Wind-Heat-Dispersing Herbs

NameYang She Shu (Symploci Glaucae Cortex)SourcesThe drug is the dried bark of Symplocos glauca (Thunb.) Koid. (family Symplococaceae), growing among hilly forests, and distributed in Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan of China.The Effect of Yang She ShuActionsClear heat and reliev

NameYing Tao He (Cherry Pit)The Effect of Ying Tao HePropertyPungent, neutral; lung meridian entered.ActionsRemove toxicity, release exterior and promote eruption.IndicationsUnsmooth eruption of measles that still at the beginning stage.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 4.5~9 g. Smash it when using.

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 Herba Didymocar

NameJiu Xian Cao (Herba Thesii Longifolii)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Thesium Zongifolium Turcz. (Family Santalaceae) , growing on grassland or pasture near forest, and distributed in Heilongjiang, jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Neimenggu, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Guizhou, Sichuan a

NameHu Sui (Coriander)The Effect of CorianderPropertyPungent, warm; lung and spleen meridians entered.ActionsInduce sweating and promote eruption, promote digestion and direct qi downward.IndicationsIndigestion and inadequate eruption.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 9~15 g, or 15~30 g of the fresh

NameCheng Liu (Chinese Tamarisk Twing)The Effect of Chinese Tamarisk TwingPropertySweet, pungent, neutral; lung, stomach and heart meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind, induce diaphoresis, promote eruption of measles, romove toxicity.IndicationsAnemopyretic cold, the beginning of the Measles, incomp

NameJin Chan Hua (Cordyceps Cicadae)The Effect of Cordyceps CicadaePropertySweet, 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 convulsio

NameNiu Bang Zi (Fructus Arctii) ——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of Fructus ArctiiOriginRipe fruit of biennial herbaceous plant Arctium lappa L. of family Compositae.LocationMainly in the northeast region, and Zhejiang province in China.HarvestIn autumn wh

NameChan Tui (Periostracum Cicadae) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Periostracum CicadaeOriginShell of insect Cryptotympana pustulata Fabricius during eclosion of family Cicadidae.LocationMost regions in China.HarvestCollected in summer and autumn.The real smell and ta

NamingFu Ping (Herba Spirodelae)The Effect of Herba SpirodelaePropertyPungent, cold; lung and bladder meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind-heat, promote eruption of measles, stop itching, induce diuresis to alleviate edema.IndicationsCommon cold due to wind-heat, unsmooth eruption of urticaria and i