HERBS

NameYa Xie (Duck blood)The Effect of Duck bloodPropertySalt, cold.ActionsTonify blood and remove toxicity.IndicationsDysentery and over-strained hemoptysis.Dosage and AdministrationsWarm it for drinking. Proper dosage is for external application, applying on the affected area.

NamingGan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Radix GlycyrrhizaeOriginThe root and rhizome of perennial herbaceous plant Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. , G. inflata Bat.or L. glabra L.of family Leguminosae.LocationMainly produced in Inner Mongolia Aut

NameGui Rou (Turtle meat)The Effect of Gui RouPropertySweet, salt, neutral; liver, kidney and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsReplenish yin, tonify blood.IndicationsChronic cough, hematemesis, hematochezia, chronic malaria, arthralgia and myalgia, dysentery with bloody stool, consumptive di

NameGui Rou (Turtle meat)The Effect of 龟肉PropertySweet, salt, neutral; liver, kidney and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsReplenish yin, tonify blood.IndicationsChronic cough, hematemesis, hematochezia, chronic malaria, arthralgia and myalgia, dysentery with bloody stool, consumptive disease

NamingDa Zao (Fructus Jujubae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Da ZaoOriginThe ripe fruit of bush woody plant or arbor Ziziphus jujuba Mill. of family Rhamnaceae.LocationMainly produced in Shandong and Henan provinces in China.HarvestPlucked in autumn when matured.The a

NameGui Rou (Turtle meat)The Effect of Turtle meatPropertySweet, salt, neutral; liver, kidney and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsReplenish yin, tonify blood.IndicationsChronic cough, hematemesis, hematochezia, chronic malaria, arthralgia and myalgia, dysentery with bloody stool, consumptiv

NamingDa Zao (Fructus Jujubae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 大枣OriginThe ripe fruit of bush woody plant or arbor Ziziphus jujuba Mill. of family Rhamnaceae.LocationMainly produced in Shandong and Henan provinces in China.HarvestPlucked in autumn when matured.The actua

NamingDa Zao (Fructus Jujubae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Fructus JujubaeOriginThe ripe fruit of bush woody plant or arbor Ziziphus jujuba Mill. of family Rhamnaceae.LocationMainly produced in Shandong and Henan provinces in China.HarvestPlucked in autumn when matu

NameChang Yu (Pomfret fish)The Effect of Chang YuPropertyNeutral, sweet; spleen and stomach meridians entered.ActionsTonify qi and blood, relax the tendons and bones.IndicationsIndigestion, numb limbs, anemia, arthralgia and myalgia.Dosage and AdministrationsCook it for eating, 30~60 g.CautionsAvoil

NamingFeng Mi (Mel)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Feng MiOriginThe honey made by bee Apis cerana Fabricius or A. mellifera Linnaeus of family Apidae.LocationMost areas in China.HarvestCollected from spring to autumn.The actual smell and tasteStrongly fragrant, extreme