HERBS

NameWei You (Fragrant Sarcococca Herb)The Effect of Wei YouPropertyPungent, bitter, neutral; liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsActivate blood, promote the flow of qi, dispel wind and alleviate pain.IndicationsStomachache, rheumatic arthritis, traumatic injury.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoc

NameMeng Chong (Gadfly)The Effect of 虻虫PropertyBitter, 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 AdministrationsDecoct 1.5~

NameWei You (Fragrant Sarcococca Herb)The Effect of 胃友PropertyPungent, bitter, neutral; liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsActivate blood, promote the flow of qi, dispel wind and alleviate pain.IndicationsStomachache, rheumatic arthritis, traumatic injury.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 9~1

NamingShang Lu (Radix Phytolaccae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 商陆OriginThe root of Phytolacca acinosa Roxb. or P. americana L. of family Phytolaccaceae.LocationMost areas of China.HarvestCollected from autumn to next spring.The actual smell and tasteLight smell, sli

NameHong Hua Zi (Carthamus Seed)The Effect of Hong Hua ZiPropertyPungent, warm; liver and heart meridians entered.ActionsActivate blood and remove toxicity.IndicationsAbdominal pain due to blood and qi stagnation.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 3~9 g, or made into pills or powder.

NamingShang Lu (Radix Phytolaccae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Radix PhytolaccaeOriginThe root of Phytolacca acinosa Roxb. or P. americana L. of family Phytolaccaceae.LocationMost areas of China.HarvestCollected from autumn to next spring.The actual smell and tasteL

NameHong Hua Zi (Carthamus Seed)The Effect of 红花子PropertyPungent, warm; liver and heart meridians entered.ActionsActivate blood and remove toxicity.IndicationsAbdominal pain due to blood and qi stagnation.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 3~9 g, or made into pills or powder.

NamingQian Niu Zi (Semen Pharbitidis)——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of Qian Niu ZiOriginThe ripe seed of annual trailing herbaceous plants of Pharbitis nil (L.) Choisy or P. purpurea (L.) Voigt of family Convolvulaceae.LocationMost areas of China.HarvestC

NameTie Bang Chui (Pendulous Monkshood Root)The Effect of Tie Bang ChuiPropertyBitter, pungent, warm, severe toxic; lung and heart meridians entered.ActionsActivate blood and dissipate stasis, dispel wind and eliminate dampness, resolve swelling to alleviate pain.IndicationsTraumatic injury, rheumat

NamingQian Niu Zi (Semen Pharbitidis)——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of 牵牛子OriginThe ripe seed of annual trailing herbaceous plants of Pharbitis nil (L.) Choisy or P. purpurea (L.) Voigt of family Convolvulaceae.LocationMost areas of China.HarvestCollected