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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.

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.
Ma Bo: Chinese Herb Guide Lasiosphaera seu Calvatia,马勃,馬勃,Puff-ball Ma Bo: clear heat and remove toxicity, clear lung heat and alleviate sore throat, stop bleeding.
Gou She Cao (Kirilow Groundsel Herb) Kirilow Groundsel Herb, 狗舌草 Gou She Cao (Kirilow Groundsel Herb): clear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis and resolve swelling, kill parasites.
Microlepia marginata 边缘鳞盖蕨,Bian Yuan Lin Gai Jue Microlepia marginata: clear heat and remove toxicity, expel wind and activate collaterals.
Gou Gan Cai (Chinese Dicliptera Herb) 狗肝菜,Gou Gan Cai,Chinese Dicliptera Herb Gou Gan Cai (Chinese Dicliptera Herb): clear heat and cool blood, promote urination and remove toxicity.
Fang Jie Shi: Chinese Herb Guide 方解石,Fang Jie Shi,Calcite Fang Jie Shi: clear heat, eliminate dampness, dredge meridians and remove toxicity.
E Zhang Jin Xing Cao (Hastate Phymatopsis) Hastate Phymatopsis, 鹅掌金星草 E Zhang Jin Xing Cao (hastate phymatopsis, with root): bitter and cool; clears heat, cools blood, promotes urination and toxicity-clearing in folk use.
Bai Rui Cao (Chinese Bastardtoadflax Herb) 百蕊草,Bai Rui Cao,Chinese Bastardtoadflax Herb Bai Rui Cao (Chinese Bastardtoadflax Herb): clear heat, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.
Gou Wei Cao (Green Bristlegrass Herb) Green Bristlegrass Herb, 狗尾草 Gou Wei Cao (Green Bristlegrass Herb): clear liver-fire, improve eyesight, bring down a fever and expel dampness.
Da Li Ju (大理菊): Chinese Herb Guide 大理菊 Da Li Hua (Dahliae Tuber) Sources The drug is the root tuber of Dahlia pinnata Cav.
Jiang Long Cao (降龙草): Chinese Herb Guide Herba Hemiboeae Subcapitatae,Half-capitate hemiboea herb,Jiang Long Cao Name Jiang Long Cao (Herba Hemiboeae Subcapitatae) Sources The drug is the dried whole herb of Hemiboea subcapitata C. B.
Ren Zhong Bai: Chinese Herb Guide Depositum Urinae Hominis, 人中白 Ren Zhong Bai (Depositum Urinae Hominis) Salty, cool; lung, heart and bladder channels