Single Herbs

Category	Li Shui Shen Shi Yao 利水滲濕藥
Sub Category
Name	Fu Ling 茯苓 Poria
Grown	North and south China.
Source	Dried sclerotium of Poria cocos(Schw.) Wolf.
Ingredients	?-Pachyman, Pachymic acid
Pharma Effect	The herbal extract has diuretic, ulcer-resistant and anti-neoplastic effects.
Properties	Sweet, bland, neutral
Channels	Heart, lungs, spleen, kidneys
Function	Promotes urination, leaches out dampness, strengthens spleen, harmonizes the middle burner, calms heart and spirit, generates saliva and quenches thirst.
Clinic Usage	For urinary difficulties, diarrhea, edema, a sensation of distention, phlegm retention, regurgitation, vomiting, palpitation, forgetfulness, epigastric fullness, irritability and alternating fever and cold.
Cautions
Dosage	9~15g
Storage	Store in a cool, dry place. Protect from dampness, chillness, heat and mold.

Category	Qing Re Yao 清熱藥
Sub Category	Qing Re Jie Du 清熱解毒
Name	Tu Fu Ling 土茯苓 Glabrous greenbrier rhizome
Grown	South China and Taiwan.
Source	Dried rhizome of Smilax glabra Roxb.
Ingredients
Pharma Effect
Properties	Sweet, light, neutral
Channels	Liver, stomach
Function	Strengthens muscle and joints, dispels damp heat and relieves toxicity.
Clinic Usage	For syphilis, convulsions, pain in the bone, malignant boils, carbuncles, swellings, ulcers, beriberi and damp, toxic skin lesions. Use with Flos Lonicerae Japonicae(jin yin hua), Fructus Forsythiae Suspensae(lian qiao) and Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis(ga
Cautions	Use with caution in cases of liver or kidney with yin deficiency.
Dosage	15~60g.
Storage	Store in a dry place.