Paeonia lactiflora has the effects of nourishing blood, astringing yin, softening liver and relieving pain, calming liver and suppressing yang. Indications: deficiency of liver and blood, irregular menstruation, disharmony between liver and spleen, abdominal pain in chest and hypochondrium, acute pain in limbs, hyperactivity of liver yang, headache and dizziness.
Chrysanthemum morifolium has the effects of dispersing wind and heat, calming the liver and suppressing yang, clearing away liver heat and improving eyesight, and clearing away heat and toxic materials. Indications are wind-heat common cold, early onset of epidemic febrile diseases, dizziness due to liver yang, liver wind syndrome, blurred vision and sores.
Prunella vulgaris has the effects of clearing away heat and purging fire, improving eyesight, resolving hard mass and reducing swelling. Indications: red eyes, swelling and pain, headache, dizziness, nocturia, scrofula, scrofula tumor and breast carbuncle.
Pueraria lobata has the effects of relieving muscle heat, penetrating rash, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, strengthening yang and stopping diarrhea. Indications: exterior syndrome of fever, severe neck pain, measles, fever and thirst, thirst due to yin deficiency, dysentery due to heat and diarrhea due to spleen deficiency.
Angelica sinensis has the effects of enriching blood, regulating menstruation, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain, and relaxing bowels. Indications: sallow due to blood deficiency, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, blood deficiency and blood stasis, blood cold pain, traumatic injury, rheumatic joint pain, carbuncle swelling and ulceration, intestinal dryness and constipation.
Chuanxiong has the effects of promoting blood circulation and qi circulation, expelling wind and relieving pain. It is mainly used for chest pain caused by stagnation of heart pulse, hypochondriac pain caused by stagnation of liver qi, chest pain caused by stagnation of liver blood, traumatic injury caused by blood stasis, sores, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, postpartum stasis pain, lochia, various headaches and rheumatalgia.
Rehmannia glutinosa has the effects of clearing heat and cooling blood, nourishing yin and promoting fluid production. Indications: heat entering the blood, red tongue, polydipsia, macula, vomiting, internal heat due to yin deficiency, bone steaming fatigue, body fluid injury, thirst quenching due to internal heat, intestinal dryness and constipation.
Gastrodia elata has the effects of calming wind and relieving spasm, calming liver and suppressing yang, expelling wind and dredging collaterals. Indications: hyperactivity of liver wind, convulsion, dizziness and headache, numbness of limbs, paralysis of hands and feet, rheumatic joint pain, etc.
Polygonatum sibiricum has the effects of nourishing yin and moistening lung, invigorating spleen and qi, nourishing kidney and replenishing essence. Indications: cough due to yin deficiency, cough due to lung dryness, weakness due to spleen deficiency, lack of food, dry mouth and thirst quenching; Kidney deficiency, soreness of waist and knees, impotence and nocturnal emission, tinnitus, dark eyes, premature graying, physical weakness and tinea.
Cornus officinalis has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney, astringing and astringing. Indications are soreness of waist and knees, dizziness and tinnitus, impotence and nocturnal emission, frequent urination, metrorrhagia, menorrhagia, hyperhidrosis and physical weakness.
Yam has the effects of invigorating qi and nourishing yin, invigorating spleen and lung, tonifying kidney and stopping leukorrhagia. Indications are spleen deficiency, anorexia, mental fatigue, diarrhea, asthma and cough due to lung deficiency, nocturnal emission due to kidney deficiency, frequent urination, and internal heat to quench thirst.
Cortex Phellodendri has the effects of clearing heat and promoting diuresis, purging fire and detoxicating, and removing bones and steaming. Indications are damp-heat leukorrhagia, stranguria, damp-heat dysentery, jaundice, damp-heat beriberi, flaccidity, bone steaming, fever, night sweats, nocturnal emission, sores, eczema and itching.
Atractylodes macrocephala has the effects of invigorating qi and spleen, eliminating dampness and promoting diuresis, arresting sweating and preventing miscarriage. Indications are spleen deficiency, spleen deficiency and qi stagnation, phlegm retention, muscle surface instability, fetal movement and hyperhidrosis.
Poria cocos has the effects of inducing diuresis to reduce swelling, eliminating dampness, strengthening spleen, calming the heart and calming the nerves. Indications: edema, phlegm retention, diarrhea due to spleen deficiency and palpitation and insomnia.
Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae has the effects of invigorating spleen, eliminating dampness and resolving phlegm. Indications: Qi stagnation of spleen and stomach, vomiting, hiccup, phlegm dampness, cough due to cold phlegm, and chest obstruction.
Semen Ziziphi Spinosae has the effects of nourishing heart, benefiting liver, calming nerves and astringing sweat. Mainly used for blood deficiency, palpitation, amnesia, insomnia, dreaminess, dizziness, physical weakness, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, body fluid injury, thirst and dry throat.