HERBS

NameYan Bai Jiang (Cliff patrinia herb)SourcesThe drug is the dried whole herb of Patrinia rupestris (Pall.) Dufr. (family Valerianaceae), growing on dry mountain slopes, grasslands, at the edges of the woods, distributed chiefly in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi of China.The Effect of

NamingDan Dou Chi (Semen Sojae Preparatum) ——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of 淡豆豉OriginThe fermented production of ripe seeds of Glycine max( L.) Merr. which belongs to the family Leguminosae.LocationEverywhere in china.The real smell and tasteFragrant and

The Processing of 黄芩OriginThe root of perennial herb Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi of family Labiatae.LocationMainly in Hebei, Shanxi provinces and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China.HarvestCollected in spring and autumn.The actual smell and tasteSlightly smell and bitter taste.Best qualityS

NameLu Zhu Sun (Giantreed shoot)The Effect of 芦竹笋PropertyBitter, cold.ActionsClear heat and purge fire.IndicationsHematemesis caused by lung-heat, dizziness, toothache, heat stranguria, otopyorrhea, hectic fever due to yin-deficiency.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 15~60 g, or pounded into juice or

NameDa Dou Huang Juan (Semen Sojae Germinatum)The Effect of 大豆黄卷PropertySweet and neutral; spleen and stomach meridians entered.ActionsInduce diuresis and alleviate edema, drain dampness and clear heat.IndicationsEdema, damp-arthralgia and damp-warm diseaseDosage and AdministrationsDecoct 6~20 g.

NameGong Lao Mu (Leatherleaf Mahonia Stem)The Effect of Gong Lao MuPropertyBitter, cold; liver, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and eliminate dampness, purge fire and remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice, sores and boils, dysentery, icteric hepatitis, toothache due to

NameBai Du Cao (Herba Gymnopteridis Auriculatae)SourcesThe drug is the dried whole plant of Gymnopteris bipinnata Christ var. auriculata (Fr.) Ching (family Hemionitidaceae), growing on dry rocks, distributed in Liaoning, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan of Chin

NamingFu Ping (Herba Spirodelae)The Effect of Fu PingPropertyPungent, cold; lung and bladder meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind-heat, promote eruption of measles, stop itching, induce diuresis to alleviate edema.IndicationsCommon cold due to wind-heat, unsmooth eruption of urticaria and itching, e

NameGong Lao Mu (Leatherleaf Mahonia Stem)The Effect of 功劳木 PropertyBitter, cold; liver, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and eliminate dampness, purge fire and remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice, sores and boils, dysentery, icteric hepatitis, toothache due to stomach

NamingHuang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Huang LianOriginThe rhizome of perennial herb-Coptis chinensis Franch or C. deltoidea C. Y. Cheng et Hsiao or C. teeta Wall. of family Ranumculaceae.LocationMainly in Sichuan, Hubei provinces of China.