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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.

Jiu Bi Ying (Ovateleaf Holly Bark) Ovateleaf Holly Bark Jiu Bi Ying (Ovateleaf Holly Bark): clear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis and alleviate pain.
Zi Qi Guan Zhong (Japanese Flowering Fern Rhizome) Zi Qi Guan Zhong ,紫萁贯众,紫萁貫眾,Japanese Flowering Fern Rhizome Zi Qi Guan Zhong (Japanese Flowering Fern Rhizome): clear heat and remove toxicity, stop bleeding and kill parasites.
Lu Dou Pi (Mung Bean Seed Coat) Mung Bean Seed Coat, 绿豆皮 Mung bean seed coat (Lu Dou Pi) is used in TCM to relieve summer heat, clear the eyes and promote urination.
Bai Lian (Japanese Ampelopsis Root) Bai Lian,白蔹,白蘞,Japanese Ampelopsis Root Bai Lian (Japanese Ampelopsis Root): clear heat and remove toxicity; cure abscess and dissipate nodulation; promote tissues regernation and heal sores.
Ma Chi Xian (Parslane Herb) Parslane Herb Ma Chi Xian (Herba Portulacae). (Explanation Collection of Materia Medica) The aerial parts of Portolaca oleracea L
Bai tou Weng (Chinese Pulsatilla Root) Bai tou Weng,白头翁,白頭翁,Chinese Pulsatilla Root Radix Pulsatillae Chinensis: clear heat and remove toxicity, cool blood and check dysentery.
Shan Yin Hua: Chinese Herb Guide Flos Lonicerae Confusae Shan Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae Confusae) Sweet, cold; lung, heart and stomach channels. Actions Clear heat and remove toxicity, dispel wind and heat
Coriolus: Chinese Herb Guide Yun Zhi,云芝,雲芝 Name Yun Zhi (Coriolus) Nature and action Nature Sweet, neutral; heart, spleen, liver and kidney channels.
Mu Mian Hua (Common Bombax Flower) Common Bombax Flower Mu Mian Hua (Flos Gossampini) Sweet, bland, cool; large intestine channel. Actions Clear heat, promote diuresis and remove toxicity
Lian Qian Cao (Longtube Ground Ivy Herb) Longtube Ground Ivy Herb Lian Qian Cao: promote diuresis and treat strangury, clear heat and remove toxicity, eliminate stasis and resolve swelling.
Chou Ling Dan Cao (Wingedtooth Laggera Herb) Chou Ling Dan Cao,臭灵丹草,臭靈丹草,Wingedtooth Laggera Herb Chou Ling Dan Cao (Wingedtooth Laggera Herb): clear heat and remove toxicity, relieve cough and resolve phlegm.
Mao He Zi: Chinese Herb Guide Fructus Terminaliae Billericae Mao He Zi: clear heat and remove toxicity, astringe to tonify blood, harmonize property of medicine.