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“Shengcha Powder” (Raw Tea Powder) appears in Jifeng Pujifang. It contains equal parts of curcuma zedoaria (Ezhu), fennel (Huixiang), and raw tea (Shengcha). Grind the herbs together into a fine powder; take 2 qian (6 g) each time, and decoct with 150 ml water, 6…

Elderly people often experience difficulty urinating. The causes are complex. Prostate problems in male patients, hypertension and cerebrovascular accidents in both sexes, and some problems of the urinary system can all cause urinary retention in the elderly. Ascites caused by diseases such as cancer can…

The Chinese medicinal Difuzi is the ripe fruit of Kochia scoparia, of the Chenopodiaceae family; it is also known as Dikui, Dimai and Qiantouzi. In the countryside the whole Kochia plant is often used to make brooms, so Difuzi is also called Saozhouri (broom seed).

The formula "Sheng Cha San" comes from Jifeng Puji Fang, an empirical formula for treating difficult urination recorded by the Southern Song famous physician Zhang Rui. Sheng Cha San is composed of equal parts of Peng'ezhu (Rhizoma Curcumae), Huixiang (Fructus Foeniculi) and Sheng Cha (raw…

Kushen (Sophora flavescens, shrubby sophora root) is one of the Chinese herbs with relatively strong anticancer activity. Not only TCM doctors but most Western oncology doctors acknowledge its anticancer effect; Kushen injection is a new herbal preparation commonly used by Western oncologists. Modern pharmacological studies…