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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.

Dong Gua (Chinese Waxgourd Fruit) 冬瓜,Dong Gua Dong Gua, the fruit of the Chinese waxgourd, is a sweet and slightly cold herb used to promote urination and clear heat.
Chuan Xin Lian (Common Andrographis Herb) Chuan Xin Lian ,穿心莲,穿心蓮,Common Andrographis Herb Chuan Xin Lian (Common Andrographis Herb): clear heat and dry dampness, purge fire and remove toxicity.
Da Qing Ye (Indigowoad Leaf) Da Qing Ye,大青叶,大青葉,Indigowoad Leaf Da Qing Ye (Indigowoad Leaf): clear heat and remove toxicity, cool blood and remove macula.
Iron Rust: Chinese Herb Guide 铁锈 ,铁衣,铁线粉,Tie Xiu,鐵衣,鐵線粉,鐵銹 Iron Rust: clear heat and remove toxicity, relieve palpitation and calm the liver.
Radix Isatidis (Isatis Root): Pharmacognosy and Uses Indigowoad Root Ban Lan Gen (Indigowoad Root) clears heat and removes toxicity, cools the blood and alleviates sore throat. It is especially good at clearing heat-toxin in.
La Mei Hua (Wintersweet Flower) 蜡梅花 ,La Mei Hua,Japan Allspice Flower,腊梅花,蠟梅花,Wintersweet Flower La Mei Hua (Wintersweet Flower): relieve summer-heat, promote the secretion of saliva or body fluid, relieve cough.
Ku Zhu Ye (Pleioblastus amarus leaves) Pleioblastus amarus leaves, 苦竹叶 Ku Zhu Ye (Pleioblastus amarus leaves): clear heat, improve eyesight, remove toxicity, kill parasites.
Fu Rong Ye (Cottonrose Hibiscus Leaf) 芙蓉叶 ,木芙蓉叶,Fu Rong Ye,Cottonrose Hibiscus Leaf,芙蓉葉 Fu Rong Ye (Cottonrose Hibiscus Leaf): clear lung heat and cool blood, dissipate heat and remove toxicity, resolve swelling and expel pus.
Lang Ba Cao (Bur Beggarticks Herb) Bur Beggarticks Herb, 狼把草 Lang Ba Cao (Bur Beggarticks Herb): clear heat and remove toxicity, nourish yin and arrest sweating.
Jian Dao Cao (Clinopodium Herb) Clinopodium Herb, 剪刀草 Jian Dao Cao (Clinopodium Herb): expel wind and clear heat, promote the circulation of qi, activate blood, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.
Xiao Jin Qian Cao (Creeping Dichondra Herb) Creeping Dichondra Herb, 小金钱草 Xiao Jin Qian Cao (Creeping Dichondra Herb): clear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis and activate blood.
Teng Li Gen (Yangtao Actinidia Root) Yangtao Actinidia Root, 藤梨根 Teng Li Gen (Yangtao Actinidia Root): clear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and dissipate nodulation, dispel wind and promote diuresis.