Bai He

Bai He, or Lilium brownii, is indicated for: chronic cough, blood-streaked sputum, difficult to solve chronic low grade fever, insomnia with abundance of dreams, inability to concentrate, restlessness, irritability, due to chronic febrile disease with    yinxu (yin deficient)  Also for palpitations due to qixu (qi deficient) 氣虛 and yinxu (yin deficient).

Main applications include:

Treating of stomach ulcers, treatment of pain in solar plexus because of spleen deficient, treatment of Dengue Fever during frequent urination period, treatment of neurasthenia and treatment of boils.

Bai Ji Li

Bai Ji Li, better known as Tribulus terrestris, is mainly produced in north eastern, northern part of China and in Qinghai, Xizang, and along the Yangtze River of China.

It is mainly indicated for: achy loin due to deficiency, spermatorrhea, leukorrhea, headache, dizziness, pink eyes with tears, keratitis, cloudiness in cornea, chronic bronchitis with coughing, milk not flowing, itchiness, rash, vitiligo.

Bai Qian

Bai Qian, or Cynanchum stauntonii, is used in treatments of cough due to influenza, bronchitis, asthma with abundance of phlegm. Usually bai qian is being used together with zi wan and ban xia. It can be used in both cold type and hot type of cough.

Bai Wei

Bai wei, or Swallowwort root, relieves heat, edema, snake bite, toxic sores, swollen and painful throat; it also promotes urination. Cardiac tonic ingredients of bai wei stimulate the heart muscle and improve contraction and slow down heart rate. Bai wei can also inhibit pneumococcus.

Bai Zhu

Bai Zhu, or Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, is commonly used for treating the following conditions: liver cirrhosis, liver cancer. In case of yinxu, raw bai zhu can also be used with other herbs according  to diagnostics. Other indications: children drooling, Meniere's disease, constipation, chronic back pain, acute infection of intestine and low white cell count.

Cao Hong Hua

Cao Hong Hua, better known as Saffron, helps in the digestive process, has carminative properties and also helps regulate menstruation. The bitter properties of Saffron bestow it with tonical properties for the stomach and digestive properties, while the crocetia that it contains has a effect on reducing cholesterol. In Gynecology, it is sometimes recomended to help alleviate uncomfortable menstruation or the lack of menstruation; however, it must always be used with caution. Saffron also stimulates sweating and is sometimes used to help reduce fevers.