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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.

Wu Ling Zhi: Chinese Herb Guide 五灵脂, Trogopterus Dung Wu Ling Zhi: activate blood and dissipate blood stasis. Stir-baked product can stop bleeding.
Largeleaf Gentian Root (Straw-coloured Gentian Root) Straw-coloured Gentian Root, 秦艽, Qin Jiao, Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae Qin Jiao: dispel wind-damp, unblock collaterals to alleviate pain, reduce deficiency heat and clear damp-heat.
Jin Que Gen: Chinese Herb Guide Chinese Peashrub Root, 金雀根, Radix Caraganae Sinicae Jin Que Gen (Chinese Peashrub Root) Sweet, slightly pungent, neutral; lung and spleen channels. Actions Dispel wind-damp and activate blood
Qin Jiao (Largeleaf Gentian Root) Qin Jiao,秦艽,Largeleaf Gentian Root,Straw-coloured Gentian Root Qin Jiao (Largeleaf Gentian Root): dispel wind-damp, unblock collaterals to alleviate pain, reduce deficiency heat and clear damp-heat.
Mu Gua: Chinese Herb Guide 木瓜,Fructus Chaenomelis,Common Floweringquince Fruit Mu Gua: dispel wind-damp, sooth tendons and activate collaterals, resolve dampness for harmonizing stomach.
Trogopterus Dung: Chinese Herb Guide Wu Ling Zhi,五灵脂,五靈脂,Faeces Trogopterori Trogopterus Dung: activate blood and dissipate blood stasis. Stir-baked product can stop bleeding.
Mu Gua (Common Floweringquince Fruit) Common Floweringquince Fruit, 木瓜 Mu Gua (Common Floweringquince Fruit): dispel wind-damp, sooth tendons and activate collaterals, resolve dampness for harmonizing stomach.
Decumbent Corydalis Tuber (Rhizoma Corydalis Decumbentis) Rhizoma Corydalis Decumbentis, 夏天无, Xia Tian Wu Xia Tian Wu: decrease blood pressure, relieve spasm, promote the circulation of qi, alleviate pain, activate blood and dissipate blood stasis.
Ce Zi: Chinese Herb Guide 侧子 Ce Zi (Common monkshood rooflet) Pungent, hot, toxic; liver, heart and spleen channels
Si Gua Teng: Chinese Herb Guide 丝瓜藤 ,Towel Gourd Stem,絲瓜藤,Ramulus Luffae Si Gua Teng: dredge meridians and activate blood, strengthen the spleen and kill parasites.
Bi Hu: Chinese Herb Guide House Lizard,壁虎 Name Bi Hu (House Lizard) Nature and action Nature Salty, cold, slightly toxic; liver channel. Actions Expel wind, arrest convulsion, dissipate nodulation and remove toxicity.
Xia Tian Wu (Decumbent Corydalis Tuber) Xia Tian Wu,夏天无,夏天無,Decumbent Corydalis Tuber Xia Tian Wu (Decumbent Corydalis Tuber): decrease blood pressure, relieve spasm, promote the circulation of qi, alleviate pain, activate blood and dissipate blood stasis.