All Common Herbs

TCM: Listed under "Herbs that drain Dampness"sweet, bland and cold Alisma plantago aquatica  promotes urination, dries Damp to drain Heat from the lower Burner and ministerial Fire from the Kidneys. General: For the treatment of difficult urination, oedema, phlegm, diarrhoea, leukorrhoea, spermatorrhoea and hyperlipidemia. For more formulas see Alisma orientale …

TCM: Listed under "Herbs that drain Dampness"sweet, bland and cold Alisma plantago aquatica  promotes urination, dries Damp to drain Heat from the lower Burner and ministerial Fire from the Kidneys. General: For the treatment of difficult urination, oedema, phlegm, diarrhoea, leukorrhoea, spermatorrhoea and hyperlipidemia.   For more formulas see Alisma plantago-aquatica. …

History Sheng ma was first found as an upper grade drug in ‘The Herbal Classic of Shennong’ (Shennong Bencao Jing) in the version published around 500 A.D.by Tao Hongjing (456-536 A.D.) ”. In his famous work, ‘Treatise on the Spleen and Stomach’ (Pi Wei Lun ), Li Dong Yuan (1180 – 1251CE) used the combination of Astragalus (huang qi) and Actaea (sheng ma) as a base for many of the formulas including ‘Ginseng and Astragalus’ (Bu zhong yi qi tang ). Botanical outline Actaea belongs to …

Achyranthes root is used orally in formulas to treat a variety of arthritic and rheumatic disorders mainly in the lower back and lower limbs, as well as for its tonic action. It has been shown to have hypotensive, diuretic and anti-inflammatory actions. …