✵The TCM 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:Herbs Pacifying the liver and extinguishing wind.
Introduction: Herbs Pacifying the liver and extinguishing wind: also known as liver-pacifying and wind-extinguishing herb, an agent or substance herbs that pacifies the liver, suppresses exuberant Yang, extinguishes endogenous wind and controls spasms or tremors.
✵Till the date Oct 10th,2019, there are Totally [8] kinds of common TCM herbs, [3] kinds of related plant species, [4] kinds of related insects species, [10] kinds of related animal species, [1] kind of related minerals, are recorded in this category. These Herbs Pacifying the liver and extinguishing wind are briefly introduced separately:
Rhizoma Gastrodiae(Gastrodia Tuber).
Brief Introduction: The Herb Rhizoma Gastrodiae is the dried tuber of Gastrodia elata Bl (family Orchidaceae), used (1).to extinguish wind and relieve spasm for treating convulsion and hemiplegia in cases of apoplexy, (2).to pacify the liver and subdue exuberant Yang for relieving headache, dizziness and vertigo, and (3).to relieve rheumatalgia. The herb is commonly known as Tiān Má.
Scorpio(Scorpion).
Brief Introduction: The Herb Scorpio is the boiled and dried body of Buthus martensii Karsch (family Buthidae), used to subdue endogenous wind for the treatment of various kinds of tics, convulsion, tetanus and sequelae of cerebrovascular accidents. The herb is commonly known as Scorpio, Scorpion, Quán Xiē.
Scolopendra(Centipede).
Brief Introduction: The Herb Scolopendra is the dried body of Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans L. Koch.(family Scolopendridae), used (1).to extinguish wind and relieve spasms for the treatment of tics, convulsion, tetanus, and facial paralysis, (2).to unblock collateral meridians and alleviate pain in cases of stubborn arthralgia and intractable migraine, and (3).as a detoxicant for treating scrofula and venomous snake-bite. The herb is commonly known as Scolopendra, Centipede, Wú Gōnɡ.
Bombyx Batryticatus(Stiff Silkworm).
Brief Introduction: The Herb Bombyx Batryticatus is the dried body of the 4-5th stage larva of Bombyx mori L., dead and stiffened due to Beauveria bassiana fungus infection, used (1).to extinguish endogenous wind for relieving convulsions, (2).to resolve phlegm and dissipate nodulation for the treatment of scrofula, and (3).to dispel exogenous wind in the cases of wind-heat afflictions such as sore throat, hoarseness of voice and urticaria. The herb is commonly known as Bombyx Batryticatus, Stiff Silkworm, Jiānɡ Cán.
Lumbricus(Earthworm).
Brief Introduction: The Herb Lumbricus is the dried body of Pheretima aspergillum (E.Perrier), Pheretima vulgaris Chen, Pheretima guillelmi (Michaelsen), or Pheretima pectinifera Michaelsen, used to clear heat, extinguish wind, unblock collateral meridians, relieve asthma and induce diuresis, for the treatment of convulsions due to high fever, rheumatalgia, hemiplegia, bronchial asthma and accumulated heat in the bladder with dysuria. The herb is commonly known as Lumbricus, Earthworm, Pheretima, Dì Lónɡ.
Haematitum(Hematite).
Brief Introduction: The Herb Haematitum is a dark-brown colored iron ore mainly composed of ferric oxide (Fe2O3), used (1).to pacify the liver and subdue exuberant Yang for treating up-rising of liver Yang with headache, vertigo, and tinnitus, (2).to check the upward adverse flow of Qi for relieving belching, nausea, vomiting and asthma, and (3).as a blood-cooling hemostatic in cases of hematemesis and epistaxis. The herb is commonly known as Haematitum, Hematite, Zhě Shí.
Concha Haliotidis(Sea-ear Shell).
Brief Introduction: The Herb Concha Haliotidis is the shell of Haliotis diversicolor Reeve., Haliotis discus hannai Ino., Haliotis ovina Gmelin., Haliotis ruber (Leach)., Haliotis asinina Linnaeus., or Haliotis laevigata (Donovan)., used (1).to pacify the liver and subdue exuberant Yang for the treatment of up-rising of liver Yang with headache and vertigo, and (2).to clear liver heat and improve vision for the treatment of glaucoma and cataracts. The herb is commonly known as Concha Haliotidis, Sea-ear Shell, Shí Jué Mínɡ.
Fructus Tribuli(Puncture-vine Caltrop Fruit).
Brief Introduction: The Herb Fructus Tribuli is the dried fruit of Tribulus terrestris L., or Tribulus cistoides L(family Zygophylaceae), used (1).to pacify and soothe the liver for treating headache, vertigo, thoracic and hypochondriac pain, and mastitis due to depressed liver Qi, (2).to improve vision in cases of conjunctivitis and nebula, and (3).to dispel wind in cases of urticaria and pruritus. The herb is commonly known as Fructus Tribuli, Puncture-vine Caltrop Fruit, Jí Lí.
✵The TCM 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: Herbs Pacifying the liver and extinguishing wind: also known as liver-pacifying and wind-extinguishing herb, an agent or substance herbs that pacifies the liver, suppresses exuberant Yang, extinguishes endogenous wind and controls spasms or tremors.
Brief Introduction: The Herb Rhizoma Gastrodiae is the dried tuber of Gastrodia elata Bl (family Orchidaceae), used (1).to extinguish wind and relieve spasm for treating convulsion and hemiplegia in cases of apoplexy, (2).to pacify the liver and subdue exuberant Yang for relieving headache, dizziness and vertigo, and (3).to relieve rheumatalgia. The herb is commonly known as Tiān Má.
Brief Introduction: The Herb Scorpio is the boiled and dried body of Buthus martensii Karsch (family Buthidae), used to subdue endogenous wind for the treatment of various kinds of tics, convulsion, tetanus and sequelae of cerebrovascular accidents. The herb is commonly known as Scorpio, Scorpion, Quán Xiē.
Brief Introduction: The Herb Scolopendra is the dried body of Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans L. Koch.(family Scolopendridae), used (1).to extinguish wind and relieve spasms for the treatment of tics, convulsion, tetanus, and facial paralysis, (2).to unblock collateral meridians and alleviate pain in cases of stubborn arthralgia and intractable migraine, and (3).as a detoxicant for treating scrofula and venomous snake-bite. The herb is commonly known as Scolopendra, Centipede, Wú Gōnɡ.
Brief Introduction: The Herb Bombyx Batryticatus is the dried body of the 4-5th stage larva of Bombyx mori L., dead and stiffened due to Beauveria bassiana fungus infection, used (1).to extinguish endogenous wind for relieving convulsions, (2).to resolve phlegm and dissipate nodulation for the treatment of scrofula, and (3).to dispel exogenous wind in the cases of wind-heat afflictions such as sore throat, hoarseness of voice and urticaria. The herb is commonly known as Bombyx Batryticatus, Stiff Silkworm, Jiānɡ Cán.
Brief Introduction: The Herb Lumbricus is the dried body of Pheretima aspergillum (E.Perrier), Pheretima vulgaris Chen, Pheretima guillelmi (Michaelsen), or Pheretima pectinifera Michaelsen, used to clear heat, extinguish wind, unblock collateral meridians, relieve asthma and induce diuresis, for the treatment of convulsions due to high fever, rheumatalgia, hemiplegia, bronchial asthma and accumulated heat in the bladder with dysuria. The herb is commonly known as Lumbricus, Earthworm, Pheretima, Dì Lónɡ.
Brief Introduction: The Herb Haematitum is a dark-brown colored iron ore mainly composed of ferric oxide (Fe2O3), used (1).to pacify the liver and subdue exuberant Yang for treating up-rising of liver Yang with headache, vertigo, and tinnitus, (2).to check the upward adverse flow of Qi for relieving belching, nausea, vomiting and asthma, and (3).as a blood-cooling hemostatic in cases of hematemesis and epistaxis. The herb is commonly known as Haematitum, Hematite, Zhě Shí.
Brief Introduction: The Herb Concha Haliotidis is the shell of Haliotis diversicolor Reeve., Haliotis discus hannai Ino., Haliotis ovina Gmelin., Haliotis ruber (Leach)., Haliotis asinina Linnaeus., or Haliotis laevigata (Donovan)., used (1).to pacify the liver and subdue exuberant Yang for the treatment of up-rising of liver Yang with headache and vertigo, and (2).to clear liver heat and improve vision for the treatment of glaucoma and cataracts. The herb is commonly known as Concha Haliotidis, Sea-ear Shell, Shí Jué Mínɡ.
Brief Introduction: The Herb Fructus Tribuli is the dried fruit of Tribulus terrestris L., or Tribulus cistoides L(family Zygophylaceae), used (1).to pacify and soothe the liver for treating headache, vertigo, thoracic and hypochondriac pain, and mastitis due to depressed liver Qi, (2).to improve vision in cases of conjunctivitis and nebula, and (3).to dispel wind in cases of urticaria and pruritus. The herb is commonly known as Fructus Tribuli, Puncture-vine Caltrop Fruit, Jí Lí.
