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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.

Xuan Ming Fen: Chinese Herb Guide 玄明粉, Weathered Sodium Sulfate Xuan Ming Fen (Weathered Sodium Sulfate) Pungent, salty, cold; stomach, heart, lung and large intestine channels
Cao Dou Kou (Katsumade Galangal Seed) Katsumade Galangal Seed Cao Dou Kou (Katsumade Galangal Seed): dry dampness and move qi, warm middle burner and arrest vomiting.
Fan Xie Ye: Chinese Herb Guide Senna Leaf, 番泻叶, Folium Sennae Fan Xie Ye (Folium Sennae) — Yin Pian Xin Can (New Reference of Cut-Crude-Herb) The leaf of C. angustifolia Vahl or C
Lu Hui: Chinese Herb Guide 芦荟, Aloe Lu Hui (Aloe) — Yao Xing Lun (Treatise on Herb Property) The concentrated juice exsiccation of Aloe barbadensis Miller. or A
Bi Ma Zi: Chinese Herb Guide Castor Bean, Semen Ricini Bi Ma Zi: resolve swelling and draw out poison, unblock stagnation with purgative.
Ma Zi Ren (Hemp Fruit) in TCM Hemp Fruit, 火麻仁, Huo Ma Ren, Semen Cannabis Huo Ma Ren (Semen Cannabis). The ripe fruit of Cannabis sativa L. of family Mulberry. Where it is grown All parts of China
Cao Guo (Tsaoko Amomum Fruit) Tsaoko Amomum Fruit Cao Guo (Fructus Tsaoko) — Yin Shan Zheng Yao (Principles of Correct Diet) The mature fruit of Amomum tsao-ko Crevost et Lemaire of family Zingiberace
Rhubarb (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei) Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, 大黄, Da Huang Da Huang: remove accumulation with purgative, clear heat and purge fire, cool blood and stop bleeding, remove toxicity, activate blood and dispel stasis.
Apple leaf: Chinese Herb Guide Ping Guo Ye, 苹果叶 Ping Guo Ye (Apple leaf) Bitter, cold; liver and kidney channels. Actions Cool blood and remove toxicity
Ge Hua (Flower of Kudzuvine) Flower of Kudzuvine, 葛花, Kudzuvine Flower Ge Hua (Flower of Kudzuvine) Sweet, cold; stomach channel. Actions Relieve alcoholism and refresh the mind
Ge Hua (Kudzuvine Flower) Ge Hua,葛花 Ge Hua, the flower of kudzuvine, is a cool herb used in TCM to relieve the discomfort of overdrinking.
Indian Strawberry (Indian Mockstrawberry Herb) Indian Mockstrawberry Herb, 蛇莓, She Mei, Herba Duchesneae Indicae She Mei (Indian Strawberry) Sweet, bitter, cold; liver, lung and large intestine channels