Heat-Clearing and Dampness-Drying Herbs

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

NamingKu Shen (Radix Sophorae Flavescentis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 苦参OriginThe root of deuto shrub Sophora flavescens Ait. of family Leguminosae.LocationAll over in China.HarvestCollected in spring and autumn.The actual smell and tasteSlightly smell, extreme bi

NamingKu Shen (Radix Sophorae Flavescentis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Radix Sophorae FlavescentisOriginThe root of deuto shrub Sophora flavescens Ait. of family Leguminosae.LocationAll over in China.HarvestCollected in spring and autumn.The actual smell and tasteS

NamingQin Pi (Cortex Fraxini)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Cortex FraxiniOriginThe 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 a

The Effect of Cortex DictamniPropertyBitter, 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

NameMa Wei Lian (Meadowrue Root and Rhizome)The Effect of Radix et Rhizoma ThalictriPropertyBitter, cold; liver, heart and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and dry dampness, remove toxicity.IndicationsDysentery, cold, sores and boils, measles, infective hepatitis, enteritis, conju