HERBS

NamingZi Hua Di Ding (Herba Violae)——Ben Cao Gang Mu (Compendium of Materia Medica)The Processing of Zi Hua Di DingOriginThe entire plants of Viola yedoensis Makino of family Violaceae.LocationFrom the downstream area of Yangtze River to southern provinces.HarvestCollected in spring and autumn.The a

NamingBai Jiang Cao (Herba Patriniae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Bai Jiang Cao OriginThe entire plants of Patrinia scabiosaefolia Fisch. ex Link. and P. villose Juss. of family Valerianaceae.LocationPlanted in most areas of China, and mainly produced in Sichuan, He

NamingDa Xue Teng (Caulis Sargentodoxae) ——Ben Cao Tu Jing (Illustrated Manual of Materia Medica)The Processing of Da Xue TengOriginThe vine and stem of Sargentodoxa cuneata (Oliv. ) Rehd. et wils of family Lardizabalaceae.LocationMainly in Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu provinces, etc. of China.Har

NameTu Bei Mu (Rhizome of Paniculate Bolbostemma)The Effect of Tu Bei MuPropertyBitter, cool; lung and spleen meridians entered.ActionsDissipate nodulation and resolve carbuncle and swelling.IndicationsAcute mastitis, scrofula, subcutaneous nodule, sores and boils, snake and insect bites.Dosage and

NamingShan Dou Gen (Radix Sophorae Tonkinensis)——Kai Bao Ben Cao (Materia Medica in Kai-Bao Reign)The Processing of Shan Dou GenOriginThe root and rhizoma of Sophora tonkinensis Gapnep. of family Leguminosae.LocationMainly in Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Guizhou provinces of China.HarvestCollected a

NameXiao Jin Qian Cao (Creeping Dichondra Herb)The Effect of Xiao Jin Qian CaoPropertyBitter, pungent, cool; lung and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis and activate blood.IndicationsJaundice, dysentery, edema, sores and boils, traumatic injury, gonorrhea

NameHai Yu (Common Alocasia Rhizome)The Effect of Hai YuPropertyPungent, cold, toxic; heart, liver, gallbladder and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, resolve swelling and dissipate nodulation.IndicationsTyphoid fever of intestine, high fever; sores and boils fo

NameMa Lin Zi (Semen Irisis)The Effect of Ma Lin ZiPropertySweet, neutral; spleen and lung meridians entered.ActionsClear damp-heat, stop bleeding and remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice, nose bleeding, hematemesis, sores and boils, diarrhea, leucorrhea, pharyngitis, metrorrhagia.Dosage and Administ

NamingQing Dai (Indigo Naturalis)——Yao Xing Lun (Treatise on Herb Property)The Processing of Qing Dai OriginA kind of dried powder or clumping processed from the leaf or stem with leaf of Baphicacanthus cusia (Nees) Bremek, Polygonum tinctorium Ait or Isatis indigotica Fort. of family Acanthaceae.Lo

NamingYe Ju Hua (Flos Chrysanthemi Indici)——Ben Cao Zheng (Correction of Materia Medica)The Processing of Ye Ju Hua OriginThe anthodium of perennial herbaceous plant Chrysanthemum indicum L. of family Compositae.LocationEverywhere in China; mainly produced in Jiangsu, Sichuan, Anhui, Guangdong provi