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<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of all - grass of Barbed Skullcap;Barbed SkuIIcap (半枝莲) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, all - grass of Barbed Skullcap;Barbed SkuIIcap (半枝莲) with Latin name Herba Scutellariae barbatae has properties of Cold; Pungent; Slightly Bitter, affects the Lung; Liver; Kidney meridian(s), uses whole herb as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Heat toxin swollen welling abscess, throat pain, pulmonary welling abscess, intestinal welling abscess, scrofula, poisonous snake bite, knocks and falls, blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding, blood strangury, edema, ascites, carcinoma.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Pricklyash Peel (花椒) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Pricklyash Peel (花椒) with Latin name Pericarpium Zanthoxyli has properties of Warm; Pungent, affects the Spleen; Stomach; Kidney meridian(s), uses pericarp as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Spleen-stomach vacuity cold, cold pain in stomach duct and abdomen, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and vomiting due to roundworm.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Pricklyash Peel (蜀椒) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Pricklyash Peel (蜀椒) with Latin name Pericarpium Zanthoxyli has properties of Hot; Pungent, affects the Spleen; Stomach; Kidney meridian(s), uses Zanthoxylum schinifolium Sieb. et Zucc.;Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim. as the part for treatment, and is indicated for 1. Anthelmintic, more effective on Ascaris suis.2. An active component, geraniol, exerts a sedative effect in rats.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of flower of Pale Butterflybush;Buddleja officinalis;Pale Butterflybush (密蒙花) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, flower of Pale Butterflybush;Buddleja officinalis;Pale Butterflybush (密蒙花) with Latin name Flos Buddlejae has properties of Minor cold; Sweet, affects the Liver meridian(s), uses flower as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Red eyes with gall, delacrimation and photophobia, liver vacuity dim vision, dim vision, malaria.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of areca seed;Areca catechu;Betenutpalm (槟榔) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, areca seed;Areca catechu;Betenutpalm (槟榔) with Latin name semen arecae has properties of Warm; Pungent; Bitter, affects the Spleen; Large Intestine; Stomach meridian(s), uses seed as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Wormccumulation, food stagnation, distending pain in stomach duct and abdomen, diarrhea and tenesmus, beriberi, edema, malaria.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of all-grass of Fineleaf Schizonepeta;FineIeaf Schizonepeta;Schizonepeta tenuifolia (荆芥) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, all-grass of Fineleaf Schizonepeta;FineIeaf Schizonepeta;Schizonepeta tenuifolia (荆芥) with Latin name Herba Schizonepetae has properties of Minor Warm; Pungent, affects the Lung; Liver meridian(s), uses aerial parts as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Common cold with fever, headache, itchy eye, cough, swelling pain in throat, measles papules, wind papules, swollen welling abscess, sore and scab, throat pain, conjunctivitis, child measles, spontaneous external bleeding, blood ejection, hematochezia, flooding and spotting, postpartum blood dizziness.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Hirsute Shiny Bugleweed Herb;Compositeleaf Eupatorium;Shiny Bugleweed (泽兰) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Hirsute Shiny Bugleweed Herb;Compositeleaf Eupatorium;Shiny Bugleweed (泽兰) with Latin name Herba Lycopi;Eupatorium compositifolium has properties of Bitter; pungent; slightly warm, affects the Liver; spleen meridian(s), uses aerial parts as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Amenorrhea, concretion and conglomeration, postpartum blood stasis abdominal pain, edema in body and face, knocks and falls, incised wound.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Tokyo Violet Herb;Viola yedoensis (紫花地丁) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Tokyo Violet Herb;Viola yedoensis (紫花地丁) with Latin name Herba Violae has properties of Cold; Pungent; Bitter, affects the Liver; Heart meridian(s), uses whole herb as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Welling abscess and flat abscess with clove sore, erysipelas, mumps, mammary welling abscess, intestinal welling abscess, scrofula, damp-heat diarrhea dysentery, jaundice, red eyes with gall, poisonous snake bites.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Oyster (牡蛎) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Oyster (牡蛎) with Latin name Crassostrea gigas has properties of Minor cold; Salty; Punkery, affects the Liver; Kidney meridian(s), uses Ostrea gigas Thunberg.;Ostrea talienwhanensis Crosse.;Ostrea rivularis Gould. as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Its extract inhibits the growth of poliovirus in vivo.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Songaria Cynomorium;Cynomorium songaricum (锁阳) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Songaria Cynomorium;Cynomorium songaricum (锁阳) with Latin name Cynomorium songaricum has properties of Warm; Sweet, affects the Large Intestine; Liver; Kidney meridian(s), uses fleshy stem as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Kidney vacuity impotence, emission and premature ejaculation, limp wilting of lower limb, vacuity constipation.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Litchi Seed;Lychee Seed (荔枝核) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Litchi Seed;Lychee Seed (荔枝核) with Latin name Semen Litchi has properties of Warm; Sweet; Punkery, affects the Liver; Kidney meridian(s), uses seed as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Mounting qi pain, painful swollen testes, premenstrual abdominal pain, postpartum abdominal pain.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of spore of Japanese climbing Fern;Japanese Climbing Fern;Lygodium japonicum (海金沙) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, spore of Japanese climbing Fern;Japanese Climbing Fern;Lygodium japonicum (海金沙) with Latin name Spora Lygodii has properties of Cold; Sweet, affects the Bladder; Small Intestine meridian(s), uses aerial parts as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Heat strangury, stone strangury, blood strangury, inhibited urination [=dysuria], edema, white turbidity, vaginal discharge, hepatitis, diarrhea, dysentery, common cold with fever, cough and asthma, swelling pain in throat, mouth sore, red eyes with gall, mumps, mammary welling abscess, erysipelas, zoster, burns and scalds, itchy skin, wound swelling from knocks and falls, wind-damp impediment pain, bleeding due to external injury.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of all-grass of Yerbadetajo (墨旱莲) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, all-grass of Yerbadetajo (墨旱莲) with Latin name herba ecliptae has properties of Cold; Sweet; Sour, affects the Liver; Kidney meridian(s), uses aerial parts as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Tooth mobilizing, premature graying in beard and hair, dizziness and tinnitus, limp aching lumbus and knees, yin vacuity blood heat, hemoptysis, blood ejection, duodenal bleeding, nosebleed(epistaxis), hematuria, blood dysentery, flooding and spotting, bleeding due to external injury, eczema of skin, bleeding of skin, snake bite.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Galanga Resurrectionlily Rhizome (山柰) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Galanga Resurrectionlily Rhizome (山柰) with Latin name Rhizoma Kaempferiae has properties of Warm; Pungent, affects the Stomach meridian(s), uses rhizome as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Distention fullness in chest and diaphragm, cold pain in stomach duct and abdomen, non-digestion of food accumulation.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Root of Medicil cyathula;Mediinal Cyathula (川牛膝) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Root of Medicil cyathula;Mediinal Cyathula (川牛膝) with Latin name Radix Cyathulae has properties of Mild; Sweet; Sour; Bitter, affects the Liver; Kidney meridian(s), uses root as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Amenorrhea with concretion and conglomeration, retention of placenta, impediment pain in joints, hematuria, blood strangury, knocks and falls.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Tuber-root of Common Turmeric;Aromatic Turmeric (郁金) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Tuber-root of Common Turmeric;Aromatic Turmeric (郁金) with Latin name Radix Curcumae has properties of Cold; Pungent; Bitter, affects the Liver; Heart; Gallbladder meridian(s), uses tuberoid as the part for treatment, and is indicated for See Curcuma longa.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Chuanxiong rhizome, Szechuan lovage root (西川芎) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Chuanxiong rhizome, Szechuan lovage root (西川芎) with Latin name Radix chuanxiong;Rhizoma Chuanxiong has properties of Warm; Pungent, affects the Liver; Cardiovascular; Gallbladder meridian(s), uses Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. as the part for treatment, and is indicated for 1. Its active component, tetramethylpyrazine, can dilate the coronary artery and increase the coronary flow.2. Its aqueous solution and alcoholic infusion can lower blood pressure.3. Its alkaloids, ferulic acid and cnidilide are antispasmodics.4. Inhibiting the egrowth of intestinal gram-negative bacteria and skinfungi.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Chuanxiong rhizome, Szechuan lovage root (川芎) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Chuanxiong rhizome, Szechuan lovage root (川芎) with Latin name Radix chuanxiong;Rhizoma Chuanxiong has properties of Warm; Pungent, affects the Liver; Cardiovascular; Gallbladder meridian(s), uses rhizome as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Cerebral ischemia, postpartum pain, acute icterohepatitis, menstrual disorder, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, concretion and conglomeration, chest and rib-side stabbing pain, painful swelling from knocks and falls, headache, wind-damp impediment pain.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Canton Abrus;Canton Love-pea Vine (鸡骨草) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Canton Abrus;Canton Love-pea Vine (鸡骨草) with Latin name Herba Abri has properties of Cool; Sweet; Slightly Bitter, affects the Stomach; Liver meridian(s), uses whole herb as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Icterohepatitis, stomachache, wind-damp bone pain, stasis pain from knocks and falls, mammary welling abscess.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of rhizome of Nutgrass Galingale;Nutgrass Galingale (香附) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, rhizome of Nutgrass Galingale;Nutgrass Galingale (香附) with Latin name Rhizoma Cyperi has properties of Mild; Pungent; Slightly Sweet; Slightly Bitter, affects the Spleen; Liver; Three End meridian(s), uses rhizome as the part for treatment, and is indicated for women’s diseases, menstrual disorder, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, liver depression and qi pain, distending pain in chest and rib-side, distending pain in stomach duct, indigestion, glomus and oppression in chest and stomach duct, cold mounting with abdominal pain, painful swollen breast.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of rhizome of Bistort;Bistort (拳参) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, rhizome of Bistort;Bistort (拳参) with Latin name Rhizoma Bistortae has properties of Cool; Bitter, affects the Lung; Large Intestine; Liver meridian(s), uses rhizome as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Red dysentery, heat diarrhea, lung heat cough, swollen welling abscess, scrofula, mouth sore, tongue sores, blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding, bleeding from hemorrhoids, poisonous snake bite.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Eucommia bark;Eucommia ulmoides (杜仲) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Eucommia bark;Eucommia ulmoides (杜仲) with Latin name Cortex Eucommiae has properties of Warm; Sweet, affects the Liver; Kidney meridian(s), uses bark as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Hypertension, kidney vacuity lumbago, weakness in sinews and bones, stirring fetus in pregnancy.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Tall Gastrodia;Gastrodia elata (天麻) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Tall Gastrodia;Gastrodia elata (天麻) with Latin name Gastrodia elata has properties of Mild; Sweet, affects the Liver meridian(s), uses stem and tuber as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Convulsion, child convulsion, spasm in limbs, facial muscle spasm, trigeminal neuralgia, numbness in limbs, acute fright wind, chronic fright wind, tetanus, dizziness, headache, hemiplegia, hypertension, wind-damp impediment pain.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Field Thistle Herb;XIAO JI;Setose Thistle (小蓟) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Field Thistle Herb;XIAO JI;Setose Thistle (小蓟) with Latin name Herba Cirsii;Herba Cirsii segeti has properties of Cool; Sweet; Bitter, affects the Liver; Heart meridian(s), uses whole herb or root as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Coughing of blood, blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding, hematuria, blood strangury, hematochezia, blood dysentery, flooding and spotting, bleeding due to external injury, swelling toxin of welling abscess and flat abscess.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of root of tatarian aster;Tatarion Aster;ZI WAN (紫菀) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, root of tatarian aster;Tatarion Aster;ZI WAN (紫菀) with Latin name radix asteris has properties of Warm; Pungent; Sweet; Bitter, affects the Lung meridian(s), uses root and rhizome as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Cough and asthma with abundant phlegm, consumption cough and hemoptysis.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Common Perilla Leaf Equivalent plant: Perilla frutescens var acuta;Common Perilla Leaf;Acute Common PeriIIa Leaf (紫苏叶) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Common Perilla Leaf Equivalent plant: Perilla frutescens var acuta;Common Perilla Leaf;Acute Common PeriIIa Leaf (紫苏叶) with Latin name Perilla frutescens var. arguta has properties of Pungent; warm, affects the Lung; spleen meridian(s), uses leaf as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Wind-cold exterior syndrome, cough with profuse phlegm, distention fullness in chest and stomach duct, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea, malign obstruction in pregnancy, poisoning of fish or crab.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Chinese Taxillus Herb;Parasite Scurrula (桑寄生) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Chinese Taxillus Herb;Parasite Scurrula (桑寄生) with Latin name Herba Taxilli has properties of Mild; Sweet; Bitter, affects the Liver; Kidney meridian(s), uses stem and branch-leaf as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Angina pectoris, arrhythmia, hypertension, wind-damp impediment pain, aching in lumbus and knees, stomachache, scant breast milk, knocks and falls, toxin swelling of sores, frostbite.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Virgate Wormwood (黄蒿) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Virgate Wormwood (黄蒿) with Latin name Artemisia scoparia [Syn. Artemisia capillaris var. scoparia] has properties of Cold; Pungent; Bitter, affects the Liver; Kidney; Gallbladder meridian(s), uses aerial parts as the part for treatment, and is indicated for See Artemisia capillaris.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Eucommia bark (川杜仲) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Eucommia bark (川杜仲) with Latin name Cortex Eucommiae has properties of Warm; Sweet, affects the Liver; Kidney meridian(s), uses Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. as the part for treatment, and is indicated for 1. Hypotensive 2. Promoting phagocytosis of mononuclear phagocytes3. Sedative and diuretic.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Eucommia bark (杜仲) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Eucommia bark (杜仲) with Latin name Cortex Eucommiae has properties of Warm; Sweet, affects the Liver; Kidney meridian(s), uses bark as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Hypertension, kidney vacuity lumbago, weakness in sinews and bones, stirring fetus in pregnancy.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of bark of Oriental Variegated Coralbean (海桐皮) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, bark of Oriental Variegated Coralbean (海桐皮) with Latin name Cortex erythrie has properties of Mild; Pungent; Bitter, affects the Liver meridian(s), uses bark as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Wind-damp impediment, pain in lumbus and knees, scab sore, lichen, eczema.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Jujube Chinese date (大枣) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Jujube Chinese date (大枣) with Latin name Fructus Zizyphi Jujubae has properties of Warm; Sweet, affects the Spleen; Stomach meridian(s), uses ripe fruit as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Reduced food intake due to spleen vacuity, lack of strength and sloppy stool, visceral agitation.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Jujube Chinese date (红枣) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Jujube Chinese date (红枣) with Latin name Fructus Zizyphi Jujubae has properties of Warm; Sweet, affects the Spleen; Stomach meridian(s), uses Ziziphus jujuba Mill as the part for treatment, and is indicated for 1. Oral administration increases the level of cAMP and decrease the level of cGMP in plasma and in leukocytes.2. Protect the liver from damage.3. Hypotensive.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Trichosanthes root, Skegourd root (天花粉) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Trichosanthes root, Skegourd root (天花粉) with Latin name Radix Trichosanthis has properties of Bitter; slightly sweet; cold, affects the Lung; stomach meridian(s), uses root as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Febrile diseases thirst, lung heat dry cough, diabetes mellitus due to internal heat, toxin swelling of sores, induce abortion.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Ginkgo seed (白果) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Ginkgo seed (白果) with Latin name Semen Ginkgo has properties of Mild; Sweet; Bitter; Punkery, affects the Lung meridian(s), uses nut as the part for treatment, and is indicated for AD syndrome, primary degenerative dementia of Alzheimer disease, multi-infarct dementia, improving cognitive function in elderly dementia patients, stable intermittent claudication, cerebrovascular insufficiency diseases, cough with profuse phlegm, vaginal discharge, enuresis and frequent urination.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Cochinchina Cudrania (狗脊) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Cochinchina Cudrania (狗脊) with Latin name Cudrania cochinchinensis has properties of Warm; Sweet; Bitter, affects the Liver; Kidney meridian(s), uses root as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Wind-damp impediment pain, knocks and falls, jaundice, parotitis, phthisis, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, strangury-turbidity, tympanites, menstrual block, taxation damage and coughing of blood, clove sore and swollen welling abscess.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Bat Dung (夜明砂) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Bat Dung (夜明砂) with Latin name Vespertilio superans has properties of Cold; Pungent, affects the Liver meridian(s), uses dried feces as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Clear-eye blindness, night blindness, internal or external obstruction and screen, scrofula, gan accumulation, malaria.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of rhizome of Nutgrass Galingale (香附) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, rhizome of Nutgrass Galingale (香附) with Latin name Rhizoma Cyperi has properties of Mild; Pungent; Slightly Sweet; Slightly Bitter, affects the Spleen; Liver; Three End meridian(s), uses rhizome as the part for treatment, and is indicated for women’s diseases, menstrual disorder, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, liver depression and qi pain, distending pain in chest and rib-side, distending pain in stomach duct, indigestion, glomus and oppression in chest and stomach duct, cold mounting with abdominal pain, painful swollen breast.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of rhizome of Nutgrass Galingale (制香附) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, rhizome of Nutgrass Galingale (制香附) with Latin name Rhizoma Cyperi Preparata has properties of Mild; Pungent; Slightly Sweet; Slightly Bitter, affects the Spleen; Liver; Three End meridian(s), uses Cyperus rotundus L. as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Treatment of stagnation of the liver qi characterized by distending pain in the chest, hypochondria and epigastrium, indigestion, feeling of stuffiness in the chest and epigastrium, abdominal colic, distending pain in the breast, menstrual disorders, amen. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of root of Lightyellow sophora (苦参) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, root of Lightyellow sophora (苦参) with Latin name Radix Sophorae flavescentis has properties of Cold; Bitter, affects the Bladder; Large Intestine; Stomach; Liver; Heart meridian(s), uses dried root as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Arrhythmia, otitis media, acute conjunctivitis, chronic conjunctivitis, trichomoniasis, septicemia, edema, damp-heat diarrhea, intestinal wind bleeding, acute jaundice, inhibited urination, vaginal discharge, pudendal itch, scab and lichen, leprosy, itchy skin, eczema, damp toxin sore, suppurative nest sore.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of root of Grand Hogfennel;QIAN HU (前胡) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, root of Grand Hogfennel;QIAN HU (前胡) with Latin name radix Peucedani has properties of Minor cold; Pungent; Bitter, affects the Lung meridian(s), uses root as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Cough, externally contracted wind-heat, lung heat phlegm depression, cough and asthma with abundant phlegm, sticky phlegm, retching counterflow and reduced food intake, fullness and oppression in chest and diaphragm.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of leaf of Argy Wormwood;Argy Wormwood Leaf;AI YE (艾叶) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, leaf of Argy Wormwood;Argy Wormwood Leaf;AI YE (艾叶) with Latin name Folium Artemisiae Argyi has properties of Warm; Pungent; Bitter, affects the Spleen; Liver; Kidney meridian(s), uses leaf as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Cold pain in abdomen, menstrual disorder due to cold, infertility due to uterus cold, blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding, flooding and spotting, fetal spotting, itchy skin.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Szechwan Chinaberry Fruit (金铃子;川楝子) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Szechwan Chinaberry Fruit (金铃子;川楝子) with Latin name Fructus Meliae Toosendan has properties of Cold; Bitter, affects the Bladder; Stomach; Small Intestine; Liver meridian(s), uses Melia toosedan Sieb. et Zucc. as the part for treatment, and is indicated for 1. Its component toosendanin can expel ascarides from the intestine.2. Inhibiting the growth of some kind of fungi.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Prepared Rehmannia Root (熟地黄) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Prepared Rehmannia Root (熟地黄) with Latin name Radix Rehmanniae Preparata has properties of Minor Warm; Sweet, affects the Liver; Kidney meridian(s), uses steamed and sundried root as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Blood vacuity with yellow complexion, dizziness and palpitation, menstrual disorder [=menoxenia], incessant flooding and spotting, liver-kidney yin depletion, tidal fever with night sweat, impotence and emission, sterility and infertility, limp aching lumbus and knees, tinnitus and deafness, dizzy head and vision, premature graying in beard and hair, diabetes mellitus, constipation, kidney vacuity hasty asthma.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Tuber Fleeceflower;Polygonum multiflorum (何首乌) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Tuber Fleeceflower;Polygonum multiflorum (何首乌) with Latin name Polygonum multiflorum has properties of Cold; Minor Warm; Sour; Bitter, affects the Liver; Kidney meridian(s), uses tuberoid as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Backache, neurasthenia, hyperlipemia, neurosis, insomnia, dizziness due to anemia, palpitation, limp aching lumbus and knees due to liver kidney yin vacuity, premature graying in beard and hair, tinnitus, emission, intestinal dry and constipation, enduring malaria, wind papule itching, sore and welling abscess, scrofula, hemorrhoids.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of all - grss of Hairyvein Agrimonia;Japanese Argimonia (仙鹤草) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, all - grss of Hairyvein Agrimonia;Japanese Argimonia (仙鹤草) with Latin name Herba Agrimoniae has properties of Mild; Bitter; Punkery, affects the Lung; Spleen; Liver meridian(s), uses aerial parts as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Hemoptysis, blood ejection, flooding and spotting, malaria, blood dysentery, swelling toxin of wellingabscess and sore, pudendal itch, Vaginal discharge.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of pollen of longbract cattail;PU HUANG;Longbract Cattail Pollen (蒲黄) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, pollen of longbract cattail;PU HUANG;Longbract Cattail Pollen (蒲黄) with Latin name pollen typhae has properties of Mild; Sweet, affects the Liver; Heart meridian(s), uses pollen as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Hyperlipemia, angina pectoris, exudative eczema, bleeding, hemoptysis, spontaneous external bleeding, blood ejection, hematochezia, hematuria, flooding and spotting, bleeding due to external injury, pain in heart and abdomen, dysmenorrhea, postpartum bleeding, postpartum abdominal pain, blood strangury with inhibited pain.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Cibot Rhizome (金毛狗脊) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Cibot Rhizome (金毛狗脊) with Latin name Rhizoma Cibotii has properties of Warm; Sweet; Bitter, affects the Liver; Kidney meridian(s), uses Cibotum barometz (L.) J. Sm. as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Treatment of weakness and aching of the back and loins, limpness of the legs, rheumatic arthralgia.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Cibot Rhizome (金狗脊) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Cibot Rhizome (金狗脊) with Latin name Rhizoma Cibotii has properties of Warm; Sweet; Bitter, affects the Liver; Kidney meridian(s), uses Cibotum barometz (L.) J. Sm. as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Treatment of weakness and aching of the back and loins, limpness of the legs, rheumatic arthralgia.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of seed of Chinese Arborvitae (柏子仁) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, seed of Chinese Arborvitae (柏子仁) with Latin name Semen Biotae has properties of Mild; Sweet, affects the Large Intestine; Heart; Kidney meridian(s), uses kernel as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Fright palpitation and fearful throbbing, sleepless and amnesia, night sweating, intestinal dry and constipation.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of White peony root;Common Peony;Paeonia lactiflora (白芍) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, White peony root;Common Peony;Paeonia lactiflora (白芍) with Latin name Radix Paeoniae Alba has properties of Minor cold; Sour; Bitter, affects the Spleen; Liver meridian(s), uses root as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Headache and dizziness, pain in rib-side, abdominal pain, spasm in limbs, anemia with yellow complexion, menstrual disorder, profuse menstruation, spontaneous sweating, night sweating.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of rhizome of Common Amarrhe;Anemarrhena asphodeloides;Common Anemarrhena (知母) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, rhizome of Common Amarrhe;Anemarrhena asphodeloides;Common Anemarrhena (知母) with Latin name Rhizoma Anemarrhee has properties of Cold; Sweet; Bitter, affects the Lung; Stomach; Kidney meridian(s), uses rhizome as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Diabetes mellitus, warm heat disease, ardent fever with vexation and thirst, cough and asthma, dry cough, constipation, steaming bone tidal fever, vacuity vexation and insomnia, strangury-turbidity.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Akebia, Clematis stem;Fiveleaf Akebia (木通) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Akebia, Clematis stem;Fiveleaf Akebia (木通) with Latin name Caulis Aristolochiae seu Clematis has properties of Cold; Bitter, affects the Bladder; Small Intestine; Heart meridian(s), uses stem as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Acute urethritis, short voidings of reddish urine, strangury-turbidity, edema, nephritis with edema, galactostasis, heat vexation in chest, throat pain, mouth sore, tongue sores, wind-damp impediment pain, galactostasis, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Tangerine Pericarp (橘皮(陈皮)) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Tangerine Pericarp (橘皮(陈皮)) with Latin name Citrus reticulata has properties of Warm; Pungent; Bitter, affects the Lung; Spleen meridian(s), uses pericarp as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Spleen-stomach qi stagnation and damp obstruction, lung qi block, cough with profuse phlegm, mammary welling abscess, indigestion, vomiting.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Puncturevine Caltrap (刺蒺藜) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Puncturevine Caltrap (刺蒺藜) with Latin name Tribulus terrestris has properties of Warm; Bitter, affects the Lung; Liver meridian(s), uses fruit as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Headache, itchy body, red eyes and eye screen, convulsion, fullness in chest, cough and counterflow, concretion and conglomeration, difficult lactation, welling abscess and flat abscess, scrofula.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Safflower (红花) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Safflower (红花) with Latin name Flos Carthami has properties of Warm; Pungent, affects the Liver; Heart meridian(s), uses flower as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, retention of lochia, angina pectoris, cerebral thrombosis, neurodermatitis, concretion and conglomeration, lump glomus, knocks and falls, swollen pain due to bleeding.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Common Yam Rhizome; Dioscorea opposita; Common Yam (山药) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Common Yam Rhizome; Dioscorea opposita; Common Yam (山药) with Latin name Rhizoma Dioscoreae has properties of Mild; Sweet, affects the Lung; Spleen; Kidney meridian(s), uses rhizome as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Reduced food intake due to spleen vacuity, incessant chronic diarrhea, cough and asthma due to lung vacuity, kidney vacuity and emission, vaginal discharge, frequent urination, vacuity heat and diabetes mellitus.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of rdostachys Root (甘松) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, rdostachys Root (甘松) with Latin name Radix seu Rhizoma rdostachyos has properties of Warm; Pungent; Sweet, affects the Spleen; Stomach meridian(s), uses root and rhizome as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Stomachache, distention fullness in chest and abdomen, headache, hysteria, beriberi.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Prepared Manyinflorescenced Sweetvetch Root (炙黄芪) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Prepared Manyinflorescenced Sweetvetch Root (炙黄芪) with Latin name Radix Astragali seu Hedysari Praeparata has properties of Minor Warm; Sweet, affects the Lung; Spleen meridian(s), uses Hedysarum polybotrys Hand. as the part for treatment, and is indicated for 1. Increasing the amount of leukocytes and polymorphoctyes in peripheral blood and promoting lymphocyte-blastogenesis. 2. Its polysaccharide promotes the healing of skin ulcer. 3. Cardiotonic. 4. Dilating coronary artery and capillaries.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Anteater scales Preparata (炒山甲;炒山甲珠) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Anteater scales Preparata (炒山甲;炒山甲珠) with Latin name Squama manitis has properties of Minor cold; Salty, affects the Stomach; Liver meridian(s), uses Manis pentadactyla Linnaeus as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Raising the level of white blood cells.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Centipede;Centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes);Arborescent Aloe (蜈蚣) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Centipede;Centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes);Arborescent Aloe (蜈蚣) with Latin name Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans;Aloe arborescens var. natalensis has properties of Warm; Pungent, affects the Liver meridian(s), uses dried body;fresh juice of leaf as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Acute fright wind, chronic fright wind, tetanus, spasm, convulsion, toxin swelling of sores and open sores, scrofula with ulceration, intractable headache with pulling sensation, wind-damp impediment pain, hypertension.Liver fire and red eyes, dizziness, lung heat cough asthma, repletion heat constipation, swelling pain of welling abscess and sore, erythematous lupus.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Pangolin (穿山甲) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Pangolin (穿山甲) with Latin name Manis pentadactyla has properties of Minor cold; Salty, affects the Stomach; Liver meridian(s), uses scale as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Amenorrhea due to blood stasis, concretion and conglomeration, wind-damp impediment pain, galactostasis, swollen welling abscess, scrofula.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Pharbitis seed;Lobedleaf Pharbitis Seed (牵牛子) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Pharbitis seed;Lobedleaf Pharbitis Seed (牵牛子) with Latin name Semen Pharbitidis has properties of Cold; Bitter, affects the Lung; Large Intestine; Kidney meridian(s), uses seed as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Edema distention fullness, inhibited urine and stool, phlegm-rheum and accumulation-gathering, qi counterflow with cough and asthma, abdominal pain due to worm accumulation, ascariasis, taeniasis.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of root of Twotooth Achyranthes (牛膝;怀牛膝) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, root of Twotooth Achyranthes (牛膝;怀牛膝) with Latin name Radix Achyranthis bidentatae has properties of Mild; Sweet; Sour; Bitter, affects the Liver; Kidney meridian(s), uses root;Achyranthes bidentata Bl as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Aching in lumbus and knees, amenorrhea due to blood stasis, dysmenorrhea, postpartum blood stasis abdominal pain, concretion and conglomeration, retention of placenta , heat strangury, blood strangury, knocks and falls, swollen welling abscess and malign sore, swelling pain in throat. . </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Bulb of Greenish Lily (川百合) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Bulb of Greenish Lily (川百合) with Latin name Bulbus Lilii has properties of Minor cold; Sweet, affects the Heart meridian(s), uses Lilium davidii Duch. as the part for treatment, and is indicated for 1. To moisurize the lung and relieve cough (lung-dryness with cough and hemoptysis). 2. To relieve cardiac heat and tranquilize the mind (convalescence of febrile diseases or yin-deficiency with heat manifested as irritability, insomnia, dreaminess, palpi. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Difengpi Bark;Difengpi Anisetree (地枫皮) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Difengpi Bark;Difengpi Anisetree (地枫皮) with Latin name Cortex Illicii has properties of Warm; Slightly Pungent; Punkery, affects the Bladder; Kidney meridian(s), uses bark as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Pain in joints due to rheumatalgia, taxation damage in lumbar muscle, centipede bite.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Hirsute Shiny Bugleweed Herb (泽兰叶;泽兰) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Hirsute Shiny Bugleweed Herb (泽兰叶;泽兰) with Latin name Herba Lycopi has properties of Minor Warm; Pungent; Bitter; slightly warm, affects the Spleen; Liver meridian(s), uses Lycopus lucidus Turcz. var. hirtus Regel;aerial parts as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Treatment of menstrual disorders, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, postpatum abdominal pain due to blood stasis, edema.Amenorrhea, concretion and conglomeration, postpartum blood stasis abdominal pain, edema in body and face, knocks and falls, incised wound.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Myrrh (没药) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Myrrh (没药) with Latin name Resi myrrhae;Myrrha has properties of Mild; Pungent; Bitter, affects the Spleen; Liver; Heart; Kidney meridian(s), uses balsam as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Stasis pain in chest and abdomen, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, concretion and conglomeration, knocks and falls, swollen welling abscess and sores, intestinal welling abscess, red eyes with gall.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of leafy twigs of Oriental Arborvitae;CE BAI YE;Chinese Arborvitae Leaf (侧柏叶) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, leafy twigs of Oriental Arborvitae;CE BAI YE;Chinese Arborvitae Leaf (侧柏叶) with Latin name Cacumen et Folium Biotae has properties of Minor cold; Bitter; Punkery, affects the Lung; Large Intestine; Liver meridian(s), uses leaf as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Hemoptysis, duodenal bleeding, chronic bronchitis, tuberculosis, blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding, hematuria, hematochezia, blood dysentery, incessant flooding and spotting, cough with profuse phlegm, wind-damp impediment pain, erysipelas, epidemic parotitis, scalds, burns.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Manypr ickle Acanthopanax (刺五加) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Manypr ickle Acanthopanax (刺五加) with Latin name Acanthopanax senticosus [Syn. Eleutherococcus senticosus ] has properties of Warm; Pungent; Bitter, affects the Liver; Kidney meridian(s), uses root and rhizome as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Spleen-kidney yang vacuity, vacuity and hypodynamia, inappetence, aching in lumbus and knees, insomnia and frequent dreaming.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Chinese Globeflower (金莲花) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Chinese Globeflower (金莲花) with Latin name Flos Trollii chinensis has properties of Cold; Bitter, affects the Lung meridian(s), uses flower as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Common cold with fever, swelling pain in throat, mouth sore, gum swelling and pain, gum hemorrhage, red eyes with gall, swelling toxin of clove sore, acute periostitis, acute lymphangitis.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Balloonflower root (白桔梗) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Balloonflower root (白桔梗) with Latin name Radix Platycodi has properties of Mild; Pungent; Bitter, affects the Lung; Stomach meridian(s), uses Platycodon grandiflorum (Jacq.) A. DC. as the part for treatment, and is indicated for 1. Small dosage of platycodoside, one of its active components, can increase secretion of respiratory tract and promote expectoration.2. Platycodoside may also serve as a sedative, an analgesic and an antipyretic.3. Its decoction inhibits the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus typhoid in vitro.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of Balloonflower root (苦桔梗) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, Balloonflower root (苦桔梗) with Latin name Radix Platycodi has properties of Mild; Pungent; Sweet, affects the Lung meridian(s), uses Platycodon grandiflorum(Jacq.)A.DC as the part for treatment, and is indicated for 1. Small dosage of platycodoside, one of its active components, can increase secretion of respiratory tract and promote expectoration.2. Platycodoside may also serve as a sedative, an analgesic and an antipyretic.3. Its decoction inhibits the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus typhoid in vitro.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of root Pilose Asiabell (西党;党参) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, root Pilose Asiabell (西党;党参) with Latin name Radix Codonopsis pilosulae has properties of Mild; Sweet, affects the Lung; Spleen meridian(s), uses Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf.; Codonopsis pilosula Nannf. var. modesta (Nannf.) L. T. Shen;Codonopsis tangshen Oliv. ;root as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Treatment of weakness of the spleen and the lung manifested by shortness of breath, cough, palpitation, anorexia, loose stools, diabetes caused by internal heat;Spleen-stomach vacuity, reduced food intake and sloppy stool, lassitude in limbs, cough and asthma due to lung vacuity, shortness of breath and spontaneous sweating, qi-blood depletion.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are the properties and uses of root of Largeleaf Gentian (秦艽) in TCM?[/INST] In TCM, root of Largeleaf Gentian (秦艽) with Latin name Radix Gentiae macrophyllae has properties of Minor cold; Pungent; Bitter, affects the Stomach; Liver; Gallbladder meridian(s), uses dried root as the part for treatment, and is indicated for Wind-damp impediment pain, hypertonicity of sinews and vessels, aching pain in joints, late afternoon tidal fever, child gan accumulation with fever.. </s> |
<s>[INST] What is Acupuncture?[/INST] Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese medical procedure that relieves pain and treats diseases by restoring the normal flow of energy (‘Qi’) through the body using ascending, descending, reinforcing, reducing, warming and clearing techniques. A typical acupuncture treatment involves inserting needles as fine as hair into specific points on the body to elicit a healing response. The sterilised and disposable needles are so thin that most people feel nothing more than a slight tingling sensation during insertion. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are key benefits of Acupuncture?[/INST] Acupuncture boosts immune system, Improves healing, Regulates basic metabolic functions, Relieves pain and promotes sleep </s> |
<s>[INST] What is Cupping?[/INST] Cupping uses warm glass or bamboo cups to create a partial vacuum so that it can be “stuck” on the skin. In some cases, the cup may be moved while the suction is active (known as gliding cupping), pulling the skin to “restart” the circulation of Qi in the body. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are key benefits of Cupping?[/INST] Significantly relieves pain, Treats discomfort and various illnesses, Rejuvenates ill-functioning meridians and organs, Promotes blood circulation, Aids deep tissue repair.</s> |
<s>[INST] What is Auriculotherapy?[/INST] Auriculotherapy is a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) method that stimulates different auricular points in the ear to regulate the inner organs and systems. Black vaccaria seeds or metal beads are placed using adhesive tape over corresponding points for the patient to apply pressure. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are key benefits of Auriculotherapy?[/INST] Effective modality, Stimulation continues after clinic visit, Convenient and inexpensive, Non-invasive</s> |
<s>[INST] What is Gua Sha?[/INST]Gua Sha (Scraping) is a form of traditional Chinese therapy, based on the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory of meridians. The skin is lightly scraped (刮 “gua”) using a scraping tool to produce a red, bruise-like/rash-like appearance (痧 “sha”). This helps to relieve tension and tightness, release blockage in the meridians, promote blood circulation and dispel toxins from the body, thereby preventing and treating various illnesses. </s> |
<s>[INST] What are key benefits of Gua Sha?[/INST] Boosts immune system, Significantly relieves pain, Releases muscle tightness, pain and constriction, Promotes normal circulation of blood and energy to muscles and organs to dissipate blood stasis</s> |
<s>[INST] What is Tuina?[/INST] Tuina stimulates specific acupuncture points or areas specifically to boost the body’s natural immunity, to manage and prevent diseases.</s> |
<s>[INST] What are key benefits of Tuina?[/INST] Relaxes and revitalises the mind and body, Promotes deep sleep, Removes blockages, Regulates bodily functions, Reduces fatigue and stress, Improves blood circulation, Reduces muscle soreness, Relieves pain caused by injured tissues, Stimulates the repair of damaged tissues</s> |
<s>[INST] What are Herbal Medication?[/INST] Herbal medicine may be taken raw, brewed or as a drink of herbal powders mixed with water. It can be given in sachets, tablets, pills or capsules and requires no cooking. </s> |
<s>[INST] What is Paediatric Tuina?[/INST] Paediatric Tuina stimulates specific acupuncture points or areas specifically to boost the child’s natural immunity, to manage and prevent paediatric diseases.</s> |