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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.

Anodonta clam shell-powder Bang Fen, 蚌壳 Anodonta clam shell-powder: resolve phlegm and dissipate stagnation, clear heat and dry dampness.
Shui Bie (Frogbit herb) Frogbit herb Shui Bie (Frogbit herb): whole herb is used as emmenagogue, for the treatment of leukorrhea with reddish discharge.
Long Dan: Chinese Herb Guide Long Dan Cao, Radix Gentianae Long Dan (Radix Gentianae). The root or rhizome of perennial herb Gentiana scabra Bge or Ctriflora pall or G
Ku Shen (Lightyellow Sophora Root) Lightyellow Sophora Root, 苦参, Ku Can Ku Shen (Lightyellow Sophora Root): clear heat and dry dampness, purge fire and remove toxicity, kill parasites and promote urination.
Bai Xian Pi (Densefruit Pittany Root-bark) Densefruit Pittany Root-bark Bai Xian Pi (Densefruit Pittany Root-bark): clear heat and dry dampness, remove toxicity and dispel wind.
Ma Wei Lian (Meadowrue Root and Rhizome) Ma Wei Lian,马尾连,Meadowrue Root and Rhizome,馬尾連 Ma Wei Lian (Meadowrue Root and Rhizome): clear heat and dry dampness, remove toxicity.
San Ke Zhen (Barberry Root) Barberry Root San Ke Zhen (Radix Berberidis) Bitter, cold, toxic; liver, stomach and large intestine channels
Dong Nan Chang Shuo Ju Tai (Hance Didymocarpus) Dong Nan Chang Shuo Ju Tai, Shi Cha, Didymocarpus hancei, Hance didymocarpus Dong Nan Chang Shuo Ju Tai (Didymocarpus hancei, also Shi Cha): a folk herb used to expel wind-heat and toxicity in cough and a runny nose.
Jiu Xian Cao (Longleaf bastardtoadflax herb) Longleaf bastardtoadflax herb, 九仙草 Jiu Xian Cao (Longleaf bastardtoadflax herb): the herb is used to relieve exterior pattern and clear heat, expel wind and relieve convulsion, for the.
Dan Dou Chi (Fermented Soybean) Dan Dou Chi,淡豆豉,豆豉,Fermented Soybean,Dou Chi,香豉,Xiang Chi Disperse external pathogens. Pungent, bitter and cool; lung and stomach meridians entered. This herb has action of dispersing external pathogen and releasing
Da Dou Huang Juan (Soybean Germinated) Da Dou Huang Juan,大豆黄卷,大豆卷,大豆黃卷,Soybean Germinated Da Dou Huang Juan (Soybean Germinated): promote urination and ease edema, drain dampness and clear heat.
Fu Ping (Common Ducksmeat Herb) Fu Ping,浮萍,Common Ducksmeat Herb Fu Ping (Common Ducksmeat Herb): dispel wind-heat, help a rash surface of measles, stop itching, promote urination to ease edema.