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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.

Bu Lang Er Jue: Chinese Herb Guide Braun holly fern herb, 布朗耳蕨 Bu Lang Er Jue (Braun holly fern herb) Sources The drug is the dried rhizome of Polystichum braunii (Spenn.) Fee (family Dryopteridaceae), growing in wet side
Niu Nai Mei (Radix Rubi Sumatrani) 牛奶莓,红腺悬钩子,Radix Rubi Sumatrani Niu Nai Mei (Radix Rubi Sumatrani): Clear heat and remove toxicity, stimulate appetite, induce diuresis. Used for Edema, poor appetite, tympanitis, postpartum
Ban Chun Lian: Chinese Herb Guide Wusuli dragonflyorchis rhizome, 半春莲 Ban Chun Lian (Wusuli dragonflyorchis rhizome) Sources The drug is the root or entire Herb of Tulotis ussuriensis (Regel et Maack) Hara (family Orchidaceae),
Mao Dong Qing: Chinese Herb Guide Pubescent Holly Root, 毛冬青, Radix Ilicis Pubescentis Mao Dong Qing: clear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and dredge meridians.
Cui Yun Cao: Chinese Herb Guide 翠云草 Cui Yun Cao: clear heat and promote urination, remove toxicity and stop bleeding.
Shui Xian Cao: Chinese Herb Guide Corymbose Hedyotis Herb, 水线草 Shui Xian Cao (Corymbose Hedyotis Herb) Sweet, bland, cool; heart, lung, liver and large intestine channels. Actions Clear heat and remove toxicity
Da Sha Ye: Chinese Herb Guide 大沙叶, Hongkong pavetta leaf, Folium Pavettae Hongkongensis Da Sha Ye (Folium Pavettae Hongkongensis) Sources The drug is the dried or fresh root, stem or leaf of Pavetta hongkongensis Brem
Shui Wu Gong: Chinese Herb Guide 水蜈蚣 ,Shortleaf Kyllinga Herb,Herba Kyllingae Shui Wu Gong: dispel wind and remove toxicity, clear heat and promote diuresis, activate blood.
Shi Shang Bai: Chinese Herb Guide s Spikemoss Herb, 石上柏 Shi Shang Bai (Herba Selaginellae Doederleinii) Bitter, cold; liver, gallbladder and lung channels
Di Bu Rong: Chinese Herb Guide 地不容 Di Bu Rong: clear heat and remove toxicity, eliminate phlegm and prevent malaria, alleviate pain.
Luo Guo Di: Chinese Herb Guide 罗锅底, Largeseed hemsleya root, Radix Hemsleyae Luo Guo Di: it is used to clear heat and remove toxicity, to relieve pain and stop bleeding; for the treatment of acute gastroenteritis, bacterial.
Nong Ji Li: Chinese Herb Guide 农吉利 Nong Ji Li: clerat heat, promote diuresis, remove toxicity, replenish yin and tonify the kidney.