HERBAL B

Bamboo shavings (Zhuru) Pharmaceutical Name: Caulis bambusae in taenis Botanical Name: Phyliostachys nigra var. henonis Stapf Common Name: Bamboo shavings. Source of Earliest Record: Mingyi Bielu Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: After the outside green skin has been removed, shavings are taken from the outer part of the bamboo. This can be done all year round. Properties & Taste: Sweet and slightly cold. Meridians: Lung, stomach and gall bladder. Functions: 1. To clear heat and resolve phlegm; 2. To relieve irritability and stop vomiting Indications & Combinations: 1. … Xem tiếp

Basket fern (Guanzhong) Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Dryopteris crassirhizomae Botanical Name: 1. Dryopteris crassirhixoma Nakai; 2. Osmunda japonica Thunb. 3. Woodwardia unigemmata (Makino) Nakai Common Name: Dryopteris rhizome, Basket fern Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The rhizomes are dug in winter. After the fibrous roots have been removed, the rhizomes are dried in the sun and cut into slices. The herb can be used either raw or carbonized. Properties & Taste: Bitter and slightly cold. Meridians: Liver and spleen. Functions: 1. To … Xem tiếp

Benincasa peel (Dongguapi) Pharmaceutical Name: Exocarpium Benincasae Botanical Name: Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. Common Name: Benincasa peel, Chinese wax gourd Source of Earliest Record: Kaibao Bencao. Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The peel of the gourd is dried in the sun. Properties & Taste: Sweet and slightly cold. Meridians: Lung and small intestine. Functions: To promote water metabolism and reduce edema Indications & Combinations: Edema. Benincasa peel (Dongguapi) is used with Phaseolus seed (Chixiaodou), Imperata rhizome (Baimaogen) and Poria (Fuling) in the formula Donggua Wan. Dosage: 15-30 g … Xem tiếp

Biota tops (Cebaiye) Pharmaceutical Name: Cacumen Biotae. Botanical Name: Biota orientalis (L.) Endl. Common Name: Biota tops, Acborvitae tops Source of Earliest Record: Mingyi Bielu. Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The leafy twigs are gathered all year round. They are dried in a shady place and cut into pieces. Properties & Taste: Bitter, astringent and slightly cold Meridians: Lung, liver and large intestine. Functions: To cool blood and stop bleeding. Indications & Combinations: 1. Hemorrhages due to extravasation of blood by heat manifested as cough with blood, vomiting … Xem tiếp

Birthwort fruit (Madouling) Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Aristlochiae. Botanical Name: 1. Aristolochia contorta Bge.; 2. Aristolochia debilis Sieb. et Zucc. Common Name: Aristolochia fruit, Birthwort fruit Source of Earliest Record: Yaoxing Lun Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The ripe fruit is gathered in autumn and dried in the sun. Properties & Taste: Bitter, slightly pungent and cold Meridians: Lung and large intestine Functions: 1. To clear the lungs and resolve phlegm; 2. To stop cough and soothe asthma Indications & Combinations: 1. Heat in the lungs manifested as cough … Xem tiếp