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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.

Ophicalcitum: Chinese Herb Guide Hua Rui Shi Hua Rui Shi (Ophicalcitum) Sour, astringent, neutral; liver channel. Actions Resolve stasis and stop bleeding
Can Dou Ye (Leaf of Broadbean) Leaf of Broadbean, 蚕豆叶 Can Dou Ye (Leaf of Broadbean) Bitter, slightly sweet, warm; lung, heart and spleen channels. Actions Stop bleeding and remove toxicity
Dalbergia Wood (Lignum Dalbergiae Odoriferae) Dalbergia Wood,Lignum Dalbergiae Odoriferae,降香,Rosewood Heart Wood Name Jiang Xiang (Lignun Dalbergiae Odoriferae) Nature and action Nature Acrid, warm; liver and spleen channels.
San Leng (Common Burreed Rhizome) Common Burreed Rhizome San Leng (Rhizoma Sparganii). (A Supplement to the Compendium of Materia Medica) The dry tuber of perennial Sparganium stoloniferum Bu
Jiang Xiang (Dalbergia Wood) Dalbergia Wood, Lignum Dalbergiae Odoriferae Jiang Xiang (Dalbergia Wood): resolve stasis and stop bleeding, regulate qi and alleviate pain.
Lian Yi (Seed-coat of Hindu Lotus) Seed-coat of Hindu Lotus, 莲衣 Lian Yi (Seed-coat of Hindu Lotus) Astringent, neutral, slightly bitter; heart and spleen channels. Actions Astringe to stop bleeding
Ciderage (Red-knees Herb) 辣蓼,Ciderage,Red-knees Herb La Liao: remove toxicity, tonify the spleen, resolve dampness, activate blood and prevent malaria.
Xi Gua Zi Ke: Chinese Herb Guide 西瓜子壳 Xi Gua Zi Ke (Watermelon Spermoderm) Bland, neutral; stomach and large intestine channels. Actions Stop bleeding
La Liao (Red-knees Herb) in TCM Red-knees Herb, Ciderage Ciderage: remove toxicity, tonify the spleen, resolve dampness, activate blood and prevent malaria.
Gui Jian Yu: Chinese Herb Guide 鬼箭羽,Winged Euonymus Twig,Ramulus Euonymi Name Gui Jian Yu (Winged Euonymus Twig) Nature and action Nature Bitter, pungent, cold; liver channel. Actions Break blood, stimulate the menstrual flow and kill parasites.
Xiao Bo Gu: Chinese Herb Guide Common Gendarussa Herb, 小驳骨, Herba Gendarussae Xiao Bo Gu: remove stasis and alleviate pain, reunion the fractured tendons and bones.
Ergota: Chinese Herb Guide Mai Jiao, 麦角 Mai Jiao (Ergot) Bitter, pungent, neutral, toxic; liver and kidney channels. Actions Contract the uterus, stop bleeding and alleviate pain