Dipsacus, a name in traditional Chinese medicine, refers to the dried roots of Dipsacus asper Wall. ex Henry, a plant belonging to the genus Dipsacus in the family Dipsacaceae. This product has the effects of tonifying the liver and kidneys, strengthening tendons and bones, and promoting blood circulation. It is primarily used to treat liver and kidney deficiency, soreness and pain in the lower back and knees, pain caused by cold and dampness, metrorrhagia and menorrhagia, fetal restlessness, and injuries from falls or blows, as well as fractures and sprains.
Black Wood Ear is a name for a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the fruiting body of Auricularia auricula (L. ex Hook.) Underw., a plant in the Auriculariaceae family. It has the effects of tonifying qi and blood, moistening the lungs and nourishing yin, cooling the blood and stopping bleeding, lowering blood pressure, and fighting cancer.It is primarily used to treat blood deficiency and qi deficiency, limb spasms, cough due to lung deficiency, hemoptysis, hematemesis, epistaxis, postpartum weakness, excessive leukorrhea, metrorrhagia and menorrhagia, bloody dysentery, hemorrhoids with bleeding, constipation, and trauma.
White Mustard Seed, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It is the seed of the plant Sinapis alba L. (family Brassicaceae). It has the effects of warming the lungs and resolving phlegm, promoting the flow of qi, and dispersing nodules and reducing swelling. It is primarily used for cold-phlegm-induced wheezing and cough, fluid retention, wandering abscesses, numbness of the limbs, and swollen, painful joints.
Cinnamon is a warming herbal medicine derived from the dried bark of Cinnamomum cassia Presl, a plant in the genus Cinnamomum of the Lauraceae family.It has the effects of tonifying fire and assisting yang, directing fire back to the source, dispelling cold and relieving pain, and warming and unblocking the meridians. It is primarily used for impotence and uterine coldness, cold pain in the lower back and knees, shortness of breath due to kidney deficiency, floating yang due to deficiency, dizziness and red eyes, cold pain in the chest and abdomen, vomiting and diarrhea caused by deficiency-cold, abdominal pain from cold hernia, and dysmenorrhea or amenorrhea.
Explore classical Chinese herbal formulas from Shang Han Lun, Waitai Miyao and ancient TCM texts. View ingredients, indications, pattern differentiation and safety notes for traditional herbal prescriptions.
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