Chinese Herbs

特大 三七/ 田七头/山漆 （37.5 克/ 包） Panax notoginseng / San Qi 为五加科人参属植物三七的块根。 性味 甘微苦，温。 经脉 入肝经、胃经、大肠经。 主治 止血，散瘀，消肿，定痛。治吐血，咳血，衄血，便血，血痢，崩漏，癥瘕，产后血晕，恶露不下，跌扑瘀血，外伤出血，痈肿疼痛。 注意禁忌 孕妇忌服。 【食疗方】 1.鱼鳔田七方 黄花鱼鳔适量、三七末3克、黄酒适量，黄花鱼鳔用香油炸脆，压碎为末，每次5克，与田七末一同用黄酒冲服。每天1剂，连服15~20剂为1疗程。 本方可用于食道癌患者之血瘀内结型。 2.鸡蛋三七汤 三七末3克，鸡蛋1只。藕汁1小杯，料酒半小杯。鸡蛋打入碗内，加入三七末、藕汁、料酒，搅匀，加水搅拌稀释，放锅内隔水炖熟。当点心食用。 功效：补血活血止血。主治血虚血瘀所致的吐血衄血、血色紫、夹血块等。 3.灵芝三七饮 灵芝15g，三七粉4g。将灵芝洗净，放入砂锅，加清水适量，浸泡2小时，煎煮60分钟，取汤送服2g三七粉。锅中再加清水适量，煎煮40分钟，送服剩下的2g三七粉。每日1剂，早晚各服1次。 功效：益养心，活血能脉。主治心虚夹瘀所致的心悸心痛、形寒肢冷、唇舌发紫、脉涩或结代等。 Panax notoginseng  XL / San Qi (37.5 g) During the Ming Dynasty, Sanqi was worth more than gold. It is a Chinese medicinal treasure. Panax notoginseng is used to stop or slow down bleeding. It is sometimes taken by people who have nosebleeds, vomit up or cough up blood, or find blood in their urine or feces. Panax notoginseng is also used to relieve pain; and to reduce swelling and blood pressure. (webMD.com) Panax notoginseng is used for chest pain (angina), strokes and bleeding in the brain, buildup of fat in the blood vessels, heart attacks, and some kinds of liver disease.  https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-906/panax-notoginseng   From the manufacturer:  It is the root tuber of Panax notoginseng in the genus Araliaceae. (aka: san qi, tian qi) The taste is sweet and bitter. It is warm. It enters the Liver, Stomach and Large Intestine meridians.  Indications:  It is used to stop bleeding, dispel blood stasis, reduce swelling, and relieve pain. It has been used to cure vomiting blood, hemoptysis, epistaxis, hematochezia, bloody dysentery, uterine bleeding, symptom, postpartum haemorrhage, lochia, stasis, traumatic bleeding, carbuncle pain.  Cautions: Avoid use during pregnancy.  Diet Therapy Fish Maw Tian Qi fang  Ingredients: Appropriate amount of yellow croaker maw, 3 grams of panax notoginseng powder, appropriate amount of rice wine,  Fry the yellow croaker maw until it is fragrant. Crush it to make a powder. Gradually add 5 grams fish maw powder mixed with Tianqi powder and add yellow wine.  Dosage: 1 dose a day, and take 15-20 doses continuously as a course of treatment.   This prescription can be used for blood stasis in patients with esophageal cancer.   Egg panax notoginseng soup   Ingredients: 3 grams of panax notoginseng, 1 egg. 1 small cup of lotus root juice, half a small cup of cooking wine.  Beat the eggs into a bowl, add the powdered panax notoginseng, lotus root juice, and cooking wine, stir well, add water and stir to dilute. Put it in a pot and simmer in water. Serve as a snack.  Efficacy: Enriching blood and promoting blood circulation, also used to stop bleeding.  Indications: for blood deficiency and blood stasis caused by vomiting blood, purple blood, bruises, blood clots, etc.   Lingzhi Panax notoginseng  Drink   Ingredients:  Ganoderma 15g, Panax notoginseng powder 4g.  Wash the Ganoderma lucidum, put it in a casserole, add an appropriate amount of water, soak for 2 hours, decoct for 60 minutes, and drink the soup. Add 2g of Panax notoginseng powder and appropriate amount of water to the pot, cook for 40 minutes, and serve the remaining 2g of Panax notoginseng powder.  Take 1 dose a day, 1 time each morning and evening.   Efficacy: It is used to nourish the heart, invigorate blood circulation.  Indications: for heart palpitations, angina, cold limbs, purple lips and tongue, irregular pulse or congestion caused by heart deficiency and blood stasis.

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淮牛膝（16 oz） 淮夕 怀膝 牛磕膝 怀夕 脚斯蹬 铁牛膝 杜牛膝 真夕 红牛膝 牛克膝 牛盖膝 粘草子根 牛胳膝盖 野牛充膝 牛盖膝头 淮牛膝 怀牛膝 百倍 牛茎 本品为苋科植物牛膝的干燥根。 性味 苦、酸，平。 经脉 归肝经、肾经。 主治 补肝肾，强筋骨，利尿通淋，引血下行。治淋病，尿血，经闭，癥瘕，难产，胞衣不下，产后瘀血腹痛，喉痹，痈肿，跌打损伤，四肢拘挛，痿痹。 注意禁忌 凡中气下陷，脾虚泄泻，下元不固，梦遗失精，月经过多，及孕妇均忌服。 食疗方 1.牛膝酒 怀牛膝500克，糯米1000克。牛膝煎煮取汁，去渣，以部分药汁浸糯米，另一部分汁于糯米蒸熟后，拌和甜酒曲时加入，于温暖处发酵为米劳糟。每日2次，每次取50克煮食。 功效：补益肝肾，活血通脉。 2.牛膝当归蜜膏 牛膝50克，肉苁蓉500克，当归50克，蜂蜜适量。牛膝、肉苁蓉、当归加水适量浸泡透发，再加热煎煮，每20分钟取煎液一次，加水再煎，共取3次，合并煎液，再以小火煎熬浓缩成稠膏时，加蜂蜜1倍，至沸停火，待冷装瓶备用。 功效：温阳通便。  https://zhongyibaike.com/   Achyranthes Root/ Niu Xi(16 oz) Achyranthes bidentata is recommended to reinforce the muscles and bones, improve the tone of the liver and kidneys, promote blood flow and remove blood stasis, and increase longevity. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4235941/ From the manufacturer:  This product is the dried root of Achyranthes bidentata Blume. The taste is bitter, sour, and flat. It enters the Liver and Kidney meridians. Indications:  Invigorates the liver and kidney, strengthens the bones and muscles, diuresis, and difficult birth. It has been used to cure gonorrhea, hematuria, amenorrhea, dyscrasia, dystocia, insomnia, postpartum stasis, abdominal pain, larynx, carbuncle, bruises, spasms of limbs, paralysis of limbs.  Cautions: It is forbidden to take it if the qi sinks, with spleen deficiency, diarrhea, spleen deficiency, loss of sperm in dreams, menorrhagia, and pregnant women. Diet Therapy  Achyranthes Wine Ingredients: 500 grams of Achyranthes, 1000 grams of glutinous rice.  Cook a decoction of the Achyranthes to get the juice, remove the dregs, soak the glutinous rice with part of the concoction, and add the other part of the juice to the glutinous rice after it is steamed.  Take 50 grams of cooked rice twice a day.   Efficacy: It nourishes the liver and kidney, promotes blood circulation, and channels pulse.  Achyranthes Angelica Honey Cream   Ingredients: 50 grams of Achyranthes, 500 grams of Cistanche, 50 grams of Angelica, appropriate amount of honey.  Add water to soak the achyranthes, cistanche, angelica, and then heat and cook a decoction. Take the decoction once every 20 minutes. Add water and decoct a total of 3 times.  Combine the decoctions and simmer them over a low fire. Stop the fire, add the honey, and bottle it for later use.   Efficacy: warming and laxative.

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精选 巴戟天 （3 oz/包） 为双子叶植物药茜草科植物巴戟天的根。 尺寸 12-15片/包 性味 甘，辛，微温。 经脉 归肾经、肝经。 主治 补肾阳，壮筋骨，祛风湿。治阳痿，少腹冷痛，小便不禁，子宫虚冷，风寒湿痹，腰膝酸痛。 注意禁忌 阴虚火旺者忌服。 【食疗方】 1.猪肝益寿延年汤 猪肝50克，香菇20克，枸杞子30克，巴戟12克。巴戟、香菇、枸杞子洗净，猪肝洗净切片。共放入沙锅内，加清水适量，置文火上炖煮至猪肝熟透，加味精，酱油少许调味即可。 饮汤吃猪肝及香菇，每日一料。 功效 补肝益肾，强身壮体，益寿延年。用于久病体虚，肝肾不足或年老体衰者。 2.巴戟苁蓉鸡肠汤 巴戟天１２克，肉苁蓉12克，鸡肠１具。将鸡肠剪开，清洗肠内、外壁，再用盐擦洗，洗净后切成段；将巴戟天，肉苁蓉用纱布袋包好，扎紧袋口，与鸡肠共入砂锅中，加水，放入精盐、姜片。先用武火煮沸，再用文火煎熬６０分钟即成。喝汤食肠。 功效 温补肺肾，固精止遗。用治肺肾阳虚气弱，阳萎，早泄，遗精，滑精，遗尿，夜尿多，气短喘促。 3.杞子胡桃猪肾汤 猪肾2个，枸杞子15克，胡桃肉（核桃仁）30克，首乌(何首乌)60克，巴戟30克，生地（生地黄）15克，生姜三片。 枸杞子、首乌、巴戟、生地洗净，胡桃肉用开水烫去衣。猪肾洗净，切开去白脂膜，切片，下油起锅用姜片略炒。把全部中药放入锅内，加清水适量煮沸后，文火煲2小时。最后加入猪肾片，煮5分钟后，加盐少许调味，饮汤吃猪肾。每日1料。 服法 饮汤吃猪肾。 功效 补肾填精，乌须黑发。用于须发早白，腰膝酸软，筋骨无力，头晕耳鸣等。   Morinda Officinalis/Ba Ji Tian (3 oz/Bag) --Medicinal indian mulberry/Indianmulberry (root)   The root of Morinda Officinalis, a dicotyledonous plant medicine in Rubiaceae. It tastes  sweet, pungent, and is moderately warming. It enters the kidney and liver meridians to invigorate kidney yang, strengthen muscles and bones, and dispel rheumatism pain. It has been used to cure impotence, reduce abdomen pain, urinary incontinence, uterine deficiency that might lead to miscarriage, and “internal cold, wind-cold dampness,” and waist and knee pain.  Cautions: Those who suffer from Yin deficiency and “false fire” should not take it. Symptoms include diabetes, fever, chronic thirst with weakness, red dry tongue and fast pulse.  【Diet Therapy】  Pork Liver Soup   Ingredients: 50 grams of pork liver, 20 grams of shiitake mushrooms, 30 grams of medlar (or gojiberry aka wolfberry), 12 grams of Morinda Officinalis. Wash off Morinda Officinalis, shiitake mushrooms and wolfberry berries, wash and slice pig liver. Put it in a casserole, add an appropriate amount of water, simmer on low heat until the liver is cooked through, (optional: add MSG,) add a little soy sauce to taste. Drink soup and eat pork liver and mushrooms, once daily. Efficacy: It nourishes the liver and kidney, strengthens the body and prolongs life. It is used for patients with chronic illness and physical weakness, liver and kidney insufficiency, or elderly and physical weakness.  Morinda Officinalis and chicken intestine soup   Ingredients: 12 grams of Morinda Officinalis, 12 grams of Cistanche, 1 chicken intestine.  Cut the chicken intestines, clean the inner and outer of the intestines, scrub with salt, and cut into sections after washing; wrap Morinda Officinalis and Cistanche in a gauze bag, tie the mouth of the bag tightly so the bag can be removed when the soup is cooked. Put the chicken intestines in a casserole, add water. Add refined salt and ginger slices. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 60 minutes and serve. Drink soup and eat the intestines.   Efficacy: Warming and nourishing for the lungs and kidneys, solidifying Jing essence. It can be used to treat lung and kidney yang deficiency, weak qi, impotence, premature ejaculation, nocturnal emission, hydration, enuresis, nocturia, shortness of breath and wheezing Wolfberry, walnut and pig kidney soup   Ingredients: 2 pig kidneys, 15 grams of Chinese wolfberry, 30 grams of walnut meat (walnut kernel), 60 grams of Shouwu (Polygonum multiflorum), 30 grams of Morinda officinalis, 15 grams of Radix Rehmanniae, 15 grams of ginger.   Wash the wolfberry, Shouwu, Morinda officinalis, raw rehmannia, and wash the walnut meat with boiling water. Wash pig kidney, cut them open to remove the white fat film. It can be soaked 2 hours in salt water to remove impurities. Slice, oil and stir-fry the kidneys with ginger slices. Set them aside. Put all the Chinese medicine in the pot. Add water to cover and bring it to a boil, then simmer for 2 hours. Finally add the pig kidney slices, cook for 5 minutes, add a little salt to taste, drink the soup and eat the pig kidney once per day.  Efficacy: Nourishes the kidney, builds up jing essence. The herbs, expecially shouwu are said to prevent premature grey hair and bring back black beard and black hair. Used for waist and knees weakness, dizziness, tinnitus, etc. A great nourishing soup for cold weather and winter. Especially useful longterm for people with chills, weakness, palor, aching back, premature aging, recovery from illness or post-partum.

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天麻/独摇芝/定风草 （1磅/盒）  赤箭、离母、鬼督邮、神草、独摇芝、赤箭脂、定风草、合离草、独摇、自动草、水洋芋 为兰科植物天麻的根茎。  性味 甘，平。 经脉 入肝经。 主治 息风止痉，平肝阳；祛风通络。主急慢惊风，抽搐拘挛，眩晕，头痛，半身不遂，肢麻，风湿痹痛。 【食疗方】 天麻汽锅鸡 天麻12克，乌鸡500克。将乌鸡剁成块，入开水氽透放入汽锅内，天麻一同放入，加葱、姜、花椒、料酒、精盐，上笼蒸烂即可。 功效：补气血，益精，养肝明目。主治病后体弱，头晕目眩，视物不清，手足麻木无力等。平人食之轻身增力。   Gastrodia Tuber/Tian Ma   (16oz) Gastrodia has been used to relieve nervous headaches, pain in the trigeminal nerve, nocturnal emissions, difficult breathing, insomnia due to stress, and hypertension. Chemical analysis of gastrodia indicates that it contains significant amounts of calcium, magnesium, and potassium. . .  (encyclopedia.com) Gastrodiae Rhizoma, also called chì jiàn, guǐ dū yóu, or tiān má in Chinese, is considered a top grade (shàng pǐn) medicine described to enter liver channel (gān jīng) in classic literatures of traditional Chinese medicine and has been used for centuries. Many studies investigating its various bioactivities and active compounds have been conducted worldwide.  This article reviews these biological activities and details the antidepressant pharmacology of Gastrodiae Rhizoma. Gastrodiae Rhizoma treatment exerts an effective inhibition of diverse diseases and disorders, including convulsion, oxidative stress, mental disorders, amnesia, cardio-cerebral-vascular diseases, and inflammation, among others. The antidepressant effect of Gastrodiae Rhizoma was evaluated in animal models and several mechanisms of activity were found, including the modulation and regulation of monoamine oxidase activity, monoamine concentration and turnover, antioxidatant activity, GABAergic system induction, BDNF induction, neuroprotection and anti-inflammatory activity. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3942998/ From the manufacturer: The rhizome of Gastrodia elata. The taste is sweet and mild. Gan, Ping. It enters the Liver meridian. Indications: It is used to “stop wind” [nerve pain] and stop spasm, calm liver-yang; expel “wind” and dredge collaterals. It is mainly used for convulsions, dizziness, headache, hemiplegia, numbness, rheumatic arthralgia.    Diet Therapy Tianma Steam Pot Chicken   Ingredients:  12 grams of gastrodia, 500 grams of black-bone chicken. [Black flesh chicken, available in Chinese butcher shops, is considered more yin (cooling) than regular chicken.] Chop the black-bone chicken into pieces, parboil it in boiling water, put it in a steamer, add gastrodia elata, add green onion, ginger, pepper, cooking wine, refined salt, and steam it.   Efficacy: nourishing qi and blood, nourishing essence, nourishing liver and improving eyesight. It is used for frail persons for recovery from illness, dizziness, unclear vision, numbness and weakness in hands and feet, etc. [Fragile, underweight persons can gain strength.]  

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精選 特級 牛大力（16 oz/包） 猪脚笠 山莲藕 金钟根 倒吊金钟 大力薯 甜牛力 性味 甘，平。 功效 为豆科崖豆藤属植物美丽崖豆藤，以根入药。用于腰肌劳损，风湿性关节炎，肺结核，慢性支气管炎，慢性肝炎，遗精，白带。 经脉 归肺、肾经。 主治 补虚润肺，强筋活络。用于腰肌劳损，风湿性关节炎，肺结核，慢性支气管炎，慢性肝炎，遗精，白带。

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祁白芷 片 苻蓠、泽芬、晼、白茞、香白芷 性味 辛，温。 归经 入肺、脾、胃经。 功能主治 祛风，燥湿，消肿，止痛。治头痛，眉棱骨痛，齿痛，鼻渊，寒湿腹痛，肠风痔漏，赤白带下，痈疽疮疡，皮肤燥痒，疥癣。 【食疗方】 白芷炖燕窝 白芷9克，燕窝9克，冰糖适量。将白芷、燕窝隔水炖至极烂，过滤去渣。 加冰糖适量调味后再炖片刻即成，每日1～2次。 具有补肺养阴，止咳止血作用。  Dahurian Angelica Root /Bai Zhi  Angelica dahurica is also commonly known as Chinese angelica, the garden angelica, root of the Holy Ghost, and wild angelica, as well as its Chinese name, bai zhi (白芷). The medicinal properties of the Dahurican root has been dated back to Ancient China as early as 400 BC. Zhang Cong Zhen (1156–1228), a famous physician in the military, believed that diseases were caused by (external evil”) pathogens that entered the human body. He listed Bai Zhi as an herb that purge the body of any negative influences such as heat, clamminess, dryness, and cold on the skin. Today, the roots are used for other numerous treatments of illnesses such as headaches, relieving nasal obstruction, detoxification of the blood, as a pain reliever, an anti-inflammatory, a laxative, sedative, anti-fungal cream for skin, as well as treating swollen gums and toothaches.  The seeds are often used as a seasoning condiment in food as well as a source of flavoring in liqueur. Another popular usage for this herb is its ingredient in cosmetic products.  Cautions: Aside from the medicinal properties that this plant offers, this species also may increase skin sensitivity to sunlight and may cause dermatitis. A compound called the angelicotoxin, is an active ingredient within the root which has an excitatory effect on the respiratory system, central nervous system, and the vasculomotor system of the body. It is known to increase the rate of respiration, blood pressure, decrease pulse rate, increases saliva production and may induce vomiting. In large doses, the toxin can induce convulsions and paralysis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelica_dahurica Bai Zhi influences Stomach, Large Intestine, Lung. Disperses wind and expels dampness. Unblocks the nasal passage and alleviates pain. Reduces swelling and expels pus. (Activeherb.com)  

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黄精片（16oz/包） 来源 为百合科植物黄精、囊丝黄精、热河黄精、滇黄精、卷叶黄精等的根茎。 性味 甘；平 功效 为百合科植物黄精、囊丝黄精、热河黄精、滇黄精、卷叶黄精等的根茎。治阴虚劳嗽，肺燥咳嗽，脾虚乏力，食少口干，消渴，肾亏腰膝酸软，阳痿遗精，耳鸣目暗，须发早白，体虚赢瘦，风癞癣疾。 经脉 脾经；肺经；肾经 注意禁忌 中寒泄泻，痰湿痞满气滞者忌服。 【食疗方】 1.黄精炖瘦肉 黄精50g，猪瘦肉200g，料酒10g，食盐2g，味精0.5g，葱、姜适量。先将黄精、猪瘦肉分别切成长3cm、宽1.5cm的小块。放入砂锅内，加适量的水，放入葱、姜、盐、料酒，隔水炖熟，食用时加味精。吃肉喝汤。 功效：延年益寿，常葆青春。主治偏阴虚火旺体质者。宜少吃辛辣。 2.蜜饯黄精 干黄精100g，蜂蜜200g。将黄精洗净，放在砂锅内，加水浸泡透发，用文火煎煮至熟烂，液干后兑入蜂蜜，煮沸，调匀，待凉后装瓶。每次服用1匙，1日3次。 功效：益肾补精。主治小儿肾精不足所致的下肢萎软无力等。     Polygonatum sibiricum /Huang Jing(16 oz/Bags) sibiricum is a medicinal plant and widely consumed as tea. The plant is capable of reducing blood glucose and lipid levels, regulating and enhancing the immune system, and fighting aging. However, there are no reports on antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4027316/ Solomon's seal is an herb. It is sometimes used to make medicine. Solomon's seal is used for lung disorders, swelling (inflammation), and skin conditions such as bruises, boils, and hemorrhoids. https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-128/solomons-seal From the manufacturer:  It is the rhizome of Liliaceae Polygonatum, Polygonatum, Rehe Polygonatum, Polygonatum yunnanensis, Polygonatum vulgare, etc. The taste is sweet and mild with a neutral temperature. It has been used to cure yin deficiency, fatigue, cough, dryness of the lungs, spleen deficiency and fatigue, poor appetite, dry mouth, diminished thirst, kidney deficiency, soreness of waist and knees, impotence and nocturnal emission, tinnitus, darkness under the eyes, early whitening of beard, physical weakness and thinness, rheumatism. It enters the Spleen, Lung, and Kidney meridians. Cautions: Avoid use with diarrhea due to cold, phlegm, dampness, low qi, and stagnation. Diet therapy  Polygonatum stewed lean meat   Ingredients: Polygonatum 50g, lean meat 200g, cooking wine 10g, salt 2g, (optional) monosodium glutamate 0.5g, onion, and ginger.  First, cut Polygonatum and lean pork into small pieces of 3cm in length and 1.5cm in width. Put it in a casserole, add the appropriate amount of water, add green onions, ginger, salt, cooking wine, stew in water, (add MSG when eating.) Eat meat and soup.  Efficacy: prolongs one's life, maintains youthfulness.  Indications for yin deficiency and fire prosperous physique [inflammation]. It is advisable to eat less spicy.    Candied Polygonatum   Ingredients: 100g of dried Polygonatum, 200g of honey.  Wash the Polygonatum, put it in a casserole, add water to soak the herb thoroughly, simmer until cooked, add honey after the liquid is dry, boil, mix thoroughly, and bottle it after cooling. Take 1 spoon each time, 3 times a day.   Efficacy: nourishes the kidney and nourishes essence.  Indications for lower extremity weakness caused by insufficient kidney essence in children.  

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野生 紫丹参片（16 oz/包） Danshen Root, Root of Dan-shen 红根、血参根、血山根、红丹参、紫丹参 性味 苦，微寒。 功效 为唇形科植物丹参的根。 主治心绞痛，月经不调，痛经，经闭，血崩带下，癥瘕，积聚，瘀血腹痛，骨节疼痛，惊悸不眠，恶疮肿毒。 经脉 入心经、肝经。 主治 祛瘀止痛，活血通经，清心除烦。治心绞痛，月经不调，痛经，经闭，血崩带下，癥瘕，积聚，瘀血腹痛，骨节疼痛，惊悸不眠，恶疮肿毒。 用法用量 内服：煎汤，9～15g；或入丸、散。 外用：熬膏涂，或煎水熏洗。 注意禁忌 无瘀血者慎服。  Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge / Dan Shen Root (16 oz) “According to Chinese Pharmacopoeia, Salvia Miltiorrhizae Radix & Rhizoma exerts a beneficial action by promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis and assuage pain, clearing heart heat to relieve restlessness, and cooling blood to remove carbuncle.” (NIH) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5421141/ According to the manufacturer:  This herb tastes bitter and has a lukewarm effect, [i.e, does not strongly warm the body.] It is the root of Salvia miltiorrhiza, a plant of the Lamiaceae.  Indications: Angina pectoris, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, bleeding and constriction, lumps, accumulation, blood stasis, abdominal pain, joint pain, palpitations, insomnia, malignant sores, swelling, and poisoning.  Meridians:  It enters the Heart meridian and Liver meridian. Indications:  It dispels blood stasis and relieves pain, promotes blood circulation and regulates menstruation, clears the heart pain and relieves [heart] troubles  It cures angina pectoris, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, bleeding and bleeding, agglomeration, accumulation, blood stasis, abdominal pain, joint pain, palpitations, sleeplessness, malignant sores, swelling and poisoning.  Dosage:  Oral administration: decoction, 9-15g; or into pills or powder.  External use: boil to make an ointment coating or decoction for fumigation.  Cautions: Take it with caution if there is no blood stasis. NIH: Current pharmaceutical design: 2017 “Salvia miltiorrhiza: A Potential Red Light to the Development of Cardiovascular  Diseases” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5421141/ Currently, there have been more than 200 compounds have been identified from S. miltiorrhiza Bunge. Most of these compounds exhibit multipotent pharmacological activities. Various in vitro and in vivo preclinical experiments showed S. miltiorrhiza and its ingredients could lower hypertension, improve atherosclerosis and myocardial ischemia reperfusion.

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精选 肉苁蓉片(45克） Cistanche deserticola/Rou Cong Rong 肉松蓉、黑司令、纵蓉、地精、马足、马芝、大芸、寸芸 男性滋补佳品 性味 味甘；咸；性温 功能主治 为列当科植物肉苁蓉的肉质茎。补肾，益精，润燥，滑肠。治男子阳痿，女子不孕，带下，血崩，腰膝冷痛，血枯便秘。 经脉 归肾经；大肠经 用法用量 内服：煎汤，10~15g；或入丸、散；或浸酒。 注意事项 胃弱便溏，相火旺者忌服。 1.《本草蒙筌》：忌经铁器。 2.《本草经疏》：泄泻禁用，肾中有热，强阳易兴而精不固者忌之。 3.《药品化义》：相火旺，胃肠弱者忌用。 4.《得配本草》：忌铜、铁。火盛便闭、心虚气胀，皆禁用。 食疗方 1.肉苁蓉粥 做法：以肉苁蓉30克，粳米30克，共煮粥，每日服用1次，连服1周。功效：可补肾、润肠、通便，也可治疗老年多尿症、肾虚和便秘。 2.巴戟苁蓉鸡肠汤 做法：巴戟天12克，肉苁蓉12克，鸡肠１具。将鸡肠剪开，清洗肠内、外壁，再用盐擦洗，洗净后切成段；将巴戟天，肉苁蓉用纱布袋包好，扎紧袋口，与鸡肠共入砂锅中，加水，放入精盐、姜片。先用武火煮沸，再用文火煎熬６０分钟即成。喝汤食肠。 功效：温补肺肾，固精止遗。用治肺肾阳虚气弱，阳萎，早泄，遗精，滑精，遗尿，夜尿多，气短喘促。 3.肉苁蓉羹 肉苁蓉30克，甘薯50克，羊肉100克。葱、生姜、精盐各适量。将肉苁蓉刮去鳞，用酒洗，去黑汁，切成薄片，甘薯、羊肉洗净后各切成薄片，共放入锅中，加入姜片和水适量，先用武火煮沸，再用文火煎煮35分钟，放入葱、盐即成。 功效：温补肝肾。主治肾阳虚衰、肝血不足所致的阳痿、腰痛、头晕目暗、耳鸣等。 4.牛膝当归蜜膏 牛膝50克，肉苁蓉500克，当归50克，蜂蜜适量。牛膝、肉苁蓉、当归加水适量浸泡透发，再加热煎煮，每20分钟取煎液一次，加水再煎，共取3次，合并煎液，再以小火煎熬浓缩成稠膏时，加蜂蜜1倍，至沸停火，待冷装瓶备用。 功效：温阳通便。 5.鸡肉炖苁蓉 小公鸡1只，肉苁蓉30克。将小公鸡宰杀，去毛及肠杂，洗净，切块；肉苁蓉洗净，滤干，放入纱布袋内，扎紧袋口，与鸡肉共入砂锅内，加入料酒和适量清水，先用武火煮沸，再用文火慢纯，以鸡肉熟烂为度。加入精盐调味，当菜或点心食用。 功效：补肾助阳益气。用治肾阳虚衰，阳萎，早泄，滑精，尿频或遗尿。  出自：https://zhongyibaike.com/ Desertliving Cistanche/Rou Cong Rong (45 g) The active ingredients isolated from Herba Cistanche have three main biological functions: improvement of brain function, immune-boosting effect, and nourishing aphrodisiac effect. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4771771/ Cistanche deserticola is used for constipation, tetanus, infertility and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses. . .Cistanche deserticola contains chemicals that act as antioxidants. It also contains chemicals that might modify levels of hormones in the body. https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-1592/cistanche-deserticola From the manufacturer:  The taste is sweet, sour, and salty; It is warming. It enters the Kidney and Large Intestine meridians. Function and Indication: It nourishes the kidney and nourishes essence, moisturizes dryness, smooths intestines. It has been used to cure men's impotence, women's infertility, exhaustion, blood collapse, cold waist and knee pain, and dry constipation. Dosage Oral administration: decoction, ~11.16g: or made into pills or in soup Cautions: Avoid use with a weak stomach and loose stools. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should consult their doctor or health specialist.    Diet Therapy Cistanche Black Chicken Soup   Ingredients:  black-bone chicken (500g), cistanche (20g), white yam (8 pieces), codonopsis (20g), astragalus (20g), wolfberry (1 spoon), red dates (8), chestnuts (10), water (2200ml)  Seasoning: salt (appropriate amount)  Cut the black-bone chicken into large pieces, wash the cistanche and smash into pieces, wash the codonopsis and cut into small sections, wash the red dates and remove the pits, peel the chestnuts, and wash the astragalus, yam and wolfberry.   Boil the water to blanch the chicken to remove the blood and excess fat.   Put all the ingredients in the soup pot, add water and bring to a boil over high heat and change to low heat. If it is a pressure cooker, boil it for another 40 minutes, if it is another pot, boil it for another 2 hours.   After the soup is cooked, add salt, stir evenly with a spoon, and then eat.      Efficacy: The soup is used for invigorating the liver, kidney, spleen and stomach, replenishing qi and blood. It is suitable for the loss of essence and blood caused by the deficiency of the liver and kidney, weakness in the waist and knees, male impotence, female infertility, etc.

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生地片/干地黃（6 oz/包） Drying Rehmannia Root 干地黄、原生地、干生地 性味 味甘；苦；微寒 功效 为玄参科植物地黄的块根。用于热病烦渴，内热消渴，骨蒸劳热，温病发斑，血热所致的吐血，崩漏，尿血，便血，血虚萎黄，眩晕心悸，血少经闭。 经脉 归心经；肝经；肾经 主治 滋阴清热，凉血补血。主热病烦渴，内热消渴，骨蒸劳热，温病发斑，血热所致的吐血，崩漏，尿血，便血，血虚萎黄，眩晕心悸，血少经闭。 用法用量 内服：煎汤，10~15g，大剂量可用至30g；赤可熬膏或入丸、散；或浸润后捣绞汁饮。 外用：适量，捣敷。 注意禁忌 脾虚泄泻、胃虚食少、胸膈多痰者慎服。 【食疗方】 1.三味地黄酒 生地黄（切）100克，大豆（炒）200克，牛蒡根（切）100克，酒2升。将药用白纱布袋盛之，置于净器中，入酒浸泡，密封，5日后开启，过滤后装瓶备用。不拘时，随量饮之。每日1~2次，每次饮服1~2小盅。 功效：补肾除烦，祛风止痛。适应症肾虚，心烦，关节疼痛。 2.桃仁粥 桃仁、生地各10克。桃仁浸泡后，去皮弃尖，加入适量冷水，武火煮沸，改文火慢煎。30分钟后，除去药渣，将洗净的粳米洗净加入药汁中煮粥。粥熟加入桂心粉（药店有售）2克，红糖50克。每次食1小碗，每天3至4次。 功效：活血止痛、滋养脾胃；适用于消化性溃疡出血停止后或无发生出血者。** 3.百部炖团鱼 百部20克，生地20克，地骨皮12克，知母10克，团鱼（甲鱼）1只，葱姜佐料各适量。将团鱼头宰下，放血，入沸水锅中略氽，当裙边与甲壳分离时捞出，去粗皮与内脏，宰成块，中药放纱布袋内封口，锅置旺火上，加清水，下垫鸡骨，加入团鱼，烧开后撇去血沫，加中药包、姜、葱、绍酒，移至小火上炖至熟软，除去鸡骨、葱、姜，加入精盐、味精调味即成。 功效：滋阴清热，润肺止咳。主治肺结核，肺虚咯血，阴虚潮热盗汗等症。 4.海带生地绿豆瘦肉汤 取海带30克，生地18克，绿豆100克，陈皮3克，瘦猪肉100克。将海带洗净泡发切丝，猪肉、陈皮洗净切丝，与生地、绿豆同置砂锅内，加水适量用小火煲2小时，加食盐少许即可食用。服法：煮粥服用。 功效：此药膳具有清热解毒、凉血养阴之功效，常服可治疗粉刺反复发作。 5.人参地黄粥 人参10克，栗米100克，生地黄30克，冰糖适量。水煎人参、生地、去渣留汁，入栗米煮粥。将熟加冰糖适量，稍煎待溶即成。酌情服食，温凉为宜。 功效：益气养阴。 6.琼玉膏 人参120克，生地黄汁800克，白茯苓245克，蜂蜜500克。将人参、茯苓粉碎成细末，生地黄捣取自然汁（捣时不用铜铁器），用绢过滤蜜，将四物合并搅匀，装入瓷罐内，用20~30层净纸封闭。取大铝锅一口，盛装净水，将药罐放入铝锅内，先用武火，后用文火，隔水煮熬，三天三 夜后取出，用蜡封罐口，入水中浸去火毒10日，再入原锅内煮一天一夜即成。 服法：早晚各服1次，空腹服，每次1汤匙。 功效：补气养血，填精生髓。主治作为中老年人平时的保健食品。 出自：https://zhongyibaike.com/   Drying Rehmannia Root /Sheng Di Pian(6 oz/Bag) Rehmannia root clears heat, cools blood, nourishes yin, and promotes body fluids production. Rehmannia root is often used in conditions like fever, fluid exhaustion, consumptive diseases, bleedings, anemia, dizziness, palpitations, and menstrual disorders...  Rehmannia root contains sterol, glycosides, and polysaccharides, its active components are mainly iridoid glycosides, such as catalpol, rehmanniosides A-D, leonuride, aucubin, melittoside, jioglutoside A-B, 6-O-E-feruloyl ajugol, rehmaglutins A-D, glutinoside, purpureaside C, echinacoside, jionosides A1 & B1, cistanosides A & F, and acteoside. Its polysaccharides include stachyose, raffinose, glucose, sucrose, fructose, manninotriose, galactose and rehmannia glutinosa polysaccharides (RPS-b). Rehmannia root also contains over 20 kinds of amino acids, as well as alkaloids, phosphoric acid, organic acids, adenosine, trace elements, lecithin and vitamin A.  The actions of Rehmannia root include regulating blood sugar, blood pressure, and immune functions. It can also affect the pituitary-adrenal and thyroid secretions, as well as anti-inflammation, cooling body, diuresis, anti-tumor, anti-aging, liver protection, promoting blood clotting, stimulating blood cells growth and gland secretions http://www.shen-nong.com/eng/herbal/dihuang.html From the manufacturer:  The taste is sweet, bitter; and it is slightly cold in effect. It is the root tuber of Scrophulariaceae plant Rehmannia glutinosa. It is used for fever polydipsia, internal heat, it is used to reduce thirst, bone steaming [inflammatory aarthritis] and fatigue, febrile plaque, hematemesis, uterine bleeding, blood in urine, blood in stool caused by blood heat, blood deficiency, and chlorosis, dizziness, palpitations, blood loss, and amenorrhea. It enters the Liver and Kidney meridians. Indications: It nourishes yin and clears away heat, cools, and nourishes the blood.  Dosage: Oral administration: decoction, 10~15g, large doses can be used up to 30g; It can be used to make an ointment or pills or powder, or pounded juice after infiltration. External use: appropriate amount, pound and apply.   Cautions: Use caution with patients who have spleen deficiency, diarrhea, stomach deficiency, loss of appetite, and excessive sputum in the chest, stomach, and lungs.  

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海玉竹 （8oz/包） 海玉竹是一味中药，属黄精的一种，具清热、养阴、生津、润燥、润肺的作用，这些与普通的玉竹功效大致相同，不过海玉竹还能调和人体气血运行，亦能降血脂和血压，而且味道较香无酸味，因此售价上要比玉竹贵。 性味 甘，平。 功效 本品为百合科植物玉竹的干燥根茎。 治热病阴伤，咳嗽烦渴，虚劳发热，消谷易饥，小便频数。 经脉 入肺经、胃经。 主治 养阴，润燥，除烦，止渴。治热病阴伤，咳嗽烦渴，虚劳发热，消谷易饥，小便频数。 用法用量 内服：煎汤，6~12g；熬膏、浸酒或入丸、散。 外用：适量，鲜品捣敷；或熬膏涂。阴虚有热宜生用，热不甚者宜制用。 注意禁忌 胃有痰湿气滞者忌服。   Rhizome of Fragrant Solomonseal /Hai Yu Zhu (8 oz) P. sibiricum is a medicinal plant and widely consumed as tea. The plant is capable of reducing blood glucose and lipid levels, regulating and enhancing the immune system, and fighting aging. However, there are no reports on the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4027316/ Solomon's seal is an herb. It is sometimes used to make medicine. Solomon's seal is used for lung disorders, swelling (inflammation), and skin conditions such as bruises, boils, and hemorrhoids. https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-128/solomons-seal From the manufacturer:  Polygonatum odoratum is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. It is a kind of Polygonatum. It has the effects of clearing heat, nourishing yin, promoting body fluid, moisturizing dryness and moisturizing the lungs. These functions are roughly the same as ordinary polygonatum, but it can also regulate the movement of human blood; it can also lower blood fat and blood pressure, and the taste is more fragrant without sourness, so the price is more expensive than polygonatum.  The taste is sweet and mild. This product is the dried rhizome of Polygonatum odoratum. It has been used to cure the febrile injury, cough and polydipsia, asthenia and fever, excess hunger, and frequent urination. It enters the Lung and Stomach meridians. Indications: To nourish yin, moisturize dryness, relieve irritability, quench thirst.  Dosage: Oral administration: decoction, 6~12g; boil ointment, soak in wine or pill or powder. External use: appropriate amount, fresh product pounded and applied; or boiled ointment applied. If there is heat in yin deficiency, it is better to produce and use [internally].  Cautions: People with phlegm and dampness in the stomach [nausea, excess saliva and diarrhea] should not take it.  

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沙姜片/ 山奈/山辣/三奈子（4 oz/包） 性味 辛，温。 功效 为姜科植物山柰的根茎。 主治心腹冷痛，停食不化，跌打损伤，牙痛。用于胸隔胀满，脘腹冷痛。饮食不消。 经脉 入胃经。 主治 温中，消食，止痛。治心腹冷痛，饮食不消化，跌打损伤，牙痛，胸隔胀满。 ①《品汇精要》：辟秽气；为末擦牙，祛风止痛及牙宣口臭。 ②《纲目》：暖中，辟瘴疠恶气。治心腹冷气痛，寒湿霍乱，风虫牙痛。 ③《本草汇言》：治停食不化，一切寒中诸证。 ④《岭南采药录》：治跌打伤，又能消肿。治骨哽，以之和赤芍、威灵仙等分，水煎服。 用法用量 内服：煎汤，3~6克；或入丸、散。 外用：捣敷，研末调敷或吹鼻。 注意禁忌 阴虚血亏，胃有郁火者忌服。   Rhizoma Kaempferiae / Galangal / Sha Jiang/ Shan Nai(4 oz/bag) Galangal contains anti-inflammatory properties and therefore is beneficial in the treatment of arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. - It also helps to relieve discomfort caused due to inflammation of the abdomen and ulcers too. - To curb sea and motion sickness, nausea, chew a few slices of fresh galangal. (times of India) Most Effective as an aphrodisiac, for impotence, and multiple sclerosis Caution: fresh root is toxic causing nausea; avoid during pregnancy; avoid use with salt. https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Galangal-Cid392 Ginger vs. Galangal: Their biggest difference is their taste: galangal has a sharp citrusy, almost piney flavor, while ginger is fresh, pungently spicy, and barely sweet — that means that they cannot be used interchangeably. (thekitchen.com) Galangal is said to mask the fishy flavor, so it is a popular spice to use in seafood dishes, like a Vietnamese braised carp with a sweet-salty galangal sauce. I added a couple of teaspoons of the powdered spice to a Thai-style coconut-curried shrimp dish, similar to tom kha goong (kha is Thai for galangal). (smithsonianmag.com) Soak dried galangal in warm water. .. Galangal is often used by Chinese, Indian and European physicians to treat hiccups, nausea, and other stomach discomforts From the manufacturer:  The taste spicy, sweet. It is the rhizome of the ginger family Serrata. Indications: For cold and pain in the abdomen, bruises, toothache. Used for the fullness of the thoracic septum and cold pain in the abdominal abdomen. It enters the Stomach meridian. Indications: It is warm in nature, improves digestion, and relieves pain. It has been used to cure cold and pain in the abdomen, indigestible diet, bruises, toothache, fullness of the thoracic septum. Cautions: Do not use with yin deficiency and blood deficiency and stomach depression.  

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