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NameCi Bai (Taiwan juniper root or fruit)SourcesThe drug is the dried root of Juniperus formosana Hayata (family (Cupressaceae), growing on mountain slopes, under woods, distributed in the southern part of Shaanxi and Gansu.ConstituentsThe timber contains α-cedrol, β-sitosterol, crypto japonol,sugio

NameMao Ren Shen (Valvate Actinidia Root)The Effect of Mao Ren ShenPropertyBitter, astringent, cool; liver meridian entered.ActionsClear heat, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.IndicationsSores and boils, leucorrhea, lepriasis, summer fever, respiratory tract infection.Dosage and AdministrationsD

NameDa Ye Jin Hua Cao (Common Wedgelet Fern Herb)The Effect of Da Ye Jin Hua CaoPropertySlightly bitter, cold; liver, lung and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, eliminate dampness and stop bleeding.IndicationsSore throat, dysentery, sores and boils, mumps, burn

NameRong Xu (Smallfruit fig aerial root)The Effect of Rong XuPropertyBitter, neutral; lung, spleen and kidney meridians entered.ActionsExpel wind, clear heat, activate blood and remove toxicity.IndicationsTraumatic injury, whooping cough, nose bleeding, rheumatic arthritis, amygdalitis, inadequate e

NameHu Zhang Cao (Brooklet Anemone Root)The Effect of Hu Zhang CaoPropertyBitter, pungent, neutral, slightly toxic; liver, lung, stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and relax the tendons.IndicationsScrofula, sores and boils, malaria, stomachache, traumatic

NameShui Xian Cai (Herba Ammanniae Bacciferae)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Ammannia baccifera L. (Family Lythraceae), growing in swampy places or irrigated fields, and distributed in East China, South China, and Hebei, Shaanxi, Hunan, Hubei and Yunnan.The Effect of Shui Xian C