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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.

She Chuang Zi: Chinese Herb Guide Common Cnidium Fruit, 蛇床子 She Chuang Zi: dry dampness, kill parasites and relieve itching for external application, warm kidney and strengthen yang, dispel cold and dry dampness for.
She Chuang Zi (Common Cnidium Fruit) Common Cnidium Fruit She Chuang Zi (Common Cnidium Fruit) dries dampness, kills parasites and relieves itching when used externally. Slightly toxic: take 3~9 g internally.
Feng Fang: Chinese Herb Guide 蜂房 Feng Fang (Honeycomb) Sweet, neutral; stomach channel. Actions Dispel wind, counteract toxic pathogen and kill parasites
Chuan Bei Mu (Unibract Fritillary Bulb) Unibract Fritillary Bulb, Chuan Bei, Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu (Unibract Fritillary Bulb): clear and resolve heat-phlegm, moisten and resolve dry-phlegm, stop cough, dissipate nodulation and resolve swelling.
Honeycomb: Chinese Herb Guide Feng Fang ,蜂房,露蜂房,蜂巢,Feng Chao,Nidus Vespae Feng Fang (Honeycomb) dispels wind, counteracts toxic pathogens and kills parasites. It is used for scrofula, sores and boils, urticaria and bee sting..
Da Suan: Chinese Herb Guide 大蒜,Garlic Da Suan (Garlic) resolves swelling, arrests diarrhea, removes toxicity and kills parasites. It is contraindicated for oral use in yin deficiency with.
Hai Dai: Chinese Herb Guide Laminaria japonica, 海带 Hai Dai: clear heat and resolve phlegm, soften hardness and dissipate nodulation, promote urination.
Melanteritum: Chinese Herb Guide Zao Fan, 皂矾 Zao Fan (Melanteritum) Sour, cool; liver and spleen channels. Actions Remove toxicity and eliminate dampness, kill parasites and tonify blood
Zui Yu Cao: Chinese Herb Guide 醉鱼草,Lindley Butterflybush Herb,醉魚草,Herba Buddlejae Lindleyanae Name Zui Yu Cao (Lindley Butterflybush Herb) Nature and action Nature Slightly acrid, bitter, warm, toxic. Actions Expel wind, eliminate dampness, kill parasites, activate blood.
Zui Yu Cao (Lindley Butterflybush Herb) Lindley Butterflybush Herb, 醉鱼草 Zui Yu Cao (Lindley Butterflybush Herb): expel wind, eliminate dampness, kill parasites, activate blood.
Ku Fan: Chinese Herb Guide 枯矾, Dried Alum Ku Fan: eliminate phlegm, dry dampness, arrest diarrhea, stop bleeding, remove toxicity and kill parasites.
Hai Dai (Laminaria japonica) 海带,Hai Dai,海帶 Laminaria japonica: clear heat and resolve phlegm, soften hardness and dissipate nodulation, promote urination.