Deficiency-Heat-Clearing Herbs

NamingBai Wei (Radix Cynanchi Atrati)The Effect of 白薇PropertyBitter and cold; liver, kidney, lung, and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear deficiency heat, clear lung heat, cool blood, remove toxicity, induce diuresis, alleviate stranguria.IndicationsDeficiency heat due to yin deficiency or post-

NamingBai Wei (Radix Cynanchi Atrati)The Effect of Radix Cynanchi AtratiPropertyBitter and cold; liver, kidney, lung, and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear deficiency heat, clear lung heat, cool blood, remove toxicity, induce diuresis, alleviate stranguria.IndicationsDeficiency heat due to yin

NameMu Hao (Herba Artemisiae Japonicae)The Effect of Mu HaoPropertyBitter, cold; liver and gallbladder meridians entered.ActionsRelieve summer-heat,bring down asthenic fever and prevent malaria.IndicationsFever due to yin deficiency, malaria, external contraction of summer-heat, fever without sweat.

NameMu Hao (Herba Artemisiae Japonicae)The Effect of 牡蒿 PropertyBitter, cold; liver and gallbladder meridians entered.ActionsRelieve summer-heat,bring down asthenic fever and prevent malaria.IndicationsFever due to yin deficiency, malaria, external contraction of summer-heat, fever without sweat.Dos

NameMu Hao (Herba Artemisiae Japonicae)The Effect of Herba Artemisiae JaponicaePropertyBitter, cold; liver and gallbladder meridians entered.ActionsRelieve summer-heat,bring down asthenic fever and prevent malaria.IndicationsFever due to yin deficiency, malaria, external contraction of summer-heat,

NamingDi Gu Pi (Cortex Lycii)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Di Gu PiOriginThe root bark of Lycium chinense Mill or Ningxia L. barbarum L. of family Arbustum.LocationMany areas of China.HarvestCollected in early spring and the end of autumn.The actual smell and tasteLi

NamingYin Chai Hu (Radix Stellariae)——Ben Cao Gang Mu Shi Yi (Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica)The Processing of 银柴胡OriginThe root of Stellaria dichotoma L. var. lanceolata Bge of family Pink.LocationInner Mongolia Autonomous Region and northwest of China.HarvestCollected in spring and sum

NamingYin Chai Hu (Radix Stellariae)——Ben Cao Gang Mu Shi Yi (Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica)The Processing of Radix StellariaeOriginThe root of Stellaria dichotoma L. var. lanceolata Bge of family Pink.LocationInner Mongolia Autonomous Region and northwest of China.HarvestCollected in s