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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.

Shui Yang Mei: Chinese Herb Guide Thinleaf Adina Fruit, 水杨梅 Shui Yang Mei: clear heat and remove toxicity, dissipate blood stasis and alleviate pain.
Fig (Fructus Fici) in TCM Fructus Fici, 无花果, Wu Hua Guo Wu Hua Guo: clear heat and promote the secretion of saliva or body fluid, strengthen the stomach and whet appetite, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.
Si Ye Cao: Chinese Herb Guide Four-leaf clover, 四叶草 Si Ye Cao: clear heat and promote diuresis, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.
Ye Xian Cai: Chinese Herb Guide 野苋菜 Ye Xian Cai (Amaranthus Viridis) Sweet, bland, cool; heart and stomach channels. Actions Clear heat and promote diuresis
Gan Cao Jie: Chinese Herb Guide Licorice Section, 甘草节 Gan Cao Jie (Licorice Section) Sweet, raw product cool while honey-fried one warm; liver and heart channels. Actions Clear heat and remove toxicity
An Ye: Chinese Herb Guide 桉叶, Folium Eucalypti An Ye: dispel wind and release exterior, clear heat and remove toxicity, resolve phlegm and regulate the flow of qi, kill parasites and relieve itching.
Cha Shu Gen: Chinese Herb Guide Tea Tree Root, 茶树根 Cha Shu Gen: relieve sore throat, arrest diarrhea, treat jaundice and induce tranquilization.
Can Jian: Chinese Herb Guide 蚕茧, 蚕茧壳 Can Jian Ke (Silkworm Cocoon) Sweet, warm; spleen channel. Actions Stop bleeding, relieve thrist, remove toxicity and cure furuncle
Hu Tong Lei: Chinese Herb Guide 胡桐泪 Hu Tong Lei: clear heat and remove toxicity, resolve phlegm and soften hardness.
Ju Hua Ye: Chinese Herb Guide Chrysanthemum Leaf, 菊花叶 Ju Hua Ye: clear liver heat and improve eyesight, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.
La Mei Hua: Chinese Herb Guide Japan Allspice Flower, 蜡梅花, Wintersweet Flower, Flos Chimonanthi Praecocis La Mei Hua: relieve summer-heat, promote the secretion of saliva or body fluid, relieve cough.
Ku Zhu Ye: Chinese Herb Guide Pleioblastus amarus leaves, 苦竹叶 Ku Zhu Ye (Pleioblastus amarus leaves) is bitter and cold. It clears heat, improves eyesight, removes toxicity and kills parasites.