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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.

Bai Fan: Chinese Herb Guide Bai Fan,白矾,白礬 Bai Fan: astringe dampness and relieve itching and counteract toxic pathogen and killing parasites for external application, stop bleeding and check.
Can Yong: Chinese Herb Guide 蚕蛹 Can Yong: kill parasites, treat malnutrition, promote the secretion of saliva and relive thrist.
Zao Jiao Ci: Chinese Herb Guide 皂角刺,Chinese Honeylocust Spine,皂刺,Zao Ci,Spina Gleditsiae Zao Jiao Ci: counteract toxic pathogen, expel wind, resolve swelling and expel pus.
Chinese Honeylocust Spine Zao Jiao Ci Chinese Honeylocust Spine: counteract toxic pathogen, expel wind, resolve swelling and expel pus.
Ye Zi Ke: Chinese Herb Guide 椰子壳 Ye Zi Ke: dispel wind and alleviate pain, eliminate dampness and relieve itching.
Hu Tao Ke: Chinese Herb Guide Walnut Shell, 核桃壳 Hu Tao Ke: stop bleeding, check diarrhea, dissipate nodule, kill parasites and relieve itching.
Bai Gu Zou Ma: Chinese Herb Guide 白骨走马 Bai Gu Zou Ma (Trichiliae Sinensis Radix seu Folium seu Fructus) Sources The drug is the dried root, leaf or fruit of Trichilia sinensis Bcntv
Fen Shuang: Chinese Herb Guide 粉霜 Fen Shuang (Chloridemercure) Pungent, cold, toxic; lung, liver and bladder channels. Actions Kill parasites and counteract toxic pathogen
Wang Yue Sha: Chinese Herb Guide 望月砂, Faeces Leporis Wang Yue Sha: remove nebula, improve eyesight, remove toxicity and kill parasites.
Faeces Leporis: Chinese Herb Guide 望月砂,兔屎,明月砂,兔粪,兔糞,Wang Yue Sha,Hare dung Faeces Leporis: remove nebula, improve eyesight, remove toxicity and kill parasites.
Papaya (Fructus Caricae) in TCM Fructus Caricae, 番木瓜, Fan Mu Gua Fan Mu Gua: promote digestion and secretion of milk, eliminate dampness and dredge meridians, remove toxicity and expel parasites.
Chan Chu: Chinese Herb Guide 蟾蜍 Chan Chu: eliminate abdominal mass, remove toxicity, promote urination and eliminate dampness, kill parasites and alleviate pain.