HERBS

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

NamingYu Xing Cao (Herba Houttuyniae)——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of 鱼腥草OriginThe aerial parts of Houttuynia cordata Thunb. of Family Saururaceae.LocationMainly in south of Yangtze River.HarvestCollected in summer when the stem and leaf is flourishing w

NamingYu Xing Cao (Herba Houttuyniae)——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of Herba HouttuyniaeOriginThe aerial parts of Houttuynia cordata Thunb. of Family Saururaceae.LocationMainly in south of Yangtze River.HarvestCollected in summer when the stem and leaf is

NamingPu Gong Ying (Herba Taraxaci)——Xin Xiu Ben Cao (Newly Revised Materia Medica)The Processing of 蒲公英OriginThe entire plants of Taraxacum mongolicum Hand. Mazz., T. sinicum Kitag. or other sibling plants of family Compositae.LocationAll over in China.HarvestDug it between summer and autumn at the

NamingPu Gong Ying (Herba Taraxaci)——Xin Xiu Ben Cao (Newly Revised Materia Medica)The Processing of Herba TaraxaciOriginThe entire plants of Taraxacum mongolicum Hand. Mazz., T. sinicum Kitag. or other sibling plants of family Compositae.LocationAll over in China.HarvestDug it between summer and au

NameRen Zhong Huang (Rulvis Glycyrrhizae Extractionis Sedilis)The Effect of 人中黄PropertySweet, cold; heart and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, cool blood and remove toxicity.IndicationsErysipelas, sores, polydipsia with high fever, typhoid with heat disease, macula due to heat-toxin.Dosa

NameRen Zhong Huang (Rulvis Glycyrrhizae Extractionis Sedilis)The Effect of Rulvis Glycyrrhizae Extractionis SedilisPropertySweet, cold; heart and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, cool blood and remove toxicity.IndicationsErysipelas, sores, polydipsia with high fever, typhoid with heat d

NamingZi Hua Di Ding (Herba Violae)——Ben Cao Gang Mu (Compendium of Materia Medica)The Processing of 紫花地丁OriginThe entire plants of Viola yedoensis Makino of family Violaceae.LocationFrom the downstream area of Yangtze River to southern provinces.HarvestCollected in spring and autumn.The actual smel

NamingZi Hua Di Ding (Herba Violae)——Ben Cao Gang Mu (Compendium of Materia Medica)The Processing of Herba ViolaeOriginThe entire plants of Viola yedoensis Makino of family Violaceae.LocationFrom the downstream area of Yangtze River to southern provinces.HarvestCollected in spring and autumn.The act

NamingBai Jiang Cao (Herba Patriniae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 败酱草OriginThe entire plants of Patrinia scabiosaefolia Fisch. ex Link. and P. villose Juss. of family Valerianaceae.LocationPlanted in most areas of China, and mainly produced in Sichuan, Hebei, Henan