Wind-Heat-Dispersing Herbs
NameMo Li Ye (Arabian jasmine leaf)The Effect of 茉莉叶PropertyPungent, slightly bitter, warm; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsExpel wind, relieve exterior syndrome, resolve swelling and alleviate pain.IndicationsDiarrhea, snake and insect bites, abdominal distension, barbiers, exogenous feve
NameJin Chan Hua (Cordyceps Cicadae)The Effect of Jin Chan HuaPropertySweet, salty, cold; lung and liver meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind and heat, promote eruption, improve eyesight and remove nebula, extinguish wind and relieve spasms.IndicationsSore throat, dizziness, infantile convulsions, s
NameSheng Ma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Sheng MaOriginRoot of perennial plant Cimicifuga heracleifolia Kom or C. dahurica (Turcz.) Maxim or C. foetida L. of family Ranunculaceae.LocationChiefly in liaoning, Heilongjiang, Qinghai provinces of
NameSheng Ma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 升麻OriginRoot of perennial plant Cimicifuga heracleifolia Kom or C. dahurica (Turcz.) Maxim or C. foetida L. of family Ranunculaceae.LocationChiefly in liaoning, Heilongjiang, Qinghai provinces of China.
NamingGe Gen (Radix Puerariae) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Ge GenOriginThe root of the perennial Liane Pueraria Lobata (wild.) Ohwi. or Pueraria thomsonii Benth. which belongs to the family of leguminosae.LocationPueraria lobata (wild.) Ohwi. is mainly produced in
NameBo He (Herba Menthae)——Xin Xiu Ben Cao (Newly Revised Materia Medica)The Processing of 薄荷OriginAerial parts of perennial herbaceous Mentha haplocalyx Briq of family Labiatae.LocationMainly in the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhenjiang, Hunan in China.HarvestWhen the stem and leaves are flourishing or t
NameJiu Ping Hua (Pinkflush rhododendron root)The Effect of 酒瓶花PropertyAstringent, cool; heart and bladder meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and induce diuresis.IndicationsCold, nephritis, infantile convulsions.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 15~30 g.
NameQing Yu Dan Cao (Japanese tripterospermum herb)The Effect of 青鱼胆草PropertyPungent, bitter, cool; lung, liver and spleen meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind, clear heat, strengthen the spleen, eliminate dampness and kill parasites.IndicationsJaundice, rheumatic arthritis, cough caused by wind-hea
NameShi Fang Feng (Terebinthaceous hogfennel root)SourcesThe drug is the dried root of Peucedanum terebinthaceum (Fisch.)Fisch. et Turcz.( family Umbelliferae), growing in grasslands, woods or on the edges of forest and distributed in Northeast China, Northern China, Eastern China and Shaanxi, Gansu
NameDong Nan Chang Shuo ju Tai (Herba Didymocarpi Hancei)SourcesThe drug is the dried entire herb of Didymocarpus hancei Hemsl. (family Gesneriaceae), growing in forests or on hilly rocks, and distributed in Jiangxi, Fujian, the west part of Hunan and Guangdong of China.The Effect of Dong Nan Chang
