Cassiae Torae

Disperses Wind Heat and brightens eyes.
Clears Liver and brightens eyes in patterns of Liver Yang Rising.
Lubricates Intestines and moves stool, especially in patterns of Liver Yin Vacuity. [Excerpt from Chinese Herb Academy. Read full text with references at: www.chineseherbacademy.org]

Alismatis Plantage Rhizome

Dysuria, turbid urine, edema, diarrhea and profuse leukorrhea, or retention of phlegm and fluids, leading to dizziness, vertigo, palpitation and cough. [Excerpt from Traditional Chinese Medicine Basics. Read full text with references at: www.tcmbasics.com]

Atraclytodes Macrocephalae

"It mainly treats damp impediment, dead muscles, tetany, and jaundice. It stops sweating, eliminates heat, and disperses food. It can be used as a conductor in decoctions. Protracted taking may make the body light, prolong life, and make on free from hunger." [Excerpt from The Institute for Traditional Medicine. Read full text with references at: www.itmonline.org]

Poria Cocos

"In traditional Chinese medicine, it is claimed to soothe the heart, disperse moisture and stagnation, strengthen vital energy, and assuage agitation and more " [Excerpt from Wikipedia. Read full text with references at: www.wikipedia.com]

Cinnamoni Cassiae

• Warms Kidneys and Supplements Yang; for Kidney Yang Vacuity with pain and cold of lower back and legs, impotence, seminal emission.
• Warms Middle and disperses Cold; for Vacuity Cold of Middle Burner with epigastric and abdominal pain and diarrhea.
• Warms the Channels, promotes menstruation, and alleviates pain; used for Cold Blood dysmenorrhea and for chronic sores that do not heal.
• Guides the true Fire back to the Kidneys; for Collapse of Yang with True Cold and False Heat.
  [Excerpt from Chinese Herb Academy. Read full text with references at: www.chineseherbacademy.org]

Citri Sinensis

"Orally, the peel of sweet orange is used as an appetite stimulant. Sweet orange peel is also used to reduce phlegm, treat coughs, colds, anorexia, and malignant breast sores. It is also used as a tonic, antiflatulent, and for dyspepsia.

Reticulatae Citri Pericarpium

Has a stomachic and expectorant effect. Traditional use for pain, coughing, vomiting, flushing up.

Crataegi-Hawthorne

A phytochemical, rich in bioflavonoids, which relax and dilate the arteries and are strong antioxidants that help increase the flow of blood and oxygen to the heart. This reduces fatigue on the heart. It is also known for its role helping the body in supporting the walls of blood vessels and improving blood flow to other organs.

Rheum Officinale-Rhubarb

Rhubarb is one of the more powerful herbs used in Chinese medicine. It is excellent for draining damp heat, especially when there is accompanying constipation. It moves the blood and is good for blood stagnation associated with acute stabbing pain and bruises, for which it can be taken both internally as well as externally in a liniment.

Raphanus Sativus-Radish

"Radishes have long been grown as a food crop, but they also have various medicinal actions. The roots stimulate the appetite and digestion, having a tonic and laxative effect upon the intestines and indirectly stimulating the flow of bile[254]. Consuming radish generally results in improved digestion, but some people are sensitive to its acridity and robust action[254].

Cistanches (broomrape)

"Cistanches is one of the more popular, and more potent, Yang tonic herbs and is found in many formulas designed to strengthen sexual function, and strengthen the back and knees. It is used not only in men's sexual formulas but also in women's. Primary functions include: tonifying the kidney, reinforcing yang, replenishing vital essence and blood, moistening the bowels". [Excerpt from Red Chinese Herbs. Read full text with references at: www.redchineseherbs.com]

Glycryhizae Radix-Licorice

Traditional use harmonizes the stomach and spleen, diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, thirst due to stomach deficiency.

Sausierea Costus

"Costus is a commonly used medicinal herb in China and is considered to be one of their 50 fundamental herbs[218]. It is also used in Ayurvedic medicine where it is valued mainly for its tonic, stimulant and antiseptic properties[254]. It is said to be aphrodisiac and to be able to prevent the hair turning grey[254]. " [Excerpt from Plants for a Future. Read the full text with references at: www.pfaf.org]

Vaccaria Hispanica-Cowherd

"The seed is anodyne, discutient, diuretic, emmenagogue, galactogogue, styptic and vulnerary[147, 176, 178, 218]. . The seeds are also taken internally as a galactogogue[218]. The flowers, leaves, roots and shoots also have the same properties[218]. The sap of the plant is said to be febrifuge and tonic[240]. It is used [for].... long-continued fevers of a low type[240]. The plant is used externally [for]... itch[ing][240]." [Excerpt from Plants for a Future. Read the full text with references at: www.pfaf.org]

Sephania-Tetranda

" Stephania tetrandra is a Chinese medicinal herb also known as han-fang-chi or fen-fang-qi. In the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, the herb is recommended for general symptoms such as inflammation, fever, and pain; however, it also has been used extensively to manage water retention and edema, eliminate stagnant bronchial mucous, and detoxify." [Excerpt from The Analyst - Internet Health Report. Read the full text with references at: www.digitalnaturopath.com]