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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.

Dou Fu Jiang: Chinese Herb Guide 豆腐浆 Dou Fu Jiang: tonify deficiency, moisten dryness, clear lung and resolve phlegm.
Yi Bei Mu (Sinkiang Fritillary Bulb) Sinkiang Fritillary Bulb, 伊贝母, Bulbus Fritillariae Pallidiflorae Yi Bei Mu (Sinkiang Fritillary Bulb): clear heat and nourish the lung, resolve phlegm and relieve cough.
Chun: Chinese Herb Guide 莼, Watershield Chun (Watershield) Sweet, cold; liver and spleen channels. Actions Promote urination and resolve swelling, clear heat and remove toxicity
Shui Jing Yu: Chinese Herb Guide 水晶鱼 Shui Jing Yu: strengthen the spleen, tonify deficiency, moisten the lung and relieve cough.
Xiang Jia Pi: Chinese Herb Guide Cortex Periplocae,香加皮,Chinese Silkvine Root-bark Name Xiang Jia Pi (Cortex Periplocae) — Zhong Yao Zhi (Records on Chinese Materia Media) Source and quality Plant The root bark of the Periploca sepium Bge of family Asclepiadaceae.
Tian Gua Zi: Chinese Herb Guide Muskmelon Seed, 甜瓜子 Tian Gua Zi: clear lung-fire and moisten the intestines, dissipate stasis and expel pus, heal the wound and alleviate pain.
Xiang Jia Pi (Chinese Silkvine Root-bark) Chinese Silkvine Root-bark Xiang Jia Pi (Chinese Silkvine Root-bark): dispel wind-damp, promote urination to ease edema.
Can Dou Ke (Seed-coat of Broadbean) Seed-coat of Broadbean, 蚕豆壳 Can Dou Ke: promote urination, eliminate dampness, stop bleeding, remove toxicity.
Wu Yu Dan: Chinese Herb Guide 乌鱼蛋 Wu Yu Dan (Cuttlefish nidamental gland) Salt, neutral; stomach and kidney channels. Actions Strengthen the spleen and promote urination
Woodlouse: Chinese Herb Guide Tu Bie Chong ,土鳖虫,地鳖虫,Di Bie Chong,蟄虫,Zhe Chong,蟄蟲,土鱉蟲,地鱉蟲 Name Tu Bie Chong (Woodlouse) — Shennong Bencao Jing Source and quality Plant The dry female insect Eupolyphaga sinensis Walker or Steleophaga Plancyi (Boleny) of family Corydiidae.
Fu Ling: Chinese Herb Guide Poria, 茯苓 Fu Ling (Poria) induces diuresis, drains dampness, invigorates the spleen and induces tranquilization. It is an essential herb for promoting urination and.
Shu Luo Bo: Chinese Herb Guide Oleanderleaf Agapetes Root, 树萝卜 Shu Luo Bo: promote urination and resolve swelling, activate blood and dissipate blood stasis.