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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.

Dried Alum: Chinese Herb Guide Ku Fan,枯矾,煅白矾,煆白礬,枯礬 Dried Alum: eliminate phlegm, dry dampness, arrest diarrhea, stop bleeding, remove toxicity and kill parasites.
Mao Bai Yang (Bark of Chinese white poplar) Bark of Chinese white poplar, 毛白杨 Mao Bai Yang (Bark of Chinese white poplar): clear heat and promote urination, relieve cough and reduce phlegm.
Taipei fritillary bulb (Bulbus Fritillariae Taipaiensis) Bulbus Fritillariae Taipaiensis, 太白贝母, Tai Bai Bei Mu Tai Bai Bei Mu: the bulb is used to nourish the lung to relieve cough and resolve phlegm, for the treatment of cough due to yin deficiency, sputum, cough.
Tai Bai Bei Mu (Taipei fritillary bulb) 太白贝母 ,Taipei fritillary bulb,Tai Bai Bei Mu Tai Bai Bei Mu (Taipei fritillary bulb): the bulb is used to nourish the lung to relieve cough and resolve phlegm, for the treatment of cough due to yin deficiency, sputum, cough due to lung-heat, bronchitis.
Bai Luo Shi Ke (Spiral Shell) Spiral Shell, 白螺蛳壳 Bai Luo Shi Ke (Spiral Shell) Sweet, bland, neutral; lung, heart and stomach channels
Zao Jia Zi: Chinese Herb Guide Semen Gleditsiae Sinensis, 皂荚子 Zao Jia Zi: relax the bowels, dispel wind and dissipate heat, resolve phlegm and dissipate nodulation.
Wu Huan Zi: Chinese Herb Guide 无患子 Wu Huan Zi: clear heat and eliminate phlegm, remove food retention and kill parasites.
Pear: Chinese Herb Guide 梨,雪梨,Xue Li (Pear) is sweet, slightly sour and cool. It clears heat and resolves phlegm, promotes the secretion of body fluid and relieves thirst. It is.
Li (梨): Chinese Herb Guide 梨 (Pear) Sweet, slightly sour, cool; lung and stomach channels
Gua Lou Ren (Snakegourd Seed) 瓜蒌子,瓜蒌仁,瓜蔞子,瓜蔞仁,Gua Lou Ren,Snakegourd Seed,Semen Trichosanthis Name Gua Lou Zi (Snakegourd Seed) Nature and action Nature Sweet, cold; lung, stomach and large intestine channels. Actions Moisten lung, resolve phlegm and lubricate intestines.
Gua Lou Zi (Snakegourd Seed) Snakegourd Seed, Gua Lou Ren Gua Lou Zi (Snakegourd Seed): moisten lung, resolve phlegm and lubricate intestines.
Bi Qi: Chinese Herb Guide Bi Ji, 荸荠 Bi Qi: clear heat and promote the secretion of body fluid, resolve phlegm and promote digestion.