HERBS

NameWu Lian Mei (Japanese Cayratia Herb)The Effect of Wu Lian MeiPropertyBitter, sour, cold; liver, heart and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and eliminate dampness, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.IndicationsSores and boils, urine with blood, gonorrhea, jaundice, dysentery, rheumat

NameYe Xian Cai (Amaranthus Viridis)The Effect of Ye Xian CaiPropertySweet, bland, cool; heart and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and promote diuresis.IndicationsEnteritis, dysentery, snake bites, pharyngitis, mammitis, hemorrhoidal bleeding.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 10~15 g. Pro

NameGan Cao Jie (Licorice Section)The Effect of Gan Cao JiePropertySweet, raw product cool while honey-fried one warm; liver and heart meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, sore throat.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 3~6 g, or take the powder.

NameAn Ye (Folium Eucalypti)The Effect of An YePropertyBitter, pungent, cold; lung, spleen, stomach and liver meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind and release exterior, clear heat and remove toxicity, resolve phlegm and regulate the flow of qi, kill parasites and relieve itching.IndicationsCold, dia

NameHu Die Hua (Fringed Iris Herb)The Effect of Hu Die HuaPropertyBitter, cold.ActionsClear heat, remove toxicity and relax the bowels.IndicationsJaundice due to damp-heat, hepatitis, constipation, hepatalgia.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 3~9 g, or 30~45 g with the fresh product.

NameJu Hua Ye (Chrysanthemum Leaf)The Effect of Ju Hua YePropertyPungent, sweet, neutral.ActionsClear liver heat and improve eyesight, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.IndicationsSores and boils, dizziness, intermittent headache.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 9~15 g, or made into juice. Proper

NameLa Mei Hua (Japan Allspice Flower)The Effect of La Mei HuaPropertySweet, slightly bitter; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsRelieve summer-heat, promote the secretion of saliva or body fluid, relieve cough.IndicationsWhooping cough, choking sensation in chest, polydypsia due to heat dise

NameKu Zhu Ye (Pleioblastus amarus leaves)The Effect of Ku Zhu YePropertyBitter, cold.ActionsClear heat, improve eyesight, remove toxicity, kill parasites.IndicationsScalds and burns, eyes pain, diabetes, aphtha, aphonia, dysphoria.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 6~12 g. Proper dosage is for extern

NameFu Rong Ye (Cottonrose Hibiscus Leaf)The Effect of Fu Rong YePropertySlightly pungent, cool; lung and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear lung heat and cool blood, dissipate heat and remove toxicity, resolve swelling and expel pus.IndicationsCough due to lung heat, acute appendicitis, scrofula

NameSan Ya Ku Ye (Thin evodia leaf)The Effect of San Ya Ku YePropertyBitter, cold.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, dispel wind and eliminate dampness.IndicationsSore throat, eczema, sores and boils, malaria, dermatitis, icteric hepatitis, rheumatic arthritis.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 18