HERBS

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

NameKu Ding Cha (Broadleaf Holly Leaf)The Effect of 苦丁茶PropertySweet, bitter, cold; lung, liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind-heat, refresh oneself, promote digestion, resolve phlegm, stop dysentery and remove polydipsia.IndicationsHeadache, toothache, dysentery, polydipsia due to

NameBang Fen (Powdered Shell of Freshwater Mussel)The Effect of Bang FenPropertySalty, 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

NameMu Zei (Herba Equiseti Hiemalis)The Effect of Mu Zei 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

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

NamingLu Gen (Rhizoma Phragmitis)——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of Lu GenOriginThe rhizome of perennial herbaceous plant gramineae-Phragmites communis (L. ) Trin.LocationEverywhere in China.HarvestSpade and collect at the end of spring, beginning of summe

NamingKu Shen (Radix Sophorae Flavescentis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 苦参OriginThe 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, extreme bi

NamingLu Gen (Rhizoma Phragmitis)——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of 芦根OriginThe rhizome of perennial herbaceous plant gramineae-Phragmites communis (L. ) Trin.LocationEverywhere in China.HarvestSpade and collect at the end of spring, beginning of summer or