HERBS

NamingYi Zhi (Fructus Alpiniae Oxyphyllae)——Ben Cao Shi Yi (A Supplement to the Compendium of Materia Medica)The Processing of Fructus Alpiniae OxyphyllaeOriginThe ripe fruit of the herbaceous plant Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. of family Ginger.LocationMainly cultivated in Hainan province and also cultiva

NamingTu Si Zi (Semen Cuscutae) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Tu Si ZiOriginThe ripe fruit of the annual parasitic herbaceous plant Cuscuta chinensis Lam. of the family Convolvulus.LocationMainly produced in Liaoning, Jilin and Hebei provinces in China.HarvestCollect

NamingBai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 白芍OriginThe root of the perennial herbaceous plants Paeonia lactiflora Pall. of family Buttercup.LocationZhejiang, Anhui and Sichuan provinces in China.HarvestPlucked in summer and autumn, peeled, boi

NamingTu Si Zi (Semen Cuscutae) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 菟丝子OriginThe ripe fruit of the annual parasitic herbaceous plant Cuscuta chinensis Lam. of the family Convolvulus.LocationMainly produced in Liaoning, Jilin and Hebei provinces in China.HarvestCollected th

NamingTu Si Zi (Semen Cuscutae) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Semen CuscutaeOriginThe ripe fruit of the annual parasitic herbaceous plant Cuscuta chinensis Lam. of the family Convolvulus.LocationMainly produced in Liaoning, Jilin and Hebei provinces in China.HarvestC

NamingSha Yuan Zi (Semen Astragali Complanati) ——Ben Cao Tu Jing (Illustrated Manual of Materia Medica)The Processing of Sha Yuan ZiOriginThe ripe seed of the perennial herbaceous plant Astragalus complanatus R. Br. of family Fulse.LocationMainly produced in Shaanxi, Hebei and Shanxi provinces in Ch

NamingBai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Radix Paeoniae AlbaOriginThe root of the perennial herbaceous plants Paeonia lactiflora Pall. of family Buttercup.LocationZhejiang, Anhui and Sichuan provinces in China.HarvestPlucked in summer and au

NamingSha Yuan Zi (Semen Astragali Complanati) ——Ben Cao Tu Jing (Illustrated Manual of Materia Medica)The Processing of 沙苑子OriginThe ripe seed of the perennial herbaceous plant Astragalus complanatus R. Br. of family Fulse.LocationMainly produced in Shaanxi, Hebei and Shanxi provinces in China.Harv

NamingSha Yuan Zi (Semen Astragali Complanati) ——Ben Cao Tu Jing (Illustrated Manual of Materia Medica)The Processing of Semen Astragali ComplanatiOriginThe ripe seed of the perennial herbaceous plant Astragalus complanatus R. Br. of family Fulse.LocationMainly produced in Shaanxi, Hebei and Shanxi

NameNiu Rou (Beef)The Effect of Niu RouPropertySweet; spleen and stomach meridians entered.ActionsTonify the spleen and stomach, replenish qi and blood, strengthen the tendons and bones.IndicationsWeakness of the spleen and stomach, qi and blood deficiency, diabetes, edema, abdominal mass, vomiting