HERBS

NameChong Dou (Pubescent atylosia herb)The Effect of 虫豆PropertyBitter, sweet, cold; lung meridian entered.ActionsRemove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, scabies.Dosage and AdministrationsProper dosage is for external application, decocted for washing.

NameSi Gua Hua (Flower of Luffa)The Effect of 丝瓜花PropertySweet, slightly bitter, cold.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, resolve phlegm and relieve cough.IndicationsCough caused by lung-heat, sore throat, sores and boils, haemorrhoids, nasosinusitis.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 6~9 g. Proper

NameHuang Gua Ye (Cucumber leaf)The Effect of 黄瓜叶PropertyBitter, neutral.ActionsClear damp-heat, resolve swelling.IndicationsDiarrhea due to damp-heat, fungus infection of foot, innominate sores.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 10~15 g, or pounded into juice for drinking. Proper dosage is for extern

NameChun Ye (Leaf of Chinese Toona)The Effect of 椿叶PropertyBitter, neutral; heart, spleen, and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsRemove toxicity, kill parasites, drive away summer heat, eliminate dampness.IndicationsDiarrhea, poor appetite, sores and boils, scabies, nausea with vomiting, tine

NameTao Ye (Peach Leaf)The Effect of 桃叶PropertyBitter, neutral; spleen and kidney meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind, clear heat, kill parasites.IndicationsHeadache, malaria, eczema, sores and boils, tinea, wandering arthritis, wind syndrome of head.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 3~6 g. Proper d

NameXian Rou (Corbicula Fluminea)The Effect of 蚬肉PropertySweet, salt, cold.ActionsClear heat, induce diuresis, remove toxicity.IndicationsDiabetes, sores and boils, jaundice, barbiers due to damp toxin,Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 15~30 g, or cook it for eating. Proper dosage is for external app

NameQi Xing Jian (Cavalerie Mosla Herb)The Effect of 七星剑PropertyPungent, warm; liver and spleen meridians entered.ActionsInduce sweating, relieve summer-heat, eliminate dampness and remove toxicity.IndicationsCold, diarrhea, eczema, sores and boils, scrofula, traumatic injury, snake bites, vomiting,

NameYe xiang Niu (Herba Vernoniae Cinereae)SourcesThe drug is the dried herb of Vernonia cinerea (L.)Less. (family Compositae), growing in wilderness, on field sides,roadsides,and house-sides,distributed in Fujian,Taiwan,Jiangxi,Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Sichuan and Yunnan of China.ConstituentsThe

NameYe xiang Niu (Herba Vernoniae Cinereae)SourcesThe drug is the dried herb of Vernonia cinerea (L.)Less. (family Compositae), growing in wilderness, on field sides,roadsides,and house-sides,distributed in Fujian,Taiwan,Jiangxi,Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Sichuan and Yunnan of China.ConstituentsThe

NameYan Jing Cao (Herba Procridis Laevigatae)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh entire herb of Procris wightiana Wall.ex Wedd.(family Urticaceae), growing in woods, on rocks or along creek, and distributed in Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou of China.The Effect of 眼睛草ActionsIt is us