PRECAUTIONS

The information contained in this book only aims to acquaint readers with the therapeutic benefits that can be gained from certain herbs. I am not a medical professional and the herbal remedies listed in the following pages are solely based on data collected from other printed sources after extensive research. This book does not aim to give out medical recommendations to cure any ailment. Always consult your doctor first when you have concerns about your health. Always ask for your physician’s advice regarding the use of herbs, in any form or preparation, whether they’re for simple maintenance of overall body health or to cure a certain ailment, common or serious, and especially when the herb is intended for a child or if you have a medical condition. Herbal remedies are natural but they are not always safe. Some plants may be poisonous when taken or prepared incorrectly. Some cause adverse side effects when taken in the wrong dosage, in combination with certain prescription drugs or alcohol, or under certain conditions, like pregnancy or sickness.

Look out for and take note of any side effects. Reactions that warrant immediate medical attention include widespread rashes, dizziness, difficulty breathing, and severe vomiting and diarrhea.

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Arctium Fruit (niu bang zi)

Fructus Arctii

Properties: Arctium is pungent and bitter in flavour, cold in nature and acts on the lung, stomach and large intestine channels. Pungent for dispersing exopathogens, and bitter and cold for clearing heat from the interior, it has a weak effect of relieving exterior syndromes but a strong effect of clearing heat, accompanied by an effect of alleviating diarrhea. Therefore, it is particularly suitable for patients with wind-heat type of exterior syndromes or constipation duo to excessive toxic heat in the lung and stomach.

Effects: Dispersing wind-heat, relieving sore throat, promoting eruption heat and removing toxins.

Indication:

1. To treat wind-heat duo to exopathogens, fever, headache, cough and s or upward attack by wind-heat, conjunctival congestion and sore throat syndromes, arctium is often used in combination with peppermint, hone flower and other herbs, such as Yin Qiao Powder and Niubang Decoctio

2. To treat infantile measles without smooth eruption or itching from G measles, it is often used in combination with schizonepeta, peppermint a herbs for dispersing wind and promoting eruption.

In addition, arctium can also be used it treat sore and carbuncle caused by toxic heat, swelling pain of mumps and other syndromes.

Dosage and Administration: 3-10g. pounded to pieces for decoction.

Precaution: In patients with cold of deficiency type of in the spleen and loose stool it should be used carefully.

Fructus Arctii

Properties: Arctium is pungent and bitter in flavour, cold in nature and acts on the lung, stomach and large intestine channels. Pungent for dispersing exopathogens, and bitter and cold for clearing heat from the interior, it has a weak effect of relieving exterior syndromes but a

strong effect of clearing heat, accompanied by an effect of alleviating diarrhea. Therefore, it is particularly suitable for patients with wind-heat type of exterior syndromes or constipation duo to excessive toxic heat in the lung and stomach.

Effects: Dispersing wind-heat, relieving sore throat, promoting eruption heat and removing toxins.

Indication:

1. To treat wind-heat duo to exopathogens, fever, headache, cough and s or upward attack by wind-heat, conjunctival congestion and sore throat syndromes, arctium is often used in combination with peppermint, hone flower and other herbs, such as Yin Qiao Powder and Niubang Decoctio

2. To treat infantile measles without smooth eruption or itching from G measles, it is often used in combination with schizonepeta, peppermint a herbs for dispersing wind and promoting eruption.

In addition, arctium can also be used it treat sore and carbuncle caused by toxic heat, swelling pain of mumps and other syndromes.

Dosage and Administration: 3-10g. pounded to pieces for decoction.

Precaution: In patients with cold of deficiency type of in the spleen and loose stool it should be used carefully.

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Bupleurum Root (chai hu)

Bupleurum is a plant. People use the root for medicine. Bupleurum is used for respiratory infections, including the flu (influenza), swine flu, the common cold, bronchitis, and pneumonia; and symptoms of these infections, including fever and cough. Some people use bupleurum for digestion problems including indigestion, diarrhea, and constipation. Women sometimes use it for premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and painful periods (dysmenorrhea). Bupleurum is also used for fatigue, headache, ringing in the ears (tinnitus), trouble sleeping (insomnia), depression, liver disorders, and loss of appetite (anorexia). Other uses include treatment of cancer, malaria, chest pain (angina), epilepsy, pain, muscle cramps, joint pain (rheumatism), asthma, ulcers, hemorrhoids, and high cholesterol. Bupleurum is included in many herbal combination products. For example, it is included in a Chinese herbal formula used for treating a blood disorder

called thrombocytopenic purpura and in a Japanese herbal formula (Sho-saiko-to, TJ-9, Xiao-chai-hu-tang) used for treating various chronic liver diseases such as hepatitis. Sho-saiko-to is currently being evaluated in a phase II trial at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for use in treating hepatitis C. Bupleurum is also used in combination with Panax ginseng and licorice to help stimulate adrenal gland function, particularly in patients with a history of long-term use of corticosteroid drugs.

How does it work?

Bupleurum might stimulate the cells of the immune system to work harder. It might also have other effects, but none of these are proven in humans.

BUPLEURUM Side Effects & Safety

There isn't enough information to know if bupleurum is safe. However, some side effects have been reported, including increased bowel movements, intestinal gas, and drowsiness. In combination with other herbs, such as in the Japanese herbal formula called Sho-saiko-to, it has caused serious lung and breathing problems.

Special Precautions & Warnings: Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Not enough is known about the use of bupleurum during pregnancy and breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and avoid use. “Auto-immune diseases” such as multiple sclerosis (MS), lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus, SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), or other conditions: Bupleurum might cause the immune system to become more active, and this could increase the symptoms of auto-immune diseases. If you have one of these conditions, it’s best to avoid using bupleurum.

BUPLEURUM Interactions

Moderate Interaction Be cautious with this combination

• Medications that decrease the immune system (Immunosuppressants) interacts with BUPLEURUM

Bupleurum might increase the immune system. By increasing the immune system, bupleurum might decrease the effectiveness of medications that are used to decrease the immune system. Some medications that decrease the immune system include azathioprine (Imuran), basiliximab (Simulect), cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune), daclizumab (Zenapax), muromonab-CD3 (OKT3, Orthoclone OKT3), mycophenolate (CellCept), tacrolimus (FK506, Prograf), sirolimus (Rapamune), prednisone (Deltasone, Orasone), corticosteroids (glucocorticoids), and others.

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Cassia Seed (Jue Ming Zi) What it does (English): Cassia Seed or Jue Ming Zi is used to for constipation, decreasing bad cholesterol, high blood pressure, bacterial infections, and reduce fevers. It's also used externally for bacterial infections on the skin. The leaves and seeds are used to treat leprosy. If can be used for fevers caused by teething babies or adults as a leaf decoction. Mix one part leaves to 10 part liquid. Clinical Use (Chinese): Jue Ming Zi is used for conjunctival congestion with swelling and pain, and improves vision, light sensitivity, and itchiness due to Liver Heat or Wind Heat in the Liver. For constipation due to accumulation of Heat or Dryness in the Intestine, Jue Ming Zi is used either decocted in water or ground into a powder. It may also be applied in case of headaches and eye problems associated with liver dysfunction. Latin Name: Cassia obtusifolia English Name:

Cassia seed,Jue ming zi, Prapanna, Cassia, Takara, chakramarda, and chakunda Parts Used: Roots, seeds, and leaves. Properties: Sweet and bitter in flavor, slightly cold in property, acts on the Liver and Large Intestine channels. Cautions: Cassia seeds are not recommended to people suffering from lethargy or diarrhea. They should not be mixed with cannabis seed either. These statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Cicada Slough (chan yi)

Periostracum Cicadae

Properties: Cicada Slough is sweet in flavour, cold in nature and acts on the lung and liver channels. Light in quality for lifting and floating effects, it can disperse pathogenic wind-heat from the lung channel, promote eruption and relieve sore throat. It is an important drug to treat upward attack by wind-heat, sore throat and hoarseness. Sweet and cold in nature for clearing heat from the liver and dispelling pathogenic wind to relieve spasm, it can be used to treat infantile convulsion.

Effects: Dispersing wind-heat, promoting eruption, improving eyesight, wind and relieving spasm.

Indication:

1. Cicada Slough is often used in combination with peppermint, forsyth other herbs, to treat wind-heat affected by exopathogens or initial stage febrile disease at Wei phase; with boat-fruited sterculia seed, such as Ha Powder, to treat upward attack by wind-heat, sore throat, lingering cou hoarseness; and with peppermint, ledebouriella root, schizonepeta, arne lithosperm root and other herbs for dispersing wind, relieving itching, v lung and promoting eruption, to treat itching from Germen measles wit eruption.

2. The herb can be used in combination with gastrodia tuber, scorpion drugs for dispelling wind and relieving spasm, to treat tetanus; and with arisaema with bile, tabasheer and other herbs for clearing heat from the dispelling wind, to treat infantile high fever and convulsion.

In addition, the herb can also be used to treat conjunctival congestion a

Dosage and Administration: 3-10g. and 15-30g. for tetanus.

Precaution: Pregnant women should be careful to use this drug.

These statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat,

cure, or prevent any disease.

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Coptis root (Huanglian)

Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Coptidis Botanical Name: 1. Coptis chinensis Franch. C.; 2. Coptis diltoidea C. Y.

Cheng et Hsiao; 3. Coptis teetoides C. Y. Cheng Common Name: Coptis root Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: Five to seven year

old roots, or rhizomes, are dug and gathered in autumn and dried for use, or fried with ginger juice.

Properties & Taste: Bitter and cold. Meridians: Heart, liver, stomach and large intestine Functions: 1. To clear heat and dry dampness; 2. To reduce fire and dispel

toxins Indications & Combinations: 1. Damp-heat syndromes: a) damp-heat blocking the middle jiao manifested

as a full sensation in the epigastric region and vomitingCoptis root

(Huanglian) is used with Scutellaria root (Huangqin), Pinellia tuber (Banxia) and Dried ginger (Ganjiang); b) damp-heat accumulated in the intestines manifested as diarrhea or dysenteryCoptis root (Huanglian) is used with Scutellaria root (Huangqin) and Pueraria root (Gegen); if the resulting manifestation is tenesmus, Coptis root (Huanglian) is used with Costus root (Muxiang) in the formula Xiang Lian Wan.

2. Liver fire attacking the stomach manifested as vomiting. Coptis root (Huanglian) is used with Evodia fruit (Wuzhuyu). If it is heat in the stomach which causes vomiting, Coptis root (Huanglian) is used with Bamboo shavings (Zhuru).

3. Febrile diseases manifested as high fever, irritability, loss of consciousness and delirium. Coptis root (Huanglian) is used with Gypsum (Shigao) and Capejasmine (Zhizi).

4. Boils, carbuncles and furuncles. Coptis root (Huanglian) is used with Scutellaria root (Huangqin), Honeysuckle flower (Jinyinhua), Forsythia fruit (Lianqiao) and Capejasmine (Zhizi).

5. Excessive fire in the stomach. If the manifestation is hunger after consuming sufficient food, Coptis root (Huanglian) is used with Fresh rehmannia root (Shengdihuang) and Trichosanthes root (Tianhuafen). If the manifestation is a toothache, Coptis root (Huanglian) is used with Cimicifuga rhizome (Shengma) and Fresh rehmannia root (Shengdihuang).

Dosage: 2-10 g. Cautions & Contraindications: This herb should be used with caution;

large dosages may weaken the stomach.

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Moutan Peony (Mu Dan Pi) What it does (English): Mostly used for gynecological problems such as tumors or lumps in abdomen and irregular or missing menstrual cycles. Also, used in the treatment of fibroids in the uterus. Clinical Use (Chinese): Clears Blood Heat from kidney and liver, activates Blood circulation, and removes Blood Stasis. Latin Name: Moutan radicis English Name: Moutan Peony, Peony Root, Moutan Parts Used: Small curls of root bark

Properties: Bitter and acridin flavor, slightly cold in property, acts on the Heart, Liver, and Kidney channels. Cautions: Not to be used in cases of menorrhagia (Pelvic pain occurring during the menstrual cycle) and in pregnant women. Folk Lore: Peony bark is used in folk magic, spell-craft, and occultism and is said to have a great deal of power to protect against misfortune, bolster health, break jinxes, and draw good fortune. These statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Mulberry Leaf (sang ye)

What Are the Health Benefits of Mulberry Leaf Tea?

Mulberry tea leaves, also known as sang ye, come from the mulberry tree, which is native to China and is currently cultivated across most areas of the world. Silkworms feed on the green, spade-shaped leaves of the mulberry tree, which are harvested and dried in autumn for use as herbal remedies. The taste of the mulberry leaf is bitter, sweet and is considered to have calming properties according to the Chinese medical tradition, reports "Acupuncture Today." People in India and China have used the herbal treatment for centuries to remove excessive heat and toxins from the body. Be sure to consult a licensed health care provider prior to using mulberry leaf tea medicinally.

Blood Sugar Balance

Mulberry leaf tea can balance blood sugar , which is an important discovery considering that 8 percent of the U.S. population has diabetes. In the 2008 study, researchers from the University of Minnesota conducted clinical trials of mulberry leaf as a remedy for type 2 diabetes and discovered the herb is effective as a blood sugar balancer and aids carbohydrate absorption. Lead researcher Lee Zhong, M.D., and his team found that the herb lowers post-meal blood sugar spikes by an average of 44 percent and stabilizes blood sugar levels, reports "Medical News Today."

Liver and Lung Remedy

In Chinese medicine , mulberry leaf tea is known as a cooling remedy that treats the liver and lung meridians. It functions by removing lung heat symptoms such as fever, sore throat and cough, and it clears fire in the liver, which means it removes symptoms such as dry, painful and watery eyes, according to "Acupuncture Today." As with all herbal remedies, be sure to consult a practitioner prior to using mulberry leaf tea.

Dosage

The dosage range for mulberry leaf tea is 4.5 to 15 g daily, depending on the condition being treated, according to "Acupuncture Today." Make sure to consult with a licensed practitioner before taking mulberry leaf or any other dietary supplement or herbal remedy.

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/265868-what-are-the-health-benefits-of-mulberry-leaf-tea/#ixzz2HJHitMyl

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Phellodendron

Phellodendron Amurense

Other Names : Amur Cork Bark, Amur Cork Tree, Amur Corktree, Arbre à Liège de l’Amour, Arbre au Liège de l’Amour, Arbre de Liège de Chine, Corktree, Cortex Phellodendri, Huang Bai, Huang Bo, Phellodendri Cortex, Phellodendron, Phellodendron amurense, Phellodendron de l’Amour. Phellodendron is a plant. The bark is used to make medicine. Be careful not to confuse phellodendron with the houseplant called philodendron. The names are similar but the plants are unrelated.

Special Precautions of Phellodendron

• Phellodendron appears to be safe in adults when used short-term. The safety of phellodendron use for more than 6 weeks is unknown. In one study, one person experienced heartburn, shaking hands, sexual dysfunction, and thyroid dysfunction. Another person experienced fatigue and headache. But it is not known if these side effects were caused by phellodendron or some other factor.

• Pregnancy and breast -feeding: It’s UNSAFE to use phellodendron if you are pregnant. Phellodendron contains a chemical called berberine, which can cross the placenta and might harm the fetus. It’s also

UNSAFE to use phellodendron if you are breast-feeding. Berberine can be transferred to the infant through breast milk and can cause brain damage in newborns, especially in premature newborns with jaundice . Jaundice is a yellowing of the eyes and skin due to bile pigments in the blood.

• Children: Phellodendron is UNSAFE in newborn infants. It can cause brain damage, especially in premature infants with jaundice.

• Cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune) interacts with Phellodendron • Medications changed by the liver (Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4)

substrates) interacts with Phellodendron.

The benefits of Phellodendron are

• Phellodendron is used for osteoarthritis, weight loss and obesity, diarrhea, ulcers in the stomach or upper part of the small intestine (peptic ulcers), diabetes , meningitis , pneumonia, eye infections, tuberculosis, and cirrhosis of the liver.

• Some people apply phellodendron to the skin for psoriasis, to kill germs, and to reduce redness and swelling.

• Some chemicals in phellodendron might reduce redness and swelling (inflammation). Another chemical, berberine, might be able to lower blood sugar and “bad” LDLcholesterol as well as protect the liver against toxic materials.

• Berberine might also be active against tumors. However, berberine can be harmful as well.

• Weight loss. Some research suggests that overweight women who take a specific product containing a combination of extracts of phellodendron plus magnolia (Relora, Next Pharmaceuticals) for 6 weeks have less weight gain than other women who did not receive the product. Women taking this product also seem to eat fewer calories than the control group. One possible explanation is that this product reduced stress and stress-related eating. But that theory doesn’t stand up, because so far there is no evidence that this product reduces the stress hormone called cortisol.

• Psoriasis. There is a report that an ointment containing phellodendron plus isatis and Baikal skullcap improved psoriasis in an 8-year-old boy with psoriasis that responded poorly to other treatments.

• Diarrhea. • Ulcers. • Obesity.

• Diabetes. • Meningitis. • Pneumonia. • Eye infections. • Tuberculosis. • These statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug

administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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Prunella vulgaris All heal Selfheal Fruit-spike.immune stimulant and anti-inflammatory effects.

Contents

• Botanical Info of Prunella vulgaris. • Prunella spike,Name Origin and Species. • Plant Description of Prunella in General. • Constituents and Phytochemicals of Prunella Valgaris and

Prunella herb. • History and Uses:Heal All,All Heal and Self Heal. • Functions and Actions of Prunella spike. • Prunella vulgaris Pharmaceutical Actions. • Suggestions and Administrations:Prunella vulgaris. • Research update:Prunella vulgaris.

Prunella spike,Name Origin and Species.:

Every spring time, when the grass and flowers spread and covered the land, pond water growing green, a very nice herb tipping light blue flower and dressing green clothes come into our eyesights, at grass land, brook side and road side,this is just Prunella vulgaris, the whole herb plant perished at end of Summer end, so named as Xia Ku Cao in chinese pinyin, means Grass perished at the end of Summer.

Prunella vulgaris used in china for many years, normally the fruit spike with flower dried in the sun and used Pharmaceutically,this useful herb wide spread in china. Harvesting Information:Gather flowering tops, and dry in small bunches for later herb use, or tincture fresh. Store in cool, dry, dark, place for best shelf life. Habitat:Spread widely from Europe to Asia,Siberia,North Africa,West Asia,India,Pakistan,Nepal,Bhutan,Astralia and North America.Wide spread at provinced of China,ShananXi,Gan Su,Xin Jiang,He Nan,Hu Bei,Hu Nan,JiangXi,Zhe Jiang,Fu Jian,Tai Wan,GuangDong,Guang Xi,Gui Zhou,SiChuan,YunNan and other provinces.Growing at hill side,grassland,brooke side,and wet terra. Lore: The name carpenters herb stems from belief that "the decoction of Prunell made with wine or water doth joine together and make whole and sound all wounds, both inward and outward." (Gerard, 1633) Prunella: from a German word for "quinsy," a malady that this plant was used to treat (ref. genus Prunella) vulgare/vulgaris: common (ref. Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare, Cirsium vulgare, Foeniculum vulgare, Leucanthemum vulgare, Marrubium vulgare, Beta vulgaris, Hippuris vulgaris, Linaria vulgaris, Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata, Senecio vulgaris, Utricularia vulgaris).

Prunella Species: Prunella vulgaris L. is a kind of Perennial herb Labiatae family Prunella genus,its chinese name "Xia Ku Cao(withered summer end)" origined from an description "this herb dried and withered after the summer solstice",others names as Nai Dong,Tie Se Cao(iron color grass),Mai Xia Ku(Wheatlike Xia Ku grass),Deng Long Tou(lantern head),Da Tou Hua(big

head flowers),Bang Chui Cao(wooden club grass),Yan Mian,etc,this is a traditional chinese medicine,normally used it dry fruit spike. Prunella plant nearly 15 kinds spread in the earth from temperate zone of Eurasian land,North West of Africa,and North America,Prunella herb from China has 4 genus and 3 variations,they are White flower Prunella(Prunella vulgaris L.var, leucantha Schur Sec.Bailey),Narrow leaf Prunella (Prunella vulgaris L.var, lanceolata Fernald),Mountain Spinach(Prunella asiatica Nakai),Rigid Hair Prunella (Prunella hispida Benth.) and Big flower Prunella(Prunella grandiflora Jacq.).Variations and close herb including White Hair Prunella (Ajuga decumbens Thunb.),a plant Labiatae family Ajugoideae genus,mainly spread from Jiang Su,Zhe Jiang,An Hui,He Nan provinces of China.

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