Heat-Clearing and Dampness-Drying Herbs
NamingHuang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 黄连OriginThe rhizome of perennial herb-Coptis chinensis Franch or C. deltoidea C. Y. Cheng et Hsiao or C. teeta Wall. of family Ranumculaceae.LocationMainly in Sichuan, Hubei provinces of China. C. delt
NameBang Fen (Powdered Shell of Freshwater Mussel)The Effect of Bang FenPropertySalty, cold; lung, liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsResolve phlegm and dissipate stagnation, clear heat and dry dampness.IndicationsSores and boils, leucorrhea, vomiting, stomachache, eczema, cough due to fluid
NameBang Fen (Powdered Shell of Freshwater Mussel)The Effect of 蚌粉PropertySalty, cold; lung, liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsResolve phlegm and dissipate stagnation, clear heat and dry dampness.IndicationsSores and boils, leucorrhea, vomiting, stomachache, eczema, cough due to fluid reten
NamingLong Dan (Radix Gentianae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 龙胆OriginThe root or rhizome of perennial herb Gentiana scabra Bge or Ctriflora pall or G. manshurica Kitag of family Gentianaceae.LocationAll over in China, mainly from Northeast China.HarvestDig and colle
NamingKu Shen (Radix Sophorae Flavescentis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Ku ShenOriginThe root of deuto shrub Sophora flavescens Ait. of family Leguminosae.LocationAll over in China.HarvestCollected in spring and autumn.The actual smell and tasteSlightly smell, extre
NamingKu Shen (Radix Sophorae Flavescentis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 苦参OriginThe root of deuto shrub Sophora flavescens Ait. of family Leguminosae.LocationAll over in China.HarvestCollected in spring and autumn.The actual smell and tasteSlightly smell, extreme bi
NameMa Niao Hua (Herba Hydrocharitis Dubiae)SourcesThe drug is the dried whole herb of Hydrocharis dubia (B1.) Baoker (Family Hydrocharitaceae), growing in solid pools, creeks and irrigated fields, and distributed North China, East China, Middle China, and Shanxi, Sichuan and Yunnan.The Effect of He
NamingLong Dan (Radix Gentianae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Radix GentianaeOriginThe root or rhizome of perennial herb Gentiana scabra Bge or Ctriflora pall or G. manshurica Kitag of family Gentianaceae.LocationAll over in China, mainly from Northeast China.Harvest
NamingKu Shen (Radix Sophorae Flavescentis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Radix Sophorae FlavescentisOriginThe root of deuto shrub Sophora flavescens Ait. of family Leguminosae.LocationAll over in China.HarvestCollected in spring and autumn.The actual smell and tasteS
NamingQin Pi (Cortex Fraxini)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Cortex FraxiniOriginThe twig skin or trunk bark of arbor plant of oleaceae-Fraxinus rhynchophylla Hance or F. chinensis Roxb.LocationMainly from Jilin, Liaoning and Hebei provinces in China.HarvestIn spring a
