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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.

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.
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.
Indian Iphigenia Bulb (Rhizoma Pleionis) Rhizoma Pleionis, 山慈姑, Shan Ci Gu Shan Ci Gu: resolve swelling and dissipate nodulation, resolve phlegm and remove toxicity.
Honeysuckle Stem (Japanese Honeysuckle Stem) 忍冬藤,银花藤,金银花藤,銀花藤,金銀花藤,Honeysuckle Stem,Japanese Honeysuckle Stem,Caulis Lonicerae Name Ren Dong Teng (Honeysuckle Stem) Nature and action Nature Sweet, cold; heart and lung channels. Actions Clear heat, romove toxicity and dredge meridians.
Di Jin Cao: Chinese Herb Guide Humifuse Euphorbia Herb,地锦草,地錦草,Herba Euphorbiae Humifusae Di Jin Cao: clear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and stop bleeding, promote diuresis and promote lactation.
Calyx seu Fructus Physalis (Franchet Groundcherry Calyx and Fruit) Franchet Groundcherry Calyx and Fruit,錦燈籠,锦灯笼,Calyx seu Fructus Physalis Name Jin Deng Long (Franchet Groundcherry Calyx and Fruit) Nature and action Nature Bitter, cold; lung channel. Actions Clear heat, remove toxicity and promote diuresis.
Tian Kui Zi: Chinese Herb Guide 天葵子,Muskroot-like Semiaquilegia Root,Radix Semiaquilegiae Tian Kui Zi: clear heat and remove toxicity, resolve swelling and dissipate nodulation, promote diuresis.
Common Goldenrod Herb (Herb of Common Goldenrod) 一枝黄花,Herba Solidaginis,Herb of Common Goldenrod,壹枝黃花,Common Goldenrod Herb Yi Zhi Huang Hua: dispel wind and clear heat, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.
Mu Hu Die: Chinese Herb Guide Indian Trum etflower Seed, 木蝴蝶 Mu Hu Die: nourish the lung and soothe the liver, harmonize the stomach and promote tissue regeneration.
Wei Ling Cai: Chinese Herb Guide Chinese Cinquefoil Herb, 委陵菜 Wei Ling Cai (Chinese Cinquefoil Herb) Bitter, cold; liver and large intestine channels
Fan Bai Cao: Chinese Herb Guide Discolor cinquefoil herb, 翻白草, Herba Potentillae Discoloris Fan Bai Cao: clear heat and remove toxicity, stop bleeding and resolve swelling.