Lygodium spores (Haijinsha)-Spora Lygodii

Lygodium spores (Haijinsha) Pharmaceutical Name: Spora Lygodii Botanical Name: Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw. Common Name: Lygodium spores, Japanese fern spores Source of Earliest Record: Jiayou Bencao Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The spores are gathered in autumn and dried in the sun. Properties & Taste: Sweet and cold Meridians: Urinary bladder and small intestine Functions: To promote water metabolism and regulate abnormal urination Indications & Combinations: Damp-heat in the urinary bladder manifested as various abnormal urinary symptoms including hot urine, urinary tract stones, bloody urine, turbid urine, dysuria, … Xem tiếp

Lysimachia (Jinqiancao)-Dessmodium styracifolium

Lysimachia (Jinqiancao) Pharmaceutical Name: 1. Herba Lysimachiae; 2. Herba Desmodii Botanical Name: 1. Lysimachia christinae Hance (primulaceae); 2. Dessmodium styracifolium (Osbeck) Merr. (Leguminosae) Common Name: Lysimachia, Dessmodium Source of Earliest Record: Bencao Gangmu Shiyi Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The whole plant is gathered in summer or autumn, cleaned and dried in the sun. Properties & Taste: Sweet or no taste and neutral Meridians: Liver, gall bladder, kidney and urinary bladder Functions: 1. To promote water metabolism and relieve abnormal urination; 2. To transform dampness and relieve jaundice … Xem tiếp