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[tu bie chong] Eupolyphaga seu Steleophaga The dried body of Eupolyphaga sinensis Walk. or Steleophaga plancyi (Bol.) (family Corydiidae). 1. to relieve pain by removing stagnated blood for the treatment of hupochondriac pain due to hepatomegaly or…

[hai tong pi] Cortex Erythrinae The dried bark of Erythrina variegata. L. var. orientalis (L.) Merr. or Erythrina arborescens Roxb. (family Leguminosae). It is used as antirheumatic agent for the treatment of rheumatalgia and also exterally for…

[hua jiao] or [chuan jiao] Pericarpium Zanthoxyli The dried pericarp of Chinese Prickly-ash. Zanthoxylum schinifolium Sieb. et Zucc. or Bunge's Prickly-ash Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim. (family Rutaceae). 1. to invigorate the vital function of the…

[dang shen] Radix Codonopsis Pilosulae The dried root of Codonopsis Pilosula ( Franch.) Nannf. (family Campanulaceae). It is used to invigorate the function of spleen and stomach and to replenish the vital energy for the treatment of palpitation…

[bai xian pi] Cortex Dictamni Radicis The dried rootbark of Dictamnus dasycarpus Turcz. (family Rutaceae). It is used for skin diseases with excessive secretion and itching.

[deng xin cao] Medulla Junci The dried pith of Common Rush Huncus effusus L. (family Juncaceae). It is used as diuretic and febrifuge for the treatment of infections of urinary system.

[yin chen] Herba Artemisiae Scopariae The dried young shoots of Artemisia scoparia Waldst. et Kit. or Artemisia capillaris Thunb.(family Compositae). It is used to eliminate damp heat in the liver and gallbladder for the treatment of jaundice such as…

[si gua luo] Retinervus Luffae Frucuts The dried skeleton ( vascular bundles) of the mature towel gourd Luffa cylindrica (L.) Roem. (family Cucubitaceae). 1. as antiflammatory and antirheumatic agent for the treatment of rheumatism and arthritis. 2.…

[mo yao] Myrrha; Resina Myrrhae The drug consists of a gumresin obtained from the stem of Commphora molmol Engler and probably other species (family Burseraceae). It is used to relieve pain and swelling for pains due to blood-stasis such as traumatic…

[da huang] Radix et Rhizoma Rhei. The dried root and rhizome of Palmate Rhubarb Rheum palmatum l. Tangut Rhubarb Rheum tanguticum Maxim. ex Balf. or Medicinal Rhubarb Rheum officinale Baill. (family Polygonaceae). As an purgative an ddetoxicant and…