Dianthus is noteworthy to note that Dianthus refers not to a single plant but a genus in the family Caryophyllaceae, in which there are approximate 300 species distributed in Asia, Europe, Africa, and arctic North America.
Medicinally celosia seeds mainly refers to the dried ripe seeds from Celosia argentea L., one of ornamental and edible plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae.
As its name suggests, green orange rind mainly refers to the dried peel of immature young fruits or the young fruits themselves of Citrus reticulata Blanco or its cultivars. This is a plant in the family of Rutaceae.
Medicinally it mainly refers to the dried aerial part of Artemisia annua L. As a common type of wormwood in the family Compositae, Artemisia annua is native to temperate Asia and later introduced to every corner of the globe.
In the Western countries, calomel was a popular medicine for stimulating evacuation of the bowels, teething with babies, and killing bacteria in the nineteenth century. And in China it has a much longer history as a healing herb.
Gentiana macrophylla is a perennial herb, 20 to 60cm in height. Taproot is thick and long, cylindrical, tapering, twisted, and with a few branches and threaded central section; roots have many remnants of foliar base. Stems are erect or oblique, cylindrical, and glabrous.
Both notopterygium and Ramulus Cinnamomi are good at expelling wind and removing cold. But that former prefers the wind-damp in head, neck, and back while Gui Zhi is better to deal with wind-damp in shoulders, arms.
From the perspective of TCM, Euryale possesses an amazing capability for the diseases featuring depleting or leaking. It works just like a pair of strong hands to lift up and prevent your qi and blood from losing in vain.
Morning glory flowers are with good ornamental value thanks to their beautiful colors. The darker flowers, like purplish red, are generally with black seeds; the lighter flowers, like white and pink, are usually with white seeds.
Peucedanum refers to a genus in the family Apiaceae, in which there are a dozen of flowering species. Medicinally it mainly refers to the dried root of Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn or Peucedanum decursivum Maxim.
Medicinally madder mainly refers to the dried roots and rhizomes of Rubia cordifolia L., which is a member in the coffee family – Rubiaceae. In China it is primarily cultivated in provinces like Anhui, Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, and Shaanxi.
Cattails pollen is the main medicinal part, which is with cardiotonic and lipid-lowering effects. The cat-tail-pollen based compound preparations can dilate coronary artery, reduce lipid and treat atherosclerosis.