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This is a brief introduction to commonly used herbs and prescriptions in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), including the origins, properties, pharmacological actions and indications for their use.
> I've had cough for some time, and a friend suggested I take a syrup that contains loquat leaf. Is this a good prescription? (20/07/2009)
>Pilose asiabell root (30/03/2009)
>Fritillary bulb (09/02/2009)
>Acanthopanax bark (24/11/2008)
>Chinese arborvitae seed (27/10/2008)
>Reed rhizome (22/09/2008)
>Forsythia (11/08/2008)
>Schisandra (30/06/2008)
>Chrysanthemum (12/05/2008)
>Motherwort (14/04/2008)
>Perilla (17/03/2008)
>Soya bean (10/03/2008)
>Agastache (huo xiang) (11/02/2008)
>Platycodon root (jie geng) (14/01/2008)
>Bupleurum root (10/12/2007)
>Astragalus root (12/11/2007)
>Wolfberry (24/09/2007)
>Arhat fruit, luo han guo (27/08/2007)
>Cordyceps (30/07/2007)
>Kudzu root (02/07/2007)
>Green tea (28/05/2007)
>Coix seed (07/05/2007)
>Rhodiola (12/03/2007)
>Lily-flower magnolia xin yi(22/01/2007)
>Mistletoe sang ji sheng (18/12/2006)
>Lotus leaf (20/11/2006)
>Lotus seed (09/10/2006)
>Dipsacus, xu duan (11/09/2006)
>Solomon's seal zhizome, huang jing (03/07/2006)
>Self-heal fruit-spike, xia ku cao (19/06/2006)
>Tea (22/05/2006)
>Honeysuckle flower (08/05/2006)
>Apricot seed (10/04/2006)
>Black sesame (13/03/2006)
>Liquorice (13/02/2006)
>Eucommia bark, du zhong (23/01/2006)
>Noto-ginseng (19/12/2005)
  >Pears (12/12/2005)
  >Ephedra (14/11/2005)
>Hawthorn (29/08/2005)
  >Angelica root (15/08/2005)
  >Reishi mushroom (11/07/2005)
  >Ginseng (27/06/2005)
  >Cordyceps (09/05/2005)
  >Cloud mushroom (04/04/2005)