✵The TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) herbalism is also known as pharmaceutics of Traditional Chinese Medicine, or Chinese pharmaceutics, is the branch of health science dealing with the preparation, dispensing, and proper utilization of Chinese herbs. It is majorly composed of Introduction of Chinese Medicinals, Classification of Chinese Herbs, Formulas, and Patent medicines.
Classifications of Herbs:Fragrant Odor for Resolving Dampness Herbs.
Introduction: Fragrant Odor for Resolving Dampness Herbs: a fragrant agent or substance herbs effective for resolving damp, often used in the treatment of damp syndrome marked by anorexia, lassitude, nausea and vomiting, distension in the chest and abdomen, greasy tongue coating and slippery pulse either in cases of febrile diseases or in other miscellaneous diseases.
Fragrant damp-resolving herbs mostly are warm and drying in property, mostly are aromatic in flavor and fragrant in odor, have functions clearing damp and promoting diuresis, inducing diuresis and relieving strangurtia, eliminating damp and removing jaundice, etc., and these herbs are mainly used for various syndromes of endogenous damp. These herbs are pungent in flavor, warm, fragrant and drying in nature, should be used cautiously for those of Yin deficiency and blood dryness, and should not be used for long period. Representative herbs of this kind are Rhizoma Atractylodis (Cānɡ Shù), Herba Agastachis (Huò Xiānɡ), and other herbs including Herba Pogostemonis (Guǎnɡ Huò Xiānɡ), Herba Eupatorii (Pèi Lán), Fructus Amomi (Shā Rén), Fructus Amomi Rotundus (Dòu Kòu), Semen Alpiniae Katsumadai (Cǎo Dòu Kòu), Fructus Tsaoko (Cǎo Guǒ), etc.
✵Till January 1st, 2024, there are totally [9] kinds of common TCM herbs, [12] kinds of related plant species, are recorded in this category. These Fragrant Odor for Resolving Dampness Herbs are briefly introduced separately:
Rhizoma Atractylodis (Atractylodes Rhizome).
Brief Introduction: The herb Rhizoma Atractylodis is the dried rhizome of Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC., or Atractylis chinensis (Bunge) DC (family Compositae),used (1).to eliminate dampness and invigorate the spleen for treating damp accumulation in the spleen and stomach, (2).to dispel wind-damp for rheumatic arthritis, and (3).to improve vision in cases of night blindness. The herb is commonly known as Rhizome of Swordlike Atractylodes, Rhizome Chinese Atractylodes, Rhizome of Swordlike Atractylodes, Rhizome of Simplicifolious Atractylode, Shēnɡ Shù, Cānɡ Shù.
Herba Agastachis (Agastache).
Brief Introduction: The herb Herba Agastachis is the dried aerial part of Agastache rugosa (Fisch.et Mey.) O.Kuntze (family Labiatae), used in a similar way to cablin patchouli. The herb is commonly known as Herba Agastachis, Agastache, Cablin Potchouli Herb, Wrinkled Gianthyssop Herb, or Huò Xiānɡ.
Herba Pogostemonis (Cablin Patchouli Herb).
Brief Introduction: The herb Herba Pogostemonis is the dried aerial part of Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth (family Labiatae), used to resolve damp for treating nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, especially in cases of summer afflictions. The herb is commonly known as Herba Pogostemosis, Guǎnɡ Huò Xiānɡ.
Herba Eupatorii (Fortune Eupatorium Herb).
Brief Introduction: The herb Herba Eupatorii is the aerial part of Eupatorium fortunei Turcz (family Compositae), used to resolve damp for relieving nausea, vomiting, and abdominal distension, especially in cases of summer afflictions. The herb is commonly known as Fortune Eupatorium Herb, Herb of Fortune Eupatorium, Herba Eupatorii, or Pèi Lán.
Fructus Amomi Rotundus (Round Cardamom Fruit).
Brief Introduction: The herb Fructus Amomi Rotundus is the dried ripe fruit of Amomum kravanh Pierre ex Gagnep., or Amomum compactum Soland ex Maton (family Zingiberaceae), used to resolve damp, move Qi, and warm the middle for relieving epigastric and abdominal distension, nausea, and vomiting due to accumulation of cold-dampness of stagnation of Qi in the spleen and stomach. The herb is commonly known as Fructus Amomi Rotundus, Round Cardamom Fruit, Dòu Kòu.
Semen Amomi Rotundus (Round Cardamom Seed).
Brief Introduction: The herb Semen Amomi Rotundus is the seed of round cardamom freshly removed from the pericarp, which is stronger in activity than the fruit.
Fructus Amomi (Spiny Amomum Fruit).
Brief Introduction: The herb Fructus Amomi is the dried ripe fruit of Amomum villosum Lour., Amomum villosum Lour. var. xanthioides (Wall. ex Baker) T.L. Wu et Senjen., or Amomum longiligulare T.L.Wu (family Zingiberaceae), used (1).to resolve dampness for treating damp accumulation in the spleen and stomach, (2).to warm the middle for treating vomiting and diarrhea due to deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach, and (3).to prevent miscarriage in cases of threatened abortion. The herb is commonly known as Fructus Amomi, Spiny Amomum Fruit, Shā Rén.
Brief Introduction: The herb Semen Alpiniae Katsumadai is the dried seed of Alpinia katsumadai Hayata (family zingiberaceae), used to dry dampness, move Qi, and warm the middle for relieving gastralgia, vomiting, and diarrhea due to accumulation of cold-damp or Qi stagnation in the spleen and stomach. The herb is commonly known as Katsumade Galangal Seed, Seed of Katsumada Galangal, Cǎo Dòu Kòu.
Fructus Tsaoko (Tsaoko,Caoguo).
Brief Introduction: The herb Fructus Tsaoko is the dried ripe fruit of Amomum tsao-ko Crevost et Lemaire (family Zingiberaceae), used (1).to remove dampness and warm the stomach in cases of epigastric distension, vomiting and abdominal pain, and (2).for treating malaria. The herb is commonly known as Tsaoko Amomum Fruit, Fructus Tsaoko, Caoguo, Cǎo Guǒ.
✵The TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) herbalism is also known as pharmaceutics of Traditional Chinese Medicine, or Chinese pharmaceutics, is the branch of health science dealing with the preparation, dispensing, and proper utilization of Chinese herbs. It is majorly composed of Introduction of Chinese Medicinals, Classification of Chinese Herbs, Formulas, and Patent medicines.
Introduction: Fragrant Odor for Resolving Dampness Herbs: a fragrant agent or substance herbs effective for resolving damp, often used in the treatment of damp syndrome marked by anorexia, lassitude, nausea and vomiting, distension in the chest and abdomen, greasy tongue coating and slippery pulse either in cases of febrile diseases or in other miscellaneous diseases.
Brief Introduction: The herb Rhizoma Atractylodis is the dried rhizome of Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC., or Atractylis chinensis (Bunge) DC (family Compositae),used (1).to eliminate dampness and invigorate the spleen for treating damp accumulation in the spleen and stomach, (2).to dispel wind-damp for rheumatic arthritis, and (3).to improve vision in cases of night blindness. The herb is commonly known as Rhizome of Swordlike Atractylodes, Rhizome Chinese Atractylodes, Rhizome of Swordlike Atractylodes, Rhizome of Simplicifolious Atractylode, Shēnɡ Shù, Cānɡ Shù.
Brief Introduction: The herb Herba Agastachis is the dried aerial part of Agastache rugosa (Fisch.et Mey.) O.Kuntze (family Labiatae), used in a similar way to cablin patchouli. The herb is commonly known as Herba Agastachis, Agastache, Cablin Potchouli Herb, Wrinkled Gianthyssop Herb, or Huò Xiānɡ.
Brief Introduction: The herb Herba Pogostemonis is the dried aerial part of Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth (family Labiatae), used to resolve damp for treating nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, especially in cases of summer afflictions. The herb is commonly known as Herba Pogostemosis, Guǎnɡ Huò Xiānɡ.
Brief Introduction: The herb Herba Eupatorii is the aerial part of Eupatorium fortunei Turcz (family Compositae), used to resolve damp for relieving nausea, vomiting, and abdominal distension, especially in cases of summer afflictions. The herb is commonly known as Fortune Eupatorium Herb, Herb of Fortune Eupatorium, Herba Eupatorii, or Pèi Lán.
Brief Introduction: The herb Fructus Amomi Rotundus is the dried ripe fruit of Amomum kravanh Pierre ex Gagnep., or Amomum compactum Soland ex Maton (family Zingiberaceae), used to resolve damp, move Qi, and warm the middle for relieving epigastric and abdominal distension, nausea, and vomiting due to accumulation of cold-dampness of stagnation of Qi in the spleen and stomach. The herb is commonly known as Fructus Amomi Rotundus, Round Cardamom Fruit, Dòu Kòu.
Brief Introduction: The herb Semen Amomi Rotundus is the seed of round cardamom freshly removed from the pericarp, which is stronger in activity than the fruit.
Brief Introduction: The herb Fructus Amomi is the dried ripe fruit of Amomum villosum Lour., Amomum villosum Lour. var. xanthioides (Wall. ex Baker) T.L. Wu et Senjen., or Amomum longiligulare T.L.Wu (family Zingiberaceae), used (1).to resolve dampness for treating damp accumulation in the spleen and stomach, (2).to warm the middle for treating vomiting and diarrhea due to deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach, and (3).to prevent miscarriage in cases of threatened abortion. The herb is commonly known as Fructus Amomi, Spiny Amomum Fruit, Shā Rén.
Brief Introduction: The herb Semen Alpiniae Katsumadai is the dried seed of Alpinia katsumadai Hayata (family zingiberaceae), used to dry dampness, move Qi, and warm the middle for relieving gastralgia, vomiting, and diarrhea due to accumulation of cold-damp or Qi stagnation in the spleen and stomach. The herb is commonly known as Katsumade Galangal Seed, Seed of Katsumada Galangal, Cǎo Dòu Kòu.
Brief Introduction: The herb Fructus Tsaoko is the dried ripe fruit of Amomum tsao-ko Crevost et Lemaire (family Zingiberaceae), used (1).to remove dampness and warm the stomach in cases of epigastric distension, vomiting and abdominal pain, and (2).for treating malaria. The herb is commonly known as Tsaoko Amomum Fruit, Fructus Tsaoko, Caoguo, Cǎo Guǒ.
