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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.

Da Bai Yao (Griffith condorvine herb) 大白药 ,Griffith condorvine herb,Da Bai Yao Da Bai Yao (Griffith condorvine herb): acitivate blood, dredge meridians, set a fracture, stop bleeding, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.
Tian Mu Mu Lan (Immature flower of Tianmu mountain magnolia) Immature flower of Tianmu mountain magnolia, 天目木兰 Tian Mu Mu Lan (Immature flower of Tianmu mountain magnolia): the flower bud is used as antitussive, diuresis and antitoxic, for the treatment of cough with.
Guo Tan Long: Chinese Herb Guide 过坛龙, Flabelate Maiden-hair Herb, Herba Adianti Flabellulati Guo Tan Long: it is used to remove toxic heat, promote urination and disperse blood stasis; for the treatment of dysentery, enteritis, vomiting blood.
Ning Meng Ye: Chinese Herb Guide Lemon Leaf, 柠檬叶 Ning Meng Ye: resolve phlegm, relieve cough, regulate qi, harmonize the stomach, check diarrhea.
Xi Gua Cui Yi (Watermeion Peel) Watermeion Peel, 西瓜翠衣, Exocarpium Citrulli Xi Gua Cui Yi (Exocarpium Citrulli) Sweet, bland, cool; heart, stomach and bladder channels. Actions Clear summer-heat and promote diuresis
Pu Zhong Ke: Chinese Herb Guide 蒲种壳 Pu Zhong Ke (Pericarp of Hispid Bottle Gourd) Bitter, cold. Actions Promote diuresis and resolve swelling
Guo Tan Long (Flabelate Maiden-hair Herb) 过坛龙 ,Flabelate Maiden-hair Herb,Guo Tan Long Guo Tan Long (Flabelate Maiden-hair Herb): it is used to remove toxic heat, promote urination and disperse blood stasis; for the treatment of dysentery, enteritis, vomiting blood, scrofula, traumatic injury, blood in.
Hu Lu Ke: Chinese Herb Guide Gourd Shell, 葫芦壳 Hu Lu Ke (Gourd Shell) Sweet, neutral; heart and small intestine channels. Actions Promote diuresis and resolve swelling
Mei Gui Qie: Chinese Herb Guide 玫瑰茄,Hibiscus sabdariffa,Roselle Mei Gui Qie: it is used to clear away summer heat, promote appetite and the production of body fluid, counteract toxicity and promote diuresis, relieve cough; for the treatment of thirst due to summer heat,.
Mei Gui Jia (玫瑰茄): Chinese Herb Guide 玫瑰茄, Mei Gui Qie Mei Gui Qie (Hibiscus sabdariffa) Sources The drug is the dried calyx and bract of Hibiscus sabdariffa L.(family Malvaceae),cultivated in tropic areas such as
Mao Mu Tong: Chinese Herb Guide Caulis et Folium Clematidis Argentilucidae, 毛木通 Mao Mu Tong: clear heat and relieve sore throat, promote urination and relieve strangury, activate blood and alleviate pain.
Gryllus Chinensis: Chinese Herb Guide Xi Shuai, 蟋蟀 Xi Shuai (Chinese Cricket) Pungent, salty, warm, toxic; kidney and bladder channels. Actions Promote diuresis and break blood