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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.

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
Shui Xian Cai (Common ammannia herb) Common ammannia herb, 水苋菜 Shui Xian Cai (Common ammannia herb): clear heat and promote urination, eliminate swelling and remove toxicity.
Da Hua Ma Chi Xian (Moss Rose) Moss Rose, 大花马齿苋 Da Hua Ma Chi Xian (moss rose, Portulaca grandiflora): a bitter, cold folk herb for heat-toxin swelling; mainly used externally.
Qin Pi: Chinese Herb Guide Ash Bark, 秦皮, Cortex Fraxini Qin Pi: clear heat and dry dampness, clear the liver to improve vision, clear heat and remove toxicity.
Tian Hua Fen: Chinese Herb Guide Mongolian Snakegourd Root, 天花粉 Tian Hua Fen: clear heat and purge fire, generate body fluids and quench thirst, moisten dryness and resolve phlegm.
Zhu Ye (Common Lophatherum Herb) Common Lophatherum Herb, 淡竹叶, Dan Zhu Ye Dan Zhu Ye (Herba Lophatheri) — Bencao Gangmu The stem leaf of gramineae perennial herb lophathenum gracile Brongn
Bai Xian Pi: Chinese Herb Guide Cortex Dictamni,白癣皮,白癬皮,白鲜皮,白鮮皮,Densefruit Pittany Root-bark Nature and action Nature Bitter, slightly pungent, cold ; liver, gallbladder, spleen, stomach, lung channels. Actions Clear heat and dry dampness, remove toxicity and dispel wind.
Shan Zhi (Cape Jasmine Fruit) 栀子,山枝,山栀,Shan Zhi,梔子,Fructus Gardeniae,山梔,Cape Jasmine Fruit Purge fire and eliminate irritability, cool blood and stop bleeding, clear heat and relieve toxicity, clear an.
Ma Wei Lian: Chinese Herb Guide Meadowrue Root and Rhizome, 马尾连, Radix Et Rhizoma Thalictri Ma Wei Lian (Meadowrue Root and Rhizome) Bitter, cold; liver, heart and large intestine channels
Xia Ku Cao (Selfheal Spike) Selfheal Spike, 夏枯草, Common Selfheal Fruit-Spike, Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao (selfheal spike): clears liver fire, eases red sore eyes and dizziness, and is used for phlegm-fire lumps — dose 10–15 g.
Cao Jue Ming (Sickle senna seed) Semen Cassiae,决明子,草决明,Cao Jue Ming,Sickle senna seed,決明子,Cassia Seed,草決明 Name Jue Ming Zi (Semen Cassiae) — Shennong Bencao Jing Source and quality Plant The ripe seed of annual herb Cassia obtusifolia L. or C. tora L. of family Fabaceae.