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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.

Lard: Chinese Herb Guide Zhu Zhi Gao, 猪脂膏 Zhu Zhi Gao (Lard) Sweet, cool. Actions Tonify deficiency, moisten dryness and remove toxicity
Zhu Chang: Chinese Herb Guide 猪肠 Zhu Chang (Pig's intestine) Sweet, slightly cold; large intestine channel. Actions Clear heat, dispel wind and stop bleeding
Sha Ren (Cocklebur-like Amomum Fruit) Sha Ren ,砂仁,Villous Amomum Fruit,Cocklebur-like Amomum Fruit Sha Ren (Cocklebur-like Amomum Fruit): resolve dampness and move qi, warm middle burner and arrest vomiting, check diarrhea and prevent abortion.
Euphorbia Kansui (Gansui Root) Gansui Root, 甘遂, Gan Sui, Radix Kansui Gan Sui: drive out accumulated water, relieve swelling and dissipate nodulation in topical application.Indications.
Gan Sui (Euphorbia Kansui) Gan Sui,Euphorbia Kansui,甘遂,Gansui Root Gan Sui (Euphorbia Kansui): drive out accumulated water, relieve swelling and dissipate nodulation in topical application.Indications.
Sha Ren Ke: Chinese Herb Guide 砂仁壳 Sha Ren Ke: eliminate dampness, stimulate the appetite, warm the spleen, arrest diarrhea, regulate the flow of qi and prevent abortion.
Jing Da Ji: Chinese Herb Guide Radix Euphorbiae Pekinensis,京大戟,Peking Euphorbia Root Jing Da Ji: drive out accumulated water, relieve swelling and dissipate nodulation in topical application.
Jing Da Ji (Radix Euphorbiae Pekinensis) Radix Euphorbiae Pekinensis, 京大戟 Peking Euphorbia Root: drive out accumulated water, relieve swelling and dissipate nodulation in topical application.
Cao Dou Kou: Chinese Herb Guide Semen Alpiniae Katsumadai,草豆蔻,Katsumade Galangal Seed,草寇仁,Cao Kou Ren,Semen Alpiniae Name Cao Dou Kou (Semen Alpiniae Katsumadai) — Lei Gong Pao Zhi Lun (Lei’s Treaties on Preparation of Drugs) Source and quality Plant The immature seed of Alpinia katsumadai Hayata.
Mu Lian Guo: Chinese Herb Guide Ford manglietia fruit, 木莲果 Mu Lian Guo (Ford manglietia fruit) Acrid, cool; lung and large intestine channels. Actions Relax the bowels, relieve cough
Mang Xiao: Chinese Herb Guide Natrii Sulfas, 芒硝, Mirabilitum Soften hardness with purgative, clear heat and relieve swelling. Salty, bitter, cold; stomach and large intestine meridians entered.
Mang Xiao (Mirabilitum) Mang Xiao,芒硝,朴硝,Po Xiao,樸硝,Mirabilitum,Mirabilite Mang Xiao (Mirabilitum): soften hardness with purgative, clear heat and relieve swelling.