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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.

Chun Ye (Leaf of Chinese Toona) Leaf of Chinese Toona, 椿叶 Chun Ye: remove toxicity, kill parasites, drive away summer heat, eliminate dampness.
Tao Ye: Chinese Herb Guide Peach Leaf, 桃叶 Tao Ye (Peach Leaf) Bitter, neutral; spleen and kidney channels. Actions Dispel wind, clear heat, kill parasites
Xian Rou: Chinese Herb Guide 蚬肉 Xian Rou (Corbicula Fluminea) Sweet, salt, cold. Actions Clear heat, promote urination, remove toxicity
Qi Xing Jian: Chinese Herb Guide Cavalerie Mosla Herb, 七星剑 Qi Xing Jian: induce sweating, relieve summer-heat, eliminate dampness and remove toxicity.
Fei Yang Cao: Chinese Herb Guide Garden Euphorbia Herb, 飞扬草 Fei Yang Cao: clear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis and relieve itching, promote milk secretion.
Shui Zhen Zhu Cai: Chinese Herb Guide 水珍珠菜, Labiatae Pogostemon auricularius Shui Zhen Zhu Cai: expel wind and clear heat, eliminate dampness and remove toxicity, resolve swelling and alleviate pain.
Bai Jie Gu: Chinese Herb Guide 白接骨,Chinese asystasiella herb,Herba Asystasiellae Chinensis Bai Jie Gu: it is used to remove toxic heat, remove blood stasis and stop bleeding; for the treatment of vomiting blood, bloody stool, traumatic bleeding, sprain, furuncle, sore throat.
Himalayan aucuba leaf (Leaf of Himalayan aucuba) Leaf of Himalayan aucuba, 天脚板, Tian Jiao Ban Tian Jiao Ban: clear heat and remove toxicity, reduce the swelling and alleviate pain.
Shi Di Qian: Chinese Herb Guide 石地钱 Shi Di Qian: it is used to clear heat and remove toxicity, stop bleeding and resolve swelling, for the treatment of traumatic bleeding, traumatic injury.
Hui Ye: Chinese Herb Guide 灰叶 ,Purple tephrosia herb,Herba Tephrosiae Purpureae Hui Ye: it is used to relieve exterior pattern and clear heat, invigorate the spleen and eliminate dampness, and to promote the flow of qi and relieve pain; for the treatment of cold due to wind-heat, indigestion,.
Mi Mian Weng Gen (Radix Buckleyae Lanceolatae) Radix Buckleyae Lanceolatae, 米面蓊根 Mi Mian Weng Gen (Radix Buckleyae Lanceolatae) Bitter, cold, toxic. Sources The drug is the dried or fresh root of Buckleya lanceolata (Sieb
Dian Di Mei: Chinese Herb Guide 点地梅 ,Umbellate Rockjasmine Herb,點地梅,Herba Androsaces Umbellatae Dian Di Mei: clear heat and remove toxicity, resolve swelling and alleviate pain.