Tradtional chinese medicine -Animals

Jin qian bai hua she English name:Bungarus Parvus; Small Multibanded Krait; multibanded krait;dried Bungarus multicinctus Main functions: dispelling wind and removing obstruction in the meridians;arresting epilepsy by calming endogenous wind. Part use: whole part of the young snake

Chinese name: Huan zi you Engish: Badger oil Main funciton: treat for Burn and scald wounds and skin swelling&pain,chilblain etc.It is a magic drug for skin diseases. Color: Slight yellow liquid or freezing solid Origin: North east part of China

Traditional chinese medicine/Feng La /Cera Flava The Effect of Feng La Property Sweet, slightly warm; spleen meridian entered. Actions Remove toxicity, promote tissue regeneration, astringe wound and alleviate pain. Indications Burns and scalds, ecthyma erosion, ulcerated trauma. Dosage and Administrations Proper dosage is for external application.

Traditional chinese medicine/Feng Jiao (Propolis) The Effect of Feng Jiao Property Bitter, pungent, cold; spleen and stomach meridians entered. Actions Strengthen the body, relieve consumptive thirst, eliminate blood-fat; remove toxicity and resolve swelling, astringe to promote tissue regeneration for external application. Indications Premature senility, hyperlipidemia, diabetes; chapped skin, burns and scalds for external application. Dosage and Administrations Take the

Traditional chinese medicine/Bai Ding Xiang (Sparrow faeces)/Sparrow faeces The Effect of Bai Ding Xiang Property Bitter, warm; liver and kidney meridians entered. Actions Eliminate stagnation, remove nebula. Indications Nebula, sores and boils, abdominal mass, tooth decay, amygdalitis, pterygium. Dosage and Administrations It is made into pills or powder for oral taking. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying. Cautions It is contraindicated in case

Traditional chinese medicine/Feng Fang (Honeycomb)/hornet's nest/eng Chao Nidus Vespae/ma feng wo Herbs for Toxin-Counteracting, Parasites-Killing and Itch-Relieving The Effect of Feng Fang Property Sweet, neutral; stomach meridian entered. Actions Dispel wind, counteract toxic pathogen and kill parasites. Indications Scrofula, sores and boils, urticaria itching, wandering arthritis, acute mastitis, tinea capitis, toothache due to wind-fire, anal fistula, epilepsy, swelling

Traditional chinese medicine/Chan Chu /dry Toad/Crapaud/dried bufonid/whole part or skin/TCM The Effect of Chan Chu Property Pungent, cool, toxic; heart, liver, spleen and lung meridians entered. Actions Eliminate abdominal mass, remove toxicity, induce diuresis and eliminate dampness, kill parasites and alleviate pain. Indications Scabies, abdominal mass, edema, infantile malnutrition, scrofula, chronic trachitis, tympanites, dorsal furuncle, charbuncle on the back,

TCM/Traditional chinese medicine/Natural medicine/Wang Yue Sha (Hare dung)/Hare dung Faeces Leporis/ excrementum lepi The Effect of Wang Yue Sha Property Pungent, cold; liver and lung meridians entered. Actions Remove nebula, improve eyesight, remove toxicity and kill parasites. Indications Nebula, anal fistula, malnutrition. Dosage and Administrations Decoct 5~10 g, or made into pills and powder. Proper dosage is for external application. Stir-bake it into charcoal and then

TCM/Traditional chinese medicine/Natural medicine/Can Yong/Silkworm Chrysalis The Effect of Can Yong Property Sweet, salt, neutral; spleen and stomach meridians entered. Actions Kill parasites, treat malnutrition, promote the secretion of saliva and relive thrist. Indications Infantile malnutrition, fever, diabetes, ascariasis, tuberculosis. Dosage and Administrations Decoct 3~6 g, or made into powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for

TCM/Traditional chinese medicine/Natural medicine/Ci Wei Pi/Hedgehog Skin/Corium Erinacei Seu Hemiechianus/cutis erinace The Effect of Ci Wei Pi Property Bitter, astringent, neutral; stomach, large intestine and kidney meridians entered. Actions Direct qi downward to alleviate pain, cool blood and stop bleeding. Indications Regurgitation and vomiting, abdominal pain, hernia, anus fistula, spermatorrhea. Dosage and Administrations Decoct 3~10 g, or grind into powder, 1.5~3 g

TCM/Traditional chinese medicine/Natural medicine/ootheca mantidis/Sang Piao Xiao/Ovum of Mantis/Mantis Egg-case Origin The egg case of Tenodera sinensis Saussure, Statilia maculate (Thunberg) or Hierodula patellifera (Serville) of the family Mantidae. Called Tuan Piao Xiao, Chang Piao Xiao, He Piao Xiao respectively. Location Produced in most areas in China. Harvest Collccted from late autumn to spring. Kill the egg by steaming and sun-dried. Best quality Dry, whole,

TCM/Traditional chinese medicine/Natural medicine,Hai Piao Xiao /Os Sepiae/cuttlebone/sepium/cuttle-bone The Processing of Hai Piao Xiao Origin The internal shell of the animal Sepiella maindroni de Rochebrune or Sepia esculenta Hoyle of the family Sepiidae. Location Produced in coastal regions such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Liaoning provinces in China. Harvest Collected the internal shell, cleaned and dried. Processing Unprocessed. The Effect of Hai Piao Xiao Property Salty,

Traditional chinese medicine/Bie Jia /Carapax Trionycis/shell of Trionyx sinensis Wiegmann The Processing of Bie Jia Origin The back shell of the animal Trionyx sinensis Wiegmann of family Trionychidae. Location Most areas in the south of China. Harvest Wild or cultivated. Captured all the year round, killed, shelled and sun-dried. The actual smell and taste Slight raw meat smell, slightly flavor. Best quality Big, thick, shell, clean, without carrion. Processing Unprocessed

Traditional chinese medicine/Gui Jia /tortoise plastron/Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis/Tortoise shell/gui ban /turtlebac The Processing of Gui Jia Origin The back shell and plastron of the animal Chinemys reevesii (Gray) of family Testudinidae. Location Mainly produced in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Hunan provinces in China. Harvest Captured all the year round. Killed, shelled. The actual smell and taste Slight raw meat smell, slightly salty. Best quality Big, whole, clean, without

Traditional chinese medicineGui Ban Jiao/Glue of Tortoise Plastron/Colla Carapacis et Plastri Testudinis/ Gui Jia Jiao The Effect of Gui Ban Jiao Property Sweet, salty, cool; liver, heart and kidney meridians entered. Actions Nourish yin, tonify blood and stop bleeding. Indications Palpitation, lumbago due to the kidney deficiency, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, morbid leucorrhea, hemorrhinia, hematemesis, hectic fever with yin asthenia, hemophthisis. Dosage and Administration

Traditional chinese medicine/Feng Huang Yi /chorion ovi/Membrane Hen Egg/Nourish Yin tonics/Membrana Follicularis ovi The Effect of Feng Huang Yi Property Sweet, mild, neutral; spleen, stomach and lung meridians entered. Actions Nourish yin to clear away the lung heat. Indications Chronic cough, scrofula, angina, aphonia, unhealing ulcer. Dosage and Administrations Decoct 3~9 g, or made into powder. Proper dosage is for external application, applying on the affected area or

Traditional chinese medicine/Yan Wo /Cubilose//Nourish Yin/Yin tonics/bird's nest Property Sweet, neutral; lung, stomach and kidney meridians entered. Actions Nourish yin and moisten dryness, replenish qi and tonify the stomach and spleen. Indications Regurgitation, chronic dysentery, chronic malaria, hematemesis, cough with phlegm and asthma, dysphagia, tuberculosis, asthenic disease. Dosage and Administrations Decoct 5~10 g, or made into paste. It should be wrapped with

Traditional chinese medicine/Cheng Rou (Razor Clam)/dry razor clam meat/Nourish Yin/Yin tonics The Effect of Cheng Rou Property Salt, cold; heart, liver and kidney meridians entered. Actions Tonify yin, clear heat and relieve restlessness. Indications Weakness after delivery, edema due to damp-heat, dysentery, polydipsia. Dosage and Administrations Cook it for eating, 50~100 g. Cautions Avoid eating the raw.

Traditional chinese medicine/E Jiao (Colla Corii Asini)/Donkey-hide Glue The Processing of E Jiao Origin The dry glue pieces made from the hide (the donkey hide gelatin is obtained by stewing) of Equus asinus L. of family Equidae. Location Shandong and Zhejiang provinces in China. The actual smell and taste Light smell, slightly sweet. Best quality Brown and black brown, luster surface, firm and brittle, bright-looking cross section, without the smell of fish. Processing

Traditional chinese medicine/Bie Jia Jiao /Colla Carapacis Trionycis/ Glue of turtle carapace The Effect of Bie Jia Jiao Property Salty, slightly cold; lung, liver and kidney meridians entered. Actions Nourish yin, supplement blood, abatement of fever and resolve stagnation. Indications Hot flashes with yin deficiency, malaria, swelling and pain of haemorrhoids. Dosage and Administrations Melted by boiled water or millet wine for oral administration, 3~9 g, or made into pills