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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 Ping Hua: Chinese Herb Guide Pinkflush rhododendron root, 酒瓶花 Jiu Ping Hua (Pinkflush rhododendron root) Astringent, cool; heart and bladder channels. Actions Clear heat and promote urination
Mo Li Ye: Chinese Herb Guide Arabian jasmine leaf, 茉莉叶 Mo Li Ye: expel wind, relieve exterior pattern, resolve swelling and alleviate pain.
Jiang Long Cao (Half-capitate hemiboea herb) Half-capitate hemiboea herb, 降龙草 Jiang Long Cao (Half-capitate hemiboea herb): it is used to clear summerheat and eliminate dampness, remove toxicity; for the treatment of snake bites.
Jing Jie: Chinese Herb Guide Fineleaf Schizonepeta Herb, 荆芥穗 Jing Jie: dispel wind and release exterior, help a rash surface, alleviate itching, charred herb stops bleeding.
Yuan Sui Zi: Chinese Herb Guide 芫荽子,Coriander Fruit,Fructus Coriandri Name Yuan Sui Zi (Coriander Fruit) Nature and action Nature Pungent, neutral; lung and stomach channels. Actions Promote the eruption of poxes, stimulate the appetite.
Ma Huang: Chinese Herb Guide Ephedra Herb, 麻黄 Ma Huang: induce sweating and release exterior, relieve wheezing and alleviate cough, promote urination.
Gui Zhi: Chinese Herb Guide Cassiabarktree branchlet, 桂枝, Ramulus Cinnamomi, Cassia Twig Gui Zhi: induce sweating and release exterior, warm and unblock the meridians, warm and reinforce the yang qi.
Su Ye (Perilla Leaf) in TCM Perilla Leaf, 紫苏叶, Zi Su Ye Zi Su Ye (Folium Perillae) — Ming Yi Bie Lun (Miscellaneous Records of Famous Physicians) The foil (or the scion) of annual Perilla frutescens (L.) Br
Chinese Mosla Herb (Haichow elsholtzia herb) Haichow elsholtzia herb, 香薷, Xiang Ru Xiang Ru: disperse wind-cold, resolve dampness and harmonize the middle burner, and promote urination to ease edema.
Sheng Jiang: Chinese Herb Guide Ginger, 生姜 Sheng Jiang: disperse wind-cold, warm the middle burner to stop vomiting, warm lung to stop cough.
Dahurian Angelica Root (Lemonfragrant Angelica Root) Lemonfragrant Angelica Root, 白芷, Bai Zhi Bai Zhi: expel wind and release exterior, alleviate pain, open a stuffy nose, dry dampness and stop leukorrhea.
Cang Er Zi: Chinese Herb Guide Siberian Cocklour Fruit, 苍耳子 Cang Er Zi (Fructus Xanthii). Mature involucral fruit of annual Xanthium sibiricum Patr. of family Asteraceae