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  1. Achyranthes and Cyathula Root (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae et Radix Cyathulae)

Chinese herbal medicine which promotes blood circulation, eliminates blood stasis, reinforces the liver and kidney and strengthens the tendons and bones.

  1. Agastache (Herba Agastachis)

Chinese herbal medicine which stops vomiting and promotes appetite.

  1. Amomum Fruit (Frucuts Amomi)

Chinese herbal medicine which improves appetite, stops diarrhea and prevents abortion.

  1. Anemarrhena Rhizome (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae)

Chinese herbal medicine which enhances body fluid production to cease thirst.

  1. Antelope's Horn (Cornu Saigae Tataricae)

Chinese herbal medicine which calms the liver, improves acuity of vision and clears toxins away.

  1. Arborvitae Seed (Semem Biotae)

Chinese herbal medicine which nourishes the heart and relieves constipation.

  1. Areca Seed (Semen Arecae)

Chinese herbal medicine which has anthelmintic function, induces diuresis to relief edema.

  1. Argyi Leaf (Folium Artemisiae Argyi)

Chinese herbal medicine which arrests bleeding and relieves pain.

  1. Astragalus Root (Radix Astragali seu Hedysari)

Chinese herbal medicine which strengthens the defensive energy, promotes pus drainage and tissue regeneration, and induces diuresis to cure edema.

  1. Atracytlodes Rhizome (Rhizoma Atractylodis)

Chinese herbal medicine which strengthens the spleen, diminishes cataract and improves acuity of vision.

  1. Aucklandia Root (Radix Aucklandiae)

Chinese herbal medicine which relieves pain.

  1. Bitter Apricot Kernel (Semen Armeniacae Amarum)

Chinese herbal medicine which relieves cough and asthma, moistens the intestines to relax the bowels.

  1. Bitter Cardamon (Fructus Alpiniae Oxyphyllae)

Chinese herbal medicine which improves appetite and digestion, conserves saliva and reduce urination.

  1. Black Plum (Fructus Mume)

Chinese herbal medicine which relieves cough, stops diarrhea.

  1. Borneol (Borneolum)

Chinese herbal medicine which restores consciousness, relieves pain.

  1. Bupleurum Root (Radix Bupleuri)

Chinese herbal medicine which reduces fever, comforts liver and spleen.

  1. Bush-chery Seed (Semen Pruni)

Chinese herbal medicine which moistens the bowels to relieve constipation and induces diuresis to eliminate edema.

  1. Capejasmine Fruit (Fructus Gardeniae)

Chinese herbal medicine which relieves dysphoria, promotes diuresis and stops bleeding.

  1. Cat-tail Pollen (Pollen Typhae)

Chinese herbal medicine which stops bleeding.

  1. Chinese Angelica Root (Radix Angelicae Sinensis)

Chinese herbal medicine which promotes blood circulation, relieves pain and moistens the bowels.

  1. Chinese Yam (Rhizoma Dioscoreae)

Chinese herbal medicine which promotes fluid metabolism, enhances spleen and stomach function.

  1. Chrysanthemum Flower (Flos Chrysanthemi)

Chinese herbal medicine which improving visual acuity.

  1. Chuanxiong Rhizome (Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong)

Chinese herbal medicine which promotes blood circulation and relieves pain.

  1. Cinnabar (Cinnabaris)

Chinese herbal medicine which has detoxication effect.

  1. Cinnamon Bark (Cortex Cinnamomi)

Chinese herbal medicine which relieves pain.

  1. Cinnamon Twig (Ramulus Cinnamomi)


Chinese herbal medicine which has Diaphoresis (wash off any pathogenic materials) properties, pain relief and reinforcing yang to promote the flow of qi.

  1. Coptis Root (Rhizoma Coptidis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which clear away toxins.
  1. Corydalis Tuber (Rhizoma Corydalis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which promotes blood circulation and relieves pain.
  2. Cow-bezoare (Calculus Bovis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which relieves convulsion, resolves phlegm.
  1. Curcuma Root (Radix Curcumae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which relieves pain by promotes blood circulation.
  1. Cuttle-bone (Os Sepiella seu Sepiae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which stops hemorrhage, decreases production of gastric acid to prevent gastric ulcer.
  1. Cyperus Tuber (Rhizoma Cyperi)

    Chinese herbal medicine which regulates menstruation to relieve pain.
  1. Dahurian Angelica Root (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which promotes diaphoresis, relieve pain and swelling, promotes pus discharge.
  1. Dangshen (Radix Codonopsis Pilosulae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which promotes production of body fluid and blood circulation.
  1. Dendrobium Stem (Herba Dendrobii)

    Chinese herbal medicine which promotes the production of body fluid.
  1. Desertliving Cistanche (Herba Cistachis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which strengthens kidney, moistens the bowels to relieve constipation.
  1. Dogwood Fruit (Fructus Corni)

    Chinese herbal medicine which arrests excessive loss of body fluid.
  1. Donkey-hide Gelatin (Colla Corii Asini)

    Chinese herbal medicine which promotes blood circulation, and arrests bleeding.
  1. Dragon's Bone (Os Craconis Fossilia)

    Chinese herbal medicine which promotes wounds healing.
  1. Earthworm (Lumbricus)

    Chinese herbal medicine which arrests convulsion, and relieves asthma.
  1. Ephedra (Herba Ephedrae)

Chinese herbal medicine which promotes diaphoresis (wash off any pathogenic materials) and promotes the flow of the lung-qi.

  1. Epimedium (Herba Epimedii)

    Chinese herbal medicine which strengthens kidneys.
  1. Eucommia Bark (Cortex Eucommiae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which nourishes the liver and kidneys, strengthens the bones and muscles, and prevents abortion.
  1. Evodia Fruit (Fructus Evodiae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which relieves pain.
  1. Field Thistle (Herba Cephalanoploris)

    Chinese herbal medicine which arrests bleeding, and detoxication.
  1. Fleece-flowe Root (Radix Polygoni Multiflori)

    Chinese herbal medicine which cures malaria, detoxication, and relieves constipation.
  1. Forsythia Fruit (Frucuts Forsythiae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which detoxicating, subduing swelling and dissolving lumps.
  1. Fresh-water Turtle Shell (Carapax Trionycis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which softens hard masses and resolves lumps.
  1. Fritillary Bulb (Bulbus Fritillariae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which resolves phlegm to stop cough.
  1. Gastrodia Tuber (Rhizoma Gastrodiae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which relieves convulsion, clams the liver and relieves pain.
  1. Genkwa Flower (Flos Genkwa)

    Chinese herbal medicine which removes fluid retention, eliminates phlegm, relieves cough, parasiticidal and effective for skin diseases.
  1. Gentian Root (Radix Gentianae)

Chinese herbal medicine which has effects on detoxication.

  1. Germinated Barley (Fructus Hordei Germinatus)

    Chinese herbal medicine which improves digestion and stops milk secretion.
  1. Ginger - dried (Rhizoma Zingiberis)

Chinese herbal medicine which clears phlegm.

  1. Ginseng (Radix Ginseng)

    Chinese herbal medicine which treats collapse spleen and lung, promotes the production of body fluid to ceases thirst, and tranquilizes the mind.
  1. Glehnia Root (Radix Glehniae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which promotes stomach function and fluid metabolism.
  1. Grassleaved Sweetflag Rhizome (Rhizoma Acori Graminei)

    Chinese herbal medicine which induces resuscitation, regulates the functions of the stomach.
  1. Gypsum (Gypsum Fibrosum)

    Chinese herbal medicine which relieves thirst and restlessness. Also enhances wound healing.
  1. Hawthorn Fruit (Fructus Crataegi)

    Chinese herbal medicine which improves digestion, removes retention of food, promotes blood circulation and resolves blood stasis.
  1. Hemp Seed (Fructus Cannabis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which moistens the bowels to relieve constipation.
  1. Honeysuckle Flower (Flox Lonicerae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which detoxicates, and arrests dysentery.
  1. Hyacinth Bletilla (Rhizoma Bletillae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which stops bleeding, subsidence of swelling and promotes healing.
  1. Immature Bitter Orange (Fructus Aurantii)

    Chinese herbal medicine which resolves phlegm.
  1. Inula Flower (Flos Inulae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which eliminates phlegm, and promotes diuresis.
  1. Isatis Leaf (Folium Isatidis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which detoxicating, curing skin eruptions.
  1. Kansui Root (Radix Euphorbiae Kansui)

    Chinese herbal medicine which removes water retention, subdues swelling and resolves mass.
  1. Knoxia Root (Radix Knoxiae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which subdues swelling and resolves mass.
  1. Ledebouriella Root (Radix Ledebouriellae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which relives pain and spasm.
  1. Lepidium Seed (Semen Lepidii seu Descurainiae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which relieves asthma and promotes diuresis to reduce edema.
  1. Light Wheat (Fructus Tritici Levis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which promotes blood circulation and detoxication.
  1. Lily Bulb (Bulbus Lilii)

    Chinese herbal medicine which arrests cough.
  1. Liquorice (Radix Glycyrrhizae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which strengthens spleen, eliminates phlegm, arrests cough, relieves pain and spasm.
  1. Loranthus Mulberry Mistletoe (Ramulus Loranthis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which strengthens muscles and bones, and nourishes the blood and prevent abortion.
  1. Lotus Seed (Semen Nelumbinis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which relieves diarrhea, arrests seminal emission.
  1. Lysimachia (Herba Lysimachinae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which induces diuresis, relieves jaundice and subdues swelling.
  1. Macrostem Onion (Bulbus Allii Macrostemi)

    Chinese herbal medicine which has effects on detoxication, promotes blood circulation.
  1. Magnolia Bark (Cortex Magnoliae Offcinalis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which relieves asthma.
  1. Manshurian Aristolochia Stem (Caulis Aristolochiae Manshuriensis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which induces diuresis and promotes lactation.
  1. Membrane of Chicken's Gizzard (Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli)

    Chinese herbal medicine which improves digestion, dissolves hard masses and induces decomposition of calculi.
  1. Mirabilite (Natrii Sulphas)

    Chinese herbal medicine which softens hard masses.
  1. Motherwort (Herba Leonuri)

    Chinese herbal medicine which promotes blood circulation, and relieves edema.
  1. Moutan Bark (Cortex Moutan Radicis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis.
  1. Mulberry Leaf (Folium Mori)

    Chinese herbal medicine which arresting cough and improving acuity of vision.
  1. Musk (Moschus)

    Chinese herbal medicine which restores consciousness, promotes blood circulation to resolve hard masses, and relieves pain.
  1. Notoginseng (Radix Notoginseng)

    Chinese herbal medicine which stops bleeding, promotes blood circulation to relieve pain.
  1. Notopterygium Root (Rhizoma seu Radix Notopterygii)

    Chinese herbal medicine which has effects on diaphoresis, dispersing cold and relieving pain.
  1. Ophiopogon Root (Radix Opiopogonis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which moistens the lung, nourishes stomach and promotes fluid metabolism.
  1. Oriental Water Plantain Rhizome (Rhizoma Alismatis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which induces diuresis.
  1. Oriental Wormwood (Herba Artemisiae Capillaris)

    Chinese herbal medicine which treats jaundice.
  1. Oyster Shell (Concha Ostreae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which calms the liver and dissolves hard masses.
  1. Pangolin Scales (Squama Manitis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which promotes blood circulation, stimulates milk secretion, subdues swelling, and promotes the drainage of pus.
  1. Peach Kernel (Semen Persicae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which promotes blood circulation, and relieves constipation.
  1. Peppermint (Herba Menthae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which improves eyesight, relieves sore throat, resolves skin eruption and relieves itching.
  1. Perilla Seed (Semem Perillae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which relieves cough and asthma. Removes phlegm, and moistens intestines to loosen the bowels.
  1. Phellodendron Bark (Cortex Phellodendri)

    Chinese herbal medicine which has effects on detoxication.
  1. Pilose Antler (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum)

    Chinese herbal medicine which strengths kidney, bones and muscles.
  1. Pinellia Tuber (Rhizoma Pinelliae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which stops vomiting, and disintegrates and resolves masses.
  1. Plantain Seed (Semen Plantaginis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which induces diuresis, arrestes diarrhea and improves the acuity of vision.
  1. Platycodon Root (Radix Platycodi)

    Chinese herbal medicine which relieves mental distress, removes phlegm, treats carbuncles and dissolves lumps.
  1. Polygala Root (Radix Polygalae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which relieves mental distress, removes phlegm, treats carbuncles and dissolves lumps.
  1. Poria (Poria)

    Chinese herbal medicine which induces diuresis and tranquilizes the mind.
  1. Prepared Lateral Root of Aconite (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Praeparata)

    Chinese herbal medicine which strengthens yang.
  1. Prepared Rehmannia Root (Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata)

    Chinese herbal medicine which promotes blood circulation.
  1. Psoralea Fruit (Frucuts Psoraleae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which strengthens kidney, treats spontaneous emission and frequent urination, and stops diarrhea.
  1. Pubescent Angelica Root (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which promotes detoxication.
  1. Pueraria Root (Radix Puerariae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which relieves fever, eliminates thirst, promotes eruption of measles and stops diarrhea.
  1. Pulsatilla Root (Radix Pulsatillae)

Chinese herbal medicine which has effects on detoxication, and arrests dysentery.

  1. Pumpkin Seed (Semen Cucurbitae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which has effects on anthelmintic action.
  1. Quisqualis Fruit (Fructus Quisqualis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which expels parasites in the intestines.
  1. Radish Seed (Semen Raphani)

    Chinese herbal medicine which improves digestion and resolves phlegm.
  1. Red Ochre (Ochra Haematitum)

    Chinese herbal medicine which calms the liver, and stops bleeding.
  1. Red Peony Root (Radix Paeoniae Rubra)

    Chinese herbal medicine which removes blood stasis and relieves pain.
  1. Red Sage Root (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which promotes blood circulation, treats carbuncles.
  1. Rehmania Root - dried (Radix Rehmanniae)

Chinese herbal medicine which promotes body fluid production.

  1. Rhinoceros Horn (Cornu Rhinocerotis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which induces hemostasis, removes toxic substances and relieves feverish rashes or eruptions.
  1. Rhubarb (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei)

    Chinese herbal medicine which loosens the bowels, detoxication, promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis.
  1. Safflower (Flos Carthami)

    Chinese herbal medicine which promotes circulation of blood, relieves pain.
  1. Sanguisorba Root (Radix Sanguisorbae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which stops bleeding, promotes sores healing by detoxication.
  1. Schisandra Fruit (Frucuts Schisandrae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which promotes production of body fluid.
  1. Schizonepeta (Herba Schizonepetae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which stop bleeding and promotes skin eruption by dispelling pathogens.
  1. Scorpion (Scorpio)

    Chinese herbal medicine which relieves convulsion, resolves hard masses and relieves pain.
  1. Scrophularia Root (Radix Scrophulariae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which has properties on detoxication.
  1. Scutellaria Root (Radix Scutellariae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which has properties on detoxicating, stops bleeding, and prevents miscarriage.
  1. Storax (Styrax Liquidus)

    Chinese herbal medicine which induces resuscitation, and relives pain.
  1. Sweet Wormwood (Herba Artemisiae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which prevents recurrence of malaria.
  2. Tangerine Peel (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which nourishes spleen and stomach, resolves phlegm.
  1. Tetrandra Root (Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which has effects on pain relieve and induces diuresis to eliminates edema.
  1. Tortoise Plastron (Plastrum Testudinis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which strengthens bones, promotes blood circulation, and regulates menstruation.
  1. Trichosanthes Fruit (Fructus Trichosanthis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which resolves sputum, subdues swelling to treat carbuncles, and moistens the bowels to relieve constipation.
  1. Umbellate Pore-fungus (Polyporus Umbellatus)

    Chinese herbal medicine which induces diuresis.
  1. Uncaria Stem with Hooks (Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which relieves spasm, and clams the liver.
  1. White Atractylodes Rhizome (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which induces diuresis, stops sweating and prevents abortion.
  1. White Mustard Seed (Semem Sinapis Albae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which eliminates sputum, dissolves lumps and subdues swelling.
  1. White Peony Root (Radix Paeoniae Alba)

    Chinese herbal medicine which promotes blood circulation, regulates menstruation, and nourishes liver.
  1. Wild Jujube Seed (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae)

    Chinese herbal medicine which nourishes the heart and arrests sweating.
  1. Wolfberry Bark (Cortex Lycii Radicis)

    Chinese herbal medicine which has properties of detoxicating.
  1. Wolfberry Fruit (Fructus Lycii)

    Chinese herbal medicine which strengthens kidney, and improves the acuity of vision.

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