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Cinnamon twigs (Guizhi) Pharmaceutical Name: Ramulus Cinnamomi Botanical Name: Cinnamomum cassia Presl Common Name: Cinnamon twigs, Cassia twigs Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The twigs are picked in the spring, dried in a shady place or in the sunshine and then cut into slices or pieces. Properties & Taste: Pungent-spicy, sweat and warm. Meridians: Heart, lung and urinary bladder Functions: 1. To promote diaphoresis and relieve exterior syndrome; 2. To promote blood circulation; 3. To warm the meridians and disperse cold … Xem tiếp

Celosia seed (Qingxiangzi) Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Celosiae Botanical Name: 1. Celosia argentea L.; 2. Celosia cristata L. Common Name: Celosia seed. Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing. Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The seeds are gathered in autumn when ripe and dried in the sun. Properties & Taste: Bitter and slightly cold. Meridian: Liver. Functions: 1. To clear heat in the liver; 2. To brighten the eyes and reduce corneal opacity Indications & Combinations: Flaring up of liver fire manifested as red, painful and swollen eyes, blurred … Xem tiếp

Cistanche (Roucongrong) Pharmaceutical Name: Herba cistanches Botanical Name: Cistanche deserticola Y. C. Ma Common Name: Cistanche Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing. Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The fleshy stems are gathered in spring, dried in the sun and cut into slices. Properties & Taste: Sweet, salty and warm. Meridians: Kidney and large intestine. Functions: 1. To tonify the kidneys and strengthen yang; 2. To moisten the intestines and move feces Indications & Combinations: 1. Deficiency of the kidneys manifested as impotence. Cistanche (Roucongrong) is used with … Xem tiếp

Centipede (Wugong) Pharmaceutical Name: Scolopendra Zoological Name: Scolopendra subspinipes mutilams L. Koch Common Name: Centipede Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The centipede is caught in spring, and then it is boiled, dried and pounded into powder, or fixed to bamboo slats to dry. Properties & Taste: Pungent, warm and toxic. Meridian: Liver. Functions: 1. To subdue endogenous wind and stop spasms; 2. To dispel toxins; 3. To clear collaterals and stop pain Indications & Combinations: 1. Acute and chronic convulsions or … Xem tiếp

Citron (Xiangyuan) Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Citri Botanical Name: 1. Citrus medica L.; 2. Citrus wilsonii Tanaka Common Name: Citron fruit Source of Earliest Record: Bencao Tujing Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The ripe fruit is gathered in October, cleaned, dried in the sun and cut into slices. Properties & Taste: Pungent, slightly bitter, sour and warm. Meridians: Liver, spleen and lung Functions: 1. To promote the free flow of qi in the liver; 2. To harmonize the spleen and stomach and resolve phlegm Indications & Combinations: 1. Qi … Xem tiếp

Chaenomeles fruit (Mugua) Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus chaenomelis Botanical Name: Chaenomeles speciosa (Sweet) Nakai Common Name: Chaenomeles fruit, Flowering quince fruit, Chinese quince. Source of Earliest Record: Mingyi Bielu. Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The fruit is gathered in summer or autumn when it is ripe. Then it is halved, soaked in hot water, dried in the sun and cut into slices. Properties & Taste: Sour and warm. Meridians: Liver and spleen. Functions: 1. To promote blood circulation in the channels and collaterals; 2. To relax muscles and tendons; … Xem tiếp