All Common Herbs

TCM: Listed under ‘Herbs that drain Dampness’, sweet, bland, cool Tetrapanax papyrifera enters the Lung and Stomach channels. It promotes urination and clears Heat for Damp-Heat painful urinary dribbling, facilitates the fluid metabolism of the Lungs, promotes lactation by raising Stomach Qi. General: Used in the treatment of gonorrhea, dysuria, edema, oliguria, hypogalactia. …

TCM: Listed under "Herbs that clear Heat", in "Herbs that clear Heat and resolve Toxicity", bitter, sweet, cold Taraxacum mongolicum (pu gong ying) enters the Liver and Stomach channels. It removes Toxic Heat, disperses the Liver to improve eyesight, reduces abscesses and dissipates nodules, reduces swelling, disperses Qi stagnation and clumping, clears Heat, resolves Dampness and unblocks painful urinary dribbling. General: For the treatment of acute mastitis, acute conjunctivitis, acute tonsillitis and tracheitis, hepatitis and cholecystitis, urinary infection with painful urination, boils and sores, …

TCM: Listed under ‘Herbs that drain Dampness’, bitter, acrid, cold Stephnaia tetranda enters the Bladder, Spleen and Kidney channels. It clears Damp-Heat, promotes urination and reduces swelling especially in the lower body, expels Wind-Damp painful obstruction and alleviates pain. General: Used in the treatment of edema, difficult urination, rheumatic arthralgia, pus and eczema. …

TCM: Listed under "Herbs that clear Heat", included in "Herbs that clear Heat and dry Dampness", bitter and cold Sophora flavescens (ku shen) enters the Bladder, Heart, Liver, Large Intestine, Small Intestine and Stomach channels.  It clears Damp-Heat in the lower burner, disperses Wind, kills parasites and clears Heat and promotes urination. it is used in formulas for bleeding , dysentery, bloody stool, jaundice, swelling, difficult urination, eczema, sores and itching. General: It has a diuretic effect, can inhibit allergic reactions and the formation of allergy related antibodies. …