HERBS

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

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

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 Pseudobulbus Calanthes FimbriataeAction

NameShui Li Teng (Henry actinidia root-bark)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh root bark of Actinidia callosa Lindl. var. henryi Maxim. (Family Actinidiaceae), growing along the banks of ravines, in swampy lands in mix-forests or near woods, and distributed in Shaanxi, Gangsu, Henan, Anhui, Zheji

NameShi La Hong (Flos Pelargonium hortorum)SourcesThe drug is the fresh flower of Pelargonium hortorum Bailey (family Geraniaceae), cultivated in the most areas of China.The Effect of 石腊红ActionsIt is used to dispel heat and relieve inflammation; for the treatment of tympanitis.Dosage and Administrat

NameShi Luo Mo (Herba Pentasacmes Championii)SourceThe drug is the dried entire herb of Pentasacme championii Benth. (family Asclepiadaceae), growing in hills, open forests or near streams or in crevices of cliff, and distributed in Hunan, Guangdong,Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan of China.The Effect of 石萝藦