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Common Dysosma
English Name
Dysosma versipellis [Syn. Podophyllum versipelle ]
Latin Name
rhizome and root
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To kill worms and relieve itch.
Potential Indication
Scab and lichen, itchy skin, swollen welling abscess.
Veitch Dysosma
English Name
Dysosma veitchii
Latin Name
rhizome and root
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To kill worms, astringe intestines, check discharge.
Potential Indication
Ascariasis, taeniasis, chronic diarrhea, chronic dysentery, red and white vaginal discharge.
Cliff Ephedra
English Name
Ephedra saxatilis
Latin Name
herbaceous twigs
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To kill worms, check diarrhea, contract damp and relieve itch.
Potential Indication
Abdominal pain due to worm accumulation, diarrhea and dysentery, ulcerating sores, pudendal itch and vaginal discharge, wind-damp papules.
Gerard Ephedra
English Name
Ephedra gerardiana
Latin Name
herbaceous twigs
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To kill worms, disperse accumulation, relieve itch.
Potential Indication
Ascariasis, oxyuria disease, taeniasis, ancylostomiasis, abdominal pain due to worm accumulation, child gan accumulation, pudendal itch.
Intermediate Ephedra
English Name
Ephedra intermedia
Latin Name
herbaceous twigs
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To kill worms, disperse swelling, disperse qi , transform phlegm.
Potential Indication
Worm accumulation, gan accumulation, distention fullness in stomach duct and abdomen, edema, jaundice, poison from smoke, damp itchy in sore and papules, alopecia areata.
Likiang Ephedra
English Name
Ephedra likiangensis
Latin Name
herbaceous twigs
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To kill worms, treat lichen, dry damp and resolve itch.
Potential Indication
Scab sore, lichen, erythra itch-pain, head louse.
Mongolian Ephedra
English Name
Ephedra equisetina
Latin Name
herbaceous twigs
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To kill worms.
Potential Indication
Ascariasis, oxyuria disease, ancylostomiasis, taeniasis, child gan accumulation.
Oneseed Ephedra
English Name
Ephedra monosperma
Latin Name
herbaceous twigs
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To kill worms.
Potential Indication
Ascariasis, oxyuria disease.
Acuminatum Epimedium
English Name
Epimedium acuminatum
Latin Name
aerial parts
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To kill worms.
Potential Indication
NA
David Epimedium
English Name
Epimedium davidii
Latin Name
aerial parts
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To kill worms.
Potential Indication
Scab and lichen.
Elongate Barrenwort
English Name
Epimedium elongatum
Latin Name
aerial parts
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To kill worms.
Potential Indication
Scab sore.
Korean Epimedium
English Name
Epimedium koreanum
Latin Name
aerial parts
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To kill worms.
Potential Indication
Vacuity cold of kidney and bladder, blood strangury, beriberi, damp sore.
Pubescence Epimedium
English Name
Epimedium pubescens
Latin Name
aerial parts
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To kill worms.
Potential Indication
Worm accumulation, water gu .
Sagittate Epimedium
English Name
Epimedium sagittatum
Latin Name
aerial parts
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To loosen center and induce stagnation, fortify spleen and disinhibit water, resolve toxin and disperse swelling.
Potential Indication
Food accumulation diarrhea, abdominal distention and torpid intake, swelling toxin of sore and welling abscess, spleen vacuity edema, bleeding due to external injury.
Szechuan Epimedium
English Name
Epimedium sutchuenense
Latin Name
aerial parts
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To loosen center and rectify qi, quiet fetus, harmonize blood.
Potential Indication
Spleen-stomach qi stagnation, glomus fullness, fetus qi disharmony, beriberi with edema, hemoptysis, blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding.
Wushan Epimedium
English Name
Epimedium wushanense
Latin Name
aerial parts
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To loosen center, precipitate qi, disperse food, resolve toxin.
Potential Indication
Dysphagia-occlusion, stomach reflux, food stagnation, abdominal pain, diarrhea, diabetes mellitus, jaundice, throat impediment, hemorrhoids, scalds.
Glabrousleaf Erycibe
English Name
Erycibe schmidtii
Latin Name
rattan
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To loosen chest and disinhibit qi, harmonize center and promote digestion, resolve liquor, resolve toxin of fish and crab.
Potential Indication
Nausea and vomiting, oppression in chest and abdomen distention, goiter and tuberculosis, drunkenness.
Coral-tree
English Name
Erythrina variegata [Syn. Erythrina indica ]
Latin Name
dried bark or root cortex
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To lower blood pressure, anticancer.
Potential Indication
Hypertension.
Taiwan Agrimony
English Name
Eupatorium formosanum
Latin Name
aerial parts
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To lower blood pressure, calm liver and relieve pain, resolve toxin and disperse swelling.
Potential Indication
Hypertension, gastrospasm, stomachache, infections, chronic bone marrow infection, chronic bronchitis, infection of skin, dizziness and headache, distending pain in chest and abdomen, swollen welling abscess and clove sores, snake or insect bites.
Fischer Euphorbia
English Name
Euphorbia fischeriana
Latin Name
root
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To lower blood pressure, calm liver and subdue yang , moisten intestines and free stool.
Potential Indication
Hypertension, headache, dizziness, insomnia,ntestinal dry and constipation.
Japanese Kumquat
English Name
Fortunella japonica
Latin Name
fruit
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To lower blood pressure, clear heat and resolve toxin.
Potential Indication
Hypertension, headache and dizziness, insomnia, common cold, influenza, meningitis, swollen welling abscess and clove sores, red eyes with gall.
Meiwa Kumquat
English Name
Fortunella crassifolia
Latin Name
fruit
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To lower blood pressure, interrupt malaria, resolve toxin.
Potential Indication
Hypertension, malaria, clove sore.
Bunga Ash Bark
English Name
Fraxinus bungeana
Latin Name
bark
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To lower blood pressure, interrupt malaria, resolve toxin.
Potential Indication
Malaria, clove sore, hypertension.
Chinese Ash Bark
English Name
Fraxinus chinensis
Latin Name
bark
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To lower blood pressure, supplement liver and kidney, strengthen sinews and bones, quiet fetus.
Potential Indication
Hypertension, kidney vacuity lumbago, weakness in sinews and bones, stirring fetus in pregnancy.
Pax Ash
English Name
Fraxinus paxiana
Latin Name
bark
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To lower blood pressure.
Potential Indication
Hypertension.
Willowleaf Ash Bark
English Name
Fraxinus stylosa
Latin Name
bark
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To lower blood pressure.
Potential Indication
Hypertension.
Delavay Fritillary
English Name
Fritillaria delavayi
Latin Name
bulb
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To lower cholesterol, clear heat and calm liver, dispel wind and eliminate damp, clear heat and resolve toxin.
Potential Indication
Hyperlipemia, hypertension, wind-damp pain, numbness and paralysis, swelling toxin of sore and welling abscess, hemorrhoids, shank sore, bleeding due to external injury, hypertension.
Przewalsk Fritillary
English Name
Fritillaria przewalskii
Latin Name
bulb
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To lower cholesterol, clear heat and calm liver, dispel wind and eliminate damp, quicken blood and relieve pain.
Potential Indication
Hyperlipemia, hypertension, wind-damp impediment pain, knocks and falls, menstrual disorder, hemorrhoids, erysipelas.
Sinkiang Fritillary
English Name
Fritillaria walujewii
Latin Name
bulb
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To lower cholesterol, clear heat and calm liver, normalize qi, harmonize stomach and disperse food.
Potential Indication
Hyperlipemia, food damage, stomachache, mounting qi, infant mouth sore.
Japanese Ganoderma
English Name
Ganoderma japonicum [Syn. Ganoderma sinense]
Latin Name
dried sporocarp
Plant Part
Traditional Use
To lower cholesterol, cool blood and stanch bleeding, quicken blood and dispel stasis.
Potential Indication
Hyperlipemia, angina pectoris, exudative eczema, bleeding, hemoptysis, spontaneous external bleeding, blood ejection, hematochezia, hematuria, flooding and spotting, bleeding due to external injury, pain in heart and abdomen, dysmenorrhea, postpartum bleeding, postpartum abdominal pain, blood strangury with inhibited pain.
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