropertySalty, slightly cold; liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsActivate blood and dispel stasis, dredge meridians and promote lactation, resolve swelling and expel pus.IndicationsMass, amenorrhea due to stasis, wind-damp arth

NameDu Yi Wei (Herba Lamiophlomis)The Effect of 独一味PropertySweet, bitter, neutral; liver meridian entered.ActionsActivate blood and stop bleeding, dispel wind and alleviate pain.IndicationsTraumatic injury, rheumatic arthritis, traumatic hemorrhage, grasserie.Dosage and AdministrationsUsed in powder

NameDu Yi Wei (Herba Lamiophlomis)The Effect of Herba LamiophlomisPropertySweet, bitter, neutral; liver meridian entered.ActionsActivate blood and stop bleeding, dispel wind and alleviate pain.IndicationsTraumatic injury, rheumatic arthritis, traumatic hemorrhage, grasserie.Dosage and Administration

NameSi Gua Luo (Towel Gourd Vegetable Sponge)The Effect of 丝瓜络PropertySweet, neutral; lung, stomach and liver meridians entered.ActionsStimulate the menstrual flow and activate collateral, clear heat and resolve phlegm.IndicationsAbdominal pain, lumbago, chest pain, sores and boils, amenorrhea, coug

NameYue Ji (Chinese Rose Flower)The Effect of Yue Ji HuaPropertySweet, warm; liver and kidney meridians entered.ActionsActivate blood and regulate menstruation, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.IndicationsTraumatic injury, sores and boils, dysmenorrhea, abnormal menstruation, pain due to blood s

NameSi Gua Luo (Towel Gourd Vegetable Sponge)The Effect of Towel Gourd Vegetable SpongePropertySweet, neutral; lung, stomach and liver meridians entered.ActionsStimulate the menstrual flow and activate collateral, clear heat and resolve phlegm.IndicationsAbdominal pain, lumbago, chest pain, sores an

NameTao Zhi (Peach Twig)The Effect of Tao Zhi PropertyBitter, neutral; heart and liver meridians entered.ActionsActivate blood and dredge meridians, remove toxicity and kill parasites.IndicationsTraumatic injury, rheumatic arthritis, sores and tinea, stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen.Dosage and

NamingXi Xian Cao (Herba Siegesbeckiae)——Xin Xiu Ben Cao (Newly Revised Materia Medica)The Processing of Xi Xian CaoOriginThe aerial parts of annual herbaceous plant Siegesbeckia orientalis L. , S. pubescens Makino or S. glabrescens Makino of family Compositae.LocationMost areas of China.HarvestColl

NameYue Ji (Chinese Rose Flower)The Effect of 月季花PropertySweet, warm; liver and kidney meridians entered.ActionsActivate blood and regulate menstruation, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.IndicationsTraumatic injury, sores and boils, dysmenorrhea, abnormal menstruation, pain due to blood stasis.D

NamingXi Xian Cao (Herba Siegesbeckiae)——Xin Xiu Ben Cao (Newly Revised Materia Medica)The Processing of 豨莶草OriginThe aerial parts of annual herbaceous plant Siegesbeckia orientalis L. , S. pubescens Makino or S. glabrescens Makino of family Compositae.LocationMost areas of China.HarvestCollected be