HERBS

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

NameLing Ye (Leaf of Singharanut)The Effect of 菱叶PropertySweet, cool.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, infantile gangrenous stomatitis.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 6~15 g, or 12~30 g of the fresh. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.

NameBian Dou Ye (Leaf of Hyacinth Dolichos)The Effect of 扁豆叶PropertyPungent, neutral, sweet, slightly toxic; spleen, stomach and heart meridians entered.ActionsRelieve summer-heat, eliminate dampness, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.IndicationsSores and boils, snake and insect bites, vomiting a

NameLing Jing (Stem of Maximorwica Waterchesnut, Stem of Singharanut)The Effect of 菱茎PropertySweet, cool.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, gastric ulcer, wart.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 30~45 g of the fresh. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for

NameHuang Gua (Cucumber)The Effect of 黄瓜PropertySweet, cool; lung, spleen and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, induce diuresis and remove toxicity.IndicationsScalds and burns, edema with oliguria, thrist caused by fever, sweat stain, oliguria with dark urine.Dosage and AdministrationsCoo

NameMa Ya Qi (Pseudobulbus Calanthes Fimbriatae)SourcesThe drug is the whole herb or pseudobulb of Calanthe fimbriata Franch(Family Orchidaceae), growing in forests on mountain slopes, and distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei and South west China.The Effect of 马牙七 ActionsClear heat and remove toxici

NameQing Tian Kui (Herba seu Rhizoma Nerviliae Fordii)SourcesThe drug is the dried tuber or whole herb of Nervilia fordii (Hance)Schltr.(family Orchidaceae), mostly growing on lime rock mountain-lands and in woods, distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan of China.The Effect of Herba seu R

NameShi You Cai (HerbaPilea cavaleriei)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh entire herb of Pilea cavaleriei L-évl.(family Urlicaceae), growing in wet sites or on rocks, and distributed in Hubei,Hunan, Guangding, Guangxi and Guizhou of China.The Effect of 石油菜ActionsIt is used to remove heat, nourish

NameShan Yu Gu (Finless eel bone)The Effect of 鳝鱼骨PropertySalt, sweet, cool; lung meridian entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsEcthyma, erysipelas, pox caused by wind-heat.Dosage and AdministrationsProper dosage is for external application. Stir-bake it into charcoal and pound i

NameXia Ma (Paddy Frog)The Effect of 虾蟆PropertySweet, cold; spleen meridian entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, strengthen the spleen and eliminate accumulation.IndicationsSores and boils, diarrhea, scrofula, aphtha, malnutrition, furuncle.Dosage and AdministrationsIt is made into pills a