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Processing and Medicinal Uses of Fulingpi: A Promising Diuretic and Edema-Reducing Agent
Processing and Medicinal Uses of Fulingpi: A Promising Diuretic and Edema-Reducing Agent

Fulingpi, also known as Lingpi, is the outer skin of the fungus Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf., which belongs to the Polyporaceae family. It is mentioned in the "Compendium of Materia Medica". When process

February 26, 2024
Processing and Medicinal Uses of Niu Jiao: A Natural Remedy for Bleeding and Diarrhea
Processing and Medicinal Uses of Niu Jiao: A Natural Remedy for Bleeding and Diarrhea

Bovine Horn, also known as Bovine Horn Fetus or Bovine Horn Shoot, is mentioned in the "Shennong's Materia Medica". It is the bone marrow in the horns of the bovine species Bos taurus domesticus Gmeli

February 12, 2024
Processing and Medicinal Uses of Purple Clam
Processing and Medicinal Uses of Purple Clam

Purple clam, also known as clam, clam tooth. Found in the "New Revised Materia Medica". It is the shell of the Arabian seashell Mauritia arabica (Linnaeus), the leopard eye seashell Cypraea lymx (Linn

February 2, 2024
The Use of Opposite and Mutual Supplementation in Traditional Chinese Medicine Processing
The Use of Opposite and Mutual Supplementation in Traditional Chinese Medicine Processing

1. Opposite as a means of production refers to the use of auxiliary materials (including drugs) with opposite pharmacological properties to counteract the bias of traditional Chinese medicine or ch

January 31, 2024
Dog Bone Processing: From Dissection to Medicinal Use
Dog Bone Processing: From Dissection to Medicinal Use

Dog Bone: Excerpt from "Famous Doctors' Records". It is the skeleton of the dog, a member of the Canis familiaris Linnaeus family. After slaughtering the dog, it is dissected, and the muscles are remo

January 27, 2024
Processing and Medicinal Uses of Bovine Kidney: Insights from "Mingyi Bie Lu
Processing and Medicinal Uses of Bovine Kidney: Insights from "Mingyi Bie Lu

Bovine Kidney is recorded in the book "Mingyi Bie Lu". It refers to the kidney of the bovine animal, either Bos taurus domesticus Gmelin (domestic cattle) or Bubalusbubalis Linnaeus (water buffalo). T

January 24, 2024
Gecko: A Traditional Medicinal Lizard with Healing Properties
Gecko: A Traditional Medicinal Lizard with Healing Properties

Gecko, also known as Shou Gong, Scorpion Gecko, and Tianlong, is a type of lizard. It is a member of the Gekko family, including Gekko swinhonis Guenther, Gekko japonicus (Dumeril et Bibron), and Gekk

January 19, 2024
Ginger Skin: The Pungent and Cooling Remedy for Swelling
Ginger Skin: The Pungent and Cooling Remedy for Swelling

Ginger skin, also known as ginger peel or fresh ginger skin, is the outer skin of the rhizome of the ginger plant (Zingiber officinale Rosc.), a member of the ginger family. In autumn, the rhizome of

January 18, 2024
The Medicinal Benefits of Shiitake Mushrooms: A Promising Natural Remedy
The Medicinal Benefits of Shiitake Mushrooms: A Promising Natural Remedy

Shiitake mushroom, also known as fragrant mushroom, stone mushroom, and winter mushroom, is a type of mushroom that belongs to the Lentinus edodes (Berk.) Sing species in the Tricholomataceae family.

January 8, 2024
Processing of Red Hairy Eucommia Bark: Harvesting, Methods, and Effects
Processing of Red Hairy Eucommia Bark: Harvesting, Methods, and Effects

Red hairy Eucommia bark refers to the stem bark or root bark of the Eucommia ulmoides plant in the Eucommiaceae family. It is harvested in June and July. How is the red hairy Eucommia bark processed

January 6, 2024