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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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玉竹片 （8oz/包） 萎蕤、玉参、尾参、铃当菜、小笔管菜、甜草根、靠山竹 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。   食疗方 1.玉竹党参粥 玉竹20g，党参30g，大米50g。先将玉竹、党参煎煮取汁，去渣后放入大米，再加适量水煮粥。每日服2次，趁热食用。 功效 益气养阴。主治气阴两虚之疲乏无力、自汗、心悸怔忡、胃纳不佳、口干、手足心热或盗汗、少寝多梦等症。感冒、腹胀纳呆者暂停用。 2.玉参焖鸭 玉竹50克,沙参(南沙参)50克,老鸭1只,葱,生姜,味精,精盐适量。将老鸭宰杀后，除去毛和内脏，洗净放砂锅内，再将沙参、玉竹放入，加水适量，先用武火烧沸，再用文火焖煮1小时以上，使鸭肉粑烂，放入调料。饮汤，吃鸭肉。 功效:补肺，滋阴。适用于肺阴虚的咳喘、糖尿病和胃阴虚的慢性胃炎以及津亏肠燥引起的大便秘结等症。 3.猪肉玉竹汤 玉竹15g，猪瘦肉100g。将玉竹洗净，猪瘦肉切片，共入锅中，加水适量煮汤即成。 功效:润肺养阴，生津止渴。主治热病伤阴之咽干咳嗽，心烦口渴，秋冬肺燥干咳，肺结核干咳等症。 4.玉竹粥 玉竹15g，粳米100g，冰糖适量。先将玉竹洗净，切碎煎取浓汁后去渣，入粳米，再加水适量煮为稀粥，粥成后放入冰糖，稍煮1～2沸即可。每日食服1次。 功效:滋阴润肺，生津止渴。主治肺阴受伤，肺燥咳嗽，或高热病后，烦渴，口干舌燥，阴虚低热不退者，并可用于各种类型心脏病心功能不全时的辅助食疗。 5.玉竹茶 将玉竹9克制成粗末，用沸水冲泡30分钟后即可。代茶频饮。 功效:养阴润燥，生津驻颜，润肌泽肤，延年。主治体虚而面色不悦，肌肤不仁者。 出自：https://zhongyibaike.com/ Rhizome of Fragrant Solomonseal / Yu Zhu Pian  (8 oz) Solomon's Seal is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb to nourish the lungs and stomach yin. It moistens dryness and sinews. Solomon's Seal benefits the lungs, supports skin health and promotes the body's natural fluid regulation process. Solomon's Seal has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antioxidant effects.  (1stchineseherbs.com) Solomon's seal is used to treat lung disorders, reduce swelling (inflammation), and [topically] to dry out tissue and draw it together (as an astringent). Some people apply Solomon's seal directly to the skin for bruises, ulcers, or boils on the fingers, hemorrhoids, skin redness, and water retention (edema). (rxlist.com) From the manufacturer:  The taste is sweet and cooling in effect.  This product is the dried rhizome of Polygonatum odoratum. It has been used to cure febrile wounds, cough and polydipsia, asthenia and fever, excess hunger, frequent urination. It enters the Lung and Stomach meridians.  Indications: It is used to nourish yin, moisturize dryness, relieve irritability, quench thirst.       Classical references:  ① "The Classic": The main body is in the storm heat, can not be shaken, stumbled, and deficiencies. Jiufu goes to the black and wild face, good color and moisturizing. [stuck, deficiency heat] ② "Don't Record": The main body of the heart is dysfunction and heat, damp toxin, low back pain, cold in the stem, and tears in the eye canthus.      ③ "Medicinal Properties Theory": The main period is cold and heat, insufficient internal supplements, depletion and heat, headache and restlessness.      ④ "Materia Medica Supplements": The master is smart, regulates the blood and makes people strong.      ⑤ "Four Tones of Materia Medica": nourish the middle, nourish qi.      ⑥ "Rihuazi Materia Medica": For boredom, quenches thirst, nourishes the heart and lungs, replenishes five fatigues and seven injuries, for wasting disease, waist and foot pain, madness in the sky [hysteria?].      ⑦Li Gao: Nourishes the liver and removes heat. The main wind is in the end.      ⑧"Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": Tonic blood, nourish the middle and spleen.      ⑨ "Compendium": Mainly wind temperature and spontaneous sweating, and malaria, cold and heat, spleen and stomach deficiency, frequent urination of men, loss of sperm, all wasting.      ⑩ "Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine History": nourishing yin, clearing lungs and moisturizing dryness. Cure Yin deficiency, hyperhidrosis, dry cough, and pulmonary dysfunction. Dosage   Oral administration: Decoction, 6~12g; boil to make an ointment, soak in wine or make 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.   Cautions: People with phlegm and dampness in the stomach should not take it.  

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马耳 黄芪/北芪片16oz 药性论述 黄芪的药用历史迄今已有2000多年了，始见于汉墓马王堆出土的帛书“五十二病方”，《神农本草经》列为上品。明《本草纲目》载“耆长也，黄芪色黄，为补者之长故名…”。《本草汇言》载“黄芪，补肺健脾，卫实敛汗，驱风运毒之药也…”。 《本草逢原》载“黄芪能补五脏诸虚 ,治脉弦自汗，泻阴火，去肺热，无汗则发，有汗则止。” 本品为豆科植物蒙古黄芪的根。 性味归经 味甘，性微温；归脾、肺经。 功能主治 补气固表，托毒排脓，利尿，生肌。用于气虚乏力、久泻脱肛、自汗、水肿、子宫脱垂、慢性肾炎蛋白尿、糖尿病、疮口久不愈合。 【食疗方】 1、黄芪茶 材料：生黄芪60~90克，大枣30克。 做法：加水煎煮30分钟后饮用，可反复使用。 功效：此方可抗压补气，利水退肿。 2、黄芪汤 做法：黄芪100克，人参、白术、肉桂各50克，捣成粗末，每次服用10克，加姜、枣，水煎后，去渣温服。 功效：此方以黄芪、人参补气，白术健脾，肉桂温阳；适用于中老年人脾属虚寒、中气不足、食少无味、大便溏泻者。 3、黄芪养生汤 做法：黄芪12克、枸杞9克、红枣9克，煎汤，每日服用。 功效：可调解免疫、防癌抗老；另可补气健脾、降压降脂。 4.补虚正气粥 做法：黄芪30克，人参10克，大米90克，糖适量。将黄芪、人参切片，用冷水浸泡半小时，入砂锅煎沸，煎出浓汁后将汁取出，再在参、芪锅中加入冷水如上法再煎，并取汁。 将上述药汁合并后分成两份，早晚各用一份，同大米加水煮粥，粥煮熟后加白糖食用。 服法：早、晚餐空腹食用，5 天为一疗程。 功效：补元气，健脾胃。适用于五脏虚衰、久病赢瘦、心慌气短、体虚自汗、慢性泄泻、脾虚久痢、食欲不振、气虚浮肿等一切气衰血虚之症。 如何鉴别黄芪品质 在选择黄芪时，首先看外表，优质黄芪色泽均匀，而加工过的劣质黄芪外表颜色偏白。尤其是黄芪在还未成熟便被采摘下来用硫熏过的，格外白净、好看，但这种黄芪不仅功效全无，而且还对人体有害。 其次，由于黄芪含有糖分，存放时间过长会略微变质，如果长期贮存仍旧不变质的黄芪，则很大可能是经过硫熏过的。 鉴别优劣黄芪还可以通过手抓的方式，好的黄芪抓在手上会团在一起，并且不会碎，松手之后又能够自然松散，这说明黄芪本身质量上佳、不干也不湿，且保存的也比较理想。 通过这三点可以快速鉴别优劣黄芪。当然，一分钱一分货，在购买黄芪时，一定不要贪图小便宜，只有选好黄芪，才能发挥出它的功效。 Astragalus/Beiqi Pian (Sliced) (16 oz)  A lot of research has been done on astragalus (huang qi) here are only a few of its health benefits:  Heart Health. Several studies suggest that Astragalus may be a heart-friendly herb as it is rich in antioxidants. ...  Relief from Seasonal Allergy. ...  Reduces Stress. ...  Reduces Sleep Issues. ...  Anti-ageing Properties. ...  Boosts the Immune System. (the food network) From the manufacturer:  The medicinal history of Astragalus has been more than 2,000 years, and it was first seen in the silk book "Fifty-two Disease Prescriptions" unearthed in Mawangdui tomb of the Han Dynasty. In The "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" it was listed as top grade. "Compendium of Materia Medica" of the Ming Dynasty advised it for "Old age, Huang Qi is yellow, so it is named for the long-term use...". "Huiyan of Materia Medica" contains astragalus for invigorating the lungs and spleen, Wei Shi [regulating] sweat, and the medicine for expelling wind and poison...". "Materia Medica Fengyuan" contains: "Astragalus can replenish the five internal organs, treat spontaneous perspiration in the pulse string, relieve yin and fire, remove lung heat, if there is no sweat, it will produce, and if there is sweat, it will stop."  This product is the root of the legume Astragalus mongolia. Its nature and flavor improve menstruation. It has a sweet taste, is slightly warm in nature; It enters the Spleen and Lung meridians. Function Indication: It invigorates qi and solidifies the surface [regulates sweating], supports detoxification, and discharges pus, diuresis, and strengtens muscles. It is used for qi deficiency, fatigue, chronic diarrhea, prolapse of the anus, spontaneous sweating, edema, uterine prolapse, chronic nephritis, proteinuria, diabetes, and long-lasting sores. Diet Therapy   Astragalus Tea       Ingredients:  60-90 grams of raw astragalus, 30 grams of jujube.  Add water and decoct for 30 minutes and drink it. It can be used repeatedly. Efficacy: This can improve circulation and replenish qi, promote hydration and reduce swelling.   Astragalus Soup       Ingredients: 100 grams of astragalus, 50 grams each of ginseng, atractylodes, and cinnamon, pound into coarse powder, take 10 grams each time, add ginger and jujube, decoct in water, remove the residue and take it warmly.      Efficacy: This recipe uses astragalus and ginseng to invigorate qi, Atractylodes macrocephala to invigorate the spleen, and cinnamon to warm the yang; it is suitable for middle-aged and elderly people with deficiency of the spleen, insufficient qi, poor appetite and tastelessness, and loose stools.   Astragalus Health Soup Ingredients:  12 grams of Astragalus, 9 grams of Chinese wolfberry, 9 grams of red dates.  Cook as a decoction for daily consumption.      Efficacy: It can mediate immunity, prevent cancer and anti-aging; in addition, it can invigorate qi, invigorate the spleen, lower blood pressure and lower fat. Tonic Porridge  Ingredients: 30 grams of astragalus, 10 grams of ginseng, 90 grams of rice, adequate sugar.  Slice the astragalus and ginseng and soak in cold water for half an hour, simmer them in a casserole as a decoction, and take out the juice after cooking. Then add cold water to the ginseng and ginseng pot and cook again as above, and take the juice. Combine the above decoctions and divide them into two portions. Use one portion each morning and evening.  Add the herb water to rice to cook the porridge. After the porridge is cooked, add sugar to eat.      Dosage: Take breakfast and dinner on an empty stomach, 5 days as a course of treatment.      Efficacy: Replenishes vitality, invigorates the spleen and stomach. It is suitable for all symptoms of qi failure and blood deficiency, such as weakness of the five internal organs, chronic illness and thinness, palpitation, shortness of breath, physical weakness and spontaneous sweating, chronic diarrhea, chronic spleen deficiency, dysentery, loss of appetite, qi deficiency and edema.  

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精选 川貝母/川贝（4 oz/3 两） 性味 味甘、苦；性微寒 功效 川贝为百合科植物川贝母、暗紫贝母、甘肃贝母、梭砂贝母的干燥鳞茎。 主治虚劳咳嗽，吐痰咯血，心胸郁结，肺痿，肺痈，瘿瘤，廉疬，喉痹，乳痈。 经脉 归肺经；心经 主治 清热润肺，散结，化痰止咳。治虚劳咳嗽，吐痰咯血，心胸郁结，肺痿，肺痈，瘿瘤，廉疬，喉痹，乳痈。 用法用量 内服：煎汤，3~9g；研末，1~1.5g；或入丸、散。 注意禁忌 脾胃虚寒及寒痰、湿痰者慎服。反乌头。  【食疗方】 1.贝母甲鱼 甲鱼1只，川贝母5克，鸡汤1000克，料酒、盐、花椒、生姜、葱各适量。将甲鱼切块放入蒸钵中，加入鸡汤、川贝母、盐、料酒、花椒、姜、葱，上蒸笼蒸1小时即成。有滋阴补肺之功。佐餐食。 功效 适用于慢性支气管炎、肺结核患者，秋季咳嗽气喘、低热、盗汗，也是各种慢性疾病至秋天出现干燥症状的滋补品。 2.贝母梨罐 原料：川贝母，荸荠，梨，莲子。 将梨去皮挖空，川贝熬成药液，荸荠、莲子切成丁，青红丝切丁。贝母汁、荸荠丁、莲子丁、青红丝丁用冰糖拌匀，装入梨罐内，上笼蒸１刻钟。取 出后，熬冰糖卤浇在梨罐上即可。 功效 清宣肺气，止咳化痰。主治痰热咳嗽，咳痰不爽。平人食之胸胁舒畅，声音洪亮。 3.贝母酿梨 川贝母12克，雪梨6个，冬瓜条100克，糯米100克，冰糖100克，白矾3克。先将糯米蒸熟，冬瓜条切成黄豆大颗粒，川贝母研成粉末，白矾溶化成溶液。再雪梨去皮，由蒂把处切下作盖，挖出梨核，浸没在白矾溶液内，以防变色。然后将梨在沸水中烫一下，捞出放入凉水中冲凉后，放入碗内。再将糯米、冬瓜条粒、冰糖屑拌匀，再将川贝粉和入，分别装入雪梨中，盖好蒂把，放入碗内，上蒸笼蒸约60分钟左右，至梨扒烂即成。另在锅内加清水300克，置武火烧沸后，放入冰糖，溶化收浓汁，待梨出蒸笼时，逐个浇在梨上。每日早晚各吃梨1个。 功效 润肺化痰，止咳止血。主治肺阴虚证的干咳无痰或痰少难出、肺痈咳嗽咯血等症。感冒咳嗽、痰饮喘咳，凡痰多清稀易咯出者不宜服用。 4.川贝母雪梨 川贝母5～10克，雪梨（莱阳梨、花梨亦可）1只，冰糖少许。将川贝母捣碎，冰糖捣碎，雪梨去皮切两半，挖去中央的核，将川贝冰糖末纳入所挖的孔中，两半梨重新合好，用新竹签固定，放碗内隔水炖60分钟。梨熟烂后食梨及川贝母。每日1剂，连用1周。 功效 滋阴润肺，清热化痰。主治感冒后期，咳嗽日久不愈，痰少而粘，咽干口渴。婴幼儿及老人用之尤宜。 5.贝母枇杷膏 枇杷叶70克，川贝母7克，麦芽糖70克，蜂蜜适量。枇杷叶煎水2次，滤取浓汁，加川贝末、麦芽糖、蜂蜜熬成膏即可。每日2次，每次10毫升，开水冲服。 功效 宣肺化痰止咳。主治慢性支气管炎等症。   Unibract Fritillary Bulb/Chuan Bei（4 oz/3 Tael） Fritillaria is a common ingredient in Chinese loquat cough syrups. Fritillaria cirrhosa, known as chuanbeimu (chuan = from Sichuan Province) has a very small corm which is considered superior, in terms of medicinal benefits, to the larger corm from Fritillaria thunbergii (zhebeimu from Zhejiang Province.) According to traditional descriptions fritillaria is slightly cold, and affects the lungs to clear heat and moisten dryness, is used for hot-type bronchitis with dry cough and the heart to calm “heart fire” [with possible anxiety, palpitations] Fritillaria has also been used for treating lumps beneath the skin, such as scrofulous swellings and breast lumps; it has been adopted into some Chinese herb formulas for treating cancersFrom the manufacturer: The taste is sweet and bitter; and it is slightly cold in nature. Chuanbei is the dry bulb of Liliaceae Fritillaria Chuanxi, Fritillaria dark purple, Fritillaria Gansu, and Fritillaria halodendron. Indications are cough due to fatigue, spitting blood and hemoptysis, cardiothoracic depression, pulmonary dysfunction, pulmonary carbuncle, gallbladder tumor, schizophrenia, pharyngitis, mastoid carbuncle. It enters the Lung and Heart meridians. Indications: To clear away heat [inflammation] and moisturize the lungs, dispel lumps, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. It has been used to ‘cure asthenia, spitting blood, hemoptysis, cardiothoracic depression, pulmonary dysfunction, pulmonary carbuncle, gallbladder tumor, clean malaria, throat numbness, snd milk carbuncle.’ Dosage Oral administration: decoction, 3~9g; ground powder, 1~1.5g; or into pills or powder. Cautions: Pay attention to allergies. Patients who are weak and have cold spleen and stomach symptoms such as chronic diarrhea, cold phlegm and wet phlegm should use it with caution. Do not use it with aconitum. Diet Therapy1. Fritillaria pear jar Ingredients: Chuanbei Fritillaria, Water Chestnut, Pears, Lotus Seed, Rock Sugar to taste. Peel the pears, hollow them out and cut them into strips, boil the Chuanbei into a medicinal liquid, cut the water chestnuts and add the lotus seeds. Add Fritillary juice, diced water chestnuts, lotus seeds, and diced pears in a pear jar, and steam it for 1 quarter of an hour. After taking it out, boil the rock sugar liquid and pour it into the pear jar. Efficacy: clears lung qi, relieves cough and reduces phlegm. Indications of phlegm-heat cough, uncomfortable expectoration. Improves chest and flanks comfort, and strengthens the voice.   2. Fritillaria Stuffed Pears Ingredients:12 grams of Chuan Fritillaria, 6 Sydney pears, 100 grams of wax gourd strips, 100 grams of glutinous rice, 100 grams of rock sugar, 3 grams of alum. The glutinous rice is first steamed, the wax gourd strips are cut into large cubes, the Fritillaria cirrhosa is ground into powder, and the alum is dissolved into a solution. Peel the Sydney pear, cut off the stalk to make a cover, dig out the pear core, and immerse it in the alum solution to prevent discoloration. Then blanch the pears in boiling water, remove them, and rinse them in cold water, then put them in a bowl. Then mix the glutinous rice, winter melon [or wax gourd] strips, and rock sugar shavings. Then add the Chuanbei powder and put them into the Sydney pears. Cover the stems and put them in a bowl. Steam them in a steamer for about 60 minutes until the pears are soft. In addition, boil 300 grams of water and melt rock sugar and pour it over the pears one by one when they come out of the steamer. Eat 1 pear each morning and evening. Efficacy: Nourishes the lungs and resolves phlegm, relieves dry cough and stops bleeding. Indications include dry cough with no phlegm or less phlegm, pulmonary carbuncle, [emphysema] cough and hemoptysis. It is not suitable for people with colds with weakness, wheezing and wet cough. 3. Fritillaria cirrhosa, Sydney Ingredients:Chuan Fritillaria 5-10 grams, 1 Sydney pear (Laiyang pear, Huali can also be used), a little rock sugar. Mash Chuanbei Fritillaria, mash the rock sugar, peel the Sydney pear and cut in half, dig out the center core; put Chuanbei, rock sugar powder into the pear, reassemble the two halves of the pear, fixing it with a bamboo toothpick, and put it in a bowl Simmer the pears in water for 60 minutes. Eat the pears and Fritillaria when the pears are done. Take 1 dose daily for 1 week. Efficacy: Nourishes yin and nourishes lungs, clears away heat and reduces phlegm Indications: Useful for the later stage of a cold, when a cough does not heal for a long time, when the phlegm is sparse and sticky, the throat is dry and thirsty. Especially suitable for infants and the elderly. 4. Fritillaria loquat paste Ingredients:70 grams of loquat leaves, 7 grams of Fritillaria, 70 grams of maltose, appropriate amount of honey. Decoct the loquat leaves twice, filter out the thick juice, add Chuanbei powder, maltose, and honey to make a paste. Take 10 ml each time with boiling water 2 times a day. Efficacy: Autumn allergies, [eye itch, nasal itching, sneezing, running nose, nasal obstruction, cough, suffocation, and wheezing.] relieves cough. Indications for chronic bronchitis and other diseases.  

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正黑芪 黄芪 北芪片（12oz） 本品为豆科植物蒙古黄芪的根。 性味归经 味甘，性微温；归脾、肺经。 功能主治 补气固表，托毒排脓，利尿，生肌。用于气虚乏力、久泻脱肛、自汗、水肿、子宫脱垂、慢性肾炎蛋白尿、糖尿病、疮口久不愈合。 【食疗方】 1、黄芪茶 材料：生黄芪60~90克，大枣30克。 做法：加水煎煮30分钟后饮用，可反复使用。 功效：此方可抗压补气，利水退肿。 2、黄芪汤 做法：黄芪100克，人参、白术、肉桂各50克，捣成粗末，每次服用10克，加姜、枣，水煎后，去渣温服。 功效：此方以黄芪、人参补气，白术健脾，肉桂温阳；适用于中老年人脾属虚寒、中气不足、食少无味、大便溏泻者。 3、黄芪养生汤 做法：黄芪12克、枸杞9克、红枣9克，煎汤，每日服用。 功效：可调解免疫、防癌抗老；另可补气健脾、降压降脂。 4.补虚正气粥 做法：黄芪30克，人参10克，大米90克，糖适量。将黄芪、人参切片，用冷水浸泡半小时，入砂锅煎沸，煎出浓汁后将汁取出，再在参、芪锅中加入冷水如上法再煎，并取汁。 将上述药汁合并后分成两份，早晚各用一份，同大米加水煮粥，粥煮熟后加白糖食用。 服法：早、晚餐空腹食用，5 天为一疗程。 功效：补元气，健脾胃。适用于五脏虚衰、久病赢瘦、心慌气短、体虚自汗、慢性泄泻、脾虚久痢、食欲不振、气虚浮肿等一切气衰血虚之症。 如何鉴别黄芪品质 在选择黄芪时，首先看外表，优质黄芪色泽均匀，而加工过的劣质黄芪外表颜色偏白。尤其是黄芪在还未成熟便被采摘下来用硫熏过的，格外白净、好看，但这种黄芪不仅功效全无，而且还对人体有害。 其次，由于黄芪含有糖分，存放时间过长会略微变质，如果长期贮存仍旧不变质的黄芪，则很大可能是经过硫熏过的。 鉴别优劣黄芪还可以通过手抓的方式，好的黄芪抓在手上会团在一起，并且不会碎，松手之后又能够自然松散，这说明黄芪本身质量上佳、不干也不湿，且保存的也比较理想。 通过这三点可以快速鉴别优劣黄芪。当然，一分钱一分货，在购买黄芪时，一定不要贪图小便宜，只有选好黄芪，才能发挥出它的功效。   Radix Astragali/Huang Qi (12 oz/Box) Astragalus has many proven health benefits including, immune-boosting, anti-aging and anti-inflammatory effects. Astragalus is believed to prolong life and used to treat a wide variety of ailments, such as fatigue, allergies and [prevent the] common cold. It's also used against heart disease, diabetes and other conditions. (healthline.com) From the manufacturer:  This product is the root of the legume Astragalus mongolia. The taste is sweet, it is slightly warm in nature. It enters the Spleen and Lung meridians.  Indications: to Invigorate qi and solidify the surface [regulate sweating], supports detoxification and discharges pus, increases diuresis, and strengthens muscles. It is used for qi deficiency, fatigue, chronic diarrhea, prolapse of the anus, spontaneous sweating, edema, uterine prolapse, chronic nephritis, proteinuria, diabetes, and long-lasting sores. Diet therapy   Astragalus tea       Ingredients: 60-90 grams of raw astragalus, 30 grams of jujube.  Add water and decoct for 30 minutes and drink it. It can be used repeatedly.      Efficacy: This can resist pressure [adaptogen] and replenish qi, promote hydration and reduce swelling.   Astragalus Soup       Ingredients:  100 grams of astragalus, 50 grams each of ginseng, atractylodes, and cinnamon, pound into coarse powder, take 10 grams each time, add ginger and jujube, decoct in water, remove the residue and take it warm.      Efficacy: This recipe uses astragalus and ginseng to invigorate qi, Atractylodes macrocephala to invigorate the spleen, and cinnamon to warm the yang; it is suitable for middle-aged and elderly people with deficiency of the spleen, insufficient qi, poor appetite and loss of taste, and loose stools.   Astragalus health soup  Ingredients: 12 grams of Astragalus, 9 grams of Chinese wolfberry, 9 grams of red dates; Cook as a  decoction for daily consumption.      Efficacy: It can mediate immunity, prevent cancer and anti-aging; in addition, it can invigorate qi, invigorate the spleen, lower blood pressure and reduce fat. Tonic Porridge  Ingredients: 30 grams of astragalus, 10 grams of ginseng, 90 grams of rice, appropriate amount of sugar. Slice the astragalus and ginseng in cold water for half an hour, simmer in a casserole, and take out the juice after cooking. Then add cold water to the ginseng and ginseng pot and boil again as above, and take the juice. Combine the above concoctions and divide them into two portions. Use one portion each morning and evening. Add water to the same rice to cook the porridge. After the porridge is cooked, add sugar to eat.      Dosage: Take breakfast and dinner on an empty stomach, 5 days as a course of treatment.      Efficacy: Replenish vitality, invigorate the spleen and stomach. It is suitable for all symptoms of qi failure and blood deficiency, such as weakness of the five internal organs, chronic illness and thinness, palpitation, shortness of breath, physical weakness and spontaneous sweating, chronic diarrhea, chronic spleen deficiency, dysentery, loss of appetite, qi deficiency and edema.  

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