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Qi-Moving Herbs

Qi-Moving Herbs: Chinese herbs in this class — their actions in TCM, typical uses, preparation and safety cautions.

Ling Ling Xiang: Chinese Herb Guide 零陵香,Lysimachia foenum-graecum Hance Ling Ling Xiang: expel roundworm, regulate the flow of qi, relieve exterior, dispel wind-cold and alleviate pain.
Lysimachia foenum-graecum Hance Ling Ling Xiang Lysimachia foenum-graecum Hance: expel roundworm, regulate the flow of qi, relieve exterior, dispel wind-cold and alleviate pain.
Rose (Flos Rosae Rugosae) Flos Rosae Rugosae, 玫瑰花, Mei Gui Hua Mei Gui Hua (Flos Rosae Rugosae) regulates the flow of qi, dispels melancholy, activates blood and dissipates blood stasis. Contraindicated in yin.
Mei Gui Hua (Flos Rosae Rugosae) Flos Rosae Rugosae Rose: regulate the flow of qi, dispel melancholy, activate blood and dissipate blood stasis.
Lv E Mei: Chinese Herb Guide Mume Flower, 绿萼梅 Lv E Mei (Mume Flower) Bitter, slightly sweet, neutral; liver, stomach and lung channels
Suo Luo Zi (Chinese Buckeye Seed) Chinese Buckeye Seed Suo Luo Zi: soothe the middle burner, regulate the flow of qi, kill parasites, harmonize the stomach and alleviate pain.
Dutchmanspipe Vine (Herba Aristolochiae) 天仙藤,Herba Aristolochiae,Dutchmanspipe Vine,Northern Dutchmanspipe Vine Tian Xian Teng: promote the circulation of qi, resolve dampness, activate blood and alleviate pain.
Tian Xian Teng (Dutchmanspipe Vine) Dutchmanspipe Vine, Herba Aristolochiae Tian Xian Teng (Dutchmanspipe Vine): promote the circulation of qi, resolve dampness, activate blood and alleviate pain.
Su Geng (Perilla Stem) in TCM 苏梗,Su Geng,紫苏梗,Perilla Stem,蘇梗,紫蘇梗,Caulis Perillae Zi Su Geng: regulate the flow of qi and soothe the middle burner, alleviate pain and prevent abortion.
Zi Su Geng (Caulis Perillae) Caulis Perillae, Su Geng, Perilla Stem Perilla Stem: regulate the flow of qi and soothe the middle burner, alleviate pain and prevent abortion.
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
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.