Chinese name | English name | Latin name | Function (in Chinese medicine theory) [31] | Medicinal part | Dosage (g) |
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Fu ling | Tuckahoe | Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf | Inducing diuresis to drain dampness; strengthening spleen | Dry sclerotia | 48 |
Ze xie | Rhizoma alismatis | Alisma plantago-aquati ca Linn | Inducing diuresis to drain dampness; discharge heat | Dry tuber | 24 |
Bai zhu | Largehead Atractylodes | Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz | Benefiting vital energy and invigorating the spleen; drying dampness | Tuber root | 18 |
Gui zhi | Cassia twig | Cinnamomum cassia Presl | Resolving the flesh and sweating; warming the channels to free the networks vessels; reinforcing yang and activating vital energy | Dry twigs | 12 |
Sheng gancao | Raw Licorice | Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch | Nourishing spleen and benefiting vital energy; moderating the property of herbs | Dry root | 12 |
Sheng jiang | Fresh ginger | Zingiber of icinale Rosc | Resolving the exterior; dissipating dampness | Rhizome | 2 |