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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.

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.
Ping Er Xiao Cao: Chinese Herb Guide s Tongue Herb, 瓶尔小草 Ping Er Xiao Cao: clear heat and remove toxicity, resolve swelling and alleviate pain.
Zha Jiang Cao: Chinese Herb Guide 酢浆草,Herba Oxalidis Corniculatae,酢漿草,Creeping Woodsorrel Herb Zha Jiang Cao: clear heat and promote diuresis, cool blood and dissipate blood stasis, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.
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.
Weeping Forsythiae Capsule (Fructus Forsythiae) Fructus Forsythiae,连翘,連翹,Weeping Forsythiae Capsule Lian Qiao: clear heat and remove toxicity, disperse wind-heat, clear heart-heat.
Ji Zi Bai: Chinese Herb Guide 鸡子白 Ji Zi Bai: moisten the lung, relieve sore throat, clear heat and remove toxicity.
Dong Gua (Fruit of Chinese Waxgourd) Fruit of Chinese Waxgourd, 冬瓜, Chinese Waxgourd Fruit Dong Gua: promote urination and clear heat, resolve phlegm and promote the secretion of saliva, remove toxicity.
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.
Quan Shen: Chinese Herb Guide 拳参,Rhizoma Bistortae,拳參,Bistort Rhizome Quan Shen: clear heat and relieve convulsion, promote diuresis, resolve swelling and dissipate nodulation.
Lou Lu: Chinese Herb Guide Uniflower Swisscentaury Root, 漏芦, Radix Rhapontici Lou Lu: clear heat and remove toxicity; cure abscess and dissipate nudulation; unblock meridians and promote lactation; relax tendons and unblock vessels.
Jin Qiao Mai: Chinese Herb Guide 金荞麦,Wild Buckwheat Rhizome,金蕎麥,Rhizoma Fagopyri Cymosi Jin Qiao Mai: clear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and resolve abscess, expel wind and eliminate dampness.