1. Crataegi Fructus [Crataegus] (727):
Traditional use - promotes food
digestion and resolves accumulation,
indigestion. Has a cholesterol effect, digestive effect, antibacterial
effect, vasodilative and hypotensive effect.
2. Hordei Germinatus Fructus [Malt]
(729):
Traditional use - eliminates
obstruction of liver and stomach, promotes
digestion and diminishes stagnancy of undigested food. Has a stomachic
and digestive effect.
3. Rehmanniae Glutinosae Radix [Rehmannia]
(148):
Traditional use - nourishes
yin and blood. Has a hemostatic effect - hastens the coagulation
of blood, cardiotonic and diuretic effect, diuretic effect, hypoglycemic
effect - lowers blood sugar.
4. Polygoni Multiflori Radix [Hu-Shou-Wu]
(547):
Traditional use - replenishes
blood, deficiency of liver and kidneys, functional bleeding. Has
a cholesterol level-lowering, arteriosclerosis effect (prevents
the retention of lipid in the serum or inhibits the deposition of
lipoid on the inner membrane of arteries, cardiotonic, purgative
effect
(digestive), antiviral effect.
5. Scutellariae Radix [Scute] (165):
Traditional use - hypertension,
inflammation, febrile (feverish) diseases, water retention. Has
a hypotensive effect, antibacterial effect, antiviral effect.
6. Trichosanthis Radix [Trichosanthes]
(688):
Traditional use - cleanses by
promoting the secretion of fluids, disperses swelling, works against
diabetes, jaundice. Has a blood sugar-lowering effect.
7. Poria Cocos Sclerotium [Hoelen]
(305):
Traditional use - promotes diuresis
(increased excretion of urine), calming the heart, soothes the nerves,
strengthens spleen. Has a diuretic effect, nutritive effect (spleen/middle
part of body),
calming effect, anti-ulcer effect.
8. Alismatis Rhizoma [Alisma] (272):
Traditional use - promotes diuresis
(increased excretion of urine), calming the heart, soothes the nerves,
strengthens spleen. Has a diuretic effect, effect on fat storage
in the liver, hypotensive
(blood pressure) effect, hypoglycemic (blood glucose) effect, antibacterial
effect.
9. Rhei Rhizoma [Rhubarb] (92):
Traditional use - increase
digestion (removes accumulation and stagnation, against constipation,
edema, beneficial gallbladder effect, antibacterial effect.
10. Prunellae Spica [Prunells] (126):
Traditional use - hypotensive
effect (lowers blood pressure), antibacterial effect, diuretic effect,
increased intestinal movement.
*Page references
from Hsu Hong-Yen, Oriental Materia Medica, Oriental
Healing Arts Institute. 1986*
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