HERBS

NameBai Sha Tang (White Granulated Sugar)The Effect of White granulated sugarPropertySweet, neutral; spleen and lung meridians entered.ActionsHarmonize the spleen and stomach, moisten the lung, promote the secretion of body fluid.IndicationsAbdominal pain, dry mouth, cough due to lung dryness.Dosage

NamingDan Zhu Ye (Herba Lophatheri) ——Ben Cao Gang Mu (Compendium of Materia Medica)The Processing of Zhu YeOriginThe stem leaf of gramineae perennial herb lophathenum gracile Brongn.LocationMainly in Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Hubei provinces in China.HarvestCollected when spica growing out at the end o

NameShui Huang Yang Mu (Radix Polygalae Caudatae)SourcesThe drug is the dried root of Polygala caudata Rehd.et Wils.(Family Polygalaceae),growing in scrubs, and distributed in Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan of China.ConstituentsRoot and stem contain flavonoid glycosides, sapo

NameShui Huang Yang Mu (Radix Polygalae Caudatae)SourcesThe drug is the dried root of Polygala caudata Rehd.et Wils.(Family Polygalaceae),growing in scrubs, and distributed in Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan of China.ConstituentsRoot and stem contain flavonoid glycosides, sapo

NameZhu Ye (Pig's thyroid)The Effect of 猪靥PropertySweet, slightly warm, toxic; lung, gallbladder, kidney nad bladder meridians entered.ActionsDissipate nodulation and treat goiter.IndicationsProvoked goiter and pneumatocele.Dosage and AdministrationsCook it for eating, or pounded into powder, 0.15 g

NameShui Huang Yang Mu (Radix Polygalae Caudatae)SourcesThe drug is the dried root of Polygala caudata Rehd.et Wils.(Family Polygalaceae),growing in scrubs, and distributed in Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan of China.ConstituentsRoot and stem contain flavonoid glycosides, sapo

NamingKun Bu (Ecklonia kurome Okam)——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of Kun BuOriginThe dry pedalium of plant Laminaria japonica Aresch. or Ecklonia kurome Okam. of family Alariaceae.LocationShandong, Liaoning and Zhejiang provinces in China.HarvestCollected

NameLi Ke (Shell of Chestnut)The Effect of Li KePropertySweet, astringent, neutral.ActionsCalm the adverse rising-energy, promote the secretion of saliva, resolve phlegm and relieve cough, clear heat, dissipate nodule, stop bleeding.IndicationsNose bleeding, whooping cough, cough with excessive phle

NameLi Ke (Shell of Chestnut)The Effect of 栗壳PropertySweet, astringent, neutral.ActionsCalm the adverse rising-energy, promote the secretion of saliva, resolve phlegm and relieve cough, clear heat, dissipate nodule, stop bleeding.IndicationsNose bleeding, whooping cough, cough with excessive phlegm,

NamingKun Bu (Ecklonia kurome Okam)——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of 昆布OriginThe dry pedalium of plant Laminaria japonica Aresch. or Ecklonia kurome Okam. of family Alariaceae.LocationShandong, Liaoning and Zhejiang provinces in China.HarvestCollected in