free ear - long zuo ci pian contains:

radix rehmannia praeparata – shu di huang

part used: the cooked, prepared root

family: scrophulariaceae

Origin: Henan and Zhejiang (China)

property: sweet, warm

taste: slightly warm

active ingredients: glycosides, saponins

radix dioscorea opposita - shan yao

part used: root branch

family: Dioscoreaceae

origin: Central China

property: neutral

taste: sweet

active ingredients: diosgenin

fructus corni -shan zhu yu

part used: fruit

family: Cornacea

origin: Central China

property: warm

taste: sour, sharp

active ingredients: glycosides

rhizoma alismatis – ze xie

part used: root branch

family: Alismatacea

Origin: Central and South China

property: cold

taste: slightly bitter, sweet

active ingredients: triterpenes

poria – fu ling

part used: dried sclerotium

family: Polyporacea

origin: Central China

property: neutral

taste: sweet

active ingredients: polysaccharides

cortex moutan radicis – mu dan pi

part used: bark

family: Ranunculacea

origin: West and Central China

property: cold

taste: bitter, sharp

active ingredients: glycosides: paeonol

radix bupleuri - chai hu

part used: root

family: Umbelliferae

origin: Northeast China

property: cold

taste: bitter

active ingredients: saponins

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