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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.

Xiao Jin Qian Cao: Chinese Herb Guide Creeping Dichondra Herb, 小金钱草 Xiao Jin Qian Cao: clear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis and activate blood.
Niu Jin Cao: Chinese Herb Guide Goosegrass Herb, 牛筋草 Niu Jin Cao (Herba Eleusines Indicae) Sweet, neutral; lung and stomach channels
Yu Bie Jin Xing: Chinese Herb Guide Lepidogrammitis Herb, 鱼鳖金星, Herba Lepidogrammitidis Drymoglossoidis Yu Bie Jin Xing: it is used to clear away toxic heat, dispel dampness and resolve phlegm; for the treatment of sore, abscesss, sore throat, lymphadenitis.
Alocasia Macrorrhiza (Common Alocasia Rhizome) Common Alocasia Rhizome, 海芋, Hai Yu Hai Yu: clear heat and remove toxicity, resolve swelling and dissipate nodulation.
Ma Lin Zi: Chinese Herb Guide 马蔺子 ,Semen Irisis,馬藺子,Semen Iridis Chinensis,Chinese Iris Seed /p h3 Dosage and Administrations /h3 p Decoct 3~9g, or made into pills and powder.
Jiang: Chinese Herb Guide 酱,A thick sauce made from soya beans or flour,醬 Jiang (A thick sauce made from soya beans or flour): Clear heat and remove toxicity. Salty, sweet, neutral; stomach, spleen and kidney meridians entered.
Gan Zhe: Chinese Herb Guide 甘蔗 Gan Zhe: clear heat and promote the secretion of body fluid, moisten dryness, harmonize the spleen and stomach, remove toxicity.
Zhu Dan: Chinese Herb Guide 猪胆 Zhu Dan (Pig's Gallbladder) Bitter, cold; liver, gallbladder, lung and large intestine channels
Shi Jian Chuan: Chinese Herb Guide Chinese Sage Herb, 石见穿, Herba Salviae Chinensis Shi Jian Chuan: activate blood and resolve stagnation, clear heat and promote diuresis, dissipate nodulation and resolve swelling.
Li Zhi Cao: Chinese Herb Guide Common Sage Herb, 荔枝草, Herba Salviae Plebeiae Zhi Cao: cool blood and promote diuresis, remove toxicity and kill parasites.
Bai Ma Gu (Snow of June Herb) Snow of June Herb, 六月雪, Liu Yue Xue Liu Yue Xue (Snow of June Herb) Bitter, pungent, cold; liver and spleen channels
Yu Xing Cao: Chinese Herb Guide Heartleaf Houttuynia Herb, 鱼腥草 Yu Xing Cao: clear heat and remove toxicity, cure abscess and discharge pus, clear lung heat, clear heat and remove dampness.