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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
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
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.
Fu Shui Cao: Chinese Herb Guide Veronicastrum Herb, 腹水草 Fu Shui Cao (Veronicastrum Herb) Bitter, acrid, cool, slightly toxic; liver, lung and kidney channels
Bai Rui Cao: Chinese Herb Guide Chinese Bastardtoadflax Herb, 百蕊草, Herba Thesii Bai Rui Cao (Herba Thesii) Acrid, slightly bitter, astringent, cold; spleen and kidney channels
Gou Wei Cao: Chinese Herb Guide Green Bristlegrass Herb, 狗尾草 Gou Wei Cao: clear liver-fire, improve eyesight, bring down a fever and expel dampness.
Gou She Cao: Chinese Herb Guide 狗舌草 Gou She Cao: clear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis and resolve swelling, kill parasites.
Mao Zui Qian (Caulis et Folium Gouaniae Javanicae) Caulis et Folium Gouaniae Javanicae, 毛咀签 Mao Zui Qian (Caulis et Folium Gouaniae Javanicae) Sources The drug is the dried or fresh stem or leaf of Gouania javanica Miq, (Family Rhamnaceae), growing i