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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.

Si Gua Pi (Bark of Luffa) Bark of Luffa, 丝瓜皮 Si Gua Pi (Bark of Luffa) is sweet and cool. It clears heat and removes toxicity, and is used for incised wounds, sores and boils.
Si Gua Ye (Leaf of Luffa) Leaf of Luffa, 丝瓜叶 Si Gua Ye (Leaf of Luffa) Bitter, sour, slightly cold. Actions Stop bleeding, clear heat and remove toxicity
Huang Gua Ye: Chinese Herb Guide Cucumber leaf, 黄瓜叶 Huang Gua Ye (Cucumber leaf) Bitter, neutral. Actions Clear damp-heat, resolve swelling
Sang Ye Zhi: Chinese Herb Guide Mulberry Leaf Juice, 桑叶汁 Sang Ye Zhi: clear liver and improve eyesight, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.
Ling Ye (Leaf of Singharanut) Leaf of Singharanut, 菱叶 Ling Ye (Leaf of Singharanut) Sweet, cool. Actions Clear heat and remove toxicity. When it is used Sores and boils, infantile gangrenous stomatitis
Bian Dou Ye (Leaf of Hyacinth Dolichos) Leaf of Hyacinth Dolichos, 扁豆叶 Bian Dou Ye: relieve summer-heat, eliminate dampness, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.
Ling Jing (Stem of Maximorwica Waterchesnut) Stem of Maximorwica Waterchesnut, 菱茎 Ling Jing (Stem of Maximorwica Waterchesnut, Stem of Singharanut) Sweet, cool. Actions Clear heat and remove toxicity
Dan Zhu Ke: Chinese Herb Guide 淡竹壳 Dan Zhu Ke (Henon bamboo sheath) Bland, sweet, cold. Actions Improve eyesight, remove nebula. When it is used Nebula
Dong Gua Ye (Leaf of Chinese Waxgourd) Leaf of Chinese Waxgourd, 冬瓜叶 Dong Gua Ye (Leaf of Chinese Waxgourd) Bitter, cool; lung and large intestine channels. Actions Clear heat, eliminate dampness and remove toxicity
Mo Pan Cao: Chinese Herb Guide 磨盘草 Mo Pan Cao: dispel wind and clear heat, resolve phlegm, relieve cough, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.
Hua Tou Cao (Whiteflower violet herb with root) Whiteflower violet herb with root, 铧头草 Hua Tou Cao: clear heat and remove toxicity, disperse stasis and resolve swelling.
Xia Ma: Chinese Herb Guide 虾蟆,泽蛙,Paddy Frog,蝦蟆,澤蛙 Xia Ma: clear heat and remove toxicity, strengthen the spleen and eliminate accumulation.