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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.

Song Xiang: Chinese Herb Guide 松香 ,Rosin,松脂,Song Zhi,Colophony,Colophonium Song Xiang: expel wind and dry dampness, discharge pus and draw out toxin, promote tissue regernation and alleviate pain.
Nan Xing (Pedate Pinallia Jackinthepulpit Rhizome) Pedate Pinallia Jackinthepulpit Rhizome, 天南星, Tian Nan Xing Tian Nan Xing: dry dampness and resolve phlegm, extinguish wind and stop spasms, resolve swelling and dissipate nodulation externally.
Upborne Elixir Residue Sheng Yao Di, 升药底 Upborne Elixir Residue: kill parasites and relieve itching, astringe dampness promote tissue regernation.
Qian Fen: Chinese Herb Guide 铅粉, 铅白粉 Qian Fen: dispel stagnation, kill parasites, remove toxicity and promote tissue regernation.
Colophonium: Chinese Herb Guide Song Xiang, 松香 Song Xiang (Rosin) Bitter, sweet, warm; liver and spleen channels
Lv Song Guo (Semen Strychni Ignatii) Semen Strychni Ignatii, 吕宋果 Lv Song Guo: remove toxicity and resolve swelling, kill parasites and alleviate pain.
Tian Nan Xing (Pedate Pinallia Jackinthepulpit Rhizome) Pedate Pinallia Jackinthepulpit Rhizome Tian Nan Xing (Pedate Pinallia Jackinthepulpit Rhizome): dry dampness and resolve phlegm, extinguish wind and stop spasms, resolve swelling and dissipate.
Faeces Passeris: Chinese Herb Guide Bai Ding Xiang, 白丁香 Bai Ding Xiang (Sparrow faeces) Bitter, warm; liver and kidney channels. Actions Eliminate stagnation, remove nebula
Dan Nan Xing: Chinese Herb Guide 胆南星 Dan Nan Xing (Arisaema Cum Bile) clears and resolves heat-phlegm, extinguishes wind and calms fright. It is used for convulsions due to phlegm-heat.
Yin Zhu: Chinese Herb Guide 银朱,Yin Zhu,銀朱,Brown Mercuric Sulfide Yin Zhu: counteract toxic pathogen, kill parasites, dry dampness and eliminate phlegm.
Qing Fen: Chinese Herb Guide Qing Fen,轻粉,輕粉,Calomel Qing Fen: counteract toxic pathogen and kill parasites and relieve itching, astringe dampness and heal wound for external application, expel retained water.
Yan Jiao: Chinese Herb Guide 烟胶 Yan Jiao Acrid, bitter, slightly warm. Actions Kill parasites and resolve swelling. When it is used Scabies, tinea tonsure, head sore