ORIENTAL MATERIA MEDICA

a concise guide

DR. HONG-YEN HSU

DR. YUH-PAN CHEN
DR. SHUENN-JYI SHEN
DR. CHAU-SHIN HSU
DR. CHIEN-CHIH CHEN
DR. H SI EN-CHANG CHANG

ORIENTAL HEALING ARTS INSTITUTE

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PREFACE
INTRODUCTION 1
A Brief History of the Development of Chinese Herbal Medicine 3
Properties and Actions of Herbal Medicine 6
The Four Directions of Drugs 18
Classification of Drugs According to Their Therapeutic Actions on the
Channels {Kuei Ching, BB ) 22
The Processing of Traditional Chinese Drugs 27
The Dosage Forms of Traditional Chinese Drugs 32
Drug Contraindications 35
Dosage of Chinese Herbal Drugs 37
Methods of Decocting and Administering Herbal Drugs 39
REFERENCES 41

CHAPTER 1 SUDORIFICS 43
Section 1 Acrid-Warm Sudorifics .44
* 1. ALLII FISTULOSI BULBUS 44
* 2. ANGELICAS DAHURICAE RADIX 45
* 3. ASARI HERBA CUM RADICE 47
* 4. CINNAMOMI RAMULUS 48
* 5. CORIANDRI FRUCTUS 50
* 6. ELSHOLTZIAE HERBA 51
* 7. EPHEDRAE HERBA 52
* 8. LEDEBOURIELLAE RADIX 53
* 9. LIGUSTICI SINENSIS RHIZOMA ET RADIX 54
*10. MAGNOLIAE FLOS 55
*11. NOTOPTERYGII RHIZOMA 57
*12. PERILLAE FOLIUM 59
(Addendum) PERILLAE RAMULUS 60
*13. SCHIZONEPETAE HERBA 60
14. TAMARICIS RAMULUS ET FOLIUM 61
15. THYMI SERPYLLI HERBA 62
16. TOUGUCAO HERBA 63
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* 17. ZINGIBERIS RHIZOMA 64

Section 2 Acrid-Cool Sudorifics 65

•18. ARCTII FRUCTUS 66
19. BIDENTIS BIPINNATAE HERBA 67
•20. BUPLEURI RADK 68
•21. CHRYSANTHEMI FLOS 70
*22. CHRYSANTHEMI INDICI FLOS 71
*23. CICADAE PERIOSTRACUM 72
(Addendum) CICADAE INFEST AESCLEROTIUM 73
*24. CIMICIFUGAE RHIZOMA 73
25. DIOSCOREAE NIPPONICAE RHIZOMA 75
*26. EQUISETI HERBA 76
27. ERIOCAULI FOLIUM 77
28. LEMNAE HERBA 78
*29. MENTHAE HERBA 79
*30. MORI FOLIUM • 80
*31. PUERARIAE RADIX 81
32. SCHIZOPHRAGMAE CORTEX 82
•33. SOJAE SEMEN PRAEPARATUM 83
34. SOLANI RHIZOMA ET RADIX 84
*35. VITICIS FRUCTUS 84
36. VITICIS RADK 85

CHAPTER 2 PURGATIVES 87
Section 1 Attacking Purgatives 88
*37. ALOE 88
38. CATHARSIUS 89
•39. NATRIUM SULFURKUM 90
40. PINI TABULAEFORMIS FRUCTUS 91
*41. RHEI RHIZOMA 92
*42. SENNAE FOLIUM 93

Section 2 Moistening Purgatives .95

*43. CANNABIS SEMEN 95
44. CASSIAE OCCIDENTALS SEMEN 96
45. MEL 97
*46. PRUNI JAPONICAE SEMEN 98
*47. SESAMI SEMEN 99

Section 3 Catharticodiuretic Purgatives 100

•48. CROTONIS SEMEN 100
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49. DAPHNIS GENKWAE FLOS 102

50. EUPHORBIAE KANSUI RADIX 103
*51. EUPHORBIAE LATHYRIDIS SEMEN 104
*52. KNOXIAE RADDC and EUPHORBIAE PEKINENSIS RADIX 105
53. LEPIDH SEMEN . . 106
54. PHARBITIDIS SEMEN 107
*55. PHYTOLACCAE RADDC 108
56. RICINI SEMEN 110
57. SAPII CORTEX Ill

CHAPTER 3 FEBRIFUGES 112

Section 1 Fire-Purging Febrifuges ..114
•58. ANEMARRHENAE RHIZOMA 114
59. COMMELINAE HERBA 116
*60. GARDENIAE FRUCTUS 117
•61. GLAUBERITUM 118
*62. GYPSUM FIBROSUM 119
*63. LOPHATHERI HERBA 120
*64. NELUMBINIS EMBRYO 121
*65. PHRAGMITIS RHIZOMA 123
66. PLEIOBLASTI FOLIUM 124
67. POLYGONI SALICIFOLII FRUCTUS 124
68. POPULI RESINA 125
*69. PRUNELLAE SPICA 126
70. RANUNCULI TERNATI RADIX 127
71. SAXIFRAGAE HERBA 128
•72. URSI FEL 129

Section 2 Liver-Cleansing, Vision-Clarifying Febrifuges 130

73. AGATE. 130
74. BUDDLEIAE FLOS 131
*75. CASSIAE TORAE SEMEN 132
76. CELOSIAE SEMEN 133
77. CORALLII OS 134
78. LEPORUM FAECES 134
79. MACTRAE CONCHA 135
80. OCIMI FRUCTUS 135
81. SENECIONIS HERBA 136
82. VESPERTILIONUM FAECES 137

Section 3 Blood-Cooling Febrifuges 138

83. ASCLEPIADE HERBA 139
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84. CYMBIDII FLOS 140

(Addendum) CYMBIDII FOLIUM 140
(Addendum) CYMBIDII RADDC 140
85. ERVATAMIAE HERBA 141
86. IRIDIS SEMEN , 142
• 87. LITHOSPERMI RADDC, MACROTOMIAE RADDC 142
88. LIVISTONAE SEMEN 144
• 89. MOUTAN RADICIS CORTEX 144
90. POLYGONI CHINENSE HERBA 146
91. P0LYGONI CUSPIDATI RHIZOMA 147
• 92. REHMANNIAE RADIX 148
* 93. RHINOCEROTIS CORNU 149
94. SARGENTODOXAE CAULIS 150
* 95. SCROPHULARIAE RADDC 151

Section 4 Moisture-Drying Febrifuges 152

96. ABUTILI INDICI HERBA . . 152
97. BERBERIS SARGENTIANAE CORTEX 153
98. CANARII FRUCTUS 154
• 99. COPTIDIS RHIZOMA 155
100. CYCADIS FOLIUM 156
(Addendum) CYCADIS SEMEN 157
101. FRAXINI CORTEX 157
•102. GENTIANAE SCABRAE RADDC 159
103. HOVENIAE SEMEN SEU FRUCTUS 160
104. OPUNTIAE RHIZOMA '. 161
•105. PHELLODENDRI CORTEX 161
106. PICRORRHIZAE RHIZOMA .. 163
107. POTENTILLAE CHINENSIS RADDC , .. 164
•108. SCUTELLARIAE RADDC 165
109. SELAGINELLAE MOELLENDORFH HERBA 167
•110. SOPHORAE RADDC 167
111. SUIS FEL 169

Section 5 Detoxifying Febrifuges .170

112. ABRI RADDC 170
113. ACTINEDIAE CHINENSIS FRUCTUS 171
(Addendum) ACTINIDIAE CHINENSIS RADDC 172
114. ADINAE HERBA 172
115. AEGINETIAE HERBA 173
116. AMPELOPSIS RADDC 173
117. ANDROGRAPHIDIS HERBA. 174
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118. ARDISIAE CRENATAE RADIX 176

119. ASTERIS INDICI HERBA 176
•120. BAPHICACANTHIS FOLIUM 177
•121. BAPHICACANTHIS RHIZOMA ET RADIX 178
122. BELAMCANDAE RHIZOMA 179
123. BIDENTIS HERBA 180
124. BLECHNI RHIZOMA 181
125. CAPPARIS SEMEN 181
126. CAYRATIAE HERBA 182
127. COMMELINAE BENGHALENSIS HERBA 183
128. CONIOGRAMMES HERBA 184
129. CROTALARIAE SESSILIFLORAE HERBA 184
130. DICHONDRAE HERBA 185
•131. DICTAMNI RADICIS CORTEX 186
132. DROSERAE HERBA 187
133. DUCHESNEAE HERBA 187
134. ECHINOPSIS RADDC 188
135. ELEPHANTIS DENS 189
136. ELEPHANTOPI HERBA 190
137. EULOTAE 190
138. EVODIAE PTELEAEFOLIAE RADDC 191
139. FICI CARICAE FLOS 192
•140. FORSYTHIAE. FRUCTUS 193
141. GALII APARINES HERBA 194
142. GLYCYRRHIZAE PULVIS PRAEPARATUS 195
143. GOSSAMPINI FLOS 196
144. GYMNEMAE CAUIiS ET RADIX 196
145. HELICTERIS HERBA 197
146. HELIOTROPII HERBA 198
147. HELMINTHOSTACHYTIS RHIZOMA 199
148. HIBISCI MUTABILIS FOLIUM 199
149. HOUTTUYNIAE HERBA 200
150. HYPERICI HERBA 201
151. ILICIS ASPRELLAE RADDC 203
152. INDIGO PULVERATA LEVIS 203
153. JUSSIAEAE HERBA 204
154. LACCA 205
155. LASHIOSPHAERA 206
156. LEMAX 207
157. LINDERNIAE HERBA 207
158. LIPPIAE HERBA 208
159. LONICERAE CAULIS ET FOLIUM 209
•160. LONICERAE FLOS 209
161. LYGODII SPORA 211
(Addendum) LYGODII HERBA 211
162. MALACHII HERBA 212
163. MELASTOMAE HERBA 212
164. MILLETTIAE SPECIOSAE RADDC 213
165. MUSAE CAUDEX 213
166. MUSSAENDAE CAULIS ET FOLIUM 214
167. OLDENLANDIAE HERBA 215
168. PAEDERIAE CAULIS 216
169. PARMELIAE HERBA 217
170. PISTACIAE FOLIUM 218
171. PODOPHYLLI RHIZOMA 219
172. POLYGONI BISTORTAE RHIZOMA 220
173. POLYGONI CYMOSI RHIZOMA ET RADDC 221
174. POLYPODII HASTATI HERBA. , . . . 222
175. PORPHYRAE HERBA 223
176. PORTULACAE HERBA 223
177. PTERIS HERBA 224
178. PUERARIAE FLOS 225
•179. PULSATILLAE RADIX 226
180. RAUWOLFIAE VERTICILLATAE RADDC 227
181. ROSTELLULARIAE HERBA 228
182. SAPINDI SEMEN 229
183. SCIAENAE OTOZITHUM 230
184. SCUTELLARIAE BARBATAE HERBA 230
185. SEMIAQUILEGIAE RADDC 231
186. SENECIONIS INTEGRIFOLII HERBA 232
•187. SMILACIS GLABRAE RHIZOMA 233
188. SOLANI HERBA ... 234
189. SOLANI LYRATI HERBA 235
190. SOPHORAE SUBPROSTRATAE RADDC 236
191. TARAXACI HERBA. . 237
192. THLASPI HERBA 238
193. TEMOSPORAE RADDC 240
194. URINAE HOMINIS SEDIMEN. 241
195. VERNONIAE HERBA 241
196. VIOLAE COLUNAE HERBA 242
197. VIOLAE HERBA .243
198. WEDELIAE HERBA. 244
199. WDCSTROEMIAE RADIX 244
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Section 6 Summer Heat-Resolving Febrifuges 245

•200. ARTEMISIAE CHING-HAO HERBA 246
*201. CITRULLI PERICARPIUM 247
•(Addendum) CITRULLI FRUCTUS 248
•202. DOLICHORIS SEMEN (LABLAB SEMEN) 248
(Addendum) DOLICHORIS TESTA 249
(Addendum) DOLICHORIS FLOS 249
•203. GLYCINE SEMEN GERMINATUM 249
204. MESONAE HERBA 250
205. NELUMBBSflS FOLIUM .. 251
206. PHASEOLI MUNGINIS SEMEN. 252
(Addendum) MUNGO TESTA 252
(Addendum) MUNGO FLOS 253
207. TRAPAE FRUCTUS 253

Section 7 Febrifuges for Asthenic Fever 254

•208. CYNANCHI ATRATI RADDC 254
209. HUMULI HERBA 255
210. ILICIS FOLIUM 256
•211. LYCII RADICIS CORTEX 257
•212. STELLARIAE DICHOTOMAE RADDC 258

Section 8 Detoxifying Drugs 258

213. AGKISTRODON JAPONICAE 259
214. ANAGALLIS HERBA 260
215. ARDISIAE HERBA 261
216. CATHARANTHI HERBA 262
217. KYLLINGAE HERBA. 263
218. LAGENARIAE FRUCTUS 263
219. MELOTHRIAE MADEROSPATANAE RADDC 264
220. NARCISSI BULBUS 265
221. PTEROCARPI INDICI LIGNUM 267

CHAPTER 4 DEHUMIDIFYING DIURETICS 269

•222. ABUTILI SEMEN 270
•223. AKEBIAE CAULIS 270
•224. ALISMATIS RHIZOMA 272
•225. ARISTOLOCHIAE FANGCHI RADDC 273
•226. ARTEMISIAE CAPILLARIS HERBA * 275
•227. BENINCASAE SEMEN 277
228. BOEHMERIAE RADDC 278
229. CAMELLIAE FOLIUM 279
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•230. COICIS SEMEN 280

231. CYPRINUS 281
232. DESMODII HERBA 282
233. DIANTHI HERBA 283
•234. DIOSCOREAE SATIVAE RHIZOMA . 285
235. EUPHORBIAE HELIOSCOPIAE HERBA 286
236. GLOSSOGYNES HERBA 287
237. GRYLLODES 288
•238. JUNCI CAULIS MEDULLA 289
239. KADSURAE RADICIS CORTEX .289
240. KOCHIAE FRUCTUS .290
241. LAGENARIAE SICERARIAE FRUCTUS 291
242. LOBELIAE CHINENSIS HERBA 292
•243. MAYDIS STIGMATA . . .293
244. MELOTHRIAE RADDC .294
245. NITER . 295
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246. ORIGANI HERBA i 296
247. ORTHOSBPHI HERBA .. .. 297
248. PHASEOLI SEMEN 298
•249. PLANTAGINIS SEMEN 298
(Addendum) PLANTAGINIS HERBA 299
250. POGONATHERI HERBA 300
251. POLYGONI AVICULARIS HERBA 300
252. POLYGONI HYDROPIPERIS HERBA 302
253. POLYGONI PERFOLIATI HERBA . 303
•254. POLYPORUS 304
•255. PORIA 305
(Addendum) HOELEN CENTER 306
256. PYRROSIAE HERBA 306
257. SALVIAE HERBA 307
258. SAURURI HERBA 308
259. SOLANI XANTHOCARPI HERBA 309
•260. TALCUM AND KAOLINUM 310
261. TETRAPANACIS MEDULLA 311
262. ULMI PUMILAE CORTEX 312
263. WIKSTROEMIAE CHAMAEDAPHNES FLOS 313
264. ZANTHOXYLI BUNGEANI SEMEN 313

CHAPTER 5 ANTIRHEUMATICS , 315

265. ABRI HERBA 316
•266. ACANTHOPANACIS RADICIS CORTEX 317
267. ADENOSTEMMAE HERBA 3,18
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268. AGKISTRODON 319

269. ANEMONES RADDEANAE RHIZOMA 320
•270. ANGELICAE TUHUO RADDC 321
271. ARDISIAE RHIZOMA 322
272. ARISTOLOCHIAE HERBA 323
273. ARTEMISIAE KEISKEANAE FRUCTUS 324
274. BOMBYCIS FAECES 324
•275. CHAENOMELIS FRUCTUS 325
276. CHENOPODII HERBA 326
277. CISSl CAULIS 327
•278. CLEMATIDIS RADDC 328
279. CLERODENDRI RAMULUS ET FOLIUM 329
280. CUDRANIAE LIGNUM 330
281. ELAEAGNI RADDC 331
282. ERYCIBES RADDC ET CAULIS 332
283. ERYTHRLNAE CORTEX 332
284. FICI AERIUS RADDC 333
•285. GENTIANAE MACROPHYLLAE RADDC 334
286. HOMALONEMAE RHIZOMA 336
287. DCORAE RADDC 336
288. LYCOPODII HERBA 337
289. MOGHANIAE RADDC 338
•290. MORI RAMULUS 339
291. MURRAYAE RAMULUS ET FOLIUM 340
292. OSBECKIAE HERBA 341
293. PINI NODI LIGNUM 341
294. PINI POLLEN 342
295. PIPERIS HANCEI RHIZOMA 343
296. PIPERIS WALLICHII CAULIS ET FOLIUM 344
297. PLUMBAGINIS HERBA 345
298. POLYGONI ORIENTALES HERBA 346
299. PYCNOSTELMAE HERBA 347
300. PYROLAE HERBA 348
301. RHODOMYRTI RADDC 350
302. RHOIS CHINENSIS RADDC 350
303. SALICIS BABYLONICAE RAMULUS 351
(Addendum) SALICIS BABYLONICAE FOLIUM 352
304. SAMBUCUDB CAULIS ET FOLIUM 352
305. SARCANDRAE CAULIS ET FOLIUM 353
306. SERPENTIS PERIOSTRACUM 354
•307. SffiGESBECKIAE HERBA 355
308. SINOMENII ACUTI RHIZOMA 356
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309. SKIMMIAE CAULIS ET FOLIUM 357

310. SPILANTHIS FLOS 358
311. STATICES RADDC 359
•312. TIGRIDIS OS 360
313. TRACHELOSPERMI CAULIS 361
314. VANIERIAE CAULIS 362
315. VENTILAGINIS RADDC ET RHIZOMA 363
•316. XANTHII FRUCTUS 363
317. ZANTHOXYLI NITIDI FOLIUM ET RADDC. 364
318. ZANTHOXYLI RADDC 365
319. ZAOCYS SICCA 366

CHAPTER 6 INTERIOR-WARMING CHILL-REPELLING DRUGS 368

•320. ACONITI TUBER 369
•321. ALPINIAE OFFICINARUM RHIZOMA .372
(Addendum) ALPINIAE GALANGAE FRUCTUS 373
•322. CARYOPHYLLI FLOS 373
•323. CINNAMOMI CORTEX 375
324. CUBEBAE FRUCTUS 376
•325. EVODIAE FRUCTUS 377
•326. FOENICUIi FRUCTUS 378
•327. PIPERIS LONGI FRUCTUS 379
•328. PIPERIS NIGRI FRUCTUS 381
•329. ZANTHOXYLI FRUCTUS 382
•330. ZINGIBERIS SICCATUM RHIZOMA 383

CHAPTER 7 AROMATIC DEHUMIDIFYING DRUGS 385

331. ALPINIAE KATSUMADAII SEMEN 385
•332. AMOMI ROTUNDI FRUCTUS 386
•333. AMOMI SEMEN 387
•334. AMOMI TSAO-KO FRUCTUS * 389
•335. ATRACTYLODIS LANCEAE RHIZOMA 389
336. EUPATORII HERBA 391
337. KAEMPFERIAE RHIZOMA 392
•338. MAGNOLIAE CORTEX 393
339. NARDOSTACHYTIS RHIZOMA 394
340. OCIMI HERBA 395
•341. POGOSTEMI HERBA s 396

CHAPTER 8 CH'/-REGULATING DRUGS 398

342. ACRONYCHIAE LIGNUM .400
343. AESCUli FRUCTUS 400
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344. AKEBIAE FRUCTUS 401

•345. ALLII CHINENSIS BULBUS 402
•346. AQUILARIAE LIGNUM 403
•347. ARECAE PERICARPIUM 404
348. ASPONGOPUS 405
•349. AURANTH FRUCTUS 406
•350. AURANTII FRUCTUS IMMATURUS 407
351. CANAVALIAE SEMEN 409
•352. CITRI IMMATURI PERICARPIUM 410
•353. CITRI LEIOCARPAE EXOCARPIUM 411
(Addendum) CITRI EXOCARPIUM RUBRUM 412
(Addendum) AURANTII FASCICULUS VASCULARIS 412
(Addendum) AURANTII FOLIUM 413
(Addendum) AURANTII SEMEN 413
354. CITRI MEDICAE PERICARPIUM 413
•355. CITRI SARCODACTYLI FRUCTUS 414
•356. CYPERI RHIZOMA 415
357. DAIDAI FLOS 417
358. JASMINI FLOS 417
359. KADSURAE LONGEPEDUNCULATAE RADDC 418
•360. KAKI CALYX 419
361. KAKI SACCHARUM ,420
•362. LINDERAE RADDC 420
•363. LITCHI SEMEN 422
•364. MELIAE TOOSENDAN FRUCTUS 423
365. PRUNI FLOS 424
366. PRUNI RADICIS CORTEX 424
367. ROSAE RUGOSAE FLOS 425
•368. SANTALI LIGNUM 426
•369. SAUSSUREAE RADDC 427
370. THLADIANTHAE FRUCTUS 430

CHAPTER 9 BLOOD-REGULATING DRUGS 431

Section 1 Blood-Enlivening Stagnancy-Removing Drugs 431
•371. ACHYRANTHIS RADDC 433
•372. ARCAE CONCHA 434
373. ARDIS1AE HERBA 435
374. ARMADILLIDIUM 436
375. ARTEMISIAE ANOMALAE HERBA 437
376. BEGON1AE HERBA 438
377. BRASSICAE CAMPESTRIS SEMEN 439
378. BUDDLE1AE LINDLEYANAE RADDC 439
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379. CAMPSITIS FLOS 440

380. CAMPTOTHECAE FRUCTUS ET RADDC 441
•381. CARTHAMI FLOS 442
382. CENTELLAE HERBA .443
383. CHIMONANTHI FLOS 445
•384. CNIDII RHIZOMA (LIGUSTICI RHIZOMA). . .446
385. CORYDALIDIS DECUMBENS HERBA 447
•386. CORYDALIDIS TUBER 448
387. CROCUS (CROCI STIGMA) 450
•388. CURCUMAE RHIZOMA 451
•389. CURCUMAE TUBER 452
390. CYPER1PEDII HERBA 453
•391. DRACONIS RESINA 454
392. EUONYMI LIGNUM SUBFRALATUM 455
393. EUPOLYPHAGA 456
394. HIRUDO 457
395. HOLOTRICHIAE VERMICULUS 458
396. ILICIS PUBESCENDIS RADIX 459
397. 1MPATIENTIS SEMEN 460
398. LACCA SINICA EXSICCATA 460
•399. LEONURI HERBA 461
(Addendum) LEONURI FRUCTUS 463
400. LESPEDEZAE HERBA . .463
•401. LIQUIDAMBARIS FRUCTUS 464
402. LIQUIDAMBARIS TAIWANIANAE RESINA 465
403. LUFFAE FASCICULUS VASCULARIS 466
404. LYCOPI HERBA 466
405. LYCOPI RHIZOMA 467
406. LYCOPODII SERRATI HERBA 468
•407. MANITIS SQUAMA . .469
408. MUCUNAE CAULIS 470
•409. MYRRHA 471
•410. OLIBANUM .472
411. OROSTACHYDIS HERBA 473
412. PAEONIAE RADIX 474
•413. PERSICAE SEMEN 476
•414. PYRITUM 477
•415. ROSAE CHINENSIS FLOS 477
416. ROSAE CYMOSAE FOLIUM ET RADIX. . . 478
417. RUBI PARVIFOLII RADK 479
418. SALVIAE CHINENSIS HERBA. 480
•419. SALVIAE MILTIDRRHIZAE RADIX. 480
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•420. SAPPAN LIGNUM 482

421. SELAGINELLAE DOEDERLEINII HERBA 483
422. SELAGINELLAE HERBA 484
•423. SPARGANII RHIZOMA 485
424. TABANUS 486
425. TROGOPTERORUM FAECES 486
426. URINA HOMINIS 487
•427. VACCARIAE SEMEN 488
428. VERBENAE HERBA 489
429. ZEDOARIAE RHIZOMA 490

Section 2 Hemostatics 491

•430. AGRIMONIAE HERBA 492
•431. ARTEMISIAE ARGYI FOLIUM 493
•432. BLETILLAE TUBER 494
433. BREEAE RADDC 495
434. CAMELLIAE FLOS 496
435. CAPSELLAE HERBA 496
436. CERA CHINENSIS 497
•437. CIRSII RHIZOMA ET RADDC 498
•438. CRINIS CARBONISATUS 499
439. CROSSOSTEPHII HERBA 500
440. DOLOMITUM 501
441. EUPHORBIAE HUMIFUSAE HERBA 501
442. FUMI CARBONISATUS PULVIS 502
443. HIBISCI FLOS 503
444. HUECHYS 504
445. IMPERATAE RHIZOMA 505
446. DCERITIS HERBA 506
447. LOTI RHIZOMATIS NODUS 507
448. NELUMBINIS FLOS 508
449. PRINSEPIAE SEMEN 509
450. RUBIAE RADDC 509
451. RUMECIS RADDC 511
•452. SANGUISORBAE RADDC 512
•453. SOPHORAE FLOS 513
454. TERRA FLAVA USTA (BOLUS USTA) 514
•455. THUJAE ORIENTALS FOLIUM ET RAMULUS 515
456. TRACHYCARPI FOLIUM ET PETIOLUS 516
•457. TYPHAE POLLEN 517
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CHAPTER 10 TONICS 519

Section 1 Ch'i Tonics 520
458. ALLII FISTULOSI SEMEN 521
•459. ASTRAGALI RADDC 521
•460. ATRACTYLODIS RHIZOMA 524
•461. BATATATIS RHIZOMA 525
•462. CODONOPSITIS RADIX 526
463. GINSENG FOLIUM CUM CAULE. 527
•464. GINSENG RADDC 528
•(Addendum) SANCHIS RADDC, FOLIUM ET FLOS . 530
465. GINSENG RHIZOMA 531
•466. GLYCYRRHIZAE RADDC 532
467. ORYZAE SEMEN 534
•468. POLYGONATI RHIZOMA 534
469. PSEUODOSTELLARIAE RADDC 536
•470. SACCHARUM GRANORUM 536
471. TREMELLA 537
•472. ZIZYPHI FRUCTUS 538

Section 2 Hematinics 539

•473. ANGELICAE RADIX 540
•474. ASINI GELATINUM 542
•475. LONGANAE ARILLUS 543
•476. LYCH FRUCTUS 544
•477. MORI FRUCTUS 545
•478. PAEONIAE RADDC 546
•479. POLYGONI MULTIFLORI RADDC . 547
•480. REHMANNIAE RADDC 548

Section 3 Yang Tonics .549

481. ALLII TUBEROSI SEMEN 551
•482. ALPINIAE OXYPHYLLAE FRUCTUS .551
483. ASTRAGALI SEMEN 552
484. CERVI CORNU PARVUM 553
(Addendum) CERVI CORNU 554
(Addendum) CERVI COLLA CORNUS 555
(Addendum) CERVI FRAGMENTA CORNUS 555
(Addendum) CERVI PENIS 555
•485. CIBOTII RHIZOMA . . 556
•486. CISTANCHIS HERBA. 557
•487. CORDYCEPS .558
•488. CURCULIGINIS RHIZOMA . 559
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*489. CUSCUTAE SEMEN 560

•490. CYNOMORII HERBA 561
•491. DIPSACI RADDC 561
•492. DRYNARIAE RHIZOMA 562
•493. EPIMEDII HERBA 563
•494. EUCOMMIAE CORTEX 565
495. FICI PUMILAE FRUCTUS 566
•496. GECKO 567
497. HIPPOCAMPUS 567
•498. HOMINIS PLACENTA 568
•499. JUGLANDIS SEMEN 569
•500. MORINDAE RADDC 570
501. ORYZAE SEMEN 571
•502. PHOCAE TESTIS ET PENIS 572
•503. PSORALEAE SEMEN 572
504. SYNGNATHUS 574
505. SYRINGOPORAE OS and STALACTITUM TUBUUFORME 574
506. TREMOLITUM 575
507. TRIGONELLAE SEMEN 576

Section 4 Yin Tonics 577

•508. ADENOPHORAE RADDC .578
•509. AMYDAE CARAPAX 579
•510. ASPARAGI RADDC 580
511. BROUSSONETIAE FRUCTUS 581
•512. DENDROBII CAULIS 582
513. ECLIPTAE HERBA 583
514. GALLUS 585
•515. GLEHNIAE RADDC CUM RHIZOMA 585
516. GLYCINE SOJAE SEMEN 586
517. HALIOTIS 587
518. ICHTHYOCOLLA (COLLA PISCIS) 588
519. ILICIS LATIFOL1AE FOLIUM 588
•520. LIGUSTRI FRUCTUS 589
•521. LILII BULBUS 590
522. LORANTHI RAMULUS 591
523. LUTRAE JECUR 593
•524. OPHIOPOGONIS TUBER 593
525. OROBANCHIS HERBA 595
526. PANACIS MAJORIS RHIZOMA 595
•527. PANACIS QUINQUEFOLII RADDC 596
•528. POLYGONATI OFFICINALIS RHIZOMA 597
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*597. BAMBUSAE CAULIS IN TAENIIS 674

(Addendum) BAMBUSAE SUCCUS 675
598. BAMBUSAE CONCRETIO SILICEA 675
599. CALCULUS MACACAE 676
600. CYCLINAE CONCHA 676
(Addendum) MERETRICIS CONCHA 677
601. DIOSCOREAE BULBIFERAE RHIZOMA 677
*602. FRITILLARIAE BULBUS 679
603. HELEOCHARIS BULBUS 680
•604. LAMINARIAE THALLUS 681
•605. LAPIS CHLORITI 682
•606. PEUCEDANI RADDC 683
•607. PUMEX. . 684
(Addendum) MADREPORARIAE OS 685
608. RHOPILEMAE TENTACULUM . 685
609. SARGASSUM 686
610. STERCUL1AE SEMEN 687
•611. TRICHOSANTHIS RADIX 688
•612. TRICHOSANTHIS SEMEN 688
•(Addendum) TRICHOSANTHIS FRUCTUS . . 689
(Addendum) TRICHOSANTHIS PERICARPIUM 690
613. USNEA 690

Section 2 Warming Phlegmolytics 691

•614. ARISAEMATIS RHIZOMA 691
615. CENTIPEDAE HERBA 692
•616. CYNANCHI STAUNTONI RHIZOMA ET RADDC. . 693
•617. GLEDITSIAE FRUCTUS 694
(Addendum) GLEDITSIAE SEMEN 695
(Addendum) GLEDITSIAE SPINA. . .695
618. GYMNOCLADI FRUCTUS 695
•619. INULAE FLOS . 696
(Addendum) INULAE HERBA . 697
•620. PINELLIAE TUBER. . 697
•621. PLATYCODI RADDC 699
•622. SINAPIS SEMEN 700
623. STALACTrrUM 701
•624. TYPHONII RHIZOMA 702

Section 3 Antitussive and Antiasthmatic Drugs .703

625. ARISTOLOCHIAE CAULIS 703
•626. ARISTOLOCHIAE FRUCTUS „ 704
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•627. ARMENIACAE SEMEN 705

628. ARSENOLITE 706
•629. ASTERIS RADDC ET RHIZOMA 707
630. CHANGII RADDC 708
631. CUCUMIDIS SEMEN 709
632. DATURAE ALBAE FLOS 710
•633. ERIOBOTRYAE FOLIUM 711
•634. FARFARAE FLOS 712
635. FOLLICULARIS OVI MEMBRANA 713
636. GOMPHRENAE FLOS 713
637. HYOSCYAMI SEMEN 714
638. LYONIAE HERBA 715
639. MARSDENIAE HERBA 716
•640. MORI CORTEX 717
641. NANDINAE FRUCTUS 719
642. OROXYLI SEMEN 720
•643. PERILLAE SEMEN '. 721
•644. STEMONAE RADIX 721
645. VITICIS QUINATAE RADDC 723

CHAPTER 16 DIGEST ANTS 724

646. ASA FOETIDA 725
647. CHRYSOMYIAE LARVA 726
•648. CRATAEGI FRUCTUS 727
•649. GALL1 STOMACHICHUM CORIUM 728
•650. HORDEI GERMINATUS FRUCTUS 729
•651. MASSA MEDICATA FERMENT ATA
(MASSA MEDICINALIS FERMENTAJA) 730
652. MONASCO CUM ORYZAE SEMEN 731
•653. ORYZAE FRUCTUS 732
•654. RAPHANI SEMEN 733
655. SETARIAE SEMEN 734

CHAPTER 17 ANTHELMINTICS 735

•656. ALLII BULBUS 735
•657. ARECAE SEMEN 737
658. BRUCEAE FRUCTUS 738
659. CARPESII FRUCTUS, DAUCI FRUCTUS 739
660. CINCHONAE CORTEX 741
661. CUCURBITAE SEMEN 742
662. DRYOPTERIS CRASSIRHIZOMAE RHIZOMA 743
663. MELIAE CORTEX 744
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•529. TESTUDINIS PLASTRUM 598

CHAPTER 11 ASTRINGENTS 600

530. AILANTHI FRUCTUS 601
531. CEDRELAE CORTEX 602
532. CELOSIAE CRISTATAE FLOS 602
•533. CHEBULAE FRUCTUS 603
•534. CORNI FRUCTUS 605
•535. EPHEDRAE RADDC 606
536. ERINACEI CORIUM 607
537. EURYALIS SEMEN 608
538. GALLA HALEPENSIS 608
539. GALLA RHOIS 609
•540. GINKGO SEMEN 610
•541. GRANATI PERICARPIUM 611
542. HALLOYSITUM RUBRUM 612
543. LIMONITUM 613
544. MANTIDIS OOTHECA 614
•545. MUME FRUCTUS 615
•546. MYRISTICAE SEMEN 616
•547. NELUMBENIS SEMEN 617
548. NELUMBINIS STAMEN 618
549. ORYZAE RADDC 619
•550. PAPAVERIS FRUCTUS .620
551. QUERCI ACUTISSMAE FRUCTUS 621
•552. ROSAE LAEVIGATAE FRUCTUS 622
•553. RUBI FRUCTUS 623
•554. SCHlZANDRAE FRUCTUS 624
555. SEPIAE OS ' .625
•556. TRITICI FRUCTUS 626

CHAPTER 12 TRANQUIL1ZERS 628

Section 1 Settling Tranquilizers .628
557. AMBER 629
558. AMETHYSTUM 630
•559. CINNABARIS 630
560. FOSSILIA DENTIS MASTODI (MASTODI DENTIS FOSSILIA) 631
•561. FOSSILIA OSSIS MASTODI (MASTODI OSSIS FOSSILIA)
(DRACONIS OS) 632
562. GOLD FOIL 633
•563. HAEMATITUM 633
•564. MAGNETITE 634
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•565. MARGARITA 635

(Addendum) PTER1AE CONCHA 636
•566. OSTREAE TESTA 637
567. RHODODENDRI MOLLES FOLIUM 638
568. ROTUNDUM PYRITUM 638

Section 2 Cardiotonic Tranquilizers 639

•569. ALBIZZIAE CORTEX 639
570. GANODERMA 640
•571. POLYGALAE RADDC 641
•572. POLYGONI MULTIFLORI CAULIS 643
•573. THUJAE ORIENTALIS SEMEN (BIOTAE SEMEN) 643
574. TRITICI LEVIS SEMEN 644
•575. ZIZYPHI SPINOSI SEMEN 645

CHAPTER 13 AROMATIC CAVITY-OPENING DRUGS 647

•576. ACORI RHIZOMA 648
•577. BENZOINUM 650
•578. BEZOAR BOVIS (BOVIS CALCULUS) 651
579. BLUMEAE FOLIUM 652
580. BORNEOL 653
•581. MOSCHUS 654
•582. STYRAX 656

CHAPTER 14 WIND-EXTINGUISHING SPASMOLYTICS .657

•583. ANTELOPIS CORNU 658
•584. BOMBYX BATRYTICATUS 659
585. CYPRAEAE CONCHA 660
586. EQUI CALCULUS 660
587. ERETMOCHELYOS CARAPAX 661
*588. GASTRODIAE RHIZOMA 662
589. GECKO CHINENSIS 663
•590. HALIOTIDIS CONCHA 664
*591. LUMBRICUS 665
592. MYTILI 666
•593. SCOLOPENDRA 667
594. SCORPION 668
•595. TRIBULI FRUCTUS 669
•596. UNCARIAE RAMULUS ET UNCUS 670

CHAPTER 15 PHLEGMOLYTIC ANTTTUSSIVES 672

Section 1 Fever-Cleansing Phlegmolytics 673
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664. OMPHALIA 746

665. PICRASMAE QUASSIOIDIS CORTEX 747
*666. QUISQUALIS FRUCTUS 748
667. TORREYAE SEMEN 749
668. ULMI PASTA 749

CHAPTER 18 INSECTICIDES, BACTERICIDES, and FUNGICIDES 751

669. ALOCASIAE RHIZOMA, EUPHORBIAE PALLASII RADDC,
STELLERAE RADDC 751
670. CALAMINA 752
671. CALOMELAS 753
672. CATALPAE CORTEX 754
673. GUTTI GAMBOGIA 755
674. HYDNOCARPI SEMEN, CHAULMOOGRAE SEMEN 756
675. JUGLANDIS RAMULUS 757
676. MALACHITUM 757
•677. MYLABRIS 758
678. PESUDOLARI CORTEX 759
679. VESPAE NIDUS . . . .- 760

CHAPTER 19 EMETICS .762

680. CHALCANTHITUM 762
681. DICHROAE PLANTULA 763
682. DICHROAE RADIX. . 764
683. MELO PEDICELUS 765
684. VERATRI NIGRI RHIZOMA ET RADDC , 766

CHAPTER 20 DRUGS FOR EXTERNAL USE 768

•685. ALUMEN 768
•686. BORAX 769
•687. BUFONIS VENENUM. 770
•688. CAMPHORA 772
689. CERA FLAVA. 773
•690. CNIDII MONNIERI FRUCTUS 774
691. ELEPHANTIS CORIUM . 775
•692. GAMBIR 776
693. HALTTUM . . j 777
694. HYDRAGYRUM CHLORATUM COMPOSITUM 778
695. LIMONITUM : . . 779
696. LITHARGYRUM 779
697. MELANTERITUM 780
698. MINIUM 781
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699. MOMORDICAE SEMEN . . . 782

700. ORPIMENTUM 783
701. PINI RESINA (COLOPHONIUM) 783
702. REALGAR 784
703. SALMIACUM 785
704. SANTSGU TUBER 786
•705. STRYCHNI SEMEN OR NUX VOMICA 787
•706. SULFUR 788

CHAPTER 21 ANOMALOUS HERBS 790

707. ACALYPHAE HERBA 790
708. ACANTHI RHIZOMA 791
709. ACTINOSTEMMAE FOLIUM ET SEMEN 791
710. ADENOPHORAE TRACHELIOIDIS RADDC 792
711. AMORPHOPHALLI RHIZOMA 793
712. APOCYNI HERBA 794
713. BETULAE PLATYPHYLLAE CORTEX 795
714. BOMBYCIS PERIOSTRACUM 796
715. CHEN SHA 796
716. CITRI ENDOCARPIUM 797
717. CLAUSENAE FOLIUM ET RADIX 797
718. CLEMATIDIS FLORIDAE HERBA 798
719. CLINOPODII HERBA 799
720. DAEMONOROPDIS RADDC 799
721. DESMODII PSEUDOTRIQUETRI HERBA 800
722. DffSACI FRUCTUS . 800
723. DOUCHORIS RADDC 801
724. EUPATORII LDMDLEYANI HERBA 802
725. FIRMIANAE SEMEN 802
726. GANODERMAE LUNG-YEN 803
727. GLECHOMAE HERBA 804
728. GOSSYPII RADDC 805
729. GOSSYPII SEMEN 806
730. HELIANTHI FLOS 807
731. LEUCADIS HERBA 807
732. LIMNOPHILAE HERBA 808
733. LYSIMACHIAE CHRISTINAE HERBA 808
734. LYSIMACHIAE HERBA 809
735. MAYDIS SEMEN 810
736. METAPLEXIS HERBA 811
(Addendum) METAPLEXIS FRUCTUS. 811
737. MICROSORII HERBA 812
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738. MOMORDICAE GROSVENORI FRUCTUS 812

739. MYRICAE CORTEX 813
740. PEUCEDANI JAPONICI RADDC 814
741. PHYSALITIS RHIZOMA ET RADDC 815
742. POLYGONI HYDROPIPERIS FRUCTUS 816
%
743. RHODODENDORI DAURICI FOLIUM 817
744. ROSAE POLYANTHAE RADDC 818
745. ROSAE RADDC. 818
746. SALSOLAE HERBA 819
747. TRICHOSPORI HERBA 820
748. VITICIS NEGUNDENIS FRUCTUS 820

CHAPTER 22 JAPANESE FOLK DRUGS 822

749. ACTINIDIAE FRUCTI GALLA 822
750. ARALIAE CORTEX 823
751. BERBERIS LIGNUM .824
752. CATALPAE FRUCTUS 825
753. CHELIDONII HERBA 826
754. ERIOCHEIR 827
755. GERANII HERBA 828
756. HYDRANGEAE DULCIS FOLIUM 829
757. ISODONIS HERBA 830
758. MOGERA CARBONISATUS 831
759. NUPHARIS RHIZOMA 832
760. PANACIS JAPONICI RHIZOMA . . . 833
761. PROTOHERMIS VERMICULUS 835
762. PRUNI CORTEX 835
763. QUERCI FOLIUM 836
764. QUERCI RAMULUS ET CORTEX 837
765. SWERTIAE HERBA 838
766. TETRAGONIAE HERBA 839
767. TRIFOLII FIBRINI FOLIUM 840
768. WISTERIAE GALLA 841

REFERENCES 842
REGISTER OF CITED PEN TSAO LITERATURES 844
GLOSSARY OF WESTERN DISEASE NAMES 849
INDEX OF COMMON NAMES 860
INDEX OF CHINESE NAME IN PIN-YIN TRANSLITERATION 871
INDEX OF CHINESE NAME IN WADE-GILES TRANSLITERATION 881
INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC AND PHARMACEUTICAL NAMES .901
INDEX OF JAPANESE NAMES IN HEVON TRANSLITERATION 932