HERBS

NamingBai Jie Zi (Semen brassicae) ——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of Semen brassicaeOriginThe dry ripe seed of annual or over annual herbaceous plant Sinapis alba L. or Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. et Coss. of family Cruciferae.LocationAnhui, Henan and Sic

NamingTu Jing Pi (Cortex Pseudolaricis)——Ben Cao Gang Mu Shi Yi (A Supplement to the Compendium of Materia Medica)The Processing of 土荆皮OriginThe root bark or peri-root bark of Pseudolarix kaempfri Gold. of family Pinaceae.LocationMainly in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces of China.HarvestExploi

NameTong You (Tung Oil)The Effect of 桐油PropertySweet, pungent, cold, toxic.ActionsVomit phlegm and saliva, clear heat and remove toxicity, astringe dampness, kill parasites, moisten the skin and promote tissue regernation.IndicationsScabies, scalds and burns, ecthyma, chilblain.Dosage and Administra

NamingTu Jing Pi (Cortex Pseudolaricis)——Ben Cao Gang Mu Shi Yi (A Supplement to the Compendium of Materia Medica)The Processing of Cortex PseudolaricisOriginThe root bark or peri-root bark of Pseudolarix kaempfri Gold. of family Pinaceae.LocationMainly in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces of Ch

NameTong You (Tung Oil)The Effect of Tung OilPropertySweet, pungent, cold, toxic.ActionsVomit phlegm and saliva, clear heat and remove toxicity, astringe dampness, kill parasites, moisten the skin and promote tissue regernation.IndicationsScabies, scalds and burns, ecthyma, chilblain.Dosage and Admi

NamingXuan Fu Hua (Flos Inulae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Xuan Fu HuaOriginThe dry capitulum of perennial herbaceous plant Inula japonica Thunb. or I. britannica E. of family Compositae.LocationHenan, Hebei and Jiangsu provinces in China.HarvestCollected in summer

NameNao Sha (Sal Ammoniac)The Effect of Nao ShaPropertySalty, bitter, pungent, warm, toxic; liver, spleen and stomach meridians entered.ActionsRemove stagnation, dissipate nodulation, remove slough.IndicationsSores and boils, abdominal mass, nebula, pterygium, nasal polyp.Dosage and AdministrationsI

NameNao Sha (Sal Ammoniac)The Effect of 硇砂PropertySalty, bitter, pungent, warm, toxic; liver, spleen and stomach meridians entered.ActionsRemove stagnation, dissipate nodulation, remove slough.IndicationsSores and boils, abdominal mass, nebula, pterygium, nasal polyp.Dosage and AdministrationsIt is

NameLi Lu (Black False Hellebore)The Effect of Li LuPropertyBitter, cold, toxic; lung, liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, remove toxicity, kill parasites, eliminate phlegm.IndicationsJaundice, chronic malaria, diarrhea, headache, tinea, scabies, sores, pharyngitis, epilepsy, apop

NamingXuan Fu Hua (Flos Inulae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 旋覆花OriginThe dry capitulum of perennial herbaceous plant Inula japonica Thunb. or I. britannica E. of family Compositae.LocationHenan, Hebei and Jiangsu provinces in China.HarvestCollected in summer and aut