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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.

Tong Cao (Medulla Tetrapanacis) Medulla Tetrapanacis Tetrapanax Papyriferus: promote urination to treat strangury, promote lactation.
Di Su Mu (Penang pronephrium herb) Penang pronephrium herb, 地苏木 Di Su Mu (Penang pronephrium herb): it is used to stop bleeding, disperse blood stasis, promote tissue regenation and dispel dampness; for the treatment of.
Cluster Mallow Fruit (Chingma Abutilon Seed) Chingma Abutilon Seed, 冬葵子, Dong Kui Zi Dong Kui Zi: promote urination to treat strangury, promote lactation and nourish intestine.
Zhen Zhu Cao (Common Leafflower Herb) Common Leafflower Herb Zhen Zhu Cao (Common Leafflower Herb): calm the liver and clear heat, promote diuresis and remove toxicity.
Lu Ci Xian: Chinese Herb Guide 鸬鹚涎 Lu Ci Xian (Cormorant saliva) Salty, neutral; lung channel. Actions Resolve phlegm and relieve cough
Guang Jin Qian Cao: Chinese Herb Guide Herba Desmodii Styracifolii,广金钱草,廣金錢草,Snowbell-leaf Tickclover Herb Guang Jin Qian Cao: clear heat and eliminate dampness, remove jaundice, promote diuresis and treat strangury.
Yi Mi (Coix Seed) in TCM Coix Seed, 炒苡仁, Yi Yi Ren Yi Mi: promote urination and drain dampness, invigorate spleen to check diarrhea, treat painful obstruction (bi), clear heat and drain pus.
Dong Kui Zi (Cluster Mallow Fruit) Dong Kui Zi,冬葵子,Cluster Mallow Fruit,Fructus Malvae Chingma Abutilon Seed: promote urination to treat strangury, promote lactation and nourish intestine.
Grifola (Polyporus) in TCM Polyporus, 猪苓, Zhu Ling Zhu Ling (Grifola). The sclerotium of Polyporus umbellatus (Pers.) Fries. of family Polyporaceae
Tu Niu Xi: Chinese Herb Guide 土牛膝,Achyranthes Aspera Tu Niu Xi: activate blood and dissipate blood stasis, dispel dampness and promote diuresis, clear heat and remove toxicity.
Bai Su Zi: Chinese Herb Guide 白苏子 Bai Su Zi: eliminate phlegm, direcet qi downward, moisten the lung and soothe the intestines.
Guang Jin Qian Cao (Snowbell-leaf Tickclover Herb) Snowbell-leaf Tickclover Herb Guang Jin Qian Cao (Snowbell-leaf Tickclover Herb): clear heat and eliminate dampness, remove jaundice, promote diuresis and treat strangury.