HERBS

NameMeng Chong (Gadfly)The Effect of Meng ChongPropertyBitter, slightly salty, cool, toxic; liver meridian entered.ActionsBreak stagnation, dissipate blood stasis and stimulate the menstrual flowIndicationsAbdominal mass, blood stasis due to traumatic injury, amenorrhea.Dosage and AdministrationsDec

NameDan Dao Gen (Lysidice rhodostegia)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh root of Lysidice rhodostegia Hance(family Leguminosae), growing on hills, in woods, at the banks of river, and distributed chiefly in Taiwan,Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan of China.The Effect of 单刀根ActionsActivate blood

NameLong Chuan Hua (Flos Ixora chinensis)SourcesThe drug is the dried flower of Ixora chinensis Lam. (family Ruhiaceae), growing in hilly forests, and distributed in Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi of China.The root, stem and leaf of plant are also used as drug.ConstituentsThe leaf contains pheno

NameLong Chuan Hua (Flos Ixora chinensis)SourcesThe drug is the dried flower of Ixora chinensis Lam. (family Ruhiaceae), growing in hilly forests, and distributed in Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi of China.The root, stem and leaf of plant are also used as drug.ConstituentsThe leaf contains pheno

NameLuo Le (Sweet Basil herb)The Effect of Luo LePropertyPungent, sweet, warm; lung, spleen, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind and promote the flow of qi, eliminate dampness and promote digestion, activate blood and remove toxicity.IndicationsIrregular menstruation, ab

NameHong Da Ji (Knoxia Root)The Effect of 红大戟PropertyBitter, cold, slightly toxic; lung, spleen and kidney meridians entered.ActionsCounteract toxic pathogen, drive out accumulated water, resolve swelling and dissipate nodulation.IndicationsScrofula, sores and boils, difficulty in urination and defe

NameLuo Le (Sweet Basil herb)The Effect of 罗勒PropertyPungent, sweet, warm; lung, spleen, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind and promote the flow of qi, eliminate dampness and promote digestion, activate blood and remove toxicity.IndicationsIrregular menstruation, abdomi

NameHong Da Ji (Knoxia Root)The Effect of Radix KnoxiaePropertyBitter, cold, slightly toxic; lung, spleen and kidney meridians entered.ActionsCounteract toxic pathogen, drive out accumulated water, resolve swelling and dissipate nodulation.IndicationsScrofula, sores and boils, difficulty in urinatio

NameBai Hua Dan (Whiteflower Leadword Root)The Effect of Bai Hua DanPropertyPungent, bitter, warm, astringent, toxic.ActionsDispel wind, eliminate dampness, activate blood and promote the flow of qi, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.IndicationsTraumatic injury, sores and boils, scrofula, scabies

NamingYuan Hua (Flos Genkwa)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Yuan HuaOriginThe flower buds of Daphne genkwa Sieb. et Zucc. of family Thymelaeaceae.LocationMainly in Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, etc. of China.HarvestCollected in spring before blossom.The actual