Heat-Clearing and Dampness-Drying Herbs

NamingQin Pi (Cortex Fraxini)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Qin Pi OriginThe twig skin or trunk bark of arbor plant of oleaceae-Fraxinus rhynchophylla Hance or F. chinensis Roxb.LocationMainly from Jilin, Liaoning and Hebei provinces in China.HarvestIn spring and autu

NamingQin Pi (Cortex Fraxini)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 秦皮OriginThe twig skin or trunk bark of arbor plant of oleaceae-Fraxinus rhynchophylla Hance or F. chinensis Roxb.LocationMainly from Jilin, Liaoning and Hebei provinces in China.HarvestIn spring and autumn.Th

The Effect of Bai Xian Pi PropertyBitter, slightly pungent, cold ; liver, gallbladder, spleen, stomach, lung meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and dry dampness, remove toxicity and dispel wind.IndicationsJaundice, stranguria syndrome, itching and swollen vulva; eczema, damp sores, and swelling and

The Effect of 白鲜皮PropertyBitter, slightly pungent, cold ; liver, gallbladder, spleen, stomach, lung meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and dry dampness, remove toxicity and dispel wind.IndicationsJaundice, stranguria syndrome, itching and swollen vulva; eczema, damp sores, and swelling and sores du

NameDang Yao (Herba Swertiae)The Effect of 当药PropertyBitter, cold; liver, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear damp-heat and strengthen the stomach.IndicationsDiarrhea, poor appetite, hypochondriac pain, jaundice due to dampness and heat.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 6~12 g,

NamingHuang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 黄连OriginThe rhizome of perennial herb-Coptis chinensis Franch or C. deltoidea C. Y. Cheng et Hsiao or C. teeta Wall. of family Ranumculaceae.LocationMainly in Sichuan, Hubei provinces of China. C. delt

NameBang Fen (Powdered Shell of Freshwater Mussel)The Effect of Bang FenPropertySalty, cold; lung, liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsResolve phlegm and dissipate stagnation, clear heat and dry dampness.IndicationsSores and boils, leucorrhea, vomiting, stomachache, eczema, cough due to fluid

NameBang Fen (Powdered Shell of Freshwater Mussel)The Effect of 蚌粉PropertySalty, cold; lung, liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsResolve phlegm and dissipate stagnation, clear heat and dry dampness.IndicationsSores and boils, leucorrhea, vomiting, stomachache, eczema, cough due to fluid reten

The Processing of Huang BoOriginThe bark of Phellodendron amurense Rupr or P. chinense Schneid. Rutaceae arbor plants with the skin off.LocationThe former one is called Guang Huang Bai, mainly growing in Liaoning, and Jilin provinces; the later one is called Chuan Huang Bai, mainly from Sichuan and

The Processing of 黄柏OriginThe bark of Phellodendron amurense Rupr or P. chinense Schneid. Rutaceae arbor plants with the skin off.LocationThe former one is called Guang Huang Bai, mainly growing in Liaoning, and Jilin provinces; the later one is called Chuan Huang Bai, mainly from Sichuan and Guizho