Tradtional chinese medicine -Animals

Traditional chinese medicine/Ha Ma You/Oviductus ranae/ Forest Frog's Oviduct The Effect of Ha Ma You Property Sweet, salty, neutral; lung and kidney meridians entered. Actions Supplement kidney and essence, moisten lung and nourish yin. Indications Weakness after illness or delivery, night sweat, cough and hematemesis due to tuberculosis. Dosage and Administrations 5~15 g, soaked in the water for stewing or made into pills. Cations It is contraindicated in case of early

Traditional chinese medicine/Hai Ma /dry Sea Horse/ Hippocampus/Yang tonics The Effect of Hai Ma Property Sweet, warm; liver and kidney meridians entered. Actions Tonify kidney and strengthen yang, regulate qi and invigorate blood. Indications Impotence, dystocia, sores and boils, enuresis, abdominal mass, virtual Asthma. Dosage and Administrations Decoct 3~9 g or pound into powder, 1~1.5 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying. Cations

Traditional chinese medicine/Ge Jie /Gecko /Tokay The Processing of Ge Jie Origin The dry body removed internal organs of the animal Gekko gecko Linnaeus of family Gecko. Location Mainly produced in Guangxi, Yunnan and Guangdong provinces in China. Harvest Captured all the year round. The actual smell and taste Raw meat smell, slightly salty. Best quality Whole large, fat body with tail. Processing Sliced, baked after infiltrated by millet wine, removed the head, feet and

Traditional chinese medicine/Hai Long (Pipe fish)/Syngnathus Property Sweet, salty, warm; liver and kidney meridians entered. Actions Tonify kidney and strengthen yang. Indications Impotence. Dosage and Administrations Decoct 3~9 g or pound into powder, 1~1.5 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying. Cations It is contraindicated for yin deficiency with effulgent fire, external pathogens and pregnant women.

Traditional chinese medicine/Lu Jiao Shuang /Cornu Cervi Degelatinatum/ gelatinum cornus cerv Property Astringent, salty, warm; liver and kidney meridians entered. Actions Warm the kidney and tonify yang, astringe to stop bleeding. Indications Vomiting, poor appetite, loose stool, soreness and pain in lumbar and knees, leucorrhea, frequent urination, enuresis, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, impotence, deficiency-cold in spleen and stomach. Dosage and Administrations Decoct 5

Traditional chinese medicine/Lu Jiao Jiao /Deerhorn glue/ Antler Gelatin The Effect of Lu Jiao Jiao Property Sweet, salty, warm; liver and kidney meridians entered. Actions Nourish blood and tonify essence. Indications Lumbago, morbid leucorrhea, thin and weak due to asthenic disease, deficiency of kidney-qi, impotence, spermatorrhea, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, cold uterus, dorsal furuncle. Dosage and Administrations Melt by boiling water or millet wine, 3 g per time, 3

Traditional chinese medicine,Chan Su /Venenum Bufonis/Toad Venom Property Pungent, warm, toxic; heart meridian entered. Actions Induce resuscitation and refresh mind, relieve toxicity, alleviate pain. Indications Block syndrome of coma, abscess, deep rooted carbuncle, deep-rooted boil, sores, swelling and pain in the throat and toothache. Dosage and Administrations Take in pills or powder, 0.015~0.03 g once. Take proper dose for external application. Cations Do not take

Traditional chinese medicine,She Xiang Ke (Musk Exodermis) Property Pungent, warm; spleen meridian entered. Actions Dredge meridians, remove toxicity and resolve swelling. Indications Sores and boils, scabies, innominate toxic swelling. Dosage and Administrations It is made into powder for oral taking. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded or made into paste for applying. Cautions It is contraindicated in case of qi and blood deficiency.

Traditional chinese medicine,She Xiang /Moschus/Musk Origin The dry secretion in sachet of mature male Moschus berezovskii Flerov, M. sifanicus Przewalski, or M. moschiferus Linnaeus of family Cervidae. Location Xinjiang, Qingzang tableland, and Heilongjiang provinces in China. Harvest Collected from hand-feeding male musk in its prime year older than 3 years in spring or winter. The actual smell and taste With special fragrance, slightly spicy, slightly bitter with salty

Traditional chinese medicine,Wu Gong (Scolopendra/dry Centipede Origin The dry polypites of Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans L. Koch of family Centipede. Location Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Hubei provinces and so on in China. Harvest Captured in spring and autumn. The actual smell and taste Slight smell of fish, special terrible smell, pungent and slightly salt taste. Best quality Dried, long body, red head, reddish brown legs, blackish green body, intact and flat abdomen.

Traditional chinese medicine,Dai Mao (Carapax Eretmochelyos) / Hawksbill Carapace Property Sweet, cold, salty; heart and liver meridians entered. Actions Soothe the liver, arrest convulsion, clear heat and remove toxicity. Indications Dizziness, insomnia, sores and boils, coma and delirium, hyperspasmia, infantile convulsion, high fever due to heat disease. Dosage and Administrations Decoct 9~15 g, or made into juice. It also can be made into pills or powder. Proper dosage is

Origin The shells of Haliotis diversicolor Reeve, H. discus hannai Ino, H. ovina Gmelin, H, tuber (Leach), H. asinine Linnaeus or H. laevigata (Donoyan) of family Haliotidae. Location The Haliotis diversicolor, H. discus, H. ovina are from coast of Guangdong, FUjian and Hainan provinces in China; the H. tuber, H. asinine, H. laevigata are from Australia and New Zealand. Harvest Collected in summer and autumn. The actual smell and taste Without bad smell, slightly salty taste.

Xie Ke (Crab shell) Property Salt, cold; liver and spleen meridians entered. Actions Dissipate stasis, stop bleeding, remove toxicity and resolve swelling. Indications Sores and boils, insect bites, blood stasis, uterine bleeding, ulcerative gingivitis, jaundice due to blood accumulation. Dosage and Administrations Stir-bake it into charcoal, and then pound into powder for oral taking. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.

Ji Nei Jin (Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal) Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Chicken's Gizzard-membrane Origin The membrane of the gizzard of Gallus domesticus Brisson. of family Phasianidae. Location All parts in China. Harvest After being cleaned. The true smell and taste The smell of raw meat, slightly bitter. Best quality Integrity, dry, big and yellow. Processing Dried in the sun, unprocessed, stir-baked or processed

Isaria cicadae Miquel/Cordyceps Cicadae Property Sweet, salty, cold; lung and liver meridians entered. Actions Dispel wind and heat, promote eruption, improve eyesight and remove nebula, extinguish wind and relieve spasms. Indications Sore throat, dizziness, infantile convulsions, swelling and pain of eyes, nebula, morbid night crying of babies, the initial stage of measles without adequate eruption, fever, Wind-heat exterior syndrome. Dosage and Administrations Decoct 3~9 g.

Traditional chinese medicineE Guan Shi (Coral Skeleton)/Yang Tonics The Effect of E Guan Shi Property Sweet, salty, warm; lung, kidney and stomach meridians entered. Actions Warm the lung, tonify yang and promote lactation. Indications Impotence, premature ejaculation, spermatorrhea, chronic cough due to lung-cold, asthma due to consumptive disease, agalactia, cold arthralgia. Dosage and Administrations Decoct 9~15 g or made into pills. It should be smashed and decoct first.

The Processing of Lu Rong Origin This herb is the hairy, non-ossificying young born of male deer or stag of Cervus nippon Temminck or C. elaphus Linnaeus, vertebrae of the family Cervidae. Commonly, the former is called Hua Lu Rong (pilose antler from Cervus nippon Temminck), and the latter is Ma Lu Rong (that from C. elaphus Linnaeus). Location In northeast, northwest and southwest of China. Harvest Sawed and processed in summer or autumn. The actual smell and taste Hua Lu

Traditional chinese medicine,Wo Niu Ke (Snail Shell) The Effect of Wo Niu Ke Actions Tonify qi. Indications Rectocele, malnutrition. Dosage and Administrations Made into powder for oral taking. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying on the affected area.

Traditional chinese medicine,Dui Xia Ke (Prawn Shell) Property Sweet, salt, cold. Actions Induce tranquilization and relieve itching. Indications Neurasthenia, scabies, favus of the scalp. Dosage and Administrations Decoct 10~15 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying.

Traditional chinese medicine,Quan Xie (Scorpion)/dry Scorpion Origin The dry polypides of Buthus martensii Karsch of family Buthidae. Location Henan, Shandong and Hebei provinces and so on in China, most hand-feeding. Harvest Caught wild Quan Xie from the end of spring to the beginning of autumn. The actual smell and taste Slight smell of fish, salty taste. Best quality Intact, greenish brown or yellowish brown color, clean and straight, hard abdomen, without canal on back