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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.

Shi Wei: Chinese Herb Guide Pyrrosia Leaf, 石韦, Folium Pyrrosiae Shi Wei: promote urination to treat strangury, clear lung-heat to relieve cough, cool blood to stop bleeding.
Ze Xie: Chinese Herb Guide Rhizoma Alismatis,泽泻,澤瀉,Oriental Waterplantain Rhizome Name Ze Xie (Rhizoma Alismatis) — Shennong Bencao Jing Source and quality Plant The stem tuber of Alisma orientalis (Sam.) Juzep. of family Alismataceae.
Qing Ye Dan (Mile Swertia Herb) Mile Swertia Herb Qing Ye Dan: clear away liver-fire and promote the secretion of bile, clear heat and promote diuresis.
Tian Zhu Zi: Chinese Herb Guide Common Nandina, 天竺子, Fructus Nandinae Tian Zhu Zi (Fructus Nandinae) Sour, sweet, neutral, slightly toxic; lung channel. Actions Relieve cough and resolve phlegm
Ze Xie (Oriental Waterplantain Rhizome) Oriental Waterplantain Rhizome Ze Xie (Oriental Waterplantain Rhizome): promote urination and drain dampness, purge heat.
Bi Xie: Chinese Herb Guide 萆薢,粉萆薢,Hypoglaucous Collett Yam Rhizome,Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Name Bi Xie (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae) — Shennong Bencao Jing Source and quality Plant The rhizome of perennial Dioscorea septemloba Thunb., D. futschauensis Uline ex R.
Xu Chang Qing: Chinese Herb Guide 徐长卿,Paniculate Swallowwort Root,徐長卿,Radix Cynanchi Paniculati Xu Chang Qing: stop cough and relieve pain, promote diuresis and resolve swelling, activate blood and remove toxicity.
Xu Chang Qing (Paniculate Swallowwort Root) Xu Chang Qing ,Paniculate Swallowwort Root,徐長卿,Radix Cynanchi Paniculati 徐长卿: stop cough and relieve pain, promote diuresis and resolve swelling, activate blood and remove toxicity.
Xu Chang Qing (Radix Cynanchi Paniculati) Radix Cynanchi Paniculati, 徐长卿, Paniculate Swallowwort Root, Xu Zhang Qing Paniculate Swallowwort Root: stop cough and relieve pain, promote diuresis and resolve swelling, activate blood and remove toxicity.
Bi Xie (Hypoglaucous Collett Yam Rhizome) Hypoglaucous Collett Yam Rhizome Bi Xie (Hypoglaucous Collett Yam Rhizome): excrete damp-turbidity, dispel wind-damp.
Achyranthes Aspera: Chinese Herb Guide Tu Niu Xi Achyranthes Aspera: activate blood and dissipate blood stasis, dispel dampness and promote diuresis, clear heat and remove toxicity.
Sweet Almond: Chinese Herb Guide Tian Xing Ren Tian Xing Ren (Sweet Almond) Sweet, neutral; lung and large intestine channels. Actions Moisten the lung and relieve asthma