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Kazinoki Effects : To dispel wind and eliminate damp, dissipate stasis and disperse swelling
English Name
Broussonetia kazinoki
Latin Name
NA
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of deficiency of kidney yang manifested as impotence, aversion to cold and cold extremities. Dog testis (Huanggoushen) is used with Wolfberry fruit (Gouqizi), Morinda root (Bajitian) and Dadder seed (Tusizi).
Potential Indication
NA
Frutescent Cladostachys
English Name
Deeringia amaranthoides [Syn. Cladostachys frutescens ]
Latin Name
whole herb
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of deficiency of kidney yang manifested as impotence, aversion to cold and cold extremities. Dog testis (Huanggoushen) is used with Wolfberry fruit (Gouqizi), Morinda root (Bajitian) and Dadder seed (Tusizi).
Potential Indication
NA
NA
English Name
Cladostachys amaranthoides
Latin Name
whole herb
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of deficiency of qi with lack of strength, anorexia and loose stools, sinking of the spleen qi marked by protracted diarrhea and prolapse of the rectum, hematochezia and abnormal uterine bleeding, spontaneous sweating due to weakened superficial resistance, edema due to deficiency of qi , abscess or boil difficult to burst, anemia, diabetes mellitus, albuminuria in chronic nephritis.
Potential Indication
to promote the drainage of pus and the growth of new tissue.
Chinese Desmos
English Name
Desmos cochinchinensis [Syn. Desmos chinensis]
Latin Name
leaf
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of deficiency of qi with lack of strength, anorexia and loose stools, sinking of the spleen qi marked by protracted diarrhea and prolapse of the rectum, hematochezia and abnormal uterine bleeding, spontaneous sweating due to weakened superficial resistance, edema due to deficiency of qi , abscess or boil difficult to burst, anemia, diabetes mellitus, albuminuria in chronic nephritis.
Potential Indication
to promote the drainage of pus and the growth of new tissue.
Acutifoliate Podocarpium
English Name
Desmodium racemosum [Syn. Podocarpium podocarpum var. oxyphyllum ]
Latin Name
herb
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of deficiency of qi with lack of strength, anorexia and stools, sinking of the spleen qi manifested by chronic diarrhea, prolapse of the rectum, hematochezi and abnormal uterine bleeding, spontaneous sweating due to weakened superficial resistance, edema due to deficiency of qi, abscess difficult to burst or heal, anemia, diabetes caused by internal heat, albuminuria in chronic nephritis, diabetes mellitus.Radix Astragali (processed with honey) Deficiency of qi with lack of strength, anorexia and loose stools.
Potential Indication
1. Increasing the amount of leukocytes and polymorphoctyes in peripheral blood and promoting lymphocyte-blastogenesis. 2. Its polysaccharide promotes the healing of skin ulcer. 3. Cardiotonic. 4. Dilating coronary artery and capillaries.
Chinese Photinia
English Name
Photinia serrulata
Latin Name
tender branch-leaf
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of deficiency of spleen and stomach, lassitude, palpitation, arrhythmia.
Potential Indication
NA
Scandent Schefflera
English Name
Schefflera arboricola
Latin Name
root or stem-leaf
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of deficiency of spleen and stomach, lassitude, palpitation, arrhythmia.
Potential Indication
NA
Obtuseleaf Erycibe Equivalent plant: Erycibe schmidtii
English Name
Erycibe obtusifolia
Latin Name
rattan
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of deficient yin of the liver and kidneys and hyperactivity of liver yang manifested as distension and pain in the head and eyes, dizziness and vertigo. Red ochre (Daizheshi) is used with Dragon's bone (Longgu), Oyster shell (Muli), White peony root (Bais
Potential Indication
NA
Collett Yam
English Name
Dioscorea collettii
Latin Name
rhizome
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of distending pain in the chest and costal regions, hernia, mass formation in the breast, mastitis, abdominal pain due to retention of undigested food.
Potential Indication
1. Its component limonene is an expectorant and antiasthmatic.2. Its decoction relaxes the smooth muscle of intestines, stomach, gallbladder and uterus.
Wilford Cranesbill Equivalent plant: Erodium stephanianum , Geranium sibiricum , Geranium nepalense , Geranium pratense
English Name
Geranium wilfordii
Latin Name
aerial parts
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of distending pain in the chest and costal regions, hernia, mass formation in the breast, mastitis, abdominal pain due to retention of undigested food.
Potential Indication
1. Its component limonene is an expectorant and antiasthmatic.2. Its decoction relaxes the smooth muscle of intestines, stomach, gallbladder and uterus.
Himalayan Coralbean Equivalent plant: Erythrina variegate
English Name
Erythrina arborescens
Latin Name
dried bark or root cortex
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of distending pain in the chest, hypochondrium and epigastrium, colic in the lower abdomen, abdominal pain due to intestinal parasitosis.
Potential Indication
1. Its component toosendanin can expel ascarides from the intestine.2. Inhibiting the growth of some kind of fungi.
Reeves Skimmia
English Name
Skimmia reevesiana
Latin Name
stem-leaf
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of distension and fullness sensation in the chest and epigastrium with anorexia, vomiting and diarrhea, cough with copious phlegm.
Potential Indication
NA
Chinese Star Jasmine
English Name
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Latin Name
leafy stem
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of distension and pain in the chest and hypochondriac regions due to stagnation of qi, indigestion with retention of phlegm and fluid, gastroptosis, prolapse of the rectum, prolapse of the uterus.
Potential Indication
NA
Largeleaf Gentian Equivalent plant: Gentiana crassicaulis, Gentiana straminea, Gentiana dahurica, Gentiana tianschanica, Gentiana tibetica, Gentiana kaufmanniana , Gentiana siphonantha
English Name
Gentiana macrophylla
Latin Name
dried root
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of distension and pain in the chest and hypochondriac regions due to stagnation of qi, indigestion with retention of phlegm and fluid, gastroptosis, prolapse of the rectum, prolapse of the uterus.
Potential Indication
NA
Thinstiped Yam
English Name
Dioscorea tenuipes
Latin Name
rhizome
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus, impaired hearing, premature greying of the hair and beard, loss of hair after a serious disease, constipation.
Potential Indication
NA
Vase Thelephore
English Name
Thelephora vialis
Latin Name
sporocarp
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus, impaired hearing, premature greying of the hair and beard, loss of hair after a serious disease, constipation.
Potential Indication
NA
Largeleaf Spicebush
English Name
Lindera megaphylla
Latin Name
root, bark or branch
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of dizziness, blurring of vision, tinnitus, impairment of hearing, palpitation, insomnia, dyspnea due to diminished function of the kidney.
Potential Indication
NA
Savin
English Name
Sabina vulgaris
Latin Name
branchlet or cone
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of dizziness, blurring of vision, tinnitus, impairment of hearing, palpitation, insomnia, dyspnea due to diminished function of the kidney.
Potential Indication
NA
Linearsegmented Corydalis
English Name
Corydalis linearioides
Latin Name
whole herb or tuber
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of dizziness, blurring of vision, tinnitus, impairment of hearing, palpitation, insomnia, dyspnea due to diminished function of the kidney.
Potential Indication
NA
Tiny Ardisia
English Name
Ardisia pusilla
Latin Name
whole herb
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of dizziness, tinnitus, soreness in the loins and knees, impotence, seminal emission, enuresis, frequency of urination, excessive uterine bleeding and leukorrhea, collapse with profuse sweating, diabetes.
Potential Indication
1. Relieving cyclophosphamide-induced leukopenia in mice.2. Diuretic and hypotensive3. Inhibiting the growth of Bacillus dysenteriae in vitro.
Teat-shaped Ardisia
English Name
Ardisia mamillata [Syn. Tinus mamillata ]
Latin Name
whole herb
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of dry cough caused by lung yin deficiency, cough caused by consumptive diseases, fluid deficiency and thirst, dysphoria and insomnia, constipation due to fluid deficiency of intestine.
Potential Indication
NA
Iran Speedwell
English Name
Veronica persica
Latin Name
whole herb
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of dry cough with sticky sputum, constipation.
Potential Indication
NA
Spiny Alsophila
English Name
Alsophila spinulosa
Latin Name
stem
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of dryness of the lung marked by dry cough, or paroxysmal cough with sticky sputum, dry throat, thirst, ano constipation.
Potential Indication
1. Asparamide is an expectorant, antitussive and antiasthmatic.2. Inhibiting the cell growth of acute lymphocytic, acute monocytic and chronic granulocytic leukemias in vitro.
Auricledleaf Mosquitotrap
English Name
Cynanchum otophyllum
Latin Name
root
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of dysentery with bloody purulent stools, urinary infection with painful difficult urination, carbuncles and boils, nebula.
Potential Indication
NA
Common Yarrow
English Name
Achillea millefolium
Latin Name
whole herb
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of dyspnea or asthma in deficiency syndromes, cough and hemoptysis in consumptive diseases, impotence, seminal emission.
Potential Indication
NA
Fiveleaf Akebia Root Equivalent plant: Akebia trifoliata var australis, Akebia trifoliata
English Name
Akebia quinata
Latin Name
root
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of dysuria with difficult painful urination, edema and oliguria, lack of milk secretion.
Potential Indication
NA
Selago-like Climbing Fern
English Name
Huperzia selago [Syn. Lycopodium selago ]
Latin Name
whole herb
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of early stage of measles due to attack of wind and cold manifested as fever, no sweating and measles without a rash. Coriander (Husui) is used with Spirodela (Fuping) and Cimicifuga rhizome (Shengma). The heated herbal tea is applied to the skin to bring the rash to the surface.
Potential Indication
NA
Common Cyanotis
English Name
Cyanotis vaga
Latin Name
root
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of eczema, impetigo, erosion of the skin with exudation, traumatic bleeding, diaper dermatitis.
Potential Indication
NA
Slender Phlegmariurus
English Name
Phlegmariurus phlegmaria [Syn. Lycopodium phlegmaria ]
Latin Name
whole herb
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of edema with oliguria, dizziness and palpitation caused by retained fluid, diminished function of the spleen marked by anorexia, loose stools or diarrhea, restlessness and insomnia.
Potential Indication
1. An active component pachyman promotes macrophage phagocytosis in mice, and enhances lymphocyte-blastogensis rate in vitro.2. Preventing the formation of gastric ulcer under stress in rats3. Diuretic and liver-protective.
Cochinchina Cudrania
English Name
Cudrania cochinchinensis
Latin Name
root
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of edema with oliguria, dizziness and palpitation caused by retained fluid, diminished function of the spleen marked by anorexia, loose stools or diarrhea, restlessness and insomnia.
Potential Indication
1. An active component pachyman promotes macrophage phagocytosis in mice, and enhances lymphocyte-blastogensis rate in vitro.2. Preventing the formation of gastric ulcer under stress in rats3. Diuretic and liver-protective.
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