Traditional Herbal

豨莶草 16oz 粘金强子、粘为扎、珠草、棉苍狼 性味 辛、苦，寒。 功效 本品为菊科植物豨莶、腺梗豨莶或毛梗豨莶的干燥地上部分。 祛风湿，利筋骨，降血压。治四肢麻痹，筋骨疼痛，腰膝无力，疟疾，急性肝炎，高血压病，疔疮肿毒，外伤出血。 经脉 归肝经、肾经。 用法用量 内服:煎汤，9~15g，或入丸、散。 外用:煎水洗或熬膏敷。属热者当生用，属寒者宜制用，疮疡肿毒及湿疹瘙痒唯宜生用。 注意禁忌 阴血不足者忌服。   Siegesbeckia Herb / Xi Xian Cao 16oz Siegesbeckia (Xi Xian Cao): Its main functions are to clear heat and release toxins, to strengthen the sinews, and to dispel wind and dampness.  Damp Wind has effects similar to those of the common cold, with sore limbs, listlessness, nausea, anorexia, and diarrhea and can cause diseases like arthritis. An Endogenous Wind attacks the liver and causes dizziness, spasms, convulsions, and even coma.Its benefits include that it can help dispel wind, reduce high blood pressure and remove toxicity. This herb is also commonly known for it's effect to unblock fallopian tubes and it's effectiveness to treat bone and muscle pain due to rheumatism. The taste is bitter, and it is cold in effect  This product is the dry above-ground part of the Compositae plant Siegesbeckia Serrata or Sieges lanceolate.  It is used to eliminate rheumatism, strengthen bones and muscles, lower blood pressure. It has been used to cure limb paralysis, muscle and bone pain, waist and knee weakness, malaria, acute hepatitis, hypertension, boils, swollen toxin, traumatic bleeding.  It enters the Meridians of the Liver and Kidney meridians.  Dosage: Oral administration: Decoction, 9~15g, or into pills or powder. External use: decocted to wash or boil ointment. It is suitable for use when it is hot, and when it is cold. It is suitable for sores, swelling, toxin and eczema, and itching.  Cautions: Those with insufficient Yin blood should not take it. 

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荆芥 16oz Fineleaf Schizonepeta Herb, Herb of Fineleaf Schizonepeta 假苏、鼠蓂、姜芥 性味 辛，温。 功效 为唇形科植物荆芥的全草。发表祛风，理血；炒炭后可止血。治感冒发热，头痛，咽喉肿痛，中风口噤，吐血，衄血，便血；崩漏，产后血晕；痈肿，疮疥，瘰疬。荆芥穗效用相同，但发散之力较强。 经脉 入肺经、肝经。 用法用量 内服：煎汤，3~10g；或临丸、散。 外用：适量，煎水熏洗；捣敷；或研末调散。 注意禁忌 表虚自汗、阴虚头痛忌服。 ①《药性论》:荆芥久服动渴疾。 ②《苇航纪谈》:凡服荆芥风药，忌食鱼。 ③《纲目》:反驴肉、无鳞鱼。 ④《本草经巯》:痛人表虚有汗者忌之；血虚寒热而不因于风湿风寒者勿用；阴虚火炎面赤，因而头痛者，慎勿误入。   Fineleaf Schizonepeta Herb / Jing Jie 16oz Schizonepeta tenuifolia (Japanese Catnip) is a medicinal herb from China and Korea that appears to be selectively anti-inflammatory (to a moderate degree), and suppress allergic responses. It is a different herb from Common Catnip (The genera Nepeta).  Schizonepeta is used for the common cold, fever, sore throat, and heavy menstrual periods. It is also used for skin disorders including eczema, allergic rashes, and psoriasis.  Fineleaf Schizonepeta Herb, AKA: Fake Su, Rattus, Ginger Mustard  The taste is bitter and warming in effect It is the whole plant of Nepeta, a plant of Lamiaceae. It is used to expel wind and regulate blood;  It is used to cure cold and fever, headache, sore throat, apoplexy, Bell’s Palsy, vomiting blood, epistaxis, blood in the stool; metrorrhagia, postpartum blood halo; carbuncle, scabies, scrofula. Nepeta ears have the same effect but have a stronger divergence.  It enters the Meridians of the Lung and Liver meridians.  Dosage Oral administration: decoction, 3~10g; or pro-pill, powder. External use: appropriate amount, fumigated and washed with water; pounded and applied; or powdered and dispersed. 

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川朴花 16oz 调羹花 性味 辛；微苦；性温 功效 为木兰科植物厚朴或凹叶厚朴的花蕾。行气宽中，开郁化湿。主肝胃气滞，胸脘胀闷，食欲不振，纳谷不香，感冒咳嗽等证。 经脉 脾经；胃经；肺经 用法用量 内服：煎汤，3～5g。 注意禁忌 《饮片新参》：阴虚液燥者忌用。   Flower of Official Magnolia / Chuan Pu Hua 16oz Medicinal Uses: Weight loss, headaches, runny nose, congestion, colds and flu, sinus pain, hay fever, facial dark spots, stroke, asthma, digestive issues, constipation, inflammation, anxiety, restlessness, stress, depression, insomnia, memory, Alzheimer's, fevers, toothaches, bleeding gums, lowers blood pressure.  The taste is pungent, slightly bitter, and warming in nature and effect  It is the flower bud of Magnolia Officinalis. In the broad movement of Qi, opens up depression [constriction of qi circulation] and reduces dampness. It is mainly used for liver and stomach qi stagnation, chest swelling, and nausea, loss of appetite, loss of smell, cold and cough, etc. It enters the Meridians of Spleen, Stomach, and Lung Channels  Dosage Oral administration: Decoction, 3～5g.  Cautions:  Avoid use for those with yin deficiency [fever, sweats, heat rising] and dryness. 

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