What Chinese herbal medicines are commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine?

Seven-star grass, Chinese medicine name. It is the whole grass of Polypodiaceae plant Pteris pseudotumor. Seven-star grass distributes in Sichuan and Yunnan. Has the effects of diuresis, stranguria, and clearing away heat and toxic materials. Commonly used for stranguria, turbid urine, edema, leukorrhagia, sore throat, heatstroke and carbuncle.

2. Peony

Paeonia lactiflora is a kind of economic plant which can be used as medicine and ornamental. Paeonia lactiflora is a traditional famous flower in China. Suitable for arranging special flower beds, flower borders, or planting on forest edges, rocks and courtyards, as well as potted plants and providing fresh cut flowers.

Indications include abdominal pain, hypochondriac pain, dysentery, irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia, etc. Wild Paeonia lactiflora, whose roots are dug up and washed, becomes Paeonia lactiflora, which is slightly cold and bitter, and has the function of cooling blood and removing blood stasis.

3. Fritillaria

Fritillaria is a perennial herb of Fritillaria in Liliaceae, and its bulb is used as medicine. Fritillaria is a dried bulb of this genus, which has a long history of use.

Many Fritillaria plants are traditionally used as herbs and belong to folk medicine in Japan, Turkey, Pakistan and Southeast Asia.

4. Angelica sinensis

Angelica sinensis is mainly produced in the southeast of Gansu Province. Min county has a large output and good quality, followed by Yunnan, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Hubei and other provinces, all of which are cultivated. Some provinces and regions in China also have introduction and cultivation.

Indications for enriching blood; Promote blood circulation; Regulating menstruation and relieving pain; Moisten dryness and smooth intestines. Blood deficiency syndrome; Irregular menstruation; Menopause; Dysmenorrhea; Summary of accidents; Collapse and leakage; Deficiency cold abdominal pain; Paralysis; Skin numbness; Intestinal dryness is difficult; Severe after dysentery; Ulcers and ulcers; Fall injury.

5. Peony bark

Peony bark is produced in Anhui, Shandong and other places. Dig roots in autumn, remove fine roots, peel roots and dry them in the sun. Raw or fried. Modern research shows that paeonol and its glycosides have anti-inflammatory effects.

The methanol extract of Paeonia suffruticosa has the effect of inhibiting platelets; Paeonol has sedative, cooling, antipyretic, analgesic, spasmolytic and other central inhibitory effects, as well as anti-atherosclerosis, diuretic, anti-ulcer and other effects.

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