HERBAL G

Green tangerine peel (Qingpi) Pharmaceutical Name: Pericarpium Citri reticulatae viride Botanical Name: Citrus reticulata blanco Common Name: Green tangerine peel Source of Earliest Record: Bencao Tujing Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: When tangerines are still green in June or July, the green skins are removed, cleaned and dried in the sun. Properties & Taste: Bitter, pungent and warm Meridians: Liver, gall bladder and stomach Functions: 1. To promote the free flow of qi in the liver; 2. To relieve retention of food and disperse stagnation Indications & Combinations: … Xem tiếp

Grossy privet fruit (Nuzhenzi) Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Ligustri lucidi Botanical Name: Ligustrum lucidum Ait. Common Name: Ligustrum seed, Grossy privet fruit Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The ripe fruit is gathered in autumn, then steamed and dried in the sun. Properties & Taste: Sweet, bitter and cool Meridians: Liver and kidney Functions: 1. To tonify the liver and kidneys; 2. To clear heat and brighten the eyes Indications & Combinations: 1. Deficient yin of the liver and kidneys manifested as early … Xem tiếp

Gypsum (Shigao) Pharmaceutical Name: Gypsum Fibrosum Mineral Name: Calcium sulphate Common Name: Gypsum Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The mineral is ground into powder. Properties & Taste: Sweet, pungent and very cold Meridians: Lung and stomach Functions: 1. To clear heat and sedate fire; 2. To relieve irritability and thirst Indications & Combinations: 1. Excessive heat at the qi level due to invasion by exogenous pathogenic heat manifested as high fever, irritability, thirst, profuse sweating and surging, rapid and forceful pulse. … Xem tiếp