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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 Luo Zi: Chinese Herb Guide Dill Seed, 莳萝子 Shi Luo Zi: warm the spleen and stomach, dispel cold, promote the circulation of qi and alleviate pain.
Lei Wan (Omphalia) in TCM Omphalia For enterobiasis, it is also combined with other parasites-expelling herbs and pu.
Bao Ma Zi: Chinese Herb Guide Manchurian Lilac Bark, 暴马子, Cortex Syringae Bao Ma Zi (Cortex Syringae) Bitter, slightly cold; lung channel. Actions Clear lung-heat, and eliminate phlegm, relieve cough and wheezing
Ji Nei Jin (Chicken's Gizzard-membrane) Ji Nei Jin,Chicken's Gizzard-membrane,鸡内金,雞內金 Ji Nei Jin (Chicken's Gizzard-membrane): promote digestion and invigorate spleen, arrest seminal emission and relieve enuresis.
Er Cha: Chinese Herb Guide 儿茶, Catechu Er Cha: activate blood and cure trauma, stop bleeding, promote regeneration and heal wound.
He Cao Ya: Chinese Herb Guide 鹤草芽 He Cao Ya (Gemma Agrimoninae) Bitter, astringent, cool; liver, small intestine and large intestine channels. Actions Expel parasites
Zhi Shi: Chinese Herb Guide Immature Bitter Orange, Fructus Aurantii Immaturus, Zhishi Zhi Shi: break qi and relieve stuffiness, resolve phlegm and relieve stagnation.
Bao Ma Zi (Manchurian Lilac Bark) Bao Ma Zi,暴马子,暴马子皮,暴馬子,暴馬子皮,Manchurian Lilac Bark Bao Ma Zi (Manchurian Lilac Bark): clear lung-heat, and eliminate phlegm, relieve cough and wheezing.
He Shi: Chinese Herb Guide Common Carpesium Fruit, 鹤虱, Fructus Carpesii He Shi (Fructus Carpesii) Bitter, pungent, neutral, slightly toxic; spleen and stomach channels. Actions Expel parasites and promote digestion
Shen Qu (Massa Medicata Fermentata) Massa Medicata Fermentata, Medicated Leaven Shen Qu (Medicated Leaven) — Yao Xing Lun (Treatise on Herb Property) The mixture of fermented powders of wheat flour and some herbs
Jian Qu: Chinese Herb Guide Medicinal Fermented Mass,建曲 Jian Qu: reinforce the pleen and promote digestion, regulate qi and resolve dampness, relieve exterior pattern.
Zhi Qiao (Fructus Aurantii) Fructus Aurantii, 枳壳, Zhi Ke Zhi Qiao (Fructus Aurantii) Bitter, pungent, sore and slightly cold; spleen and stomach channels