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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.

Gua Lou (Snakegourd Fruit) Gua Lou,瓜蔞,瓜蒌,Snakegourd Fruit Gua Lou (Snakegourd Fruit): clear heat and resolve phlegm, moisten and resolve dry-phlegm, open chest and dissipate accumulation, moisten intestine and relax bowel.
Bamboo Shavings (Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam) Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam, 竹茹, Zhu Ru Zhu Ru (Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam). (Explanation Collection of Materia Medica) The dry stratum intermedium of haulm of perennial
Zhu Li: Chinese Herb Guide Succus Bambusae, 竹沥 Clear heat and eliminate phlegm, clear heart and calm fright. Sweet, cold; heart, lung and liver meridians entered.
Zhu Li (Succus Bambusae) in TCM Zhu Li ,竹沥,竹瀝 Clear heat and eliminate phlegm, clear heart and calm fright. Sweet, cold; heart, lung and liver meridians entered.
Tian Zhu Huang: Chinese Herb Guide 天竺黄,Concretio Silicea Bambusae,Tabasheer Name Tian Zhu Huang (Concretio Silicea Bambusae) — Shu Ben Cao (Materian Medica of Shu) Source and quality Plant The cube after the liquid secretion inside of haulm dried of plant.
Concretio Silicea Bambusae Tian Zhu Huang Concretio Silicea Bambusae: clear and resolve heat-phlegm, clear heart and calm fright.
Jie Geng (Platycodon Root) Platycodon Root, 桔梗, Ju Geng Jie Geng (Platycodon Root) ventilates the lung, dispels phlegm, relieves sore throat and expels pus. It is a key herb for cough with profuse phlegm and.
Common Hongfennel Root (Whiteflower Hogfennel Root) Whiteflower Hogfennel Root, 前胡, Qian Hu, Radix Peucedani Qian Hu (Radix Peucedani). The dry root of perennial Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn. of family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)
Qian Hu (Common Hongfennel Root) Qian Hu,前胡,Common Hongfennel Root,Whiteflower Hogfennel Root Qian Hu (Common Hongfennel Root): dispel phlegm and direct qi downward, disperse wind-heat.
Ge Qiao (Clam Shell) in TCM Clam Shell, Hai Ha Ke Hai Ge Ke: clear lung and resolve phlegm, soften hardness and dissipate nodulation.
Clam Shell: Chinese Herb Guide Ge Qiao,海蛤殼,Concha Meretricis seu Cyclinae,蛤壳,Hai Ge Ke,Ge Ke,海蛤壳,蛤殼 Clam Shell: clear lung and resolve phlegm, soften hardness and dissipate nodulation.
Boat-fruited Scaphium Seed (boat-fruited sterculia seed) boat-fruited sterculia seed, 胖大海, Pang Da Hai, Boat Fruited Scaphium Seed Pang Da Hai (Boat-fruited Scaphium Seed) Sweet, bland, cool; lung and large intestine channels