HERBS

NameHu Tui Zi Gen (Thorny Elaeagnus Root)The Effect of 胡颓子根PropertySour, neutral.ActionsRelieve cough, stop bleeding, dispel wind, eliminate dampness, remove stasis and relieve sore throat.IndicationsCough with asthma, hematemesis, hemoptysis, hematochezia, infantile malnutrition, sore throat, jaund

NameYi Bei Mu (Bulbus Fritillariae Pallidiflorae)The Effect of Yi Bei MuPropertyBitter, sweet, slightly cold; lung and heart meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and nourish the lung, resolve phlegm and relieve cough.IndicationsDry cough with little phlegm, expectoration with blood, cough due to cons

NameDou Fu Jiang (Soya-bean milk)The Effect of Dou Fu JiangPropertySweet, neutral; lung and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsTonify deficiency, moisten dryness, clear lung and resolve phlegm.IndicationsConstipation, asthma due to pyrophlegm, stranguria with turbid discharge, cough due to con

NamingTu Bie Chong (Woodlouse)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Tu Bie Chong OriginThe dry female insect Eupolyphaga sinensis Walker or Steleophaga Plancyi (Boleny) of family Corydiidae.LocationHunan, Hubei and Jiangsu provinces in China.HarvestCollect the wild in summer

NameYi Bei Mu (Bulbus Fritillariae Pallidiflorae)The Effect of 伊贝母PropertyBitter, sweet, slightly cold; lung and heart meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and nourish the lung, resolve phlegm and relieve cough.IndicationsDry cough with little phlegm, expectoration with blood, cough due to consumptiv

NameDou Fu Jiang (Soya-bean milk)The Effect of 豆腐浆PropertySweet, neutral; lung and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsTonify deficiency, moisten dryness, clear lung and resolve phlegm.IndicationsConstipation, asthma due to pyrophlegm, stranguria with turbid discharge, cough due to consumptive

NameYi Bei Mu (Bulbus Fritillariae Pallidiflorae)The Effect of Bulbus Fritillariae PallidifloraePropertyBitter, sweet, slightly cold; lung and heart meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and nourish the lung, resolve phlegm and relieve cough.IndicationsDry cough with little phlegm, expectoration with

NamingTu Bie Chong (Woodlouse)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 土鳖虫OriginThe dry female insect Eupolyphaga sinensis Walker or Steleophaga Plancyi (Boleny) of family Corydiidae.LocationHunan, Hubei and Jiangsu provinces in China.HarvestCollect the wild in summer and all t

NameChun (Watershield)The Effect of ChunPropertySweet, cold; liver and spleen meridians entered.ActionsInduce diuresis and resolve swelling, clear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, jaundice and heat dysentery.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 15~30 g, or made into soup. Proper dosa

NameShui Jing Yu (Transparent fish)The Effect of Shui Jing YuPropertySweet, neutral; spleen, stomach and lung meridians entered.ActionsStrengthen the spleen, tonify deficiency, moisten the lung and relieve cough.IndicationsInfantile malnutrition, cough, indigestion, diarrhea caused by spleen deficie