• Usage and Dosage:5~10g is used in decoction • Now its injection is used in clinic for emergency treatment. • Note: Turnip and tea should be avoided in the course of
• Most of the CMM being comprised of plants ,historically there has been such a saying that “plants are the root of the CMM.”
• As a result, the CMM has often been called “Bencao” (herbal medicine), from ancient times.
Chrysanthemum T
• Actions • 1.Resolve phlegm to relive cough • 2.Relieve spasm and alleviate pain • 3.Clear away heat and toxin • 4.Regulate medicinal nature
• Actions
• 1.Clear away heat and remove toxin
• 2.Cool the blood to stop dysenter-toxin type
• 3.Eliminating summer-heat by cooling
• Radix Ginseng
• Actions • 1.It is an effective medicinal herb for invigorating qi (Qi is one of the basic
substances constituting the body) and saving collapse. 2.It can be strengthen constitution to improve the body resistance to diseases. 3.It can be calm the mind to promote intelligence .
• After thousand of years of development, The Traditional Chinese medicine is a very important part of medicine system in China.
• The Chinese Materia Medica as an important tool for disease prevention and control of the Chinese people.
• It is not only a delicious food material but also is a Chinese herbal medicine .
Blueberry-yam (A delicious Chinese food)
From the Tang dynasty, the Chinese Materia Medica has spread beyond China’s boundaries into Japan, Korea, Vietnam and other countries and they have received and utilized it; so the Chinese Materia Medica not only belongs to the Chinese nation, but also is shared by other nations.
The history of Chinese Materia Medica and the use of common Chinese medical materials
• Today, there are still some food to be used as drugs .
• For example :Chinese Yam Rhizome
treatment in case they affect its tonic effect.
• Actions
1.Expel wind (Traditional Chinese medicine is one of the reasons that cause the disease) and clear away heat Indicated for : Exterior syndrome due to wind-heat or seasonal febrile diseases at early stage. (fever, slightly aversion to cold, headache, cough)