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Campsis flower (Lingxiaohua) Pharmaceutical Name: Flos Campsis Botanical Name: Campsis grandiflora (Thunb.) K. Schum. Common Name: Campsis flower. Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing. Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The flowers are gathered in full bloom. They are then dried in the shade. Properties & Taste: Pungent and slightly cold. Meridians: Liver and pericardium. Functions: 1. To release stagnation and clear the meridians; 2. To cool the blood and dispel wind Indications & Combinations: 1. Amenorrhea caused by blood stagnation. Campsis flower (Lingxiaohua) is used with Chinese … Xem tiếp

Chinese starjasmine (Luoshiteng) Pharmaceutical Name: Calilis trachelospermi Botanical Name: Tranchelospermun jasminoides (Lindl.) Lem. Common Name: Chinese starjasmine. Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing. Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The foliated stems are gathered in winter or spring, cleaned, dried in the sun and cut into small pieces. The raw stems can be steamed with yellow wine. Properties & Taste: Bitter and slightly cold. Meridians: Heart and liver. Functions: 1. To dispel wind and dampness and clear the collaterals; 2. To cool the blood and reduce swelling Indications … Xem tiếp

Cyperus tuber (Xiangfu) Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Cyperi Botanical Name: Cyperus rotundus L. Common Name: Cyperus tuber, Nutgrass rhizome Source of Earliest Record: Mingyi Bielu Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The rhizomes are dug in September or October. They are cleaned and dried in the sun. The fibrous roots are burned away, leaving the rhizomes ready for use. Properties & Taste: Pungent, slightly bitter, slightly sweet and neutral Meridians: Liver and triple jiao Functions: 1. To promote the free flow of qi in the liver; 2. To regulate menstruation … Xem tiếp

Capejasmine (Zhizi) Pharmaceutical Name: Pructus Gardeniae Botanical Name: Gardenia jaminoides Ellis Common Name: Gardenia fruit, Capejasmine fruit. Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing. Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The fruit is gathered in autumn or winter when it is ripe. Either the raw herb or the carbonized herb is used. Properties & Taste: Bitter and cold. Meridians: Heart, liver, lung, stomach and triple jiao. Functions: 1. To clear heat and reduce fire; 2. To cool blood and release toxins; 3. To eliminate dampness Indications & Combinations: 1. … Xem tiếp

Chrysanthemum flower (Juhua) Pharmaceutical Name: Flos chrysanthemi Botanical Name: Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat. Common Name: Chrysanthemum flower Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing. Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The chrysanthemum flower is gathered and then dried in the shade. Properties & Taste: Pungent, sweet, bitter and slightly cold Meridians: Lung and liver. Functions: 1. To dispel wind and clear heat; 2. To release toxins and brighten the eyes; 3. To pacify the liver Indications & Combinations: 1. Wind-heat exterior syndrome manifested as fever, headache, chills and sore throat. … Xem tiếp

Carbonized human hair (Xueyutan) Pharmaceutical Name: Crinis carbonisatus Common Name: Carbonized human hair Source of Earliest Record: Mingyi Bielu. Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: Human hairs are carbonized. Properties & Taste: Bitter and neutral. Meridians: Liver and stomach. Functions: To stop bleeding and release blood stagnation Indications & Combinations: Hemorrhages: a) bleeding occurring in the upper part of the body Carbonized human hair (Xueyutan) is used with the juice of Lotus node (Oujie); b) bleeding occurring in the lower part of the bodyCarbonized human hair (Xueyutan) is used … Xem tiếp

Chuanxiong rhizome (Chuanxiong) Pharmaceutical Name: Radix chuanxiong Botanical Name: Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. Common Name: Chuanxiong rhizome, Szechuan lovage root Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The rhizomes are dug in late May. The fibrous roots are soaked and cut into slices. Properties & Taste: Pungent and warm Meridians: Liver, gall bladder and pericardium Functions: 1. To invigorate blood and promote qi circulation; 2. To expel wind and stop pain. Indications & Combinations: 1. Blood and qi stagnation: a) irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea and … Xem tiếp

Carbonized petiole of windmill palm (Zonglutan) Pharmaceutical Name: Petiolus Trachycarpi carbonisatus Botanical Name: Trachycarpus fortunei H. wendl. Common Name: Carbonized palm fiber, Carbonized petiole of windmill palm Source of Earliest Record: Bencao Shiyi. Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The palm fiber is gathered in the period of the Winter Solstice (twenty-second solar term), and then it is carbonized. Properties & Taste: Bitter, astringent and neutral. Meridians: Lung, liver and large intestine. Functions: To stop bleeding. Indications & Combinations: 1. Hemorrhages due to extravasation of blood by heat manifested … Xem tiếp

Cibot rhizome (Gouji) Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Cibotii Botanical Name: Cibotium barometz (L.) J. Sm. Common Name: Cibot rhizome, Chain fern Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The rhizomes are dug in autumn. After the fibrous roots have been removed, the rhizomes are soaked in wine for one day, steamed, cut into slices and dried in the sun. Properties & Taste: Bitter, sweet and warm. Meridians: Liver and kidney. Functions: 1. To tonify liver and kidneys; 2. To strengthen bones and tendons; 3. … Xem tiếp

Cicada slough (Chantui) Pharmaceutical Name: Periostracum Cicadae Zoological Name: Cryptotympana pustulata Fabricius Common Name: Cicada slough Source of Earliest Record: Mingyi Bielu Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The slough shed by the cicada is found on the ground or on the branches of trees, then dried in the sun. Properties & Taste: Sweet and cold Meridians: Lung and liver Functions: 1. To disperse wind and clear heat; 2. To bring the rash to the surface and relieve itching; 3. To clear eyes; 4. To stop spasms Indications & … Xem tiếp

Carpesium fruit (Heshi) Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Carpesii Botanical Name: 1. Carpesium abrotanoides L.; 2. Daucus caroto L. Common Name: Carpesium fruit. Source of Earliest Record: Xinxiu Bencao. Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The fruit is gathered in August or September and dried in the sun. Properties & Taste: Bitter, pungent, neutral and slightly toxic Meridians: Spleen and stomach. Functions: To kill parasites. Indications & Combinations: Parasites in the intestines, including roundworm, pinworm and tapeworm. Carpesium fruit (Heshi) is used with Quisqualis fruit (Shijunzi) and Areca seed (Binglang). Dosage: … Xem tiếp

Cimicifuga rhizome (Shengma) Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Cimicifugae Botanical Name: 1. Cimicifuga foetida L.; 2. Cimicifuga dahurica (Turcz) Maxim.; 3. Cimicifuga heracleifolia Kom. Common Name: Cimicifuga rhizome, Bugbane rhizome Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The roots, or rhizomes, are dug in summer or autumn and dried in the sun. After removing the fibrous roots, they are soaked in water and cut into pieces. Properties & Taste: Pungent, sweet and slightly cold. Meridians: Spleen, lung, large intestine and stomach Functions: 1. To release … Xem tiếp

Cassia seed (Juemingzi) Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Sennae Botanical Name: 1. Cassia angustifolia Vahl; 2. Cassia acutifolia Delile Common Name: Foetid Cassia seed Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing. Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The seeds are gathered in autumn and dried in the sun. Properties & Taste: Sweet, bitter and slightly cold Meridians: Liver and large intestine Functions: 1. To clear heat in the liver and brighten the eyes; 2. To dispel wind and clear heat; 3. To moisten the intestines and move feces Indications & Combinations: … Xem tiếp

Cinnamon bark (Rougui) Pharmaceutical Name: Cortex Cinnamomi Botanical Name: Cinnamomum cassia presl Common Name: Cinnamon bark, Cassia bark Source of Earliest Record: Mingyi Bielu Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The bark is cut in the period of Great Heat (twelfth solar term) and peeled off in the period of the Beginning of Autumn (thirteenth solar term). It is dried in the shade and cut into slices. Properties & Taste: Pungent, sweet and hot Meridians: Kidney, spleen, heart and liver. Functions: 1. To tonify the kidneys; 2. To dispel … Xem tiếp

Cattail pollen (Puhuang) Pharmaceutical Name: Pollen Typhae Botanical Name: 1. Typha orientalis Presl; 2. Typha angustifolia L. Common Name: Cattail pollen, Bullrush pollen Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing. Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The pollen is gathered in May or June. Properties & Taste: Sweet and neutral Meridians: Liver and pericardium Functions: 1. To stop bleeding; 2. To release stagnation and stop pain. Indications & Combinations: 1. Hemorrhages manifested as cough with blood, vomiting with blood, hematuria, bloody stool and uterine bleeding. Cattail pollen (Puhuang) is … Xem tiếp