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HERBS

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

Dan Shen (Danshen Root) in TCM Danshen Root, 丹参, Dan Can Dan Shen: activate blood and remove stasis, cool blood and remove abscess, relieve restlessness and induce tranquilization.
Yu Jin: Chinese Herb Guide Turmeric Root-tuber, 郁金, Radix Curcumae Yu Jin: activate blood and alleviate pain, move qi and relieve depression, clear heat and cool blood, promote excretion or bile and remove jaundice.
Japanese Pagodatree Bark Huai Bai Pi, 槐白皮 Japanese Pagodatree Bark: expel wind and eliminate dampness, resolve swelling and alleviate pain.
Hong Ze Lan: Chinese Herb Guide Japanese conehead herb, 红泽兰 Hong Ze Lan: activate blood, stimulate the menstrual flow, eliminate stasis and promote urination.
Yu Jin (Turmeric Root-tuber) Yu Jin,郁金,Turmeric Root-tuber Yu Jin (Turmeric Root-tuber): activate blood and alleviate pain, move qi and relieve depression, clear heat and cool blood, promote excretion or bile and remove jaundice.
Mai Ping Cao: Chinese Herb Guide 麦瓶草, Conical silene herb, Herba Silenes Conoideae Mai Ping Cao: it is used to clear away heat, nourish yin, stop bleeding and regulate the menstruation; for the treatment of nosebleed, vomiting blood.
Liang Tou Jian (Radde Anemone Rhizome) Radde Anemone Rhizome Liang Tou Jian (Rhizoma Anemones Raddeanae) Pungent, hot, toxic; spleen channel. Actions Dispel wind-damp, resolve swelling
Jin Tie Suo (Radix Psammosilenes) Radix Psammosilenes, 金铁锁 Jin Tie Suo: dispel wind and eliminate dampness, dissipate blood stasis and alleviate pain, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.
Mai Ping Cao (Conical silene herb) 麦瓶草,Conical silene herb,Mai Ping Cao Mai Ping Cao (Conical silene herb): it is used to clear away heat, nourish yin, stop bleeding and regulate the menstruation; for the treatment of nosebleed, vomiting blood, hematuria, cough with consumptive disease.
Jiang Huang: Chinese Herb Guide Tumeric, Rhizoma Curcumae Longae Jiang Huang (Rhizoma Curcumae Longae). The root tuber of perennial Curcuma Longa L. of family Zingiberaceae
Fen Fang Ji (Fourstamen Stephania Root) Fourstamen Stephania Root, 防己, Fang Ji, Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae Fang Ji (Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae). The root of Stephania tetrandra S. Moore of family Menispermaceae
Chang Ye Dan Shen (Herba Salviae Ligulilobae) Herba Salviae Ligulilobae, 长叶丹参, Zhang Ye Dan Can Chang Ye Dan Shen: whole herb is used to activate the blood, remove blood stasis, activate the channels and collaterals, for the treatment of painful.