HERBS

NameNao Sha (Sal Ammoniac)The Effect of Sal AmmoniacPropertySalty, 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 Administrat

NameLi Lu (Black False Hellebore)The Effect of 藜芦PropertyBitter, 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, apoplex

NameMa Que Nao (Sparrow's Brain)The Effect of Ma Que NaoPropertySweet, neutral; kidney meridian entered.ActionsTonify the kidney, strengthen yang, moisten the skin and promote tissue regernation.IndicationsDeafness, kidney deficiency, impotence, otopyorrhea and chiblain.Dosage and AdministrationsPro

NamingXuan Fu Hua (Flos Inulae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Flos InulaeOriginThe 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

NameLi Lu (Black False Hellebore)The Effect of Radix et Rhizoma VeratriPropertyBitter, cold, toxic; lung, liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, remove toxicity, kill parasites, eliminate phlegm.IndicationsJaundice, chronic malaria, diarrhea, headache, tinea, scabies, sores, pharyngi

NameMa Que Nao (Sparrow's Brain)The Effect of 麻雀脑PropertySweet, neutral; kidney meridian entered.ActionsTonify the kidney, strengthen yang, moisten the skin and promote tissue regernation.IndicationsDeafness, kidney deficiency, impotence, otopyorrhea and chiblain.Dosage and AdministrationsProper dos

NamingLiu Huang (Sulfur)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Liu HuangOriginNatural mineral, native sulfur of family sulfur.LocationMainly in Shanxi, Shandong and Shaanxi provinces of China.HarvestMined all the year round.The actual smell and tasteSpecial bad smell and blan

NamingLiu Huang (Sulfur)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 硫黄OriginNatural mineral, native sulfur of family sulfur.LocationMainly in Shanxi, Shandong and Shaanxi provinces of China.HarvestMined all the year round.The actual smell and tasteSpecial bad smell and bland taste

NamingBai Qian (Rhizoma Cynanchi Stauntonii)——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of Bai Qian OriginThe dry root tuber or root of perennial herbaceous plant Cynanchum stauntonii (Decne.) Schltr. ex Levl. or C. glaucescens (Decne.) Hand. -Mazz. of family Metaplex

NamingLiu Huang (Sulfur)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of SulfurOriginNatural mineral, native sulfur of family sulfur.LocationMainly in Shanxi, Shandong and Shaanxi provinces of China.HarvestMined all the year round.The actual smell and tasteSpecial bad smell and bland t