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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.

Xi Xin (Manchurian Wildginger) Manchurian Wildginger, Herba Asari Xi Xin (Manchurian Wildginger): relieve exterior and dispel cold, dispel wind to alleviate pain, free nasal orifice and warm orifice and warm lung and relieve cough.
Gao Ben (Chinese Ligusticum Rhizome) Chinese Ligusticum Rhizome, Radices Ligustici Sinensis Gao Ben (Radices Ligustici Sinensis) Acrid, warm; lung channel. Actions Dispel wind-cold, relieve damp and alleviate pain
Cong Xu (Radix Allii Fistulosi Fibrosa) Radix Allii Fistulosi Fibrosa, 葱须, Fibrous Root of Fistular Onion Fibrous Root of Fistular Onion: dispel wind-cold, remove toxicity, disperse stasis.
Cong Bai (Bulbus Allii Fistulosi) Bulbus Allii Fistulosi, Fistular Onion Stalk Cong Bai (Fistular Onion Stalk) Acrid, warm; lung and stomach channels. Actions Dispel wind-cold, and invigorate yang
Jing Jie (Schizonepeta): Uses, Charred Form and Dose Jing Jie, Schizonepeta, Herba Schizonepetae, Jing Jie Sui, wind-cold, bleeding Jing Jie (schizonepeta, Herba Schizonepetae ), recorded in the Shennong Bencao Jing . The flowering spikes are Jing Jie Sui
Yuan Sui Zi (Coriander Fruit) Coriander Fruit, 芫荽子, Yan Sui Zi Yuan Sui Zi (Coriander Fruit): promote the eruption of poxes, stimulate the appetite.
Ma Huang (Ephedra): Uses, Forms, Dose and Safety Ma Huang, ephedra, Herba Ephedrae, sweating, wheezing, edema, hypertension Ma Huang (ephedra stem, Herba Ephedrae ), recorded in the Shennong Bencao Jing . The herbaceous stems of Ephedra sinica Stapf, E
Gui Zhi (Cassiabarktree branchlet) Gui Zhi ,桂枝,Cassia Twig,Cassiabarktree branchlet Gui Zhi (Cassiabarktree branchlet): induce sweating and release exterior, warm and unblock the meridians, warm and reinforce the yang qi.
Zi Su Ye (Perilla Leaf) in TCM Perilla Leaf Zi Su Ye (Perilla Leaf) disperses wind-cold, promotes the flow of qi and soothes the middle. It suits wind-cold exterior syndrome with qi stagnation. Do not decoct it for a long time.
Xiang Ru (Mosla): Summer Cold, Damp and Edema Xiang Ru, Mosla, Herba Moslae, summer cold, damp, edema, Xiang Ru San Xiang Ru (mosla, Herba Moslae ), recorded in the Mingyi Bielu . The aerial parts of Mosla chinensis Maxim., including the cultivated form often sold a
Fresh Ginger (Sheng Jiang) Sheng Jiang Sheng Jiang (fresh ginger, Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens ), recorded in the Mingyi Bielu: Acrid, warm; enters lung, spleen and stomach. Disperses wind-cold; warms
Bai Zhi (Dahurian Angelica): Headache, Nose and Leukorrhea Bai Zhi, Angelica dahurica, Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, headache, stuffy nose, leukorrhea Bai Zhi (dahurian angelica root, Radix Angelicae Dahuricae ), recorded in the Shennong Bencao Jing . The root of Angelica dahurica (Hoffm.) Benth