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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.

Da Fu Pi (Areca Peel) in TCM Areca Peel Da Fu Pi (Pericarpium Arecae) Acrid, slightly warm; spleen, stomach, large intestine and small intestine channels
Shan Yu Pi: Chinese Herb Guide 鳝鱼皮 Shan Yu Pi (Finless eel skin) Salt, sweet, neutral; liver channel. Actions Dissipate nodule and alleviate pain
Gan Song: Chinese Herb Guide 甘松,Nardostachyos Root and Rhizome,Radix et Rhizoma Nardostachyos Gan Song: regulate qi and alleviate pain, soothe the spleen and invigorate stomach.
Gan Song (Radix et Rhizoma Nardostachyos) Radix et Rhizoma Nardostachyos Nardostachyos Root and Rhizome: regulate qi and alleviate pain, soothe the spleen and invigorate stomach.
Jiu Xiang Chong: Chinese Herb Guide 九香虫,酒香虫,Aspongopus,九香蟲,酒香蟲 Jiu Xiang Chong: regulate qi and alleviate pain, warm the middle burner and reinforce yang.
Jiu Xiang Chong (Aspongopus) Aspongopus Aspongopus: regulate qi and alleviate pain, warm the middle burner and reinforce yang.
Dao Dou Zi (Sword Jackbean Seed) Sword Jackbean Seed, 刀豆, Dao Dou, Semen Canavaliae Dao Dou: warm the spleen and stomach, direct qi downward, tonify the kidney and stop hiccup.
Xiang Fu: Chinese Herb Guide Rhizoma Cyperi,香附,Nutgrass Galingale Rhizome Name Xiang Fu (Rhizoma Cyperi) — Mingyi Bielu Source and quality Plant The rhizome of Cyperus rotundus L. of family Cyperaceae. Where it is grown Most parts .
Xiang Fu (Nutgrass Galingale Rhizome) Nutgrass Galingale Rhizome Xiang Fu (Nutgrass Galingale Rhizome): soothe liver and regulate qi, regulate menorrhea and alleviate pain.
Chen Xiang: Chinese Herb Guide Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum, 沉香, Agilawood Chen Xiang: move qi and alleviate pain, warm middle burner and arrest vomiting, improve qi reception and relieve wheezing.
Chen Xiang (Agilawood) Chen Xiang,沉香,Agilawood,沈香,Chinese Eaglewood Chen Xiang (Agilawood): move qi and alleviate pain, warm middle burner and arrest vomiting, improve qi reception and relieve wheezing.
Wu Yao: Chinese Herb Guide Combined Spicebush Root, 乌药, Radix Linderae Wu Yao (Radix Linderae). (A Supplement to the Compendium of Materia Medica) The root tuber of Lindera aggregata (Sims.) Kosterm