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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.

Han Zhong Fang Ji (Yellowmouth Dutchmanspipe Root) Yellowmouth Dutchmanspipe Root, 汉中防己 Han Zhong Fang Ji (Yellowmouth Dutchmanspipe Root): it is used to promote urination, subdue swelling and relieve rheumatic condition, reduce blood pressure.
Che Qian Zi (Plantain Seed) Plantain Seed Che Qian Zi: promote urination to relieve strangury, drain dampness to check diarrhea, clear liver-fire to improve vision and clear lung heat and resolve.
Crucian carp head: Chinese Herb Guide Ji Yu Tou Ji Yu Tou (Crucian carp head) Sweet, warm; lung and large intestine channels. Actions Relieve cough, check diarrhea and astringe wound
Tong Tian Cao: Chinese Herb Guide Waternut Herb, 通天草 Tong Tian Cao (Waternut Herb) Bitter, neutral; spleen and kidney channels. Actions Promote diuresis and resolve swelling
Shi Long Zi: Chinese Herb Guide 石龙子, 蓝尾石龙子 Shi Long Zi: promote urination and treat strangury, dissipate stasis, remove toxicity.
Zhu Fei: Chinese Herb Guide 猪肺 Zhu Fei (Pig's lung) Sweet, neutral; lung channel. Actions Tonify the lung, relieve cough, stop bleeding
Xiao Ye Jin Lao (Littleleaf ciquefoil leaf and flower) 小叶金老梅 ,Folium Seu Flos Potentillae Parvifoliae,Littleleaf ciquefoil leaf and flower Xiao Ye Jin Lao Mei: flower or leaf is used as diuretic, antioncotic, for the treatment of beriberi with cold-damp type and prurigo, externally for mastitis.
Yu Bai Pi: Chinese Herb Guide Siberian elm bark, 榆白皮 Yu Bai Pi: promote urination, treat strangury, eliminate phlegm, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.
Lu Sun: Chinese Herb Guide 芦笋 Lu Sun: clear heat and promote the secretion of saliva, promote urination and treat strangury.
Xiao Ye Jin Lao Mei (Littleleaf Cinquefoil) Littleleaf Cinquefoil, 小叶金老梅, Xiao Ye Jin Lao, Littleleaf ciquefoil leaf and flower Xiao Ye Jin Lao Mei (Potentilla parvifolia leaf and flower): sweet and cold; used as a diuretic and for external mastitis in folk practice.
Bo Luo Pi: Chinese Herb Guide Pineapple Peel, 菠萝皮 Bo Luo Pi (Pineapple Peel) Astringent, sweet and neutral. Actions Remove toxicity, relieve cough and check dysentery
Hua Mei Cao (Herba Eragrostidis Pilosae) Herba Eragrostidis Pilosae, 画眉草 Hua Mei Cao: the whole plant is used to dispel wind and clear away heat as well as to promote diuresis; for the treatment of cystolith, cystitis, renal.