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[gan cao] Radix Glycyrrhizae The dried root and rhizome of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. Glycyrrhiza inflata Bat. or Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (family Leguminosae). 1. to invigorate the functions of the heart and spleen for the treatment of symptoms due…

[huang bai] Cortex Phellodendri The dried barks of Chinese Corktree Phellodendron chinese Schneid. or Amur Corktree Phellodendron amurense Rupr. (family Rutaceae). 1. to eliminate heat and dampness for acute dysentery jaundice leukorrhea infection of…

[zhi zi] Fructus Gardeniae The dried furits of Capejasmine Gardenia jasminoides Ellis var. radicans (Thunb.) Makino (family Rubiaceae). 1. antipyretic and sedative for fever with fidget and insomnia. 2. cholagogue for acute icteric hepatitis. 3.…

[shi wei] Folium Pyrroiae The dried leaf of Pyrrosia sheareri (Bak.) Ching Pyrrosia lingua (Thunb.) Frawell or Pyrrosia petiolosa (Christ) Ching (family Polypodiaceae). 1. as febrifuge diuretic and lithagogue for acute infections of the urinary…

[hu po] Succinum A yellowish or brownih fossil resin. 1. as sedative and tranqilizer for the treatment of insomnia dreamfulness palpitation and convulsion. 2. as a diuretic and hemostatic forurodynia and hematuria due to acute infection of the…

[hong hua] Flos Carthami The dried flowers of Carthamus tinctorius L. (family Compositae). it is used to stimulate blood flow and relieve pain by removing stagnated blood for the treatment of amenorrhea chest and abdominal pain painful swellings due…

[chuan shan jia] Squama Manitis The scales of the anteater Manis petadactyla L. (family Manidae). 1. as emmenagogue and galactagogue for the treatment of amenorrhea and deficiency of lactation. 2. to reduce inflammation and dispel pus for the…

[huai mi] or [huai hua mi] Flos Sophorae Immaturus The dried flowers of Japanese Pagodatree Sophora japonica L. (family leguminosae). It is used as [huai hua] (see below) but nowadays it is used for the production of rutin. Sophora Flower; Pagodatree…

[wu bei zi] Galla Chinensis The excrescences produced by an insect on the leaf of Chinese Sumac Rhus chinensis Mill. Potanin Sumac Rhus potaninii Maxim. punjab Sumac Rhus punjabensis Stew. var. sinica (Diels) Rehd. et Wils. (family Anacardiaceae). 1.…

[chi xiao dou] Semen Phaseoli The dried seeds of Phaseolus angularis Wight or Phaseolus calcalatus Roxb. (family Leguminosae). 1. as diuretic for edema and oliguria. 2. to detoxicate and dispel pus for suppurative infections of the skin.