HERBS

NameHan Shui Shi (Gypsum Rubrum)The Effect of 寒水石PropertyPungent, salty, cold; heart, stomach and kidney meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and reduce pathogenic fire, resolve swelling.IndicationsEdema, diarrhea, vomiting, erysipelas, scald, gingival hemorrhage, urodialysis, polydipsia, pyreticosis

NamingHuang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 黄连OriginThe 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. C. delt

NameYa Zhi Cao (Common Dayflower Herb)The Effect of Ya Zhi CaoPropertySweet, cold, bland; lung, stomach and bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and promote diuresis, cool blood and remove toxicity.IndicationsEdema, difficult urination, cold, sore throat, leucorrhea, sores and boils, hematuri

NameRui Ren (Nux Prinsepiae)The Effect of Rui Ren PropertySweet, slightly cold; liver meridian entered.ActionsDispel wind and heat, tonify the liver and improve eyesight.IndicationsSwelling and pain of eyes, blepharitis ciliaris, photophobia.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 3~10 g. Proper dosage is

NameMi Meng Hua (Flos Buddlejae)The Effect of 密蒙花PropertyBitter, sweet, slightly cold, liver meridian entered.ActionsClear heat and nourish liver, improve vision and remove nebula.IndicationsEye diseases due to liver heat; blurred vision due to liver deficiency or liver deficiency with liver heat.Do

NameRui Ren (Nux Prinsepiae)The Effect of 蕤仁PropertySweet, slightly cold; liver meridian entered.ActionsDispel wind and heat, tonify the liver and improve eyesight.IndicationsSwelling and pain of eyes, blepharitis ciliaris, photophobia.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 3~10 g. Proper dosage is for ex

The Processing of Huang BoOriginThe bark of Phellodendron amurense Rupr or P. chinense Schneid. Rutaceae arbor plants with the skin off.LocationThe former one is called Guang Huang Bai, mainly growing in Liaoning, and Jilin provinces; the later one is called Chuan Huang Bai, mainly from Sichuan and

NamingLong Dan (Radix Gentianae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 龙胆OriginThe root or rhizome of perennial herb Gentiana scabra Bge or Ctriflora pall or G. manshurica Kitag of family Gentianaceae.LocationAll over in China, mainly from Northeast China.HarvestDig and colle

NamingZhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 知母OriginThe rhizome of perennial herbaceous plant anemarrhena asphodeloides of family Liliaceae.LocationMainly in Hebei, Shanxi provinces of China.HarvestIn spring and autumn.The actual smell and taste

NamingKu Shen (Radix Sophorae Flavescentis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Ku ShenOriginThe root of deuto shrub Sophora flavescens Ait. of family Leguminosae.LocationAll over in China.HarvestCollected in spring and autumn.The actual smell and tasteSlightly smell, extre