Chong Bai La, also known as White Wax, Insect Wax, Wood Wax, and Tree Wax, is recorded in the "Bencao Huibian". It is the male insect of the wax scale insect in the family Coccidae that resides in the

The gallbladder of the hedgehog is used in the book "Ben Cao Yan Yi". It is the bile of the hedgehog species Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus, Hemiechinus dauricus Sundevall, or H. auritus Gmelin. It can

Kidney concretions are derived from the bladder stones of Bos taurus domesticus Gmelin (commonly known as cattle), Bubalus bubalis Linnaeus (commonly known as water buffalo), or sus scrofa domestica B

The Zaocys dhumnades, also known as the black snake or green snake, is a species of colubrid snake in the family Colubridae. In traditional Chinese medicine, the dried body of the snake, excluding the

Red yeast rice, also known as red mold rice or red rice, is mentioned in the book "Yin Shan Zheng Yao". It is a product made from the mycelium and spores of the red mold Monascus purpureus Went., whic

Turtle head, also known as turtle neck. Recorded in the "Newly Revised Materia Medica". It refers to the head of the Chinese softshell turtle Trionyx sinensis (Wiegmann) or the Steindachner's softshel

"Three-character Classic" is a form of classical Chinese text that is easy to recite and memorize, with its flowing rhythm. It is also known for its simplicity and broadness in explaining complex conc

Maple resin, also known as white glue incense, maple resin, and yunxiang, is a dried resin of the Liquidambar formosana Hance, a plant in the Altingiaceae family. It is collected by cutting the tree t

Li Genpi, also known as Gan Li Genbai Pi or Li Gen Bai Pi, is recorded in the book "Ming Yi Bie Lu". It is the root bark of the plant Prunus salicina Lindl., which belongs to the Rosaceae family. It c

Fengcheng Chicken Blood Vine, also known as Lao Ren Jin, Guo Shan Long, and Mao Dou Jie Teng. It is recorded in "Jiangxi Herbal Medicine". It is the root and vine stem of the legume plant Millettla n