Gua Lou Renis moist in property and can moisten dryness with laxation to relax bowel. So it is indicated for constipation due to dryness of intestine. It is usually combined with intestine-moistening and bowel-relaxing herbs such asHuo Ma Ren,Yu Li RenandJue Ming Zi, etc. Dosage and Admin...
it is combined withHuang Lianfor clearing heat, drying dampness and stopping dysentery such as Xiang Lian Wan from Bing Bu Shou Ji Fang (Collection of the Military
B. Phlegm-heat cough It can he indicated for phlegm-heat cough for its action of clearing lung and resolving phlegm. It is suitable for treating cough accompanied with swelling and pain in the throat because of its action of removing toxicity and relieving swelling. In clinic it is usually i...
therefore, it is indicated for chronic cough with little phlegm, hemoptysis, dry throat and lassitude caused by lung-qi and lung-yin deficiency. It is applied singly or together withBei Sha Shen,Chuan Bei Mu, etc.
Mu Tong 1# Name Mu Tong (Caulis Akebiae) Caulis Akebiae 木通 Akebia Stem The Effect of Mu Tong Property Bitter, cool; heart, small intestine and bladder meridians entered. Actions Clear heart-fire, promote diuresis, stimulate the menstrual flow and promote the milk-secretion....
In addition, the Jin Yin Hua Lu made by means of distillation can dispel summer-heat, and is mainly indicated for polydipsia due to summer-heat; it can also be used withHe Ye, Xi Gua Cui Yi and Bian Dou Hua, as in Qing Luo Yin from Wen Re Jing Wei. ...
Yi Mu Cao 1# Naming Yi Mu Cao (Herba Leonuri)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal) Herba Leonuri 益母草 Motherwort Herb The Processing of Yi Mu Cao Origin The airborne part of annual or biennial herbaceous plant Leonurus japonicus Houtt. of family Labiatae....
1# Name Ku Mu (India quassiawood) 苦木 Ramuluset Folium Picrasmae India quassiawood The Effect of Ku Mu Property Bitter, cold, slightly toxic; lung and large intestine meridians entered. Actions Clear heat, remove toxicity and dispel dampness. ...
Bei MuandMai Dong, etc. For whooping cough with features of paroxysm and spasmodic cough and long course, it is combined withMai DongandGua Louand so on to reinforce the action of moistening lung to stop cough. B. Pinworm, trichomonas vaginalis...
damp-removing and cold-dispelling herbs. For chronic arthralgia syndrome characterized by paralysis of tendons and bones, it should be combined with liver-kidney tonics, tendons-bones-strengthening herbs, and tendons-soothing and collaterals-activating herbs, such asBa Ji Tian, HuaiNiu XiandMu Gua....