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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.

Zhi Ju Zi (Raisin Tree Seed) Raisin Tree Seed Zhi Ju Zi: slake thirst, relieve restlessness, relieve alcoholism, eliminate damp-heat.
Bai Qu Cai: Chinese Herb Guide Greater Celandine Herb, 白屈菜, Herba Chelidonii Bai Qu Cai (Greater Celandine Herb) Bitter, acrid, slightly warm, toxic; lung, heart and kidney channels
Kuan Dong Hua (Common Coltsfoot Flower) Kuan Dong Hua,Dong Hua,冬花,款冬花,蜜冬花,Common Coltsfoot Flower Kuan Dong Hua (Common Coltsfoot Flower): moisten lung to resolve phlegm and stop cough.
Bai Qu Cai (Herba Chelidonii) Bai Qu Cai ,白屈菜,Herba Chelidonii Greater Celandine Herb: ease pain, relieve cough, promote urination and remove toxicity.
Rou Gui (Cinnamon Bark) in TCM Cinnamon Bark, Gui Xin Rou Gui: reinforce fire and strengthen yang, dispel cold and stop pain, warm meridians and collaterals.
Ma Dou Ling: Chinese Herb Guide Dutchmanspipe Fruit, 马兜铃, Fructus Aristolochiae Ma Dou Ling: clear lung heat and resolve phlegm, stop cough and relieve wheezing.
Ze Qi: Chinese Herb Guide Sun Euphorbia Herb, 泽漆, Herba Euphorbiae Helioscopiae Ze Qi (Sun Euphorbia Herb) Acrid, bitter, slightly cold, toxic; large intestine, small intestine, spleen and lung channels
Ze Qi (Herba Euphorbiae Helioscopiae) Ze Qi ,泽漆,澤漆,Herba Euphorbiae Helioscopiae Sun Euphorbia Herb: promote diuresis, eliminate phlegm, kill parasites and remove toxicity.
Wu Zhu Yu: Chinese Herb Guide Wu Yu, Fructus Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu: dispel cold and alleviate pain, check adverse rise of qi and arrest vomiting, dry dampness.
Ma Dou Ling (Dutchmanspipe Fruit) Ma Dou Ling,马兜铃,馬兜鈴,Dutchmanspipe Fruit Ma Dou Ling (Dutchmanspipe Fruit): clear lung heat and resolve phlegm, stop cough and relieve wheezing.
Mole Cricket: Chinese Herb Guide Lou Gu Lou Gu (Mole Cricket) Salty, cold, slightly toxic; bladder, small intestine and large intestine channels
Hui Xiang (Fennel Fruit) in TCM Fennel Fruit, 小茴香, Xiao Hui Xiang, Fructus Foeniculi Xiao Hui Xiang: dispel cold and alleviate pain, regulate qi and harmonize stomach.