Paulownia seeds are a traditional Chinese medicinal material. They are the seeds of the plant Paulownia plantanifolia (L.f.) Marsili, belonging to the Paulowniaceae family. They have the effects of regulating qi and harmonizing the stomach, strengthening the spleen and aiding digestion, and stopping bleeding. They are primarily used to treat epigastric pain, diarrhea caused by indigestion, hernias, premature graying of hair, mouth sores in children, and nosebleeds.
Boletus, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the fruiting bodies of the fungi in the Boletaceae family: Boletus speciosus Frost [Suillus speciosus (Frost) Kuntz.], Boletus queletii Schulz., Boletus regius Krombh., and Boletus satanas Lenz.Boletus speciosus is found in Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan; Boletus queletii is found in Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Tibet; Boletus regius is found in Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan; and Boletus satanas is found in Sichuan and Yunnan. It has the therapeutic effects of aiding digestion, harmonizing the middle burner, dispelling wind-cold, and relaxing the tendons and meridians. It is commonly used to treat poor appetite, abdominal distension, pain in the lower back and legs, and numbness in the hands and feet.
Petaurista, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the entire body of the brown flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista Pallas) of the family Petauridae. It has the effects of inducing labor and relieving pain. It is primarily used to treat difficult labor, postpartum lower back pain, joint pain, and headaches.
Ma-sang bark, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It is the bark of Coriaria nepalensis Wall., a plant of the Coriariaceae family. It is distributed in southwestern China, as well as in Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, and Tibet. It has the efficacy of clearing heat. It is commonly used to treat oral ulcers.
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[Composition] Polygonum multiflorum (equal parts of male and female roots, neither scraped nor pounded with iron tools; soak in the first rinsing water of rice for one night, then strain and place in a silver vessel the next day. First, arrange a layer of jujubes, each split open, then spread a layer of Polygonum multiflorum … Read more
[Formula] Polygonum Multiflorum Root 500g (chop with a copper knife, soak Black Soybean 1500g in water, place in a steamer, layer with Polygonum Multiflorum Root alternately, steam until a stick of incense burns out, take out and dry in the sun, repeat this process three times, set aside), Angelica Sinensis Root, Rehmannia Glutinosa Root-baked, Cyathula … Read more
[Formula] Polygonum Multiflorum Root 500g (crushed, steamed in a bread wrapper for the duration of burning an incense stick, peeled), Poria 250g (peeled), Angelica Sinensis 250g, Atractylodes Rhizome (soaked in rice water, peeled) 500g, Prepared Rehmannia Root, Rehmannia Glutinosa Root (washed with wine), Ophiopogon Japonicus Root (soaked, core removed), Asparagus Cochinchinensis Root (soaked, core removed), … Read more
[Formula] Polygonum Multiflorum Root 400g (soaked in rice-water for three nights, outer coarse bark scraped off with a bamboo knife, sliced, then soaked with 250g black beans in boiling water for a while, steamed until cooked and remove the beans), Siberian Solomon Seal Rhizome 120g (cooked with 100g black beans until done, remove the beans, … Read more
[Formula] Goji Berry(Lycium barbarum, wolfberry fruit, an unspecified amount, pick the red and ripe ones) [Usage] Soak it in ash-free wine, for six days in winter and three days in summer. Grind it to an extremely fine consistency in a sand basin, then squeeze out the juice using a cloth bag. Combine this juice with … Read more
[Formula] Polygonati Rhizoma (Huang Jing) 2000g, Asparagi Radix (processed, Tian Men Dong) 1500g, Pinus Needle (Song Zhen) 3000g, Lycii Fructus (Gou Qi) 2500g [Usage] Use all raw ingredients. Place them in a cauldron, boil with 50,000 ml of water for one day, remove the dregs, soak the fermentation starter in the clear decoction following the … Read more
[Formula] Polygonum Multiflorum Root 240g (place in a sand pot, steam with black beans for half a day, remove the beans, soak in good-quality wine for 7 days, dry in the sun; repeat the steaming and sun-drying process 7 times), Psoralea Fruit 120g (washed with wine, stir-fried in a sand pot until yellow), Eclipta Herb … Read more
[Formula] Gan Juhua (Flos Chrysanthemi) 90g, Xuan Fuhua (Flos Inulae) 90g, Wu Baizhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae) 90g, Bai Fuling (Poria) 90g, Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae) 90g, Fupenzi (Fructus Rubi) 75g (stir-fried), Han Lian Cao (Herba Ecliptae) 45g [Usage] Grind the above ingredients into powder, refine honey to make pills the size of Sterculia platanifolia seeds. … Read more
[Formula] Cistanche Deserticola (soaked in wine) 30g, Morinda Officinalis (pith removed, soaked in wine) 30g, Cnidium Monnieri (stir-fried) 30g, Illicium Verum 30g, Cuscuta Chinensis (soaked in wine) 30g, Achyranthes Bidentata (root base removed, soaked in wine) 30g, Toosendan Fructus (stir-fried with salt) 30g, Schisandra Chinensis 30g, Dioscorea Opposita 30g, Poria with Hostwood 30g, Scutellaria Baicalensis … Read more
[Formula] Rehmanniae Radix (Sheng Di Huang) 240g, Ophiopogonis Radix (Tian Dong, without core) 240g, Chrysanthemi Flos (Ju Hua) 120g, Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhi Ke, without pulp, stir-fried with bran) 120g [Usage] Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Form pills using wine, honey, and wheat flour, with each pill being the size of a … Read more
