Sweet Akebia is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It consists of the leaves and roots of Clematis filamentosa Dunn, a plant in the Ranunculaceae family. It is distributed in Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, and eastern Yunnan. It has the effects of clearing liver fire, calming the mind, lowering blood pressure, and unblocking meridians to relieve pain. It is used to treat hypertension, insomnia, headaches, numbness in the limbs, wind-heat in the liver meridian, red, swollen, and painful eyes, wind-fire toothache, and rheumatic arthralgia.
Poria is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the dried sclerotium of Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf, a fungus belonging to the genus Poria in the family Polyporaceae. Poria produced in Yunnan is known as “Yunling” and is of superior quality. It has the effects of promoting diuresis, draining dampness, strengthening the spleen, and calming the heart. It is primarily used to treat edema, phlegm-fluid retention, spleen deficiency-induced diarrhea, palpitations, and insomnia.
Badger Oil is a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the fatty oil extracted from the Eurasian badger (Meles meles Linnaeus), a species of the genus Meles in the Mustelidae family. It has the effects of tonifying the middle burner and boosting qi, moisturizing the skin and promoting tissue regeneration, and detoxifying and reducing swelling.It is primarily used to treat deficiency of middle qi, uterine prolapse, anemia, gastric ulcers, hemiplegia, joint pain, chapped skin, hemorrhoids, malnutrition-related skin sores, scabies, alopecia, burns and scalds, and frostbite.
Mimosa, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the dried whole herb of the legume plant Mimosa pudica L. It is primarily distributed in East China, South China, and Southwest China. It has the effects of clearing heat, promoting urination, resolving phlegm, relieving coughs, calming the mind, and alleviating pain. It is primarily used to treat colds, high fever in children, acute conjunctivitis, bronchitis, gastritis, diarrhea, and urinary tract stones.
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[Formula] 3 fresh walnuts [Usage] Grind the above herbs with their skins into a fine powder. Add an appropriate amount of breast milk and place in a silver vessel. Simmer over gentle to moderate heat to form a paste, stirring with a bamboo spatula during the process. When using, wash the beard and hair, then … Read more
[Formula] Heidoudou (Black Soybean), Cujiang (Vinegar) [Usage] Soak black soybeans in vinegar for 24 to 48 hours, then heat and boil them until they are thoroughly cooked and mushy. Filter to remove the dregs and concentrate the liquid over low heat until it forms a thick paste. First, wash the hair and wait for it … Read more
[Formula] Huangqi (Astragali Radix) 30g, Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) 30g, Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix) 30g, Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma) 30g, Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) 30g, Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) 30g, Mangcao (Ligustici Rhizoma) 30g, Xinyiren (Magnoliae Flos) 30g, Gandihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Cruda) 30g, Gaoben (Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix) 30g, Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) 30g, Shexian (Violae Herba) … Read more
[Formula] Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) 16g, Tian Ma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma) 0.9g, Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) and Myrobalan (Galla Chinensis) each 0.9g, Baigan Mian (refined wheat flour) 0.9g, He Zi (Chebulae Fructus) 0.6g [Usage] Roast all the above herbs until they turn black, add 75g of Galla Chinensis and 15g of Verdigris, and … Read more
[Formula] Morus Fructus [Usage] Collect in large quantities, dry in the sun, pound into powder, process with refined honey into pills. Take 60 pills daily. [Efficacy] Blackens hair. [Indications] Premature graying of beard and hair. [Commentary] Fructus Mori has the functions of nourishing the Liver and Kidney, replenishing blood and nourishing body fluid, relieving constipation … Read more
[Formula] Cuscutae Semen (Tusizi) 30g (finely ground, soaked in wine overnight, roasted), Toosendan Fructus (Jinlingzi) 30g, Lycii Fructus (Gouqizi) 30g, Rubi Fructus (Fupenzi) 30g, Schisandrae Fructus (roasted, Wuweizi) 30g, Cnidii Fructus (stir-fried, Shechuangzi) 30g, Polygoni Multiflori Radix (Heshouwu) 30g (soaked in wine overnight, roasted), Lycii Cortex (Digupi) 90g (soaked in wine overnight, roasted), Chaenomelis Fructus … Read more
[Formula] Polygonum multiflorum (equal parts of male and female roots; during collection, scraping, and pounding, no iron utensils shall be used; soak in the first rinsing water of rice for one night, then drain it the next day and place it in a silver vessel; first arrange a layer of jujubes, split each one open, … Read more
[Formula] Lycii Fructus (Jushengzi) 30g, Chrysanthemi Flos (Ganjuhua, calyx removed) 30g, Inulae Flos (Xuanfuhua, calyx removed) 30g, Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Wubaizhi, sliced) 30g, Poria (Baifuling, outer black skin removed) 30g, Cinnamomi Cortex (Rougui, coarse bark removed) 30g, Litseae Fructus (Bichengqie, stems and leaves removed) 30g, Cyathulae Radix (Niuxi, root head removed, sliced, and soaked in … Read more
[Formula] Polygonum multiflorum (washed with Qianli water, soaked in millet rice water until soft, scraped off the skin with a bamboo knife, dried in the sun, with equal parts of female (white) and male (red) types) 900g, Rehmannia glutinosa (placed in water, the sunken parts are selected, evenly spread in a willow wood steamer, Qianli … Read more
[Formula] Ganjuhua (Flos Chrysanthemi) 30g & Gouqi (Lycium barbarum, wolfberry) 60g & Bajitian (Morinda officinalis, deseeded) 60g & Roucongrong (Cistanche deserticola) 60g [Usage] The above ingredients are ground into a fine powder and made into pills with refined honey, each pill being the size of a Sterculia platanifolia seed. Take 30 pills each time, swallow … Read more
