Wind-Heat-Dispersing Herbs

NameBo He (Herba Menthae)——Xin Xiu Ben Cao (Newly Revised Materia Medica)The Processing of Herba MenthaeOriginAerial 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 flour

NameSang Ye (Folium Mori) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Folium MoriOriginLeaf of arbor plant Morus alba L. of family Moraceae.LocationSilkworm breeding regions in south of China.HarvestCollected after early frost.The real smell and tasteLess smell and bland taste, sl

NameJu Hua (Flos Chrysanthemi) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Flos ChrysanthemiOriginCapitulum of perennial herb Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat. of family Compasitae.LocationZhejiang, Anhui and Henan provinces of China. According to difference of place of production a

NameMan Jing Zi (Fructus Viticis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Fructus ViticisOriginMature fruit of shrubby plant Vitex trifolia L. var. simplicifolia Cham. or V. trifolia L. of family Verbenaceae.LocationVitex trifolia L. var. simplicifolia Cham. mainly grows in Sha

NameChai Hu—(Radix Bupleuri)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Radix BupleuriOriginThe root of perennial herb Bupleurum chinensis DC. or Bupleurum scorzonerifolium of family Umbelliferae. Separately named Bei Chai Hu or Nan Chai Hu.LocationBei Chai Hu is mainly produced i

NameSheng Ma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Rhizoma CimicifugaeOriginRoot of perennial plant Cimicifuga heracleifolia Kom or C. dahurica (Turcz.) Maxim or C. foetida L. of family Ranunculaceae.LocationChiefly in liaoning, Heilongjiang, Qinghai pr

NamingGe Gen (Radix Puerariae) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Radix PuerariaeOriginThe 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 pro

NamingDan Dou Chi (Semen Sojae Preparatum) ——Ming Yi Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians)The Processing of Semen Sojae PreparatumOriginThe fermented production of ripe seeds of Glycine max( L.) Merr. which belongs to the family Leguminosae.LocationEverywhere in china.The real smell an

NameDa Dou Huang Juan (Semen Sojae Germinatum)The Effect of Semen Sojae GerminatumPropertySweet and neutral; spleen and stomach meridians entered.ActionsInduce diuresis and alleviate edema, drain dampness and clear heat.IndicationsEdema, damp-arthralgia and damp-warm diseaseDosage and Administration

NameMu Zei (Herba Equiseti Hiemalis)The Effect of Herba Equiseti HiemalisPropertyPungent, bitter, slightly cold; lung and liver meridians entered.ActionsClear and purge liver heat; disperse wind-heat, improve vision and remove nebula.IndicationsEyes diseases due to liver heat or wind-heat; hematemes