HERBS

NameLv Dou (Mung Bean)The Effect of Lv Dou PropertySweet, cold; heart and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, relieve summer-heat and promote diuresis.IndicationsEdema, diarrhea, erysipelas, carbuncle and swelling, polydipsia due to summer-heat, toxicity of some drugs, s

NameBai Ying (Bittersweet Herb)The Effect of Bai YingPropertyBitter, slightly cold, slightly toxic; liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, eliminate dampness, expel wind and remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice, edema, malaria, stranguria, rheumatoid arthritis, erysipelas, deep-rooted

NameLv Dou Pi (Seed-coat of Mung Bean)The Effect of Lv Dou YiPropertySweet, cold; liver and lung meridians entered.ActionsClear summer-heat and quench thrist, remove nebula, promote diuresis and remove toxicity.IndicationsDysentery, edema, polydipsia due to summer-heat, diarrhea, nebula, erysipelas.

NameBai Lian (Radix Ampelopsis)The Effect of Bai LianPropertyBitter, pungent, slightly cold; heart and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity; cure abscess and dissipate nodulation; promote tissues regernation and heal sores.IndicationsSores and abscess, scrofula, subcutaneo

NameXi Gua Shuang (Mirabilitum Praeparatum)The Effect of Xi Gua Shuang PropertySalty, cold; lung, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, resolve swelling and alleviate pain.IndicationsSore throat, bleeding or sore gums, aphtha, pharyngitis.Dosage and Adm

NameGang Ban Gui (Herba Polygoni Perfoliati)The Effect of Gang Ban GuiPropertySore, slightly cold; lung, bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis and resolve swelling, reliver cough.IndicationsSore throat, cough due to lung-heat, edema with oliguria, snake an

NameChou Ling Dan Cao (Herba Laggerae)The Effect of Chou Ling Dan CaoPropertyPungent, bitter, cold, toxic; lung meridian entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, relieve cough and resolve phlegm.IndicationsSore throat, cough due to lung-heat, cold due to wind-heat.Dosage and AdministrationsDec

NameMao He Zi (Fructus Terminaliae Billericae)The Effect of Mao He ZiPropertySweet, astringent, neutral; meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, astringe to tonify blood, harmonize property of medicine.IndicationsDiarrhea, grasserie, hepatobiliary diseases, weakness after illness, h

NameQing Guo (Fructus Canarii)The Effect of Qing GuoPropertySweet, sour, neutral; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear lung and relieve sore throat, promote the secretion of saliva and remove toxicity.IndicationsSore throat, epilepsy, polydipsia, haematemesis with cough, bacillary dysente

NameJin Guo Lan (Arrowshaped Tinospora Root)The Effect of Jin Guo Lan PropertyBitter, cold; spleen and kidney meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, stomachache, appendicitis, mastitis, mumps, acute pharyngitis, tonsillitis, enteritis, stomatitis, bacilla