HERBS

NameSan Ke Zhen (Radix Berberidis)The Effect of Radix BerberidisPropertyBitter, cold, toxic; liver, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and eliminate dampness, purge fire and remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice, sores and boils, sore throat, eczema, red eyes, discharging

NameDang Yao (Herba Swertiae)The Effect of Herba SwertiaePropertyBitter, cold; liver, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear damp-heat and strengthen the stomach.IndicationsDiarrhea, poor appetite, hypochondriac pain, jaundice due to dampness and heat.Dosage and AdministrationsDe

NameBo He (Herba Menthae)——Xin Xiu Ben Cao (Newly Revised Materia Medica)The Processing of Herba MenthaeOriginAerial parts of perennial herbaceous Mentha haplocalyx Briq of family Labiatae.LocationMainly in the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhenjiang, Hunan in China.HarvestWhen the stem and leaves are flour

NameDong Nan Chang Shuo ju Tai (Herba Didymocarpi Hancei)SourcesThe drug is the dried entire herb of Didymocarpus hancei Hemsl. (family Gesneriaceae), growing in forests or on hilly rocks, and distributed in Jiangxi, Fujian, the west part of Hunan and Guangdong of China.The Effect of Herba Didymocar

NameJiu Xian Cao (Herba Thesii Longifolii)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Thesium Zongifolium Turcz. (Family Santalaceae) , growing on grassland or pasture near forest, and distributed in Heilongjiang, jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Neimenggu, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Guizhou, Sichuan a

NameHu Sui (Coriander)The Effect of CorianderPropertyPungent, warm; lung and spleen meridians entered.ActionsInduce sweating and promote eruption, promote digestion and direct qi downward.IndicationsIndigestion and inadequate eruption.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 9~15 g, or 15~30 g of the fresh

NameCheng Liu (Chinese Tamarisk Twing)The Effect of Chinese Tamarisk TwingPropertySweet, pungent, neutral; lung, stomach and heart meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind, induce diaphoresis, promote eruption of measles, romove toxicity.IndicationsAnemopyretic cold, the beginning of the Measles, incomp

NameJin Chan Hua (Cordyceps Cicadae)The Effect of Cordyceps CicadaePropertySweet, salty, cold; lung and liver meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind and heat, promote eruption, improve eyesight and remove nebula, extinguish wind and relieve spasms.IndicationsSore throat, dizziness, infantile convulsio

NameNiu Bang Zi (Fructus Arctii) ——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of Fructus ArctiiOriginRipe fruit of biennial herbaceous plant Arctium lappa L. of family Compositae.LocationMainly in the northeast region, and Zhejiang province in China.HarvestIn autumn wh

NameChan Tui (Periostracum Cicadae) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Periostracum CicadaeOriginShell of insect Cryptotympana pustulata Fabricius during eclosion of family Cicadidae.LocationMost regions in China.HarvestCollected in summer and autumn.The real smell and ta