Heat-Clearing and Dampness-Drying Herbs

The Processing of Radix ScutellariaeOriginThe root of perennial herb Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi of family Labiatae.LocationMainly in Hebei, Shanxi provinces and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China.HarvestCollected in spring and autumn.The actual smell and tasteSlightly smell and bitter tas

NameBai Du Cao (Herba Gymnopteridis Auriculatae)SourcesThe drug is the dried whole plant of Gymnopteris bipinnata Christ var. auriculata (Fr.) Ching (family Hemionitidaceae), growing on dry rocks, distributed in Liaoning, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan of Chin

NamingLong Dan (Radix Gentianae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Radix GentianaeOriginThe root or rhizome of perennial herb Gentiana scabra Bge or Ctriflora pall or G. manshurica Kitag of family Gentianaceae.LocationAll over in China, mainly from Northeast China.Harvest

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

NameSan Ke Zhen (Radix Berberidis)The Effect of Radix BerberidisPropertyBitter, cold, toxic; liver, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and eliminate dampness, purge fire and remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice, sores and boils, sore throat, eczema, red eyes, discharging

NameDang Yao (Herba Swertiae)The Effect of Herba SwertiaePropertyBitter, 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 AdministrationsDe