HERBS

NamingGan Sui (Euphorbia Kansui)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Gan SuiOriginThe root tuber of perennial herbaceous plant Euphorbia kansui T. N. Llliou ex T. P. Wang. of family Euphorbiaceae.LocationMainly in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Hebei provinces, etc. of China.HarvestDu

NamingGan Sui (Euphorbia Kansui)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 甘遂OriginThe root tuber of perennial herbaceous plant Euphorbia kansui T. N. Llliou ex T. P. Wang. of family Euphorbiaceae.LocationMainly in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Hebei provinces, etc. of China.HarvestDug out

NamingGan Sui (Euphorbia Kansui)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Radix KansuiOriginThe root tuber of perennial herbaceous plant Euphorbia kansui T. N. Llliou ex T. P. Wang. of family Euphorbiaceae.LocationMainly in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Hebei provinces, etc. of China.Harv

NameSha Ren Ke (Villous Amomum Pericarp)The Effect of Sha Ren KePropertyPungent, warm; spleen, stomach and kidney meridians entered.ActionsEliminate dampness, stimulate the appetite, warm the spleen, arrest diarrhea, regulate the flow of qi and prevent abortion.IndicationsVomiting, nausea, abdominal

NamingJing Da Ji (Radix Euphorbiae Pekinensis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Jing Da JiOriginThe root of Euphorbia pekinensis Rupr. of family Euphorbiciceae.LocationMainly in Jiangsu, Sichuan, and Guangxi provinces, etc. of China.HarvestCollected in spring and autumn.

NameSha Ren Ke (Villous Amomum Pericarp)The Effect of 砂仁壳 PropertyPungent, warm; spleen, stomach and kidney meridians entered.ActionsEliminate dampness, stimulate the appetite, warm the spleen, arrest diarrhea, regulate the flow of qi and prevent abortion.IndicationsVomiting, nausea, abdominal diste

NamingJing Da Ji (Radix Euphorbiae Pekinensis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 京大戟OriginThe root of Euphorbia pekinensis Rupr. of family Euphorbiciceae.LocationMainly in Jiangsu, Sichuan, and Guangxi provinces, etc. of China.HarvestCollected in spring and autumn.The act

NamingJing Da Ji (Radix Euphorbiae Pekinensis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Peking Euphorbia RootOriginThe root of Euphorbia pekinensis Rupr. of family Euphorbiciceae.LocationMainly in Jiangsu, Sichuan, and Guangxi provinces, etc. of China.HarvestCollected in spring

NameHong Da Ji (Knoxia Root)The Effect of Hong Da JiPropertyBitter, cold, slightly toxic; lung, spleen and kidney meridians entered.ActionsCounteract toxic pathogen, drive out accumulated water, resolve swelling and dissipate nodulation.IndicationsScrofula, sores and boils, difficulty in urination a

NamingCao Dou Kou (Semen Alpiniae Katsumadai)——Lei Gong Pao Zhi Lun (Lei’s Treaties on Preparation of Drugs)The Processing of Cao Dou Kou OriginThe immature seed of Alpinia katsumadai Hayata of family Zingiberaceae.LocationGuangxi and Guangdong provinces, etc. in China.HarvestCollected in summer and