Scientific name:
Imperata cylindrica (L.) beauv.var. major (Nees) C.E. Hubb.
Family:
Gramineae
Parts used:
Rhizome
Actions:
Aqueous infusion: significant diuretic effects in animals
Decreases the permeability of blood vessels
Inhibits the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus dysenteriae
Shortens clotting time and bleeding time
TCM effects:
Clears away heat and promotes diuresis
Clears away heat from the lung and stomach
Cools the blood and stops [...]
Scientific name:
Cynanchum stauntonii (Decne.) Schltr.ex Levl. or C. glaucescens (Decne.) Hand.-Mazz.
Family:
Asclepiadaceae
Parts used:
Root and rhizome
Actions:
Expectorant
TCM effects:
Descends the adverse-rising Qi (energy)
Eliminates phlegm
Opens the inhibited lung-Qi (energy)
Relieves cough
Uses:
Dyspnea
Productive cough
Wheezing
Dosages:
Decoction 3-9 g
Classical Chinese Herbal Recipes for Healing Flu, Common Cold, and Infectious Diseases
(Journal of Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture, Volume 2, Number 3, 2009)
ISSN: 1946-1909
PharmTao.com (Editor)
Herbal recipes in Chinese medicine that can be used for healing influenza, common cold, and other infectious diseases are collected here. These recipes have been used for hundreds of years, proved [...]
