HERBS

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

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

NameBai Hua Dan (Whiteflower Leadword Root)The Effect of 白花丹PropertyPungent, 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, snake

NamingYuan Hua (Flos Genkwa)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 芫花OriginThe 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 smell

NameBai Hua Dan (Whiteflower Leadword Root)The Effect of Radix Plumbaginis ZeylanicaePropertyPungent, 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,

NamingYuan Hua (Flos Genkwa)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Flos GenkwaOriginThe 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 act

NamingShang Lu (Radix Phytolaccae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Shang LuOriginThe 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 smel