Hai Mu (Tripair-leaved heynea root)
Bitter, cool, slightly toxic.
Clear heat and remove toxicity, relieve sore throat, dispel wind-damp.
Stomachache, rheumatic arthritis, amygdalitis, sphagitis.
Decoct 9~15 g, or soaked in wine.
NameLiang Fen Cao (Chinese Mesona Herb)The Effect of Liang Fen CaoPropertyAstringent, sweet, cold.ActionsClear summer-heat, relieve thrist and eliminate heat-toxin.IndicationsSunstroke and diabetes.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 9~15 g.
NameShui Yang Mei Gen (Japanese Avens Root)The Effect of Shui Yang Mei GenPropertyBland, neutral.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, dissipate stasis and activate blood.IndicationsCough due to lung-heat, traumatic bleeding, rheumatic arthritis, sore throat, hepatitis.Dosage and AdministrationsDec
NameShan Yao Teng (Common Yam Stem)The Effect of Shan Yao TengPropertySweet, neutral.ActionsClear damp-heat, cool blood and remove toxicity.IndicationsEczema, erysipelas.Dosage and AdministrationsProper dosage is for external application. Pounded for applying or decocted for washing.
NameFang Jie Shi (Calcite)The Effect of Fang Jie ShiPropertyBitter, pungent, extremely cold; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat, eliminate dampness, dredge meridians and remove toxicity.IndicationsJaundice, heat accumulation in chest.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 9~15 g, or made
NameQing Ma (Piemarker Herb)The Effect of Qing MaPropertyBitter, neutral; spleen and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and promote diuresis, remove toxicity and induce resuscitation.IndicationsSores and boils, dysentery, deafness, tympanitis, tinnitus, orchitis, suppurative tonsillitis.Dos
NameCao Shi Can (Chinese artichoke)The Effect of Cao Shi CanPropertySweet, bland, cool; liver and spleen meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind and eliminate dampness, clear heat and remove toxicity.IndicationsRheumatic arthritis, asthma, cough, jaundice due to damp-heat, stranguria, snake bites, morb
