Data, as requested, on herbs

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> Would like to find out the name of these herbs in chinese...

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Pinyin name: Fupenzi

 

Latin name: Rubi Chingii/Coreani/Idaei Fr Immaturus;

RosaeCoreanae/Idaei Fr

 

Common name: Palmleaf Raspberry Fr; Raspberry Fr Bud,

Raspberry/Blackberry Unripe Berries, Woodberry

 

Class: Astringe/Guard

Jing+Antidiuretic+Antileucorrhoea/Antispermatorrhoea; Astringe

esp SJL;

 

Actions: (1) Build KI; Antidiuretic; (2) Build KI; Guard

Jing/Antispermatorrhoea; (3) Build LV+Build KI; Aid Eyesight in LV

Xu & KI Xu; oestrogenic; (4) Other: Aid Respiration; Build Qi; Aid

Vigor; Antioxidant/Antiageing; Prevent premature greying; Astringe

esp SJL; Antidiuretic; estrogen-like effect

 

Nature: Sweet; Sour [Astringe]; Warm -Warm~slightly

 

Channels: LV; KI; ??LI

 

Dose: As Soup: 3-10g

 

Uses: (1) w Sangpiaoxiao, Yizhiren, Tusizi, Shanzhuyu &

Shayuanzi etc in KI Xu w spermatorrhoea, seminal emission esp

night, enuresis, urinary frequency, impotence,

ejaculation~premature etc; (2) w Gouqizi, Tusizi, Wuweizi,

Cheqianzi etc in spermatorrhoea, seminal emission, impotence; w

Tusizi & Shayuanzi in impotence in KI Xu; w Yizhiren &

Sangpiaoxiao in KI Xu w emission~night, enuresis & urinary

frequency; (3) w Yizhiren & Sangpiaoxiao, Tusizi w Gouqizi,

Wuweizi & Tusizi in LV Xu+KI Xu w Eyesight~blurred/poor; (4)

Other: KI Xu; LV Xu; SJL Damp; KI Xu w greying~premature;

Hypopsia/Eyesight~poor, impotence; Eyesight~blurred;

ejaculation~premature, spermatorrhoea, seminal emission~night;

urinary incontinence; enuresis; urinary frequency

 

Pinyin name: Aiye; Ai; Aiyeh; (See: Heiaiye; Yinchenhao)

 

Latin name: Artemisiae Argyi/Vulgaris/Lavandulaefoliae/Indica Fm

 

Common name: Artemisia, Argy Wormwood Fm, Mugwort Fm,

Argyi Fm, Moxa

 

Class: Haemostat~Warm Channels

 

Actions: (1) Haemostat~Astringe; Warm Channel; Antiplatelet-

Aggregation; Build Xue: (2) Expel Cold; Expel Damp; Expel SJL

Cold; Warm Channels; Warm Uterus; Calm Foetus; Stop Pain esp

in SJL; Astringe; (3) Clear Phlegm+Anticough/Antiasthma;

Expectorant; Calming; (4) Build GB~Cholagogue; Antipruritic;

Carminative; (5) Other: Antimicrobial; Bacteriostatic; Fungistatic for

some dermatomyces;

 

Nature: bitter; Acrid; Warm; Toxic

 

Channels: SP; LV; KI; LU

 

Dose: As Soup: 3-15g (1-4 Qian; Qian = 3.75g); 20-30g for

bronchitis~chronic; Capsule (containing 100mg of volatile oil): 2-3

capsules tid for asthma~bronchial; Ampoule (containing 2g of

crude Hb): 4-6 ml IM/d LV~hepatitis~chronic &

HT~myocarditis~viral; Aiye to Expel Cold; Expel Damp/Rectify Qi-

Xue Flow. Aiyetan to Warm Uterus/Haemostat; crude/Charred Hb

can be used topically/as moxa;

 

Uses: (1) w Xiangfu, Wuzhuyu, Rougui etc in Xu Cold (Cold of Xu-

type) w haemorrhage esp metrorrhagia/metrostaxis, menorrhagia,

haematemesis, haemoptysis & epistaxis, menstrual irregularity;

amenorrhoea; dysmenorrhoeaetc; use fresh Hb w Ejiao, crude

Shengdihuang, crude Cebaiye & crude Lianye (Bolus of Four Fresh

Hbs); Use Charred Hb in Xue Heat w haemorrhage, epistaxis &

haematemesis Aiye 12g+Danggui 12g, Baishao 12g, Dihuang 12g,

Chuanxiong 4g in menorrhagia/haemorrhage in pregnancy; boil w

water & take orally; Aiye 12g+Shengdihuang 12g, zeboy 12g, Heye

8g in haematemesis, epistaxis, haemofecia, haemorrhage in

haemorrhoid; boil w water & take orally; w Shengjiang, Chenpi in

chronic diarrhoea; boil to thick extract & take orally while Warm;;

(2) Cold & Damp; SJL Cold w leukorrhoea Cold Uterus w infertility;

sterility; menorrhagia; haemorrhage in pregnancy; threatened

abortion, miscarriage habitual; colic, infertility etc; menalgia &

abdomen~pain of Xu Cold type; parched Hb can be applied to

hypogastrium while still Warm in placental Retention in Cold; (3)

Phlegm w cough, asthma (volatile oil is better for asthma),

bronchitis~chronic, sinusitis; Hiccup~chronic; (4) Topical as Soup

w Baixianpi & Difuzi to wash local area/boil w water for use as bath

water in pruritus; eczema; dermatitis; Scrotal~prutitus;;

LV~hepatitis chronic; injection in LV~hepatitis~chronic &

HT~myocarditis~viral; Aiye is main Hb used in moxa on acupoints

to Heat Bone+Sinew/Tendon & Muscle in arthralgia in Cold;

 

Cautions: CI: Pregnancy; Uterus~Tonic; may cause birth defects;

avoid non-professional use; Avoid in lactation; Caution in Yin

Xu/Xue Heat; 20-30g orally is Toxic. evaporating oil is effective

ingredient & overdose is Toxic

 

Pinyin name: Honghua; (See: Fanhonghua)

 

Latin name: Carthami Tinctorii Fl, Croci Sativi Fl

 

Common name: Carthamus Fl, Safflower, Crocus Fl, Saffron

 

Class: Quicken Xue+Move Xue Stasis~Rectify Menstruation;

Anticancer

 

Actions: (1) Move Xue Stasis, Emmenagogue; Stop Pain; (2)

Quicken Xue; Resolve Carbuncles; (3) Move Xue Stasis; Erupt

Papules; (4) Other: Uterus~Tonic; SI-LI~stimulant; Hypotensor;

Move Stasis; Move LV Xue; Move HT Xue Stasis (Boost HT Blood

Flow); Nourish HT; Calming; HT Muscle~Antiischaemic;

Anticoagulant/Antithrombus; Uterus~Tonic; Haemostat?? in

haemorrhage postpartum; Free Channels; Reduce Swelling; Erupt

Measles; Immunsuppressant; Stop Pain; Antiinflammation;

Hypolipaemic

 

Nature: Aromatic Slightly; Acrid; Warm

 

Channels: HT; LV

 

Dose: As Soup: 0.6-1.0g for Boost blood production; 2.0-2.5g for

Regulating blood; 3-9g Quicken Xue; 9-12g to Move Xue Stasis;

Injection: 50% solution 2-4 ml IM uid/bid; ischemic apolexy, 10-15

ml added in 10% glucose 250 ml IV for drips/d, 15-20 times/course

 

Uses: (1) Xue Stasis w amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhea/postpartum

abdomen~pain; ischemic apoplexy, angina pectoris,

thromboanglitis obliterans, deafness~sudden, sclerederma

neonatorum, warts~flat, neurodermatitis etc; (2) Topical to

prevent/treat ulcer/bed sore; conjunctivitis & Carbuncles~early; (3)

Xue Stasis w skin eruption delayed; (4) Other: Stasis;

Uterus~atony; SI-LI atony; Xue Stasis; HT Xue Xu/HT circulation

poor; Hypertension; LV Xue Stasis; HT Xue Stasis (Boost HT Blood

Flow); thrombus; HT~CHD; HT Muscle~ischaemia; HT Xu;

HT~palpitation; Channel Bi; haemorrhage postpartum; Swelling;

Pain; Measles~unerupted; allergy; Antiinflammation;

Hyperlipaemia; Xue Stasis; LV DysFx; GB DysFx; HT DysFx;

circulation~poor; HT~arteries flow~poor; Dystocia; stillbirth;

haemorrhage postpartum; prolonged menstruation; HT ischaemia;

[bensky-Incomplete Measles Rash, Sores, Carbuncles]

 

Cautions: CI: pregnancy; large dose inhibits HT

 

Pinyin name: Fanhonghua; Xihonghua ; Zanghonghua

 

Latin name: Croci Sativi Stigma

 

Common name: Saffron

 

Class: Quicken Xue+Move Xue Stasis~Rectify Menstruation

 

Actions: --

 

Nature: --

 

Channels: --

 

Dose: --

 

Uses: Dystocia; foetus dead; prolonged menstruation

 

Cautions: Caution: Pregnancy; Uterus~Tonic at high dose; safe in

normal cookery

 

Pinyin name: Gaoben; Haoben; (See: Chuanxiong)

 

Latin name: Ligustici Sinensis/Jeholensis Rz+Rx

 

Common name: Ligusticum Rx, Chinese Lovage Rx, Chinese

Ligusticum Rz/Jehol Ligusticum Rz

 

Class: Release Surface~Acrid/Spicy~Warm; Expel Wind+Expel

Cold

 

Actions: Release Surface~Acrid~Warm; Make Sweat; Expel

Wind+Expel Cold; Expel Damp; Antifever; Antiarthritis;

Antispasmodic; Spasmolytic; Antiinflammation; Stop Pain;

Antiarthritic; Hypotensor; Calming; CNS Sedative; Antiasthma; Aid

Skin; Antimicrobial; Bacteriostatic; Fungistatic;

 

Nature: Acrid; Warm

 

Channels: BL

 

Dose: As Soup: 3-10g

 

Uses: Wind Cold Damp Bi w fever wo sweat; arthralgia; arthritis;

muscle spasm; inflammation; Pain; common Cold in Wind Cold,

headache of Wind Cold/Wind Damp type esp headache~parietal &

occipital, toothache; Hypertension; agitation, nervousness;

asthma; Topical in Skin DysFx incl bacterial/fungal infection

 

Pinyin name: Chuanxiong; Xixiong; (See: Gaoben)

 

Latin name: Ligustici Rz/CnidiiOfficinalis Rz, Cnidii/Ligustici

Wallichii/Chuanxiong Rz, ConioseliniUnvittati Rz; Levistici

officinalis Rz

 

Common name: Cnidium/Ligusticum Rz, Szechuan Lovage Rz;

??Conidium

 

Class: Quicken Xue+Move Xue Stasis ~Stop Pain

 

Actions: (1) Move Qi; Rectify Qi; Quicken Xue*; Rectify Xue; Move

Xue Stasis*; Move HT Xue Stasis; Boost HT Xue Flow; Move LV

Xue; Free Channels; (2) Expel Wind; Antispasmodic; Spasmolytic;

Expel Cold; Stop Pain esp headache/sinusitis; Ease pressure in

sinusitis; (3) Vasodilator~HT & Peripheral arteries, capillaries &

other blood vessels; Hypotensor; Aid cerebral microcirculation;

Boost blood flow/microcirculation esp to brain/cerebrum; reduce

cerebral vessel resistance; Anticoagulant/Antithrombus; HT

Muscle~Antiischaemic; Move HT Xue (Boost HT Blood Flow);

Nourish HT; Calm Shen; (4) Other: Move Stasis; Build Xue;

Antibacterial; Antiinflammation; Bacteriostatic~intestinal gram-

negative bacteria & skin fungi; Boost radiation tolerance (Boost

Radiation/Chemotherapy Tolerance) ~Leukocytopenia;

Uterus~Tonic (induce contraction); Haemostat

parturient/postpartum; ??Clear Nebula/cataract

 

Nature: Aromatic*; Fragrant; Acrid; Bitter; Sweet; Warm

 

Channels: LV; GB; PC

 

Dose: As Soup: 3-9g uid; 9-15g for serious cases;

Tetramethylpyrazine injection: 40-120mg added in glucose solution

IV in drips/d for angina pectoris & ischemic apoplexy; Sodium

ferulate tablet: 10mg tid for leukocytopenia & pectoris; Powder:

Topical for bony spur & spinal Hyperplasia

 

Uses: (1) female DysFx/gynaecology*~key Hb but avoid prolonged

use; menstrual irregularity, amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea,

placental retention, dystocia etc; Qi Stasis/Xue Stasis w trauma,

swelling~traumatic stagnant, hypochondriac pain; angina pectoris,

headache, chest pain, abdomen~pain, Foetus~dead &

placenta~retention, apoplexy, bony spur/thromboangiltis obliterans;

Carbuncles & Boils; Xue Xu w HT~CHD & angina pectoris; (2) w

other Hbs for headache in Wind Cold w headache*, migraine, body

pain & arthritis*; headache~recurrent, vertigo; Wind Cold Bi w

rheumatism; headache; Wind Heat w headache; w other Hbs to

Expel Wind+Expel Cold+Expel Damp in Wind Cold Damp w

arthralgia, muscular contracture & of limb pain;

Chuanxiong+Danggui to Quicken Xue in Xue Stasis even in skin

DysFx whether Xu/Shi; (3) Circulation~poor; Hypertension, angina

pectoris, headache, chest pain, thromboangiltis obliterans; Xue

Stasis; HT DysFx; LV DysFx; GB DysFx; Pain,

Menstruation~irregularity, Angina; muscle spasm; headache*;

sinusitis w pressure pain*; angina*; LV pain; colic; dysmenorrhoea;

pruritus; skin DysFx*

 

Cautions: CI: menorrhagia & headache in Fire Shi in Yin Xu;

Caution: Pregnancy; Uterus~Tonic; was used in slow parturition &

dystocia; safe in cookery

 

Pinyin name: Shengdihuang; Shengdi; Dihuang

 

Latin name: Rehmanniae Glutinosae Rx Exsiccata/Recens;

Rehmanniae Glutinosae Rx Recens, ?Epimedii Macranthi/Sagittati

Rx Recens Exsiccatus

 

Common name: Dried/Raw/Fresh Rehmannia Rx

 

Class: Clear Heat+Clear Xue Heat; Antifever; Clear Heat~Internal

 

Actions: (1) Clear Heat; Clear Xu Heat; Clear Yin Xu Heat; Build

Yin*~Produce Fluid (2) Clear Heat+Clear Xue Heat; Clear Xu Fire

esp HT/Shen; Haemostat esp in Heat; (3) Build Fluids; Ease

Thirst; (4) Other: Strengthen body; Boost vitality; Build Xue;

Quicken Xue; Build Weiqi; Guard Surface; Build Ying; Build KI;

Build KI Yin; Build LV; Build LV Yin; LV-Protector in LV~hepatitis;

Clear HT Fire; Nourish HT (Medium doses; Large doses are HT-

Toxic); Nourish HT Xue; Hypertensor (small doses are

Vasoconstrictor; Large doses Vasodilator); Diuretic;

Antidiabetes/Hypoglycaemic (controversial); Antigluconeogenic;

Aid Skin; Antifungal; ??Clear Nebula/cataract;

 

Nature: sweet; bitter. Cold

 

Channels: HT; KI; LV

 

Dose: As Soup: 9-30g/d, boiled w water; up to 30g as needed. Raw

Shengdihuang juice can be used on open wound; crude Hb is used

to Clear Heat; Build Jing; Charred Hb: Haemostat

 

Uses: (1) w Shudihuang; Xuanshen, Xijiao etc in seasonal Febrile

Diseases involving Yingfen & Xuefen w Heat EPF w Xue

Heat/Yingfen Heat in seasonal fever/fever w thirst, irritability, tongue

red/crimson etc; w Xuanshen, Maimendong etc in Heat Shi w Yin

Xu/Fluid Xu w constipation; w Qinghao, Biejia/Carapax Trionycis,

Digupi, Zhimu etc in Yin Xu w fever & chronic disease/fever~late

stage w fever~lingering; (2) w Clear Xue Heat & Haemostat Hbs like

Cebaiye, Qiancaogen etc in Xue Heat w haemorrhage/petechiae

(extravasation), haematemesis, epistaxis, haemoptysis, spitting

blood, haematochezia, metrorrhagia/metrostaxis, haematuria,

haemafecia, metrorrhagia etc, eruptions; w other Clear Xue Heat,

Clear Heat Toxin Hbs like Xijiao, Mudanpi in Xue Heat Shi w

rash~dark/purple; (3) w other Build ST & Build Fluid Hbs like

Maimendong, Yuzhu, Shashen etc in Febrile Diseases w Fluid

Consumed w Heat/fever, thirst & constipation, tongue~red & Dry,

thirst w lips dry; w other Build LV Yin & Build KI Yin/KI Jing Hbs

like Tianmendong, Gouqizi, Rz/Rx Dioscoreae, Shanzhuyu in

diabetes w thirst, eagerness to drink etc; w Baijili, Baixianpi,

Fangfeng etc in Xue Heat w urticaria & other tinea/tinea-like

diseases; (4) Other: Yin Xu w Fire Shi w fever~hectic; LU Dryness

w cough/epistaxis; Shi/Xu Heat w pharyngitis; debility, weakness,

vitality low; anaemia; circulation poor; Weiqi Xu; Ying Xu; KI Xu; KI

Yin Xu; LV Xu; LV Yin Xu; LV~hepatitis; HT Fire; HT Xu ; HT Xue

Xu; Hyportension; diabetes/Hyperycaemia (controversial); Skin

DysFx; Acne; Premature graying; ??Nebula/cataract; KI Xu; LV Xu;

Xue Xu; Substitute for Shudihuang in skin DysFx w Xue Xu/Heat in

Ying/Xue; HT DysFx; KI DysFx; LV DysFx; GB DysFx; Xue Xu; w

weakness/TB; haematemesis; epistaxis; haemoptysis;

metrorrhagia/metrostaxis; etc as in TB; diabetes; prostatitis/BPH;

 

Cautions: Large doses are HT-Toxic; CI: SP Xu w Damp, w

abdomen~full/distension & diarrhoea/faeces~watery

 

Pinyin name: Shudihuang; Shudi; Shoudi; Shoudihuang

 

Latin name: Rehmanniae Rx Conquita; Rehmanniae Glutinosae Rx

Prep, ?Epimedii Macranthi/Sagittati Rx Prep

 

Common name: Cooked Rehmannia Rx (Steamed w Wine; Dried),

Dihuang Prep By Steaming w Other Hbs, Prep Rehmannia Rx

 

Class: Tonic~Build Xue

 

Actions: (1) Build Jing; Build Xue; Nourish HT (Medium dose; large

dose is HT-Toxic); Hypertensor (small dose Vasoconstrictive; large

dose Vasodilator); Nourish HT Xue; Rectify Menstruation; Diuretic;

(2) Build Yin; Moisten Dryness; (3) Build LV+Build KI; Build LV

Xue; Build LV Yin*; Build KI Yin*; Build KI Jing (Mingmen lies

between KI, like Yang line in trigram for water lies between two Yin

lines); (4) Other: Antioxidant/Antiageing;

Antidiabetes/Hypoglycaemic; Antigluconeogenic;

Immunsuppressant; Antiexudative; Antiinflammation in granulation

tissue; ??Clear Nebula/cataract;

 

Has: Catalpol (Antidiabetes)

 

Nature: Sweet; Bitter~Slightly; Warm~Slightly

 

Channels: HT; KI; LV

 

Dose: As Soup: 10-30g/d, boiled w water; Shengdi (Yin Tonic) is

steamed in wine to transform it into Shudi (Jing Tonic). Wine

(Yang) is infused into Rehmannia (rich Yin), a medicinal/alchemical

embodiment of Yang within Yin

 

Caution: CI: faeces~loose; Damp Stasis; Large doses are HT-Toxic

 

Uses: (1) Jing Xu; Xue Xu; HT Xu; HT Xue Xu; Hypertension;

Menstrual DysFx; Xue Xu w sallow complexion, fatigue, vertigo,

HT~palpitation, menoxenia; metrorrhagia; May be used alone for

Hypertension; Hypercholesterolaemia; (2) Yin Xu w Dryness; w Fr

Corni, Rz Dioscoreae in LV Yin Xu+KI Yin Xu w fever~hectic,

sweat~night, emission; diabetes; prurigo in Xue Dryness, muscle

spasm in Xue Xu/Yin Xu; constipation in Fluid Xu; Xue Xu; (3) LV+

KI Xu; LV Xue Xu; LV Yin Xu*; KI Yin Xu*; KI Jing Xu; w Hb

Cistanches in LV Xu+KI Xu w backache, knee ache,

lumbago~chronic, lowback~spondylosis, osteoarthritis deformans

endemic etc; KI Xu w dyspnoea; cough~chronic; (4) Other:

Ageing~premature; diabetes/Hyperglycaemia; allergy; exudation;

granulation tissue; ??Nebula/cataract; w Shengdihuang; Xuanshen,

Xijiao etc in seasonal Febrile Diseases involving Yingfen & Xuefen

w Heat EPF w Xue Heat/Yingfen Heat in seasonal fever/fever w

thirst, irritability, tongue red/crimson etc;Xue Xu; HT DysFx; KI

DysFx; LV DysFx; GB DysFx; Xue Xu w weakness; vertigo;

HT~palpitation; anaemia; haematemesis; epistaxis; haemoptysis;

metrorrhagia/metrostaxis; etc as in TB; KI Yin Xu; nocturnal

sweats (menopause); infertility menorrhagia; dysmenorrhoea;

lumbago; spermatorrhoea, seminal emission~night;

diabetes/hyperglycaemia; fever~tidal

 

Pinyin name: Baishao; Baishaoyao

 

Latin name: Paeoniae Albae/Lactiflorae/Albiflorae/Trichocarpae Rx

 

Common name: White Peony Rx

 

Class: Tonic~Build Xue; Calm LV

 

Actions: (1) Build Xue; Build Yin; Astringe Yin; Stop Sweat; Build

Ying; Rectify Ying; (2) Calm LV Yang; LV-Protector; Rectify LV;

Calm LV; Build LV; Build LV Xue; Build LV Yin; Soften LV;

Spasmolytic*; Antispasmodic in muscle spasm; relax skeletal

muscles; relax smooth muscle;Stop Pain; (3) Calm LV; Stop Pain;

(4) Other: Antihypoxia (Boost Hypoxic Tolerance); Move Xue

Stasis; Vasodilator~HT~arteries & pelvic limb;

Vasodilator~Peripheral; Hypotensor; Inhibit intestines; Calming;

CNS sedative; ??Clear Nebula/cataract; Immunostimulant;

Antimicrobial; Antiinflammation; ??Move Qi Stasis;

 

Has: Paeoniflorigenone; paeoniflorin

 

Nature: bitter; sour; Cool

 

Channels: LV; SP

 

Dose: As Soup: 6-15g

 

Uses: (1) w Shengdihuang & Danggui in Yin Xu & Xue Xu w

menoxenia, menalgia, leukorrhagia & metrorrhagia; w Guizhi in Yin

Xu w sweat~night & Weiqi Xu/Yingqi-Weiqi Disharmony w

sweat~spontaneous; w Rx Glycyrrhizae in Xue Xu w muscle

spasm & extremity pain; rheumatism in Yin Xu/Xue Xu (2) Yin Xu w

Yang Shi/LV Yang Shi w vertigo, headache, irritability & insomnia;

Wind in LV Yang Shi/Heat Shi w convulsion; Yin Xu/Xue Xu w

convulsion; (3) LV Qi Rising/ST Attack by LV Qi Shi w chest~pain

& abdomen~pain; (4) Other: LV Yin Xu, LV Yang Rising; Xue Xu;

LV DysFx; GB DysFx; sweat~spontaneous, sweat~night; muscle

spasm; Spasms of arms & legs; muscle spasms; colic, angina,

bronchospasm; Headache; arm/leg Spasms

 

> Thanks in advance. Wee Chi

 

Hope that the data are useful. Would experts please feedback any

corrections to these?

 

 

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