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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.

Lu Lu Tong: Chinese Herb Guide Beautiful Sweetgum Fruit, 路路通, Fructus Liquidambaris Lu Lu Tong: dispel wind and dredge meridians, promote diuresis and eliminate dampness.
Chong Wei Zi (Fructus Leonuri) Fructus Leonuri Motherwort Fruit: activate blood and regulate the menstruation, dispel wind and clear heat.
Lu Lu Tong (Fructus Liquidambaris) Lu Lu Tong,路路通,Fructus Liquidambaris Beautiful Sweetgum Fruit: dispel wind and dredge meridians, promote diuresis and eliminate dampness.
Tou Gu Cao: Chinese Herb Guide 透骨草,Herba Speranskiae Tuberculatae,Tuberculate Speranskia Herb Tou Gu Cao: dispel wind and eliminate dampness, relax tendons, activate blood and alleviate pain.
Saffron (Stigma Croci) in TCM Stigma Croci Zang Hong Hua: activate blood and resolve blood stasis, relieve melancholy and alleviate pain.
Shan Zha Ye: Chinese Herb Guide Folium Crataegi Shan Zha Ye: activate blood and dissipate stasis, regulate qi, dredge meridians, reduce lipid.
Tou Gu Cao (Tuberculate Speranskia Herb) Tuberculate Speranskia Herb Tou Gu Cao (Tuberculate Speranskia Herb): dispel wind and eliminate dampness, relax tendons, activate blood and alleviate pain.
House Lizard: Chinese Herb Guide Bi Hu House Lizard: expel wind, arrest convulsion, dissipate nodulation and remove toxicity.
Gua Zi Jin: Chinese Herb Guide Japanese Milkwort Herb, 瓜子金, Herba Polygalae Japonicae Gua Zi Jin: dispel phlegm and relieve cough, activate blood and resolve swelling, remove toxicity and alleviate pain.
Xun Gu Feng: Chinese Herb Guide 寻骨风,Wooly Dutchmanspipe Herb,尋骨風,Herba Aristolochiae Mollissimae Name Xun Gu Feng (Wooly Dutchmanspipe Herb) Nature and action Nature Acrid, bitter, neutral; liver channel. Actions Dispel wind-damp, dredge meridians and alleviate pain.
Xun Gu Feng (Herba Aristolochiae Mollissimae) Herba Aristolochiae Mollissimae Wooly Dutchmanspipe Herb: dispel wind-damp, dredge meridians and alleviate pain.
Can Sha: Chinese Herb Guide 蚕沙, Silkworm Excrement Can Sha (Silkworm Excrement) Sweet, acrid, warm; liver, spleen and stomach channels