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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.

Xian Tao Cao: Chinese Herb Guide 仙桃草 ,Purslane Speedwell Herb,Herba Veronicae Peregrinae Xian Tao Cao: remove stasis and stop bleeding, clear heat and resolve swelling, alleviate pain.
Xian Tao Cao (Purslane Speedwell Herb) Purslane Speedwell Herb, 仙桃草 Xian Tao Cao (Purslane Speedwell Herb): remove stasis and stop bleeding, clear heat and resolve swelling, alleviate pain.
Shui Ku Mai: Chinese Herb Guide Watery Speedwell Herb, 水苦荬, Herba Veronicae Anagallis Aquaticae Shui Ku Mai: clear heat and eliminate dampness, stop bleeding and dissipate stasis.
Shui Ku Mai (Watery Speedwell Herb) 水苦荬,Shui Ku Mai,水苦蕒,Watery Speedwell Herb Shui Ku Mai (Watery Speedwell Herb): clear heat and eliminate dampness, stop bleeding and dissipate stasis.
Tie Bao Jin: Chinese Herb Guide 铁包金 Tie Bao Jin (Berchemia Lineata) Bitter, neutral. Actions Eliminate blood stasis, dispel wind-damp and resolve swelling
Hua Sheng Yi: Chinese Herb Guide 花生衣 Hua Sheng Yi (Peanut Coat) Sweet, astringent, neutral; spleen and lung channels. Actions Stop bleeding, dissipate stasis, resolve swelling
Ren Niao: Chinese Herb Guide 人尿,Urina hominis,溲,Tong Bian,Tong Niao,Human urine,童尿,小便,人溺,轮回酒,还元汤,童便,童子尿 Name Ren Niao (Urina hominis) Nature and action Nature Salty, cold; heart, lung, bladder and kidney channels.
Urina hominis: Chinese Herb Guide Ren Niao, 人尿 Urina hominis: nourish yin and lower fire,stop bleeding and dissipate blood stasis.
Cu: Chinese Herb Guide 醋,醯,苦酒,淳酢,米醋,Vinegar ##Name Cu (Vinegar) Nature and action Nature Sweet, sour, warm; liver and stomach channels. Actions Resolve stasis to stop bleeding, calm ascaris and remove toxicity.
Cu (Vinegar): Actions, Dose and Cautions Cu Vinegar (Cu) is used in TCM to move blood and stop bleeding, and as a household remedy for skin irritation.
Cong Zhi: Chinese Herb Guide 葱汁,Fistular Onion Juice,蔥汁 Cong Zhi: disperse stasis, stop bleeding, dredge meridians, expel parasites and remove toxicity.
Fistular Onion Juice Cong Zhi Fistular Onion Juice: disperse stasis, stop bleeding, dredge meridians, expel parasites and remove toxicity.