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Lemon Eucalyptus Leaf
English Name
Eucalyptus citriodora
Latin Name
leaf
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of amenorrhea with mass formation in the abdomen, galactostasis, carbuncles and sores, arthralgia with numbness and muscular contracture.
Potential Indication
Raising the level of white blood cells.
Manyspiny Pricklyash*
English Name
Zanthoxylum myriacanthum
Latin Name
stem and branch-leaf
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of amenorrhea with mass formation in the abdomen, galactostasis, carbuncles and sores, arthralgia with numbness and muscular contracture.
Potential Indication
Raising the level of white blood cells.
Yellow Cinnamon
English Name
Cinnamomum parthenoxylum [Syn. Cinnamomum porrectum ]
Latin Name
root, bark or leaf
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of amenorrhea with mass in the abdomen, swelling of breast after childbirth, rubella red in colour, itching, acne.
Potential Indication
NA
Chinese Juniper Leaf
English Name
Sobina chinensis
Latin Name
leaf
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of amenrrhea with abdominal mass formation, blood stasis after childbirth, eruptions in infectious diseases, emotional dejection, mania.
Potential Indication
NA
Tomentase Pummelo
English Name
Citrus grandis var. tomentosa
Latin Name
maturescent exocarp
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of anasarca, hydrothorax and ascites with dyspnea, constipation and oliguria.
Potential Indication
NA
Betel Pepper Leaf
English Name
Piper betle
Latin Name
leaf
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of anemia, dizziness and tinnitus, premature greying of the hair and beard, soreness and weakness of the loins and the knees, abnormal uterine bleeding and excessive leukorrhea, general debility in chronic malaria, hyperlipemia.
Potential Indication
NA
British Inula Equivalent plant: Inula linariaefolia , Inula britannica var chinensis
English Name
Inula britannica
Latin Name
capitulum
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of angina pectoris and trauma. Treatment of rheumatism and numbness of the extremities. For skin infection, conjunctivitis and goiter (including hyperthyroidism, adenoma of thyroid). Recently used for hyperlipemia, hypertriglyceridemia, tachycardia, premature beats, etc.
Potential Indication
1. Its saponins are antitussives and expectorants.2. Its decoction can relax histamine- or acetylcholine-induced bronchial spasm in guinea-pigs.3. Decreasing cholesterol level, slowing heart rate and increasing coronary flow.4. Anti-allergic.
Orangeeye Butterflybush
English Name
Buddleja davidii
Latin Name
branchlet-leaf, root cortex
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of anorexia and chronic diarrhea due to diminished function of the spleen , cough and dyspnea due to diminished function of the lung, seminal emission, excessive leukorrhea, frequency of urination or diabetes due to deficiency condition of the kidney.Rhizoma Dioscoreae (stir-fried with bran) Diminished function of the spleen with anorexia, diarrhea and excessive leukorrhea.
Potential Indication
Its decoction (1:12800) can promote the phagocytosis of leukocyte in vitro.
Tuber Stemona Equivalent plant: Stemona japonica, Stemona sessilifolia
English Name
Stemona tuberosa
Latin Name
root
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of anorexia, lassitude and loose stools in deficiency syndrome of the spleen, hysteria in women.
Potential Indication
1. Oral administration increases the level of cAMP and decrease the level of cGMP in plasma and in leukocytes.2. Protect the liver from damage.3. Hypotensive.
Japanese Inula Equivalent plant: Inula britannica
English Name
Inula japonica
Latin Name
aerial parts
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of anxiety, depression and insomnia.
Potential Indication
NA
Indigoplant Leaf
English Name
Polygonum tinctorium
Latin Name
stem-leaf
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To warm center and move qi, downbear counterflow and disperse food, dissipate cold and relieve pain.
Potential Indication
Taxation damage, genital sweating, node swelling, cold qi retching, distention fullness in heart and abdomen, food accumulation, cold mounting, infertility due to uterus cold, lumbus kidney cold.
Japanese Honeysuckle Vine
English Name
Lonicera japonica
Latin Name
stem-branch
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To warm center and move qi , quicken blood and dissipate stasis.
Potential Indication
Pain in heart and abdomen, knocks and falls, blood stasis swelling and pain, sore toxin.
Heterostemonous Biebersteinia
English Name
Biebersteinia heterostemon
Latin Name
fruit
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To warm center and move qi , astringe intestines and check diarrhea.
Potential Indication
Spleen-stomach vacuity cold, incessant chronic diarrhea, distending pain in stomach duct, reduced food intake with vomiting.
Ovateleaf Tylophora Equivalent plant: Gerbera piloselloides, Cynanchum versicolor, Cynanchum atratum , Cynanchum ascyrifolium
English Name
Tylophora ovata
Latin Name
root
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To warm center and move qi , disperse food, relieve pain.
Potential Indication
Distention fullness in chest and diaphragm, cold pain in stomach duct and abdomen, non-digestion of food accumulation.
Common Baphicacanthus Leaf
English Name
Baphicacanthus cusia [Syn. Strobilanthes cusia ]
Latin Name
stem-leaf
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To warm center and move qi , disperse swelling and relieve pain.
Potential Indication
Stomach cold distending pain, hyperchlorhydria, painful swelling from knocks and falls, fracture.
Diversifolious Patrinia Equivalent plant: Patrinia scabra
English Name
Patrinia heterophylla
Latin Name
root
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To warm center and move stagnation, resolve toxin, kill worms.
Potential Indication
Cold pain in stomach duct and abdomen, diarrhea, dysentery, bacillary dysentery, amebic dysentery, tuberculosis, epidemic encephalitis, cholera, trichomoniasis, laryngeal carcinoma, pertussis, throat impediment, dry cough, common cold, malaria, edema, swelling toxin of welling abscess and boil, intestinal welling abscess, lichen sore, snake or insect bites, ancylostomiasis, oxyuria disease, taenia infection, vaginal discharge and pudendal itch, clavus.
Common Baphicacanthus Root
English Name
Baphicacanthus cusia [Syn. Strobilanthes cusia ]
Latin Name
root and rhizome
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To warm center and normalize qi, soothe channels and quicken blood, disperse swelling and relieve pain.
Potential Indication
Sprain and contusion, incessant vomiting and diarrhea, cramp and swelling of feet.
Common Peony (wild) Equivalent plant: Paeonia obovata, Paeonia veitchii
English Name
Paeonia lactiflora wild
Latin Name
root
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To warm center and precipitate qi, disperse food, check diarrhea, resolve liquor.
Potential Indication
Non-digestion of food accumulation, glomus disten tion in stomach duct and abdomen, water diarrhea, vomiting of sour matter.
Chinese Spiranthes*
English Name
Spiranthes sinensis
Latin Name
whole herb with root
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To warm center and relieve pain, dispel damp and kill worms.
Potential Indication
Spleen-stomach vacuity cold, cold pain in stomach duct and abdomen, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and vomiting due to roundworm.
Salsify
English Name
Tragopogon porrifolius
Latin Name
root and leaf
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To warm center and relieve pain, fortify spleen and disperse accumulation.
Potential Indication
Infant common cold, spasmodic abdominal pain, child gan accumulation, indigestion.
Royal Jelly
English Name
Apis cerana
Latin Name
royal jelly
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To warm center and relieve pain, move qi and quicken blood, calm asthma, disinhibit urine.
Potential Indication
Chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, asthma, cold pain in stomach duct and abdomen, food accumulation and qi distention, stomach reflux vomiting, summerheat stroke with vomiting and diarrhea, diarrhea, cold mounting with abdominal pain, cold-damp water drum distention, inhibited urination, opacity of urine, toxin swelling of sores, toothache, cold-damp impediment pain, knocks and falls.
Japanese Ginseng
English Name
Panax pseudo - ginseng var. japonicus
Latin Name
rhizome
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To warm center and relieve pain.
Potential Indication
Cold pain in abdomen, taxation damage and sinew bone pain.
Siberian Hazelnut
English Name
Corylus heterophylla
Latin Name
kernel
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To warm center and transform damp, fortify stomach and disperse food, check vomiting and quiet fetus.
Potential Indication
Cold pain in stomach duct, vomiting, diarrhea, malign obstruction in pregnancy, stirring fetus disquieted.
Champignon
English Name
Lentinus edodes
Latin Name
sporocarp
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To warm center and transform damp, move qi and disperse accumulation.
Potential Indication
Distention fullness and sudden pain in chest and abdomen, food accumulation and qi stagnation, vomiting, diarrhea, cough with profuse phlegm.
Yellowflower Corydalis
English Name
Corydalis pallida
Latin Name
root
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To warm center, boost qi, supplement essence and replenish marrow.
Potential Indication
Vacuity taxation with marked emaciation, weakness during convalescence, reduced food intake, stomach reflux, diarrhea and dysentery, diabetes mellitus, edema, frequent urination, flooding and spotting, vaginal discharge, postpartum scant milk.
Tokyo Violet
English Name
Viola yedoensis
Latin Name
whole herb
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To warm center, downbear qi , warm kidney.
Potential Indication
Cold pain in stomach duct and abdomen, cold asthma, prolapse of uterus, prolapse of rectum.
Smoothbranched Supplejack
English Name
Berchemia polyphylla var. leioclada
Latin Name
stem vine or root
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To warm center, dry damp, kill worms, relieve pain.
Potential Indication
Cold pain in heart and abdomen, cold rheum, diarrhea, cold dysentery, damp impediment, red and white vaginal discharge, toothache.
Toad Skin Secretion Cake
English Name
Bufo bufo gargarizans, Bufo melanostictus
Latin Name
dried secretion of skin glands
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To warm center, precipitate qi, check hiccups.
Potential Indication
Vacuity cold and hiccough, vomiting.
Rose Glorybower (Clerodendrum)
English Name
Clerodendrum bungei
Latin Name
stem-leaf
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To warm channels and free network vessels, move qi and relieve pain.
Potential Indication
Cold-damp impediment pain, pain in stomach duct and abdomen, dysmenorrhea, knocks and falls.
Toad
English Name
Bufo bufo gargarizans, Bufo melanostictus
Latin Name
whole body
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To warm kidney and disperse cold, rectify qi and harmonize stomach .
Potential Indication
incarcerated hernia of intestine, effusion of vaginal coat, elephantiasis of scrotum, cold mounting, cold pain in lesser-abdomen, kidney vacuity lumbago, stomachache, vomiting, beriberi.
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