NuHerbs

Dried Alum - Restrains and inhibits sores, transforms putrefaction.* - Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Bitter Melon Fruit cools and transofrms phlegm-heat, moistens the intestines, directs turbid phlegm downward

Bitter Melon Fruit cools and transofrms phlegm-heat, moistens the intestines, directs turbid phlegm downward

Toxic, Kills parasites, clears damp-heat - Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.*

Flavescent Sophora Root expels wind, stops itching, promotes urination* - Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed

Coltsfoot Flower acrid and warm, but not drying: dispersing, but not draining: appropriate for any type of cough or wheezing

Coltsfoot Flower acrid and warm, but not drying: dispersing, but not draining: appropriate for any type of cough or wheezing

Invigorates the collaterals, soothes the sinews* - Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Reduces phlegm and softens areas of hardness, promotes urination, eliminates edema* - Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Radish Seed transforms phlegm, reduces food stagnation, promotes the flow of qi in the Lungs, Spleen, and Large Intestine. - Bensky

Stops pain and itching due to wind, invigorates the blood, clears heat, resolves toxicity* - Bensky:  Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Stops pain and itching due to wind, invigorates the blood, clears heat, resolves toxicity* - Bensky:  Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Kills parasites, clears damp-heat in the Stomach and Intestines, treats childhood nutritional impairment* - Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Litchee Pit disperses qi stagnation and cold obstruction in the Liver channel. - Bensky

Forsythia Fruit cools and vents heat, particularly in the Heart and upper burner; resolves toxicity, disperses clumps. - Bensky

Forsythia Fruit cools and vents heat, particularly in the Heart and upper burner; resolves toxicity, disperses clumps. - Bensky

Forsythia Fruit cools and vents heat, particularly in the Heart and upper burner; resolves toxicity, disperses clumps. - Bensky

Tonifies and stabilizes the Spleen, Heart, and Kidneys; calms the spirit.* - Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Lotus Seed tonifies and stabilizes the Spleen, Heart, and Kidneys; calms the spirti. - Bensky

Lotus Plumule clears heat from the Heart and Pericardium - Bensky

Lotus Seed tonifies and stabilizes the Spleen, Heart, and Kidneys; calms the spirti. - Bensky

Expels lurking fire at the blood level, dispels stasis* - Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Ganoderma calms the spirit while augmenting the qi and nourishing the blood. - Bensky

Ganoderma calms the spirit while augmenting the qi and nourishing the blood. - Bensky

Ganoderma calms the spirit while augmenting the qi and nourishing the blood. - Bensky

Ganoderma calms the spirit while augmenting the qi and nourishing the blood. - Bensky

Ganoderma calms the spirit while augmenting the qi and nourishing the blood. - Bensky

Ganoderma calms the spirit while augmenting the qi and nourishing the blood. - Bensky

Breaks up blood stasis, unblocks menstruation, and alleviates pain: for amenorrhea or postpartum abdominal pain due to blood stasis, and for falls, fractures, contusions, or sprains.* - Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Gentiana Root drains fire from excess in the Liver and Gallbladder, eliminates lower burner damp-heat. - Bensky

Gentiana Root drains fire from excess in the Liver and Gallbladder, eliminates lower burner damp-heat. - Bensky

Longan Fruit nourishes the blood, tonifies the qi, and calms the spirit.*

Reed Rhizome cools the Lungs and Stomach, generates fluids without being cloying, alleviates nausea, promotes urination.

Dispels wind-dampness, tonifies the Kidneys* - Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Sweetgum Fruit invigorates the qi and blood, treats painful obstruction, facilitates urination.

Sweetgum Fruit invigorates the qi and blood, treats painful obstruction, facilitates urination.

Momordica Fruit clears heat and moistens the Lungs, generates fluids to stop thirst, lubricates the Intestines to unblock the bowels. - Bensky

Star Jasmine Stem dispels wind-dampness, invigorates the collaterals, cools the blood

Clears the Lungs, resolves fire toxicity, and improves the condition of the throat; stops bleeding* - Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Portulaca clears heat, resolves toxicity, eases the Intestines.

Portulaca clears heat, resolves toxicity, eases the Intestines.

Ophiopogon benefits the Stomach, generates fluids, and directs rebellious qi downward.*

Dry-fried Barley Sprout reduces food stagnation due to starches and fruits, softens areas of hardness, improves the appetite. - Bensky

Vitex Fruit is ascending, dispersing, and cooling, particularily for wind-heat in the face and eyes, but also useful for stiff and painful joints in wind-damp painful obstruction.

Vitex Fruit is ascending, dispersing, and cooling, particularily for wind-heat in the face and eyes, but also useful for stiff and painful joints in wind-damp painful obstruction.

Ilex Pubescentis invigorates the blood, clears heat, resolves toxicity, stops coughs - Bensky

Gently regulates the qi and blood, harmonizes the Liver, Spleen, and Stomach, regulates menstruation

Gently regulates the qi and blood, harmonizes the Liver, Spleen, and Stomach, regulates menstruation* - Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Gently regulates the qi and blood, harmonizes the Liver, Spleen, and Stomach, regulates menstruation

Ming Fan

Moutan Root Bark cools heat from either excess or deficiency, gently invigorates the blood without injuring the blood or yin, clears lurking fire from the blood.

Moutan Root Bark cools heat from either excess or deficiency, gently invigorates the blood without injuring the blood or yin, clears lurking fire from the blood.

Chinese Quince Fruit transforms dampness, harmonizes the Spleen and Stomach, alleviates cramping.

Oroxylum seeds gently fress the flow of Liver qi, benefits the voice

Calcined Oyster Shell restrains and inhibits sweating, secures the essence, and stops vaginal discharge

Calcined Oyster Shell restrains and inhibits sweating, secures the essence, and stops vaginal discharge

Calcined Oyster Shell restrains and inhibits sweating, secures the essence, and stops vaginal discharge

Calcined Oyster Shell restrains and inhibits sweating, secures the essence, and stops vaginal discharge

Akebia Vine promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dysfunction, drains Heart Heat through the Small Intestine and promotes lactation and unblocks Blood vessels

Akebia Vine promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dysfunction, drains Heart Heat through the Small Intestine and promotes lactation and unblocks Blood vessels

Promotes the movement of qi and stops pain, adjusts and regulates stagnant qi in the Intestines, strengthens the Spleen and prevents stagnation.

Promotes the movement of qi and stops pain, adjusts and regulates stagnant qi in the Intestines, strengthens the Spleen and prevents stagnation.

Disperses wind-heat in the exterior; specific for superficial visual obstruction* - Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Drains heat; Resolves fire toxicity; Cools the blood; Benefits the throat*

Adenophora Root nourishes the yin of the Lungs and Stomach, clears heat, generates fluids. - Bensky

Adenophora Root nourishes the yin of the Lungs and Stomach, clears heat, generates fluids. - Bensky

Arisaema (processed with bile) clears heat, dissolves Phlegm, calms Wind, stops Convulsions.

Apricot Seed directs the Lung qi downward, disperses wind-cold, moistens the Intestines; slightly toxic.

Arctium Fructus disperses heat in the exterior and clears internal heat toxin; benefits the throat, its cold and slippery properties facilitate bowel movements (unless fried) - Bensky

Ligustrum Fruit tonifies the Liver and Kidney yin, clears heat, brightens the eyes, blackens the hair

Ligustrum Fruit tonifies the Liver and Kidney yin, clears heat, brightens the eyes, blackens the hair

Stops heat from deficiency and nighsweats due to yin deficiency* - Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Lotus Rhizome stops bleeding, removes blood stasis

Sterculia Seed gently cools and moistens the throat and Intestines - Bensky

Eupatorium dispels middle burner turbid dampness, unbinds the Stomach, releases the exterior

Externally: resolves toxicity, reduces swelling, prevents putrefaction* Internally: Clears heat, softens areas of hardness, disperses clumped phlegm, unblocks painful obstruction of the throat.*

Loquat Leaf directs qi downward to stop coughs and alleviate nausea and vomiting

Loquat Leaf directs qi downward to stop coughs and alleviate nausea and vomiting

Dandelion cools heat, resolves toxicity, directs downward, facilitates urination

Dandelion cools heat, resolves toxicity, directs downward, facilitates urination

Cattail Pollen stops bleeding, removes blood stasis, promotes urination. - Bensky

Prepared Typhae Pollen stops bleeding, removes blood stasis, promotes urination. - Bensky

Stops bleeding, removes blood stasis, promotes urination.* - Bensky

Madder Root cools the blood, stops bleeding, removes blood stasis

Hogfennel Root directs qi downward; assists the dissemination of Lung qi, thereby expelling external pathogens; directs fire downward, thereby dissolving phlegm.

Clear Heat and eliminates toxins; Clears Liver Yang and brightens the eyes* - Chen: Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology

Unblocks channels, reduces swelling, warms the Stomach and alleviates pain and enters at the Blood level. Can also be used for abscess, sores and epigastric pain due to Cold.

Euryale seeds tonifies and restrains the Spleen and Kidneys, eliminates dampness

Notopterygium release the exterior and disperses cold; Guides qi to the greater yang channel and Governing vessel - Bensky

Notopterygium release the exterior and disperses cold; Guides qi to the greater yang channel and Governing vessel - Bensky

Gentiana Root dispels wind-dampness, eliminates tidal fever, and steaming bone disorder.

Fraxinus bark cools heat, drains dampness, benefits the eyes, binds the Intestines.