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Waterlilyleaf Goldenray
English Name
Ligularia nelumbifolia
Latin Name
root
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of aphthae, thrush, sorethroat, otopyorrhea, pulpitis, pustolosis, and cervical erosion, used together with Borneolum Syntheticum, Cinnabaris and natrii Sulfas Exsiccatus, for conjunctivitis and nebula, used as eyewash, for mycotic vaginitis, mixed with Borneoum Syntheticum as paste for topical application. Treatment of cough of lung-heat type and of deficiency-fire type, whooping cough, etc.
Potential Indication
It is a weak bacteriostatic, and is non-irritative.
Sarmentose Pepper
English Name
Piper sarmentosum
Latin Name
stem-leaf or whole herb
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of arthralgia with limited mobility of the joints.
Potential Indication
NA
Chinese Ephedra Equivalent plant: Ephedra equisetina , Ephedra intermedia , Ephedra minuta , Ephedra monosperma, Ephedra likiangensis, Ephedra saxatilis, Ephedra gerardiana
English Name
Ephedra sinica
Latin Name
herbaceous twigs
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of arthralgia with muscular contracture, distension and pain in the chest and costal regions, galactostasis.
Potential Indication
NA
Cassiabarktree Twig
English Name
Cinnamomum cassia [Syn. Cinnamomum aromaticum ]
Latin Name
twig
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of arthralgia with weakness of the loins and knees, excessive menstrual flow, chronic phthisical cough.
Potential Indication
NA
Common Perilla Leaf Equivalent plant: Perilla frutescens var acuta
English Name
Perilla frutescens var. arguta
Latin Name
leaf
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of ascarisis, oxyuriais, taeniasis, abdominal pain or infantile malnutrition due to intestinal parasitosis.
Potential Indication
NA
Polymorphic Angelica
English Name
Angelica polymorpha
Latin Name
root
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of asthma and cough caused by cold phlegm, feeling of coldness and pain in the loins and kness, gastric pain with acid regurgitation, cessation of the milk secretion.
Potential Indication
NA
NA
English Name
Liquor JIU Liquor.
Latin Name
NA
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of attack of damp-heat manifested by stuffiness and fullness sensation in the abdomen, or causing acute dysentery of jaundice, high fever accompained by impairment of conciousness, fidgetness and insomnia due to exuberant fire, spitting of blood and epistaxis caused by heat in the blood, inflammation of the eye, acid regurgitation, toothache, diabetes, carbuncles and sores, external use for eczema and other skin diseases with exudation, purulent discharge from the ear.Rhizoma Coptidis (processed with wine) Inflammation of the eye, ulcers in the mouth.Rhizoma Coptidis (processed with ginger) Stuffiness and fullness sensation in the abdomen with nausea and vomiting caused by damp-heat in combination with cold.
Potential Indication
Its chief component is berberine. 1. Possessing broad-spectrum antibacterial and antiprotozoal effects. 2. Intravenous injection or oral administration of berberine exerts a hypotensive effect on experimental animals. 3. Small dosage of berberine enhances the action of acetylcholine on animals' hearts in vitro, while large dosage counteracts it. 4. Relaxing the smooth muscles of blood vessels and stimulating those of uterus, urinary bladderl bronchus and gastrointestines. 5. Promoting bile secretion. 6. Berberine inhibits the cellular growht of ascitic cancer and lymphoma.
Common Spiderflower Seed
English Name
Cleome gynandra [Syn. Gynandropsis gynandra ]
Latin Name
seed
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of back pain, nocturnal emission and premature ejaculation in deficiency syndromes of the kidney, turbid discharge with urination, excessive leukorrhea, dribbling of urine after urination, dizziness and blurred vision.
Potential Indication
NA
Doubleteeth Pubescent Angelica Equivalent plant: Heracleum lanatum
English Name
Angelica pubescens f. biserrata [Syn. Angelica pubescens ]
Latin Name
root
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of back pain, nocturnal emission and premature ejaculation in deficiency syndromes of the kidney, turbid discharge with urination, excessive leukorrhea, dribbling of urine after urination, dizziness and blurred vision.
Potential Indication
NA
NA
English Name
Piper wallichii [Syn. Piper wallichii var. hupehense ]
Latin Name
stem-leaf or whole herb
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of boils, carbuncies, sore throat, venomous snake bite, traumatic pain, convulsions.
Potential Indication
1. Virustatic, esp. on Asia influenza A virus, and bacteriostatic. 2. Antitussive and antiasthmatic. 3. An active component, pariphyllin, exerts a sedative effect on mice and in synergistic with pentobarbital sodium. 4. Pariphyllin inhibits uterocervical carcinoma14 in mice.
Common Japanese Clubmoss Equivalent plant: Lycopodium cernuum
English Name
Lycopodium japonicum [Syn. Lycopodium clavatum ]
Latin Name
whole plant
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of boils, carbuncies, sore throat, venomous snake bite, traumatic pain, convulsions.
Potential Indication
1. Virustatic, esp. on Asia influenza A virus, and bacteriostatic. 2. Antitussive and antiasthmatic. 3. An active component, pariphyllin, exerts a sedative effect on mice and in synergistic with pentobarbital sodium. 4. Pariphyllin inhibits uterocervical carcinoma14 in mice.
Kadsura Pepper
English Name
Piper kadsura [Syn. Piper futokadsura]
Latin Name
stem
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of bone fracture, amenorrhea and formation of mass in the abdomen due to blood stasis.
Potential Indication
NA
Shortstem Archangelica*
English Name
Archangelica brevicaulis
Latin Name
root
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of carbuncle and boil at the early stage or formation of abscess difficult to burst, external use for scabies and leprosy.
Potential Indication
1. To relieve carbuncle and drain pus. For the early stage of carbuncle or carbuncle with unruptured abscess. 2. To expel wind and kill parasites. For tinea infection and leprosy.
Pittosporumlike Nothapodytes
English Name
Nothapodytes pittosporoides
Latin Name
root cortex
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of carbuncle and boil at the early stage or formation of abscess difficult to burst, external use for scabies and leprosy.
Potential Indication
1. To relieve carbuncle and drain pus. For the early stage of carbuncle or carbuncle with unruptured abscess. 2. To expel wind and kill parasites. For tinea infection and leprosy.
Oriental Sesame Leaf
English Name
Sesamum indicum
Latin Name
leaf
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of carbuncles, boils and sores, mastitis, scrofula, venomous snake bite.
Potential Indication
NA
Paoshan Monkshood
English Name
Aconitum bullatifolium var. homotrichum [Syn. Aconitum nagarum ]
Latin Name
tuberoid
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of carbuncles, boils and sores, mastitis, scrofula, venomous snake bite.
Potential Indication
NA
Girald Acanthopanax Root-bark
English Name
Acanthopanax giraldii [Syn. Acanthopanax giraldii var. inermis , Eleutherococcus giraldii]
Latin Name
stem cortex or root cortex
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of carbuncles, boils, erysipelas, acute dysentery, pharyngitis, upper respiratory infection, epidemic febrile diseases.
Potential Indication
1. Broad-spectrum antibiotic , chlorogenic acid, isochlorogenic acid and luteolin are the major active components2. Anti-inflammatory, 0.25g/kg intraperitoneally in mice.3. Antipyretic.4. Its aqueous distillate (1:1280) promotes white cell phagocytosis and enhances lymphocyte-blastogenesis rate in vitro.
Radde Windflower
English Name
Anemone raddeana
Latin Name
rhizome
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of carbuncles, boils, snake-bite, insect-bite, abdominal pain due to intestinal parasitosis, infantile convulsion, malaria.
Potential Indication
Inhibiting the growth of pyogenic cocci, Bacillus tuberculosis and various pathogenic fungi.
Kirin Monkshood*
English Name
Aconitum kirinense
Latin Name
root
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of carbuncles, sores, chancre and other malignant boils with darkcoloured putrid tissues, formation of fistulae or sinuses, constant discharge of pus, and difficult to heal up.
Potential Indication
NA
Manysplltted Monkshood
English Name
Aconitum polyschistum
Latin Name
tuberoid
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of cardiac palpitation, forgetfulness and insomnia due to deficiency of qi and blood, anemia.
Potential Indication
NA
Sievers Wormwood
English Name
Artemisia sieversiana
Latin Name
whole herb
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of carminative and stomachic.
Potential Indication
NA
Chinese Azalea Fruit
English Name
Rhododendron molle
Latin Name
fruit
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of chills, fever and headache in colds and influenza, vexation, oppressed feeling in the chest and insomnia.
Potential Indication
NA
Greensnake vine
English Name
Periploca calophylla
Latin Name
stem
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of chills, fever and headache in colds and influenza, vexation, oppressed feeling in the chest and insomnia.
Potential Indication
NA
Kusnezoff Monkshood
English Name
Aconitum kusnezoffii
Latin Name
tuberoid
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of chronic bronchitis.
Potential Indication
NA
Common Monkshood Equivalent plant: Aconitum karakolicum, Aconitum balfourii
English Name
Aconitum carmichaeli
Latin Name
tuberoid
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of chronic cough and asthma, nocturnal emission, spermatorrhea, enuresis, frequent urination, protracted diarrhea, spontaneous sweating, night sweating, impairment of body fluid with thirst, shortness of breath and feeble pulse, diabetes caused by internal heat, palpitation and insomnia.
Potential Indication
1. Its decoction exerts bacteriostatic effect on Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1:128), Staphylococcus aureus (1:64), Flexner's bacillus (1:32) and typhoid bacillus (1:8) in vitro.2. Schizandrin, one of its active components, can protect the liver from damage.3. Enhancing lymphocyte-blastogenesis rate.4. Cardiotonic and sedative.
Sungpan Monkshood
English Name
Aconitum sungpanense
Latin Name
root
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of chronic diarrhea, chronic dysentery, abnormal uterine bleeding, morbid leukorrhea.
Potential Indication
NA
Delavy Monkshood
English Name
Aconitum delavayi
Latin Name
tuberoid
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of chronic diarrhea, chronic dysentery, abnormal uterine bleeding, morbid leukorrhea.
Potential Indication
NA
Patentflower Monkshood
English Name
Aconitum chasmanthum
Latin Name
tuberoid
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of chronic diarrhea, chronic dysentery, hematochezia, abnormal uterine bleeding, excessive leukorrhea, external use for ulcers difficult to heal up, eczema with exudation.
Potential Indication
NA
Red Belt Polypore
English Name
Fomitopsis pinicola
Latin Name
sporocarp
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of chronic rheumatiod arthritis with numbness and ankylosis, hemiplegia in stroke, convulsion, tetanus, leprosy, scabies, scrofula with suppuration.
Potential Indication
NA
Meadow Monkshood
English Name
Aconitum umbrosum
Latin Name
root
Plant Part
Traditional Use
Treatment of chronic rheumatoid arthritis with numbness and muscula contracture, apoplectic hemiplegia and facial paralysis, convulsion, tetanus, festered scrofula.
Potential Indication
NA
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