HERBS

NameDi Tao Hua (Root or herb of Rose Mallow)The Effect of Di Tao HuaPropertySweet, neutral, pungent; lung and spleen meridians entered.ActionsExpel wind and eliminate dampness, clear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsCold with fever, hematemesis, traumatic bleeding, edema, dysentery, stranguria, l

NameDong Feng Cai (Rhizoma et Radix Doellingeriae)The Effect of Dong Feng CaiPropertySweet, cold.SourcesThe drug is the aerial part or root of Doellingeria, scaber (Thunb.) Ness (family Compositae), growing in hillsides, grasslands, scrubs, and distributed in most areas of China.ActionsThe aerial pa

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

NamingDa Qing Ye (Folium Isatidis)——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of Da Qing YeOriginThe leaf blade of biennial herbaceous plant Isatis indigotica Fort. of family Cruciferae.LocationJiangsu, Anhui, Hehei, Henan provinces, etc. of China. .HarvestPlanted in

NameTie Xiu (Iron Rust)The Effect of Tie XiuPropertyBitter, pungent, cold; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, relieve palpitation and calm the liver.IndicationsAphtha, sores and boils, insect bites, scalds, epilepsy, scabies and congenital deformity of the tong

NamingBan Lan Gen (Radix Isatidis)——Xin Xiu Ben Cao (Newly Revised Materia Medica)The Processing of Ban Lan GenOriginThe root of biennial herbaceous plant Isatis indigotica Fort. of family Cruciferae.LocationShaanxi, Hebei, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui provinces, etc. of China.HarvestCollected in autumn

NameJin Qiao Mai (Wild Buckwheat Rhizome)The Effect of Jin Qiao MaiPropertyCool, slightly pungent, astringent; lung meridian entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and resolve carbuncle, expel wind and eliminate dampness.IndicationsSnake bites, sore throat, dysentery, traumati

NameMu Tou Hui (Diversifolious Patrinia Root)The Effect of Mu Tou HuiPropertyPungent, warm; liver and heart meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and dry dampness, stop leucorrhea, prevent malaria and stop bleeding.IndicationsMalaria, leucorrhea with reddish discharge, metrorrhagia, traumatic injury.D

NameBei Dou Gen (Asiatic Moonseed Rhizome)The Effect of Bei Dou GenPropertyBitter, cold, slightly toxic; lung, stomach and lung intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity; resolve swelling and alleviate pain; promote diuresis.IndicationsSore throat; cough with lung heat; mumps

NameJian Dao Cao (Clinopodium Herb)The Effect of Jian Dao CaoPropertyBitter, pungent, cool.ActionsExpel wind and clear heat, promote the circulation of qi, activate blood, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.IndicationsVomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, sore throat, snake and insect bites, sores and bo