HERBS

NameYa Zhi Cao (Common Dayflower Herb)The Effect of 鸭跖草PropertySweet, 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, hematuria, metr

NameMu Zei (Herba Equiseti Hiemalis)The Effect of 木贼PropertyPungent, bitter, slightly cold; lung and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear and purge liver heat; disperse wind-heat, improve vision and remove nebula.IndicationsEyes diseases due to liver heat or wind-heat; hematemesis or hemorroids.Dosa

NameBang Fen (Powdered Shell of Freshwater Mussel)The Effect of 蚌粉PropertySalty, cold; lung, liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsResolve phlegm and dissipate stagnation, clear heat and dry dampness.IndicationsSores and boils, leucorrhea, vomiting, stomachache, eczema, cough due to fluid reten

NameMi Meng Hua (Flos Buddlejae)The Effect of Mi Meng HuaPropertyBitter, 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

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

NameQing Xiang Zi (Semen Celosiae)The Effect of Qing Xiang ZiPropertyBitter, slightly cold, liver meridian entered.ActionsClear heat and improve vision.IndicationsBlood-shot and pain of eyes due to excess liver heat; blood-shot and pain of eyes, dryness and dim vision due to liver deficiency.Dosage

The Processing of 黄柏OriginThe 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 Guizho