HERBS

NamingNiu Xi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Radix Achyranthis BidentataeOriginThe dry root of perennial herbaceous plant Achyranthes bidentata Bl. and Cyathula officinalis Kuan of family Amaranthaceae.LocationThe former called Niu Xi main

NamePa Shan Hu (Japanese Creeper Stem)SourcesThe drug is the dried root or stem of Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Sieb. et Eucc.) Planch. (family Vitaceae), growing on rocks, walls and trunks, and distributed in most part of China.The Effect of 爬山虎PropertyWarm, sweet, astringent.ActionsDispel wind, dr

NamingJi Xue Teng (Caulis Spatholobi)——Ben Cao Gang Mu Shi Yi (A Supplement to the Compendium of Materia Medica)The Processing of Ji Xue Teng OriginThe vine of bush Spatholobus suberectus Dunn. of family Pulse.LocationGuangxi and Yunnan provinces in China.HarvestCollected in autumn and winter.The ac

NameJi Xie (Chicken Blood)The Effect of 鸡血PropertySalt, neutral; liver and heart meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind, activate blood, dredge meridians, remove toxicity.Indicationsswollen and rigid tongue, sores and boils, insect bites, uterine bleeding, traumatic injury, abdominal pain, facial pals

NamingJi Xue Teng (Caulis Spatholobi)——Ben Cao Gang Mu Shi Yi (A Supplement to the Compendium of Materia Medica)The Processing of 鸡血藤OriginThe vine of bush Spatholobus suberectus Dunn. of family Pulse.LocationGuangxi and Yunnan provinces in China.HarvestCollected in autumn and winter.The actual smel

NameJi Xie (Chicken Blood)The Effect of Chicken BloodPropertySalt, neutral; liver and heart meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind, activate blood, dredge meridians, remove toxicity.Indicationsswollen and rigid tongue, sores and boils, insect bites, uterine bleeding, traumatic injury, abdominal pain,

NamingJi Xue Teng (Caulis Spatholobi)——Ben Cao Gang Mu Shi Yi (A Supplement to the Compendium of Materia Medica)The Processing of Caulis SpatholobiOriginThe vine of bush Spatholobus suberectus Dunn. of family Pulse.LocationGuangxi and Yunnan provinces in China.HarvestCollected in autumn and winter.T

NameShan Yu Xue (Finless eel blood)The Effect of Shan Yu XuePropertySalty, warm; liver and kidney meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind, dredge meridians, activate blood, strengthen yang, remove toxicity and improve eyesight.IndicationsTinea, facial paralysis, earache, nebula, impotence, traumatic in

NameXiao Ye Lian (Fructus Podophylli)The Effect of Xiao Ye LianPropertySweet, neutral, toxic; liver, kidney, spleen and stomach meridians entered.ActionsRegulate menstruation and activate blood.IndicationsDifficult labour, stillbirth, mazischesis, amenorrhea due to blood stasis.Dosage and Administra

NameShan Yu Xue (Finless eel blood)The Effect of 鳝鱼血PropertySalty, warm; liver and kidney meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind, dredge meridians, activate blood, strengthen yang, remove toxicity and improve eyesight.IndicationsTinea, facial paralysis, earache, nebula, impotence, traumatic injury, an