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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.

Ji Cai: Chinese Herb Guide 荠菜,Shepherdspurse Herb,薺菜,Herba Capsellae Ji Cai: promote diuresis, harmonize the spleen, stop bleeding and improve vision.
Bo Luo Mi Ye: Chinese Herb Guide Jackfruit Leaf, 波罗蜜叶 Bo Luo Mi Ye: activate blood and resolve swelling, remove toxicity and astringe the wound.
Clove (Flos Caryophylli) in TCM Flos Caryophylli, 丁香, Ding Xiang, Flos syzygii aromatici Ding Xiang: warm middle burner and check adverse flow of qi, dispel cold to alleviate pain, warm kidney and reinforce yang.
Ji Cai (Herba Capsellae) in TCM Herba Capsellae Shepherdspurse Herb: promote diuresis, harmonize the spleen, stop bleeding and improve vision.
Pi Pa Ye (Loguat Leaf) in TCM Loguat Leaf Pi Pa Ye: clear lung heat and resolve phlegm, stop cough and relieve wheezing, clear stomach and stopping vomiting.
Coat of Hyacinth Bean Bian Dou Yi Bian Dou Yi (Coat of Hyacinth Bean) Sweet, bitter, warm; spleen and large intestine channels. Actions Invigorate spleen and eliminate dampness
Gao Liang Jiang (Lesser Galangal Rhizome) Lesser Galangal Rhizome Gao Liang Jiang (Rhizoma Alpiniae Officinarum). The rhizome of the perennial herb Alpinia of ficinarum Hance. of family Zingiberaceae
Hong Dou Kou: Chinese Herb Guide Galanga Galangal Seed, 红豆蔻, Fructus Galangae Hong Dou Kou (Fructus Galangae) Acrid, warm; spleen and lung channels. Actions Dispel cold, dry dampness and promote digestion
Loquat Flower: Chinese Herb Guide Pi Pa Hua Pi Pa Hua (Loquat Flower) Bland, neutral; lung channel. Actions Moisten lung and stop cough. When it is used Cough and sputum with blood, cold
Hua Jiao: Chinese Herb Guide Pricklyash Peel, 花椒, Pericarpium Zanthoxyli Hua Jiao: warm middle burner and alleviate pain, expel ascaris for oral use; dry dampness, kill worms and relieve itch for external use.
Hua Jiao (Pricklyash Peel) Hua Jiao,蜀椒,Pricklyash Peel,花椒,Chuan Jiao,川椒,Shu Jiao Hua Jiao (Pricklyash Peel): warm middle burner and alleviate pain, expel ascaris for oral use; dry dampness, kill worms and relieve itch for external use.
Sang Pi (White Mulberry Root-bark) White Mulberry Root-bark, 桑白皮, Sang Bai Pi, Cortex Mori Sang Bai Pi (Cortex Mori). The dry root bark of Morus alba L. of family Moraceae. Where it is grown Most places of china