acupuncture and phytotherapy

Chinese Name
Mai Dong
Pharmaceutical Name
Radix Ophiopogonis
Botanical Name
Ophiopogon japonicus
Cultivation
This drug is mainly cultivated in the provinces of Zhejiang, Sichuan and Hubei.Bensky does not mention the province of Hubei and refer the Jiangsu province.
Harvesting is done during the summer.
Classification according to Chinese Medicine
This drug is classified as an Yin Tonic.

Chinese Name
Huo Ma Ren
Pharmaceutical Name
Semen Cannabis Sativae
Botanical Name
Cannabis sativa L.
Cultivation
Cultivated throughout China.
Harvesting is done in the autumn.
Classification according to Chinese Medicine
It is classified as a drug that drain downward, more specifically laxative.