acupuncture and phytotherapy

Chinese Name
Shi Gao
Chemical Name
Calcium Sulfate
Where is found
Throughout China. Bensky says that the best comes from the provinces of Hubei and Anhui. Long Zhixian states that in Hubei Province Ying city is the one that sells the minerals with better quality.
Can be used without preparation or calcined.
Classification in Chinese Medicine
It is classified as drug that eliminate «heat. Sub-category of [...]

Chinese Name
Tian hua fen
Pharmaceutical Name
Radix Trichosantis Kirilowii
Botanical Name
Trichosantes kirilowii Maxim.
Cultivation
The cultivation is carried throughout China.
The harvest is in autumn and winter.
Classification in Chinese Medicine
Li Fei and Long Zhixian classify this drug as eliminating heat and fire drainers. Bensky classifies it as a drug that transforms phlegm and stops cough.

Chinese Name
Lu Gen
Pharmaceutical Name
Rhizoma Phragmites Communis
Botanical Name
Phragmites communis
Cultivation
This drug is grown throughout China.
Harvesting is done in spring, early summer or autumn.
Classification in Chinese Medicine
It is classified as drug that eliminate heat and drain fire.

Chinese Name
Zhi mu
Pharmaceutical Name
Rhizoma Anemarrhenae asphodeloides
Botanical Name
Anemarrhenae asphodeloides Bge.
Cultivation
Grown in the provinces of Shanxi, Hebei (the principal) and the Northeast.
Harvesting can be done in spring or autumn.
Classification in Chinese Medicine
It is classified as a drug that eliminates heat and drains fire.

Chinese Name
Sang ye
Pharmaceutical Name
Folium Mori Alba
Botanical Name
Morus Alba L.
Cultivation
It is grown throughout China.
The harvest takes place from October to December, after the first cold spell.
Classification in Chinese Medicine
It is classified as a drug that releases the exterior. Treats patterns of wind-heat.

Chinese Name
Sheng ma
Pharmaceutical Name
Rhizoma Cimicifugae
Botanical Name
Cimicifuga foetida L., Cimicifuga dahurica (Turckz.) Cimicifuga heracleifolia Kom.; Cimicifuga heracleifolia Komar.
Cultivation
These drugs grow in different regions. The cimicifuga foetida is grown in the provinces of Sichuan, Qinghai, Yunnan, Shaanxi and while Cimicifuga dahurica and Cimicifuga heracleifolia are grown throughout the northeastern China.
Harvesting is done in the autumn.
Classification in Chinese Medicine
It [...]

Chinese Name
Dan dou chi
Pharmaceutical Name
Semen sojae Praeparatum
Botanical Name
Glycine max. (L.) Merr.
Cultivation
This drug is the fermented seed of Glycine max.
Cultivated throughout China.
Classification in Chinese Medicine
It is classified as a drug that releases the exterior. In this case for patterns of wind-heat.

Chinese Name
Chan Tui
Pharmaceutical Name
Periostracum Cicada
Zoo Name
Cryptotympana pustulata Fabr. Or Cryptotympana atrata Fabr.: This drug concerns the carapace of an insect. Cicada refers to any insect of the order Homoptera. Generally insects caught are between 2-5 cm. The shell used in TCM regards insect Cryptotympana pubricius from the family Cicadidae.
Cultivation
Cultivated throughout China, especially in the provinces of Henan, Hebei, Jiangsu [...]

Chinese Name
Cang er zi
Pharmaceutical Name
Fructus xanthii Sibirici
Botanical Name
Xanthium sibiricum Patr. Ex Widd
Cultivation
It is grown throughout China, particularly in the provinces of Hubei, Jiangxi, Jiangsu and Shandong.
Harvesting is done when the fruit ripens from August to September.
Classification in Chinese Medicine
Classified as a drug that eliminates wind-dampness or drug that releases the exterior. Symptoms treated by this drug [...]

Chinese Name
Xiang Rú
harmaceutical Name
Herba Escholtziae seu Moslae
Botanical Name
Elsholtzia splendens Nakai ex Maekwa or Mosle chinensis Maxim.
Cultivation
This herbal drug/herbal remedy represents the total plant of herbaceous perennials Elsholtzia splendens Nakai ex Maekwa and Mosle chinensis Maxim. It is produced in the provinces of Jiangxi, Henan, Anhui, Hunan, etc…
Harvesting is done in summer and autumn when the fruit [...]