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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.

Hu Lu Cha (Triquetrous Tadehagi Herb) 葫芦茶,Hu Lu Cha,Triquetrous Tadehagi Herb,葫蘆茶 Hu Lu Cha (Triquetrous Tadehagi Herb): clear heat and remove toxicity, eliminate dampness and treat jaundice, remove food retention and kill parasites.
Rice Bean (Semen Phaseoli) Semen Phaseoli, 赤小豆, Chi Xiao Dou Chi Xiao Dou: promote urination and ease edema, remove toxin and drain pus, excrete dampness and alleviate jaundice.
Bai Bu Huan Yang Dan 百步还阳丹,Herba Neottianthes Cucullatae,Twoleaf hoodshaped orchid herb Bai Bu Huan Yang Dan: it is used to activate blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis, set a fracture and promote tissue regeneration; for the treatment of the coma due to trauma, traumatic injuries, fracture.
Ban Zhu Gen (Root and rhizome of giant timber bamboo) Root and rhizome of giant timber bamboo, 斑竹根, Rhizoma Et Radix Phyllostachydis Bambusoidis Ban Zhu Gen: the root and rhizome are used to relieve rheumatic conditions, relieve cough and asthma; for the treatment of shortness of breath and cough.
Zhang Wa Wei (长瓦韦): Chinese Herb Guide Pseudonude lepisorus herb,Herba Lepisori Pseudonudi,Chang Wa Wei Name Chang Wa Wei (Herba Lepisori Pseudonudi) Sources The drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Lepisorus pseudonudus Ching (Family Polypodiaceae), growing in forests or woods,.
Desmodium (Longhairy Antenoron Herb) Desmodium,Herba Lysimachiae,金钱草,金錢草,Longhairy Antenoron Herb Jin Qian Cao: excrete damp to relieve jaundice, promote urination to treat strangury, remove toxicity and relieve swelling.
Chang Wa Wei (Pseudonude lepisorus herb) Pseudonude lepisorus herb, Zhang Wa Wei, 长瓦韦 Chang Wa Wei (Pseudonude lepisorus herb): whole herb is used as febrifuge, diuretic, antiphlogistic and antihemorrhagic, for the treatment of acute.
He Ye: Chinese Herb Guide Lotus Leaf, 荷叶 He Ye: clear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis, cool blood and stop bleeding.
Jin Qian Cao (Desmodium) Desmodium, Longhairy Antenoron Herb Jin Qian Cao (Desmodium): excrete damp to relieve jaundice, promote urination to treat strangury, remove toxicity and relieve swelling.
Bai Bu Hai Yang Dan (百步还阳丹) Herba Neottianthes Cucullatae,Twoleaf hoodshaped orchid herb,Bai Bu Huan Yang Dan Name Bai Bu Huan Yang Dan (Herba Neottianthes Cucullatae) Sources The drug is the dried or fresh entire herb of Neoltiasnthe cucullata (L.) Schltr.
Che Qian Cao (Herba Plantaginis) Herba Plantaginis Che Qian Cao (Plantain Herb) Sweet, cold; liver, kidney, lung and small intestine channels
He Ye (Folium Nelumbinis) Folium Nelumbinis He Ye (Lotus Leaf) clears heat and removes toxicity, promotes urination, cools the blood and stops bleeding. It is used for hemorrhage, epistaxis, edema and.