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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.

Sang Zhi: Chinese Herb Guide Mulberry Twig, 桑枝, Ramulus Mori Sang Zhi (Ramulus Mori) Slightly bitter, mild; liver channel. Actions Dispel wind-damp, ease joint movement
Yi Mu Cao (Motherwort Herb) Motherwort Herb Yi Mu Cao (Motherwort Herb): activate blood and regulate menstruation, promote diuresis and dissolve edema, clear heat and relieve toxicity.
Hai Tong Pi (Cortex Erythrinae) Cortex Erythrinae, 海桐皮 Hai Tong Pi: dispel wind-damp, unblock collaterals to alleviate pain; kill parasites to relieve itching.
Ze Lan: Chinese Herb Guide Hiraute Shiny Bugleweed Herb, 泽兰, Herba Lycopi Ze Lan: activate blood and dispel blood stasis, promote diuresis and resolve swelling.
Deng Zhan Xi Xin: Chinese Herb Guide Herba Erigerontis Deng Zhan Xi Xin: activate blood, dredge meridians to alleviate pain, dispel wind and cold.
Lei Gong Teng: Chinese Herb Guide 雷公藤,Common Threewingnut Root,Radix Tripterygii Wilfordii Lei Gong Teng: dispel wind and eliminate dampness, dredge meridians to alleviate pain, disperse swelling to alleviate pain, remove toxicity and kill parasites.
Liang Mian Zhen: Chinese Herb Guide Shinyleaf Pricklyash Root, 两面针, Radix Zanthoxyli Liang Mian Zhen: activate blood and remove stasis, promote the circulation of qi and alleviate pain, dispel wind and dredge meridians, remove toxicity and.
Lei Gong Teng (Common Threewingnut Root) Common Threewingnut Root Lei Gong Teng (Common Threewingnut Root): dispel wind and eliminate dampness, dredge meridians to alleviate pain, disperse swelling to alleviate pain.
Ze Lan (Hiraute Shiny Bugleweed Herb) Ze Lan,Hiraute Shiny Bugleweed Herb,泽兰,澤蘭 Ze Lan (Hiraute Shiny Bugleweed Herb): activate blood and dispel blood stasis, promote diuresis and resolve swelling.
Geranium Wilfordii (Herba Geranii) 老鹳草,Geranium Wilfordii,Herba Geranii,老鸛草 Name Lao Guan Cao (Geranium Wilfordii) Nature and action Nature Acrid, bitter, neutral; liver, kidney and spleen channels.
Wang Bu Liu Xing: Chinese Herb Guide Cowherb Seed, 王不留行, Semen Vaccariae Wang Bu Liu Xing: promote circulation of blood, stimulate the menstrual flow, resolve swelling and promote milk secretion.
Lao Guan Cao (Geranium Wilfordii) Geranium Wilfordii, Herba Geranii Lao Guan Cao (Geranium Wilfordii): expel wind and activate blood, clear heat and remove toxicity.