HERBS

NameSi Gua (Towel Gourd)The Effect of 丝瓜PropertySweet, cool; liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and resolve phlegm, cool blood and remove toxicity.IndicationsEdema, sores and boils, hematochezia, uterine bleeding, bloody stranguria, hypogalactia, haemorrhoid bleeding, asthma with

NamingJin Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae)——Xin Xiu Ben Cao (Newly Revised Materia Medica)The Processing of 金银花OriginThe flower buds or the flower of initial blooming of Lonicera japonica Thund. , L. hypoglaucA Miq., L. confusa DC., or L. dasystyla Rehd. of family Caprifoliaceae.LocationAll over in China, m

NameYi Shou Cao (Herba Pterocephali)The Effect of Herba PterocephaliPropertyBitter, cold, slightly toxic.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, dispel wind and eliminate dampness, alleviate pain.IndicationsDiarrhea, exogenous fever, dysphoria with smothery sensation, vessel impediment, urine with bl

NameSan Jiao Pao (Balloon vine)The Effect of 三角泡PropertyBitter, pungent, cold.ActionsClear heat and induce diuresis, cool blood and remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice, eczema, stranguria, snake bites, sores and boils, traumatic injury.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 9~15 g, or 30~60 g of the fresh

NameJi Yu Dan (Maesa perlarius)The Effect of 鲫鱼胆PropertyBitter, cold, toxic; lung and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, improve eyesight, kill parasites and astringe wound.IndicationsDiabetes, sores, wet sore.Dosage and AdministrationsIt is taken with other medicine for oral use. Proper dos

NameDan Zhu Ke (Henon bamboo sheath)The Effect of 淡竹壳PropertyBland, sweet, cold.ActionsImprove eyesight, remove nebula.IndicationsNebula.Dosage and AdministrationsStir-bake it into charcoal and then pound into powder. The powder is used for eye drops.

NameDong Gua Ye (Leaf of Chinese Waxgourd)The Effect of 冬瓜叶PropertyBitter, cool; lung and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, eliminate dampness and remove toxicity.IndicationsDiabetes, diarrhea caused by summer-heat and dampness, malaria, sores, bee sting.Dosage and Administrations

NameYi Duo Yun Ye (Glabrousleaf Pittosporum Leaf)The Effect of 一朵云叶PropertySweet, bitter, pungent, slightly warm.ActionsResolve swelling and remove toxicity, stop bleeding.IndicationsSnake bites, traumatic bleeding, sores and boils, scalds and burns.Dosage and AdministrationsProper dosage is for ext

NameHou Rou(Limulus meat)The Effect of 鲎肉PropertyPungent, salt, neutral; spleen and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and improve eyesight, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.IndicationsHaemorrhoid, nebula, swelling and pain of eyes, impetigo.Dosage and AdministrationsCook it for

NameHou Rou(Limulus meat)The Effect of Limulus meatPropertyPungent, salt, neutral; spleen and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and improve eyesight, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.IndicationsHaemorrhoid, nebula, swelling and pain of eyes, impetigo.Dosage and AdministrationsC