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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.

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.
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.
Dan Dou Chi (Semen Sojae Preparatum) Dan Dou Chi,Semen Sojae Preparatum,豆豉,Fermented Soybean,Dou Chi,香豉,Xiang Chi Disperse external pathogens. Pungent, bitter and cool; lung and stomach meridians entered. This herb has action of dispersing external pathogen and releasing
Soybean Germinated (Semen Sojae Germinatum) Semen Sojae Germinatum, 大豆黄卷, Da Dou Huang Juan Da Dou Huang Juan: promote urination and ease edema, drain dampness and clear heat.
Che Sang Zi Gen (Root of clammy hopseedbush) Root of clammy hopseedbush, 车桑子根, Radix Dodonaeae Viscosae Che Sang Zi Gen (Radix Dodonaeae Viscosae) Sources The drug is the root of Dodonaea viscose (L.) Jacq
Gong Lao Mu: Chinese Herb Guide 功劳木 ,Leatherleaf Mahonia Stem,Chinese Mahonia Stem,功勞木,Caulis Mahoniae Name Gong Lao Mu (Leatherleaf Mahonia Stem) Nature and action Nature Bitter, cold; liver, stomach and large intestine channels.
Fu Ping: Chinese Herb Guide Common Ducksmeat Herb, 浮萍, Herba Spirodelae Fu Ping: dispel wind-heat, help a rash surface of measles, stop itching, promote urination to ease edema.
Chuan Huang Lian (Rhizome of Chinese goldthread) Rhizome of Chinese goldthread, 黄连, Huang Lian, Rhizoma Coptidis Huang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis). The rhizome of perennial herb-Coptis chinensis Franch or C. deltoidea C. Y. Cheng et Hsiao or C
Jin Chan Hua: Chinese Herb Guide Cordyceps Cicadae, 金蝉花 Jin Chan Hua: dispel wind and heat, help a rash surface, improve eyesight and remove nebula, extinguish wind and relieve spasms.
Shu Nian Zi (Great Burdock Achene) Great Burdock Achene, 牛蒡子, Niu Bang Zi Niu Bang Zi: disperse wind-heat, clear the toxic heat, relieve sore throat, help a rash surface.
Huang Qin: Chinese Herb Guide Baical Skullcap Root, 黄芩, Radix Scutellariae Huang Qin: clear heat and dry dampness, purge fire and relieve toxicity, cool blood and stop bleeding.
Fermented Soybean (Semen Sojae Preparatum) Semen Sojae Preparatum, 淡豆豉, Dan Dou Chi, Dan Dou Shi Disperse external pathogens. Pungent, bitter and cool; lung and stomach meridians entered. This herb has action of dispersing external pathogen and releasing