HERBS

NamingDi Gu Pi (Cortex Lycii)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Di Gu PiOriginThe root bark of Lycium chinense Mill or Ningxia L. barbarum L. of family Arbustum.LocationMany areas of China.HarvestCollected in early spring and the end of autumn.The actual smell and tasteLi

NamingDi Gu Pi (Cortex Lycii)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 地骨皮OriginThe root bark of Lycium chinense Mill or Ningxia L. barbarum L. of family Arbustum.LocationMany areas of China.HarvestCollected in early spring and the end of autumn.The actual smell and tasteLight s

NamingDi Gu Pi (Cortex Lycii)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Cortex LyciiOriginThe root bark of Lycium chinense Mill or Ningxia L. barbarum L. of family Arbustum.LocationMany areas of China.HarvestCollected in early spring and the end of autumn.The actual smell and tas

NamingHu Huang Lian (Rhizoma Picrorhizae)——Xin Xiu Ben Cao (Newly Revised Materia Medica)The Processing of Hu Huang LianOriginThe rhizome of Picrorhiza serophulariiflora Pennell of family Scrophulariacea.LocationMainly in Yunnan province and Tibet Autonomous Region of China.HarvestCollected in autum

NamingHu Huang Lian (Rhizoma Picrorhizae)——Xin Xiu Ben Cao (Newly Revised Materia Medica)The Processing of 胡黄连OriginThe rhizome of Picrorhiza serophulariiflora Pennell of family Scrophulariacea.LocationMainly in Yunnan province and Tibet Autonomous Region of China.HarvestCollected in autumn.The actu

NamingYin Chai Hu (Radix Stellariae)——Ben Cao Gang Mu Shi Yi (Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica)The Processing of Yin Chai HuOriginThe root of Stellaria dichotoma L. var. lanceolata Bge of family Pink.LocationInner Mongolia Autonomous Region and northwest of China.HarvestCollected in spring

NamingYin Chai Hu (Radix Stellariae)——Ben Cao Gang Mu Shi Yi (Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica)The Processing of 银柴胡OriginThe root of Stellaria dichotoma L. var. lanceolata Bge of family Pink.LocationInner Mongolia Autonomous Region and northwest of China.HarvestCollected in spring and sum

NamingYin Chai Hu (Radix Stellariae)——Ben Cao Gang Mu Shi Yi (Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica)The Processing of Radix StellariaeOriginThe root of Stellaria dichotoma L. var. lanceolata Bge of family Pink.LocationInner Mongolia Autonomous Region and northwest of China.HarvestCollected in s

NamingDi Huang (Radix Rehmanniae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 地黄OriginThe root tuber of perennial herbaceous plant Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch of family Scrophulariacea.LocationMainty in Henan and Hebei provinces, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region as well as northeas

NamingDi Huang (Radix Rehmanniae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Radix RehmanniaeOriginThe root tuber of perennial herbaceous plant Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch of family Scrophulariacea.LocationMainty in Henan and Hebei provinces, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region as we