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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 Zhang: Chinese Herb Guide Giant Knotweed Rhizome, 虎杖, Rhizoma Polygoni Cuspidati Hu Zhang: excrete dampness and remove jaundice, clear heat and remove toxicity, resolve blood stasis and stop pain, resolve phlegm and relieve cough.
Hua Shi: Chinese Herb Guide 滑石, Talcum Hua Shi: promote urination to treat strangury, clear heat and summer-heat, dispel dampness to promote wound healing for external application.
Climbing Fig Receptacle (Climbing Fig Fruit) Climbing Fig Fruit, 木馒头, Mu Man Tou Mu Man Tou: promote lactation promote urination, activate blood and dissipate swelling.
Gui Hua (Sweet Osmanthus Flower) Sweet Osmanthus Flower, 木犀花, Mu Xi Hua Mu Xi Hua (Sweet Osmanthus Flower) Acrid, warm; lung, spleen and kidney channels. Actions Resolve phlegm and dissipate stasis
Bai Bu Huan Yang Dan (Hooded Orchid) Hooded Orchid, Bai Bu Hai Yang Dan, 百步还阳丹 Bai Bu Huan Yang Dan (hooded orchid): sweet and neutral; used in folk trauma formulas for stasis, fracture and tissue repair — powder dose is small.
Pao Tong Guo: Chinese Herb Guide 泡桐果,Fortune Paulownia Fruit,Fructus Paulowniae Name Pao Tong Guo (Fortune Paulownia Fruit) Nature and action Nature Bitter, slightly cold. Actions Resolve phlegm, relieve cough and asthma.
Mu Man Tou (Climbing Fig Fruit) Mu Man Tou,木馒头,Climbing Fig Fruit,薜荔果,木饅頭,Fructus Fici Pumilae Climbing Fig Receptacle: promote lactation promote urination, activate blood and dissipate swelling.
Tian Ji Huang (swort Herb) Tian Ji Huang,地耳草,Herba Hyperici Japonici,Japanese St. John'swort Herb,田基黄,田基黃 Di Er Cao: clear heat and promote diuresis, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.
Jiao Mu: Chinese Herb Guide 椒目,Bunge pricklyash seed Jiao Mu: promote diuresis and resolve swelling, eliminate phlegm and relieve wheezing.
Pao Tong Guo (Fortune Paulownia Fruit) Fortune Paulownia Fruit, 泡桐果 Pao Tong Guo (Fortune Paulownia Fruit): resolve phlegm, relieve cough and asthma.
Di Er Cao (Japanese St. John'swort Herb) Japanese St. John'swort Herb, 地耳草, Tian Ji Huang, swort Herb Di Er Cao (Japanese St. John'swort Herb): clear heat and promote diuresis, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.
Bunge pricklyash seed Jiao Mu, 椒目 Bunge pricklyash seed: promote diuresis and resolve swelling, eliminate phlegm and relieve wheezing.