HERBS

NamingJin Ying Zi (Fructus Rosae Laevigatae)——Lei Gong Pao Zhi Lun (Lei’s Treaties on Preparation of Drugs)The Processing of 金樱子OriginThe ripe fruit of the perennial woody plant Rosa laevigata Michx. of the family Rosaceae.LocationGuangdong, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in China.HarvestCollected in

NamingJin Ying Zi (Fructus Rosae Laevigatae)——Lei Gong Pao Zhi Lun (Lei’s Treaties on Preparation of Drugs)The Processing of Fructus Rosae LaevigataeOriginThe ripe fruit of the perennial woody plant Rosa laevigata Michx. of the family Rosaceae.LocationGuangdong, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in China

NameHai Piao Xiao (Os Sepiae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Hai Piao XiaoOriginThe internal shell of the animal Sepiella maindroni de Rochebrune or Sepia esculenta Hoyle of the family Sepiidae.LocationProduced in coastal regions such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Liaoning pro

NameHai Piao Xiao (Os Sepiae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 海螵蛸OriginThe internal shell of the animal Sepiella maindroni de Rochebrune or Sepia esculenta Hoyle of the family Sepiidae.LocationProduced in coastal regions such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Liaoning provinces in

NameHai Piao Xiao (Os Sepiae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Os SepiaeOriginThe internal shell of the animal Sepiella maindroni de Rochebrune or Sepia esculenta Hoyle of the family Sepiidae.LocationProduced in coastal regions such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Liaoning provinc

NamingLian Zi (Semen Nelumbinis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Lian Zi OriginThe ripe seeds of the perennial herbaceous plant Nelumbo uncifera Gaertn. of the family Nymphaeace phaeaceae.LocationHunan, Fujian and Jiangsu provinces in China.HarvestPlucked in autumn, sun

NamingLian Zi (Semen Nelumbinis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 莲子OriginThe ripe seeds of the perennial herbaceous plant Nelumbo uncifera Gaertn. of the family Nymphaeace phaeaceae.LocationHunan, Fujian and Jiangsu provinces in China.HarvestPlucked in autumn, sun-dried

NamingLian Zi (Semen Nelumbinis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Semen NelumbinisOriginThe ripe seeds of the perennial herbaceous plant Nelumbo uncifera Gaertn. of the family Nymphaeace phaeaceae.LocationHunan, Fujian and Jiangsu provinces in China.HarvestPlucked in aut

NameLian Xu (Lotus Stamen)The Effect of Lian XuPropertySweet, astringent, neutral; heart and kidney meridians entered.ActionsClear away the heart-fire, tonify the kidney, secure essence and stop bleeding.IndicationsDiarrhea, dysentery, leukorrhagia, hematemesis, metrorrhagia, nocturnal emission, spe

NameLian Xu (Lotus Stamen)The Effect of 莲须PropertySweet, astringent, neutral; heart and kidney meridians entered.ActionsClear away the heart-fire, tonify the kidney, secure essence and stop bleeding.IndicationsDiarrhea, dysentery, leukorrhagia, hematemesis, metrorrhagia, nocturnal emission, spermato