Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Herbs
NamingTian Hua Fen (Radix Trichosanthis) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Radix TrichosanthisOriginThe root tuber of perennial herb Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.LocationMainly in Henan, Shandong and Jiangsu Provinces of China.HarvestIn autumn and winterthe actual smell
NamingDan Zhu Ye (Herba Lophatheri) ——Ben Cao Gang Mu (Compendium of Materia Medica)The Processing of Herba LophatheriOriginThe stem leaf of gramineae perennial herb lophathenum gracile Brongn.LocationMainly in Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Hubei provinces in China.HarvestCollected when spica growing out at
NamingZhi Zi (Fructus Gardeniae) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Fructus GardeniaeOriginThe ripe fruits of Gardenia jasminnoides Ellis.LocationMainly in south of Yangtze River of China.HarvestFrom September to November when the fruits ripen.The actual smell and tasteSl
NamingXia Ku Cao (Spica Prunellae) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Spica PrunellaeOriginThe ear of labiatae perennial herb Prunella vulgaris L.LocationEverywhere in China.HarvestWhen the ear half is dry in summer.The actual smell and tasteLight aroma, bland taste.Best
NameChe Sang Zi Gen (Radix Dodonaeae Viscosae)SourcesThe drug is the root of Dodonaea viscose (L.) Jacq. (Family Sapindaceae), growing in arid hillslopes, in scrubs or coasts, distributed in Fujian, Taiwan, Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan and Yunnan of China.The Effect of Radix Dodonaeae Viscosa
