HERBS

NamingGou Teng (Uncaria Rhynchophylla)——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of 钩藤OriginThe dry stem and and brach with hooks of perennial herb U. rhynchophylla (Miq.) Jacks, U. macrophylla Wall, U. hirsute Havil, U. sinensis (Oliv.) Havil or U. sessilifructus Ro

NamingGou Teng (Uncaria Rhynchophylla)——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of Gambir PlantOriginThe dry stem and and brach with hooks of perennial herb U. rhynchophylla (Miq.) Jacks, U. macrophylla Wall, U. hirsute Havil, U. sinensis (Oliv.) Havil or U. sessili

NameZha Chan (Cicada)The Effect of Zha ChanPropertySalty, sweet, cold; liver and lung meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and relieve convulsion.IndicationsInfantile convulsion, epilepsy, night cry, migraine, fever in children.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 1~3 cicadas, or made into pills and powd

NameZha Chan (Cicada)The Effect of 蚱蝉PropertySalty, sweet, cold; liver and lung meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and relieve convulsion.IndicationsInfantile convulsion, epilepsy, night cry, migraine, fever in children.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 1~3 cicadas, or made into pills and powder.

NameZha Chan (Cicada)The Effect of CicadaPropertySalty, sweet, cold; liver and lung meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and relieve convulsion.IndicationsInfantile convulsion, epilepsy, night cry, migraine, fever in children.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 1~3 cicadas, or made into pills and powder

NamingDi Long (Pberetima)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Di LongOriginThe dry body of P. aspergillum (E. Perrier), P. vulgaris Chen, P. guillelmi (Michaelsen) or P. Pectinifera Michaelsen of family Megascolecidae. The former one is called Guang Di Long, the latter thre

NamingDi Long (Pberetima)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 地龙OriginThe dry body of P. aspergillum (E. Perrier), P. vulgaris Chen, P. guillelmi (Michaelsen) or P. Pectinifera Michaelsen of family Megascolecidae. The former one is called Guang Di Long, the latter three are

NamingDi Long (Pberetima)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of EarthwormOriginThe dry body of P. aspergillum (E. Perrier), P. vulgaris Chen, P. guillelmi (Michaelsen) or P. Pectinifera Michaelsen of family Megascolecidae. The former one is called Guang Di Long, the latter th

NamingTian Ma (Rhizoma Gastrodiae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Tian Ma OriginThe dry seed piece of Gastrodia elata BL. of family Orchidaceae.LocationSichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan provinces in China.HarvestDug in winter or spring, dug in winter called Dong Ma with good

NamingTian Ma (Rhizoma Gastrodiae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 天麻OriginThe dry seed piece of Gastrodia elata BL. of family Orchidaceae.LocationSichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan provinces in China.HarvestDug in winter or spring, dug in winter called Dong Ma with good quali