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Chinese herbal medicine reference: what each herb is used for in TCM, how it is prepared and dosed, and its safety cautions and contraindications.

Wu Ming Yi: Chinese Herb Guide 无名异,無名異,Pyrolusite,Pyrolusitum Wu Ming Yi: activate blood and resolve swelling, alleviate pain and stop bleeding.
Moleplant Seed (Caper Euphorbia Seed) 千金子,Moleplant Seed,Semen Euphorbiae,Caper Euphorbia Seed Qian Jin Zi: expel water and resolve swelling, eliminate mass and kill parasites.
Pyrolusitum: Chinese Herb Guide Wu Ming Yi, 无名异 Wu Ming Yi (Pyrolusite) Salty, sweet, neutral, slightly toxic; liver and kidney channels
Qian Jin Zi (Caper Euphorbia Seed) Caper Euphorbia Seed, Moleplant Seed Moleplant Seed: expel water and resolve swelling, eliminate mass and kill parasites.
Akebia Fruit (Fruit of Fiverleaf Akebia) Fruit of Fiverleaf Akebia,八月札,预知子,八月劄,Akebia Fruit,預知子,Fructus Akebiae Ba Yue Zha: soothe liver and regulate qi, invigorate blood and alleviate pain, relieve restlessness and promote urination.
Ba Dou: Chinese Herb Guide Purging Croton Fruit, 巴豆, Fructus Crotonis Ba Dou: remove cold accumulation with drastic purgative; expel water and ease edema; dispel phlegm and relieve sore throat; corrode wound and kill parasites.
Meng Chong (Tabanus) in TCM Meng Chong,虻虫,虻蟲,Tabanus Gadfly: break stagnation, dissipate blood stasis and stimulate the menstrual flow.
Ba Yue Zha (Fruit of Fiverleaf Akebia) Fruit of Fiverleaf Akebia, Akebia Fruit Akebia Fruit: soothe liver and regulate qi, invigorate blood and alleviate pain, relieve restlessness and promote urination.
Elderberry (Williams Elder Twig) 接骨木 ,Elderberry,Ramulus Sambuci Williamsii,Williams Elder Twig Jie Gu Mu: dispel wind and dredge meridians, activate blood and alleviate pain, promote diuresis and resolve swelling.
Qian Jin Zi Shuang (Semen Euporbiae Pulveraqtum) Semen Euporbiae Pulveraqtum, 千金子霜 Qian Jin Zi Shuang: expel water by catharsis, break blood and eliminate abdominal mass. Treat tinea and wart for external application.
Jie Gu Mu (Elderberry) Elderberry, 接骨木, Williams Elder Twig Jie Gu Mu (Elderberry): dispel wind and dredge meridians, activate blood and alleviate pain, promote diuresis and resolve swelling.
Du Huo: Chinese Herb Guide Radix Angelicae Pubescentis,独活,獨活,Pubescent Angelica Root Name Du Huo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis) — Shennong Bencao Jing Source and quality Plant The root of plant Angelica pubescens Maxim. f.