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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.

Long Kui: Chinese Herb Guide 龙葵,Black Nightshade Herb,龍葵,Herba Solani Nigri Name Long Kui (Black Nightshade Herb) Nature and action Nature Bitter, cold; liver and kidney channels.
Ban Zhi Lian: Chinese Herb Guide Barbed Skullcap Herb, 半枝莲, Herba Scutellariae Barbatae Ban Zhi Lian: clear heat and remove toxicity; activate blood and resolve stasis; promote urination and ease edema.
Xiong Dan: Chinese Herb Guide 熊胆,Bear Gall,熊膽,Fel Ursi Xiong Dan: clear heat and relieve spasm, improve the eyesight and kill parasites.
Qian Li Guang: Chinese Herb Guide 千里光,Climbing Groundsel Herb,千裏光,Herba Senecionis Scandentis Qian Li Guang: clear heat and remove toxicity, kill parasites and improve vision.
Shan Hai Luo: Chinese Herb Guide Lance Asiabell Root,Radix Codonopsis Lanceolatae,山海螺,四叶参,四葉參,羊乳,Yang Ru,Si Ye Shen Shan Hai Luo: resolve swelling, remove toxicity, discharge pus, eliminate phlegm and promote milk-secretion.
Lv Dou: Chinese Herb Guide 绿豆,Mung Bean,綠豆 Lv Dou: clear heat and remove toxicity, relieve summer-heat and promote diuresis.
Yun Zhi: Chinese Herb Guide 云芝, Coriolus Yun Zhi: strengthen the spleen and promote diuresis, clear heat and remove toxicity.
Si Ji Qing: Chinese Herb Guide Purpleflower Holly Leaf, 四季青 Si Ji Qing: clear heat and remove toxicity, resolve swelling and dissipate blood stasis.
Xi Gua Shuang: Chinese Herb Guide 西瓜霜, Mirabilitum Praeparatum Xi Gua Shuang: clear heat and remove toxicity, resolve swelling and alleviate pain.
Gang Ban Gui: Chinese Herb Guide Perfoliote Knotweed Herb, 杠板归, Herba Polygoni Perfoliati Gang Ban Gui: clear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis and resolve swelling, reliver cough.
Chou Ling Dan Cao: Chinese Herb Guide Wingedtooth Laggera Herb, 臭灵丹草, Herba Laggerae Chou Ling Dan Cao: clear heat and remove toxicity, relieve cough and resolve phlegm.
Ku Mu: Chinese Herb Guide 苦木 Ku Mu (India quassiawood) Bitter, cold, slightly toxic; lung and large intestine channels. Actions Clear heat, remove toxicity and dispel dampness