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	BOTANICAL NAMES  1. Pharmacopoeia name  2. Common name(s)  3. Family name  4. Part(s) used where appropriate	TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE  1. Pin Yin Nomenclature  2. Properties  3. Organs and channels affected	WESTERN MEDICINAL PLANTS  1. Tastes  2. Energetics examples  3. Tissue states used for	USES BY WESTERN HERBALISTS	USES BY AMERICAN FIRST NATIONS TRIBES	ADDITIONAL GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES	QUALITIES AND FUNCTIONS	BIOCHEMICAL NOTATIONS	RELATED INFORMATION
2	1. Agrimoniae pilosae herba  2. Agrimony or hairy vein agrimony  3. Rosacea Family  4. Aerial parts	1. Xian He Cao  2. Bitter, astringent, neutral  3. Lung, Liver, Spleen	A similar plant (Agrimony eupatoria gryposepala)  1. Bitter  2. Astringent  3. Mental tension but improves tissue tone, constriction to relaxed tissue state to atrophy	United States, European and American species are similar historically but the research from those times is by word of mouth. All these plants are from the Rosacea Family.	Similar to Western species uses as astringent and to balance flow to check diarrhea and frequent urine. Tall Hairy agrimony. Used by Cherokee, Iroquois, and Ojibwa	Used throughout China, Japan, and S.E. Asia	▪ Immunomodulator, detoxifier, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic. ▪ Used for infections, inflammations, and stimulation of T cell activity. ▪ Stimulates interferon, natural killer cells, and phagocytosis. ▪ It raises white blood cell count and increases the body's inherent powers of resistance. ▪ It has been reported for use with cyclophosphamide and thymostimulin to benefit with advanced colorectal cancer. ▪ Agrimony is antimicrobial, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, detoxicant, parasiticide, and has non toxic antibacterial properties. Used in formulation for gangrene. ▪ Agrimony is a tonic vasodilator, and lymphatic. It can be used topically and is a vulnerary used to treat wounds. ▪ Used for boils, acne, abscesses, sore throat and streptococcal and staphylococal infections generally. ▪ Used as a mouth wash and gargle for ulcers of tongue, mouth, gums, tonsils, and throat. ▪ Used internally for duodenal and gastric ulcers and infections of fallopian tubes and appendicitis. ▪ Used for systemic candida, and putrefaction and fermentation in the alimentary tract. ▪ For shingles, it is used for neuralgic pains caused by the virus moving down the nerves preceding appearance of a herpetic lesion. ▪ Japanese Kampo uses agrimony for its restraining qualities. It stops bleeding and restrains blood leaking from the nose, gums, bladder or uterus, and is specific for help with chronic leukemias, multiple myeloma, ovarian cancers, and depletion of the body’s supply of B cells. ▪ For vomiting or coughing blood. ▪ Restrains diarrhea and dysentery. ▪ Agrimony kills parasites, in particular tapeworm. ▪ Used as a cleansing wash and lotion for STDs and varicose ulcers, vaginal candidiasis and trichomonas vaginitis for discharge and intense itching. ▪ PubMed Central key article phrases: “Prolongs Overall Survival of Pancreatic Cancer; "Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory and Analgesic Activities"; It has been used for bone repair in patients with Lung Cancer; Metastases to the spine; it has been used as Adjunctive treatment for Pancreatic Cancer; Used in Chinese herbal medicine to prolong overall survival from Pancreatic Cancer; Used in a clinical study of metastatic colorectal cancer based on use of network pharmacology, and minute doses used for mental tension. ▪ Li Pei Wen reports it is effective in treating Ehrlichs ascites carcinoma (in animal studies), and it inhibits the development of melanoma and cervical cancer. ▪ This amazing herb is also used for side effects of vaccinations. It provides protections against listeria especially along with raw garlic. ▪ Has been used adjunctively or in formulation for conditions related to glandular cancers ▪ Supports care of CNS, spinal cord and brain cancers,including glioblastomas. gastrointestinal tract and accessory organs ▪ Blood cell cancers (leukemias, myelomas ▪ Liver, hepatocellular carcinomas ▪ Lymphomas as anti-lymphomic ▪ Metastasis ▪ Reproductive, breast, cervical ▪ Lung, bronchial ▪ Erlichs Ascites ▪ Has been used as preventive care for abdominal involvement ▪ Skin cancers (external use for melanoma) ▪ Urinary tract support ▪ Preventive care, especially for abdominal areas. ▪ Antitumor, antimutagenic, antioxidant, immunostimulant, antilymphomic, antimetastatic. ▪ Used for breast and cervical cancers (including male breast cancer), Erlich's Ascites, and preventive care for abdominal involvement, ▪ Used for melanoma.	Agrimol, agrimonolide, agrimonine A, B, C, D, E; vanillic acid, ellagic acid, L-taxifoine, cosmosilin, vitamin K.	▪ Contains vitamin K so may reduce effect of warfarin. Has been used for acute inflammatory symptoms. Can, in some cases cause nausea, vomiting, palpitation, and/or flushing. Not used when there is acute diarrhea or dysentery, as it could contribute to the rentention of pathogens in some cases. ▪ Avoid agrimony when any autoimmune disease is present. ▪ When used in a balancing formula, it is most efficacious and safe in producing desired and intended results.
3	1. Andrographis paniculatae herba  2. Green chiretta herba; "penetrate the heart lotus"  3. Acanthaceae Family  4. Aerial portions	1. Chuan Xin Lian  2. Bitter, cold  3. Lung, Stomach, Large Intestine, Small Intestine	1. Bitter  2. Clears Damp-Heat  3. Detoxification	Widely used by traditional western herbalists throughout North America and Europe.	None known.	Used internationally India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Europe, US, Persia, Philippines, Russia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Arabia, China.	▪ Clears Heat and eliminates toxins. ▪ Antipyretic ▪ Immunostimulant ▪ Reduces fever ▪ Used for respiratory tract infections and sinusitis. ▪ Detoxifier ▪ Antivenom ▪ Relieves ▪ Pain ▪ Reduces swelling. ▪ Promotes phagocytosis. ▪ Antibacterial ▪ Anti viral ▪ Used for dysentery with Damp-Heat, and Heat dysuria in formulation. ▪ Breaks down tumors, prevents metastasis, protects liver. ▪ Used topically for eczema, skin sores, carbuncles, and snake bite in formulation. ▪ Hepatoprotective and cholagogic ▪ Antineoplastic ▪ Inhibits growth of Staphylococcus aureua. ▪ Antbiotic and used for pneumonia. ▪ Andrographis is used for urinary tract infections, boils and internal ulceration. ▪ Used for enteritis, shigella, and colitis. ▪ Used for osteomyelitis. ▪ Key phrases in PubMedCentral research articles for Andrographis: “Adjuvant value in metastatic esophageal cancer; Mitochondrial mediated apoptosis; Induced autophagy in human oral cancer cells; Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of; Anticancer Phytochemicals of; Immunological Active Components of; Biosynthesis of Anticancer Phytochemicals; Elicits Anti-invasion Activities; Therapeutic Potential for Treating Lung Adenocarcinoma". ▪ Isolates used in cancer research. ▪ Andrographis promotes phagocytosis. ▪ Reduces fever, used for respiratory tract infections and sinusitis, detoxifier, antiinflammatory, relieves pain, reduces swelling, promotes phagocytosis, antibacterial, anti viral. Used for dysentery with Damp-Heat, and Heat dysuria in formulation. (antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, immunostimulant, anti-venom. ▪ According to Bartram: Andrographis is used for urinary tract infections, boils and internal ulceration. Also for enteritis, shigella, colitis, osteomyelitis, pneumonia. ▪ Lung cancers ▪ Gastro-intestinal cancers ▪ Esophageal cancer ▪ Hepato-protective ▪ Hodgkins Lymphoma ▪ Prostate ▪ Breast ▪ Melanoma ▪ Bladder, Urinary tract, Kidney ▪ External sores (apply topically) ▪ Pain and swelling ▪ Damp-Heat dysentery ▪ Induced autophagy ▪ Mitochondrial mediated apoptosis ▪ Induces autophagy and mitochondrial mediated apoptosis. ▪ Promotes phagocytosis. ▪ Cytotoxic mechanisms ▪ Inhibits metastasis.	andrographalide, 14-deoxyandrographolide, neoandrographalide, 14-deoxyandrographolide, b-sitosterol, and other flavonoid compounds.	▪ Cold and bitter so it's important to protect Stomach Qi with an appropriate formulation. ▪ Potential abortifacient so not used during pregnancy. ▪ Must be used in balancing and appropriately individualized formula.
4	1. Asparagus cochinensis tuber and radix asparagi  2. "Lush winter aerial plant"; ornamental asparagus root  3. Liliacea family  4. Root is a winter-dug tuber. Good quality is translucent yellow-white. The species used in Japan and China is not the same as the species grown in North and South America, Australia, and Europe, but both varieties of the plant have the same medicinal uses.	1. Tian Men Dong  2. Sweet, bitter, very cold  3. Lung, Kidney	1. Salty  2. Diuretic  3. Clears congestions (lungs, heart, edema, gout, kidney stones)	Used and native to Europe, naturalized in North America, grows near seacoasts. Noted especially in Germany as well as North America.	▪ Cherokee: as a dietary aid, infusion of plant taken for rickets. ▪ Iroquois: Antirheumatic external use. Also stalks cooked as greens and used for rheumatism. ▪ A decoction with roots used by North American tribes as a foot soak and "blood medicine" (as a compounded decoction including the bark and taken before meals to support the blood).	Used in China, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, United States, Japan, S.E. Asia, Australia, and South America.	▪ The primary use in Japanese Kampo medicine is to Nourish the Kidneys. It is used as a gentle diuretic appropriate for diabetics. ▪ A "nutritive diuretic". ▪ Asian Indians report asparagine (in shoots) is a good diuretic in dropsy and gout. Japanese report green asparagus aids protein conversion into amino acids. It has been suggested as a good treatment for gout as it contains ten or more anti-inflammatory minerals or compounds. ▪ Roots are considered diuretic,and laxative. ▪ Moistens the intestines and treats constipation caused by Dryness and Heat accumulation. ▪ Supports fecal microflora. ▪ In Germany, the root is approved as a diuretic for irrigation therapy for urinary tract infection, and also to prevent kidney stones. ▪ Asparagus Cochinensis tuber nourishes Yin Fluids, and expectorates Phlegm and Dampness. This herb is Yin Tonifying. It clears Lung Heat and sedates Fire, moistens Dryness, and is used for Wind-Heat dryness, dry cough from mild to chronic Lung Heat. ▪ Used for chronic respiratory tuberculosis and cancer. ▪ Also used for chronic febrile disorders that injure the Yin, "Steaming Bone" sensations, night sweats, and used in formulation for numerous wasting and thirsting syndrome situations. ▪ Used for Yin Deficiency and Blood Deficiency with Heat (in formulation). ▪ Treats sore throat due to Deficient Fire or Lung Heat in formulation. ▪ Antibiotic and antineoplastic. ▪ Inhibits sarcoma 180 and leukemic cells in mice. ▪ Supports and prolongs cancer antibodies in humans. ▪ In one clinical study, 42 patients with lobular hypertrophy of the mammary glands were treated with an overall 83% rate of effectiveness using oral, intramuscular, or intravenous injection of Tian Men Dong. ▪ In another study, 72 patients with mammary cancer showed marked improvement using the same treatment protocols. ▪ Tian Men Dong combined with Bai Hua She She Cao (herba Oldenlandia) have been used together to treat fibrocystic breast disorders, and cancers of the breast and lymphatic system. ▪ Also used as antiparasitic (Bartram). According to Wen, it can be used in a cancer treatment diet and is effective for late-stage lung cancer, lymphomas and leukemia. It is also used for reducing adverse side-effects caused by radiation or chemotherapy. It has been found to control the development of benign and malignant breast tumors. ▪ Supportive for cancers of Lung, Breast, Large Intestine ▪ Inhibits leukemic cells in mice. ▪ Malignant lymphoma has been treated with both Chinese and Western medicines with asparagus. ▪ For breast cancer, it is most valuable in formulation (for example, used with H. Oldenlandia to treat fibrocystic breast and cancers of the breast and lymph system. ▪ Lung ▪ Inhibits sarcoma 180 in mice ▪ Used for bladder and urinary tract and Kidney ▪ Palliative care for urinary tract pain or infection, as a kidney support flush when there's inflammation. ▪ Support to large intestine when there is dry constipation. ▪ Very supportive for side effects of chemo and radiation. ▪ Alleviates sore throat. ▪ Used for fibrocystic breasts and supports cancer antibodies.	▪ Fructo-oligosaccharides ▪ Essential oils:     Asparagine     Arginine     Tyrosine ▪ Flavenoids     Kaempferol     Quercetin     Rutin     Resin     Tannin ▪ Saponins	▪ Not to be used when there is Cold or Damp diarrhea, nor with Deficiency in the Middle Jiao. ▪ May cause contact dermatitis in very rare cases. ▪ Best used in a balanced formula for most efficacious results.
5	1. Astragalus membranicus radix  2. Mongolian milkvetch root related species of around 400 species include: Canadian milkvetch; yellow vetch; yellow milkvetch root  3. Leguminosae family  4. Five-year old autumn-harvested roots are best but not required.	1. Huang Qi  2. Sweet, slightly warm  3. Spleen, Lung	1. Sweet  2. Warm  3. Weak immunity, wasting and thirsting, compromised digestive and respiratory function, prolapse, and lymphedema.	Used in North America and possibly as a cultivated plant.	Widely used by many First Nation American tribes.	Used in throughout China, S.E. Asia, and Japan.	▪ For most immune systems and those undergoing conventional cancer treatments. ▪ Tonifies Wei qi, stops perspiration, Tonifies Spleen Qi and Yang Qi of Earth organs. ▪ Tonifies Qi and Blood. It regulates Water metabolism and reduces edema. ▪ Relieves lymphedema. ▪ Lowers high blood pressure. ▪ American Indians used the root tea for fever in children and for coughs. Roots were ground and chewed for chest and back pains and applied externally for cuts. ▪ Restores T cell function, increases interferon synthesis, strengthens killer cells. ▪ Builds rich blood, protects lungs, protects and restores bone marrow, improves appetite, protects against stress of spleen, adrenal cortex and pituitary gland. ▪ Anti-tumor ▪ Anti-inflammatory ▪ Tonifies Qi and raises Yang and used for Spleen Deficiency, fatigue, loose stools or diarrhea, and all things related to Spleen Yang Deficiency. ▪ Used for Tonifying Qi for blood circulation, and Qi and Blood deficiencies related to shortness of breath, hematemesis, hematochezia, and profuse menstrual bleeding from blood leakage. ▪ It is mostly used in formulation. ▪ For prolapse of internal organs use in formulation. ▪ Used for Lung and Spleen Qi Deficiencies with compromised respiratory and digestive functions. ▪ Used for Qi and Blood Deficiencies such as sallow facial complexion, dizziness, vertigo, lack of energy, no desire to speak, spontaneous perspiration, palpitations insomnia. ▪ Used for Qi Deficient with Deficient Heat symptoms: (Spleen Qi Deficiency prohibits clear yang from moving throughout the body so it gets trapped in the muscle level with symptoms of irritabilitiy and fever with fatigue). ▪ Used for cancer with Qi Deficiency caused by chemotherapy and radiation treatments to replenish Qi and decrease adverse side effects from those treatments. ▪ Tonifies Wei (defensive) Qi and consolidates the Exterior. ▪ Rd. Astragalus M. promotes the discharge of pus and generates flesh for chronic non-healing sores. ▪ Relieves numbness and pain. ▪ Rd. Astragalus M. treats Xiao Ke (wasting and thirsting syndrome), and works especially well with Shan Yao -Rh dioscoreae to lower plasma glucose levels for diabetes. ▪ Immunostimulant, hematopoietic, metabolic, antibiotic, sedative and analgesic. ▪ Listed use as injectable for cancer care. ▪ Ancient Japanese used astragalus to treat fluid in the skin associated with initial stages of infection in the Lesser Yang stage of disease, in which disease has settled in the body. ▪ Modern Japanese Kampo uses astragalus in cancer treatment by combining synthetic IL-2 with astragalus , which increases the drug’s effectiveness and allows the use of a lower, less toxic dosage if IL-2. Chinese studies have found that astragalus increases the activity of LAK killer cells, another immune-system component against some types of melanoma, and dramatic increases in longevity for lung cancer patients by combining astragalus and ginseng with standard chemotherapy drugs. ▪ Astragalus drains swelling in paralyzed limbs and promotes both urination and the discharge of pus from stubborn abscesses, facial swelling, loss of feeling in the arms and legs and painful obstruction in the muscles. ▪ Injectable for cancer fatigue. ▪ Increases appetite. ▪ Supports prolapsed organs. ▪ Used with leukemia to help keep blood in the vessels and prevent blood leakage. ▪ Supports Spleen and Lung. ▪ Protects and restores bone marrow. ▪ Palliative care for numbness and pain. ▪ Side effects of chemo and radiation. ▪ Chronic non-healing sores. ▪ Restores T cell function ▪ Increases interferon synthesis. ▪ Strengthens killer cells. ▪ Protects and restores bone marrow. ▪ Has cytotoxic mechanisms. ▪ Stimulates the immune system and astragalus alone, is effective in preventing depletion of white blood cells during chemotherapy.	▪ Polysaccharide cycloartare glycoside fractions. ▪ Isoflavenoids. Saponins and triterpenoids, which combined have a structural similarity to steroid hormone precursers.	▪ Some species in the wild are known to contain toxic alkaloids and to concentrate high levels of toxic metals. ▪ Harvest in clean soil areas. ▪ Avoid when there is Excess condition or Deficinecy of Yin with Heat, or Stagnation of Qi, or Dampness with Painful Obstruction. ▪ Do not use if there are pathogens at the exterior level of the body because Deficiency of the Exterior can cause leakage of body fluids. ▪ Contra-indicated with Liver Qi stagnation, or with Internal Heat, Excess Fire, or Deficient and Cold of the Lower Jiao. ▪ Not to be used with sores and lesions caused by Heat in the Blood, or Stagnation. ▪ Use during pregnancy may decrease the quantity of amniotic fluid so best to avoid. ▪ When used in a balancing formula, it is most efficacious and safe in producing desired and intended results. ▪ Not to be used in the presence of myasthenia gravis, a disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the connection between the muscles and nerves.
6	1. Atractylodes macrocephela rhizoma  2. White atractylodes; large-headed atractylodes rhizome  3. Compositae Familly  4. Rhizome	1. Bai Zhu, Yu Zhu  2. Bitter, sweet, warm  3. Spleen, Stomach	1. Bitter then sweet  2. Warming  3. Accumulation of stuck fluids with dampness and low energy.	None known.	None known.	Known and used across China, Japan, and S.E. Asia	▪ Generally, all uses of this herb will be associated with Dampness, poor apetite, and low energy. ▪ Used raw to promote urination, dry-fried to strengthen the digestive system, and scorched to stop diarrhea. ▪ It moves fluid from inflamed, arthritic joints. This type of movement also prevents coughing, dribbling, excessive vaginal discharge, and hood vertigo. ▪ It stabilizes the exterior of the body's outer defenses and stops sweating. ▪ It halts the production of fibrin, a net on which tumors string new blood vessels. ▪ Can destroy circulating cancer cells. ▪ Antineoplastic as an essential oil. ▪ Anti-diabetic ▪ Diuretic ▪ Antiplatelet to inhibit aggregation of platelets. ▪ Treats diarrhea (in low doses), and treats constipation (in high doses), immunostimulant, and adaptogenic. ▪ Tonifies Qi, Spleen and Stomach Qi so that transformation and transportation of nutrients functions optimally. (in this context it can treat shortness of breath, fatigue, sallow facial appearance, decreased food intake, loose stools, and diarrhea). ▪ Atractylodes M.dries Damp diarrhea associated with Spleen Deficiency with accumulated Dampness. ▪ Also, because the production of Blood relies on the availability of Qi, this herb can be used along with other herbs for this purpose. ▪ Dries Damp and eliminates water accumulation such as edema. ▪ This herb can also be used in formulation for the accumulation of Phlegm with symptoms such as dizziness, vertigo, palpitations, and cough with clear sputum. ▪ Bai Zhu is used for spontaneous perspiration in formulation and also to stabilize pregnancy with restlessness in the fetus in combination with other herbs. ▪ In relation to mainstream medicine concurrent or dual cancer care, Bai Zhu can be combined in formulation for anorexia, damage to renal function, to help protect liver function, to fortify the Spleen and boost the Kidneys, to harmonize the Stomach, for postoperative augmentation of Qi and to consolidate the exterior, for radiation cystitis, for radiation proctitis, and to supplement the Qi and nourish the Blood. ▪ Antineoplastic. ▪ Provides support for the Lung. ▪ Supports the GI tract. ▪ Protects Liver. ▪ Fortifies Spleen. ▪ Moves fluid out of swollen areas. ▪ In palliative care it is used for poor appetite, low energy, anorexia, damage to renal function, protection of liver function, post operative strength building, radiation cystitis, radiation proctitis. ▪ Used for preventive care. ▪ Rebuilds blood. ▪ Inhibits aggregation of platelets, adaptogenic, immunostimulant, antineoplastic, moves fluid out of arthritic joints. ▪ For cough ▪ For dribbling ▪ For excessive vaginal discharge	▪ Atracylone ▪ Atractylol ▪ Vitamin A ▪ Volatile oil ▪ Polysaccharide fractions with immunomodulatory properties	▪ Not recommended as single herb use alone when there is Yin Deficiency nor with Yin Deficient Heat, nor extreme thirst. ▪ As with many herbs, it needs to be combined with appropriate herbs in formulation to prevent accentuating Deficiency. ▪ Also not to be used with Qi Stagnation characterized by feelings of distention and oppression. ▪ Should not be used when there is high fever, excessive urination, or dehydration, or after heat stroke. ▪ It should not be used by heart patients who are taking Coumadin.
7	1. Baptisia tinctoria  2. Wild Indigo; baptisia Australis ; blue false wild indigo; yellow broom; indigo broom; horsefly weed; rattlebush; wild indigo weed; American indigo; clover broom; yellow Indigo  3. Leguminosae Family  4. Dried root shredded; bark and leaves	1. Mu Lan -Indigofera Tinctoria  2. Extremely cold, toxic and bitter  3. Liver, Blood	1. Bitter  2. Cold  3. Heat, exhaustion, fever, inflammation	Known and used by herbalists throughout North America and Europe.	▪ Cherokee: tooth ache. ▪ Delaware: to clean cuts and ulcers. ▪ Oklahoma: to clean cuts and ulcers. ▪ Micmac: as antihemorrhagic. ▪ Nanticoke, Ojibwa, Penobscot: antihemorrhagic (for spitting up blood).	Used in Australia and throughout China and S.E. Asia	▪ For many types of cancer, and especially breast cancer. ▪ Very useful as palliative care for cancers. ▪ This herb works well for putrid infections, blood poisoning, meningitis, sore throat, swollen glands, malignant sores, and lymphative infections. ▪ Wild Indigo clears Heat. It is antiinflammatory, antipathogenic, and antiseptic. ▪ It acts as both an emmenagogue and emetic. ▪ It is noted that the herbalist, Eli Jones, recommends it during the last stage of cancer when there is great prostration, fetid smell, and the tongue is dirty yellow color with dry cracks. He recommends five drops tincture every two hours, (commonly combined with echinacea for infections and inflammations and can be combined with poke and thuja for cancer). ▪ American Indians used the root tea as an emetic and purgative, and cold tea was given to stop vomiting. The root was poulticed as an antiinflammatory, held in the mouth to treat toothaches. ▪ For fevers and septic conditions ▪ Like other Baptisia species, B. australis is currently under investigation as a stimulant for the immune system. ▪ Baptisia Tinctoria produces antibodies to counter typhus organisms. "Specific indications for Baptisia is a dusky purplish color of the face and tongue." ▪ For exhuasting feverish conditions that go on a long time. ▪ Epidemic influenza with violent gastrointestinal symptoms ▪ Lymphatic infections with enlarged nodes ▪ Bacillus coli infections ▪ Infective sore throat, mouth ulcers, ulcered gums, tonsillitis, pharyngitis (as mouthwash and gargle). ▪ Amoebic dysentery, ulcerative colitis, foul evil smelling discharges, boils, stricture of esophagus. ▪ For leucorrhea it can be used as a douche and it can be mixed with myrrh and echinacea (equal parts). ▪ Breast cancer ▪ Stricture of esophagus	▪ Baptitozine (baptisine), two glucosides, baptin, a chartic and yellowish resin. ▪ Flavonoids     Coumarins     Isoflavones     Baptisin.	▪ Contraindicated during pregnancy and during acute conditions when there is Cold and/or Deficient presentation. ▪ Regulate dosage or combine in formulation appropriately to avoid vomiting. ▪ Considered potentially toxic when not used properly.
8	1. Cinnamomi Cassia  2. Chinese Cinnamon  3. Lauraceae  4. Cortex; bark	1. Rou Gui (Gui Pi)  2. Acrid, sweet, hot  3. Kidney, Liver, Spleen	1. Sweet, pungent  2. Warm, stimulating diaphoretic, astringent  3. Relaxed states of depression and atrophy	Widely used throughout North America, Europe, and Australia.	None known.	▪ Cinnamomi Cassia is an evergreen tree originating in southern China. ▪ It is found and used in India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam and widely cultivated there and elsewhere in South and S.E. Asia. ▪ Bark used as a spice. ▪ Buds used as a spice and once used by ancient Romans.	▪ Considered one of the 50 fundamental herbs in traditional Chinese medicine used in formulations. ▪ Radiation protection effect. ▪ Used in formulation to support Qi and Blood tonics. ▪ Palliative care ▪ Immunostimulant ▪ Cinnamon Cortex can help to protect from radiation. ▪ Has some antibacterial inhibiting effect and anti fungal effects. ▪ Can provide some support for pain in formulation. ▪ Dispels Cold. ▪ Relieves pain by opening Channels and Vessels and especially useful if Cold enters the Blood level. ▪ Used for postpartum pain in the abdomen, and promoting menstruation. ▪ Used for Pain in formulation. ▪ Hypochondrial pain from Liver Qi Stagnation in formulation and most Painful Obstructions when there is Cold and Dampness. ▪ Dispels Cold, Warms Spleen, and relieves pain. ▪ Supports “Life Gate” Ming Men Fire and Tonifies Kidney Yang. ▪ Used in balancing formulations. ▪ Cinnamon Cortex can help to protect from radiation. ▪ Immunostimulant ▪ Has some antibacterial inhibiting effect and anti fungi effects. ▪ Can provide some support for pain in formulation.	More than 160 chemicals have been isolated from Cinnamomum cassia:     Cinnamic acid     Cinnamyl acetate     Cinnamic aldehyde     Phenypropyl acetate     Cinncassiol     Cinnzeylanine     Cinnzeylanol ▪ Other bioactive compounds found in the bark, powder and essental oils of C. cassia are cinnamaldehyde and styrene.	▪ In TCM always used as a component of a balancing formulation. ▪ Due to a blood thinning component called coumarin that could damage the liver if consumed in larger amounts, European health agencies have warned against consuming high amounts of cassia. ▪ Other bioactive compounds found in the bark, powder and essental oils of C. cassia are cinnamaldehyde and styrene. ▪ In high doses these substances can also be toxic for humans. ▪ Do not use during pregnancy. ▪ Do not use when there is Excess Heat. ▪ Do not use if there is bleeding from Excess Heat in the Blood. ▪ Do not use if there is Yin Deficient Fire. ▪ This herb can cause Rising Of Fire if used excessively, or if the patient has Pathogenic Heat.
9	1. Coicis lachryma jobi semen  2. Coix; jobs tears seeds  3. Gramineae Family  4. An Oriental grain and used as a food crop.	1. Yi Yi Ren  2. Slightly cool, sweet, bland  3. Spleen, Stomach, Kidney, Lung, Large Intestine	1. Sweet, bland  2. Cooling and regulating  3. Heat from inflammation	None known.	None known.	Widely used in China as a grain and noted as use in Japanese Kampo.	▪ Changes oncocytoplasm and stops nucleodivision of middle stage cancers. ▪ Inhibits ascites cancer and Yoshidas sarcoma. ▪ Ester of coix has been synthesized to resist cancer. ▪ Used in formulation for stomach, lung, utermyoma, and breast cancers. ▪ Antineoplastic ▪ Japanese herbalists have prescribed large doses of coix for the treatment of tumors. ▪ Resists cancers of the breast, lung, stomach, large intestine, and uteromyomas. For Palliative Care:     Regulates Water to stimulate urination.     Tonifies Spleen so it can be used to help stop diarrhea.     Reduces inflammation and eliminates pus. ▪ Used as a treatment for arthritis and rheumatism. ▪ Used for better joint mobility, ▪ Expels Damp-Heat. ▪ Used in Japanese Kampo as a remedy for tumors and skin growths of all kinds.	▪ Coixol ▪ Coixenolide ▪ Vitamin B1 ▪ Leucine ▪ Lysine ▪ Arginine.	Avoid during pregnancy. Useful as part of a total treatment plan for atherosclerosis, in which triglyceride levels are maintained with diet.
10	1. Cyperus rotundus  2. Nutgrass root, "aromatic appendage"  3. Cyperaceae Family.  4. Root	1. Xiang Fu  2. Neutral, acrid, bitter sweet  3. Liver, Triple Burner, Stomach.	1. Acrid, bitter, sweet  2. Regulator, mover  3. Stagnancy	Cyperus grows throughout the US, especially in sandy river bottoms, and is used by Western herbalists.	▪ Navajo used this plant in ceremonial medicine and as emetic. ▪ The Pima chewed the roots for coughs.	Used in India, China, and other countries as a spice and important medicine.	▪ Appropriate for palliative care with Stagnant Liver Qi, and to relieve pain. ▪ Used to regulate Liver and Spleen, regulate menses, epigastric distention, acid, and food regurgitation. ▪ Used for breast masses and swollen breasts. Breast cancer support, digestive tract support, uterus, and ovary (in combination with other balancing botanicals). ▪ Antineoplastic	▪ Essential oils:     B-pinene     Camphene     Limonene     #9-cineole     P-cymene     Cyperene     Selinatriene     B-selinene     Patchoulenone     A-cyperone     B-cyperone     A-rotunol     B-rotunol     Cyperol     Isocyperol     Copadiene     Epoxyguaine     Cyperolone     Rotundone     Kobusone     Isokobusone     Glucose     Fructose     Starch.	▪ Not used alone when there is Yin Deficient, Qi Deficient, nor when there is Heat assoiated with the condition. ▪ Used in a balancing formula for efficacious and safe results.
11	1. Ganoderma lucidum  2. Reishi mushroom  3. Polyporaceae Family  4. Fruiting body	1. Ling Zhi  2. Warm and sweet  3. ALL meridians	1. Salty, meaty  2. Warming, calming, tonifying  3. Atrophy, exhaustion from adrenal exicitation burnout, hypertensive congealing, pain, degenerative states.	▪ Introduced into and used in Western botanical medicines from traditional Chinese medicine in the last forty years. ▪ "The most popular and spectacular of the North American ganodermas is G. tsugae. ▪ All members of this family can be used interchangeably." (Wood)	None known.	Best known by its Japanese name, Reishi. Known as the "elixir of immortality."	▪ Used for all cancers. ▪ Calming, Tonifying, Sedating, Tonic, and counteracts stress. ▪ Hypotensive ▪ Replenishes Vital Essence and Energy. ▪ Inhibits cancer. ▪ Fights free radical damage. ▪ Immunostimulant ▪ Antiviral ▪ Treats chronic bronchitis and chronic asthma. ▪ Antitussive, expectorant, antihistamine, and antibacterial. ▪ Used in Fu Zhen Therapy before, during, or after chemotherapy. ▪ Triterpenes work as adaptogens. ▪ Antineoplastic ▪ Radiation protective ▪ Antitumor ▪ Contains adenosine which inhibits platelet aggregation and thrombocyte formation. ▪ Used for high blood pressure. ▪ Helps to reduce blood fat. ▪ Used in Japan as a cancer treatment. ▪ According to Kampo studies, it is effective against leukemia. ▪ Also used for candida, chronic fatigue syndrome, and for side effects of radiation and chemotherapy and altitude sickness. ▪ Used in Fu Zhen therapy in formulation. ▪ It reduces autoimmune excess heat, and also builds up exhausted, cold people, rebuild the adrenal cortex, regulates blood clotting, and protects the A tonic to the parasympathetic part of the nervous system (rest, relax, eat, digest, sleep, dream), and to the adrenal cortex. ▪ It balances and builds the side of the adrenal cortex the imineralocorticoid side that supports the inflammatory part of the immune resonse. ▪ "It does not act on the anti-inflammatory or glucocorticoid side, which suppresses the immune response." Therefore, it reduces autoimmune issues. ▪ Replenishes Vital Essence and energy. For Palliative Care:     Adaptogenic.     Counteracts stress     Used for side effects of chemotherapy     Protects from radiation.     Antitussive     Expectorant     Chronic bronchitis     Candidiasis     Chronic fatigue     Altitude sickness. ▪ Useful for high blood pressure, and to reduce blood fat. ▪ Replenishes Vital Essence and Energy. ▪ Counteracts stress.	▪ Main components are alkaloids, contains glucans of same structure as lentinan, as found in shiitake. ▪ Contains germanium which helps oxygenate cells. ▪ Polysaccharides ▪ Phytosterols ▪ Terpenes and triterpenes ▪ Protein adenosine (a component within the ATP cycle).	The fresh herb is toxic and should never be used without first being processed.
12	1. Hydrastis Canandensis rhizomes  2. Goldenseal root; yellow root  3. Ranunculaceae -Buttercup family  4. Dried rhizome and roots.	Hydrastis Canandensis is not listed here, however, at least 40 Ranunculaceae genera are commonly used in TCM.	1. Bitter with sweet after taste  2. Cold, stimulating, resinous  3. Used for atrophy, torpor, and depressive tissue states	Widely used by North American herbalists, however, is an endangered species and now the cultivated plant is used only.	Used by Cherokee and Iroquois	▪ Hydrastis is a worldwide ethnomedicine; Eg: Canada, North America, TCM etc. ▪ Reports about plant systematics, phytochemistry, chemotaxonomy and pharmacology of Ranunculacea are numerous. ▪ This family represents a promising model plant family for drug metabolism and pharmacokinetic (DMPK) studies of multicomponent medicinal herbs. ▪ For example, in China, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, Ranunculaceae products are legally used in public hospitals either alone or more othen in combination with Western drugs. ▪ Exhaustive literature searches in Pub Med have been performed to outline the progress of DMPK studies for medicinal compounds in recent years. ▪ Use cultivated hydrastis/goldenseal only.	▪ An excellent support for many types of palliative care. ▪ Assists in the treatment of breast, gall bladder, prostate, cervical, colon, lung, bile duct, vaginal, and stomach, GI tract, large intestine, throat, liver, and lung cancers. ▪ Alterative ▪ Anti-inflammatory ▪ Choleretic ▪ Gallstones with catarrh of the bile ducts ▪ Antiseptic ▪ Antimicrobial ▪ Bacteriostatic against staphyococcus ▪ Clears Heat. ▪ For rhinitis, inflammations of mucous membranes ▪ For bile duct, gall bladder, and liver (for liver damage, goldenseal is a bitter tonic. A powerful stomach and liver tonic and is used for liver damage.) ▪ Ulceration of mouth throat, and intestines, for bleeding gums, for GI tract, Stomach, Large Intestine, and increases the blood supply to Spleen and Pancreas. ▪ Used as a febrifuge as infusion or decoction of roots. ▪ Diuretic ▪ Aperient (mild laxative) ▪ Hemostatic ▪ Astringent ▪ Increases blood supply to the Spleen ▪ Dries Dampness ▪ Moves Blood and detoxifies. ▪ Used for dyspepsia, gastritis, ulcerative colitis, duodenal ulcers, diverticulosis. For menorrhagia, and as a tonic for female reproduction, and to clear leucorrhea, vaginitis, ulceration of the cervix, uterine fibroids, weak and atonic uterus, bleeding between periods or excessive bleeding. ▪ It can also be of support for breast cancers. ▪ Vaginal catarrh ▪ Cervical cancer support ▪ Can be used for penile discharge and prostatitis, and support with prostate cancer ▪ There is a long history of use for sexually transmitted diseases. ▪ It is drying to mucous surfaces and therfore indicated in all forms of catarrh (respiratory, vaginal, etc.). ▪ Used for proteinuria, eczema, and other skin disorders, bleeding gums, excessive menstruation, and bleeding from the womb (in formulation). ▪ For tinnitus and ear infection: internally and topically. ▪ Helps alleviate symptoms, especially in areas behind nasal cavity. ▪ An infusion of roots is used as drops for earaches. ▪ Drops are also used for sore eyes and styes. ▪ Goldenseal can stimulate contractions of the womb to hasten delivery. ▪ Oxytocic ▪ The Cherokee and other tribes used it for cancer. ▪ Its also used as a tonic and wash for local inflammation. ▪ Used for atrophied or depressive tissue states when they have become inflammed. ▪ Goldenseal improves appetite and general debility and "dyspepsy." ▪ The Iroquois used as an antidiarrheal ▪ Also used for whooping cough. ▪ A carminative infusion of powdered root is taken for gas. ▪ An infusion of roots taken as an emetic for “biliousness.” ▪ For diarrhea ▪ For liver damage, bile duct, and gall bladder ▪ A remedy for sickness and vomiting. ▪ Infusion or decoction of roots taken for pneumonia ▪ A supportive agent for Lung cancers ▪ Used for tuberculosis and scrofula. ▪ A study suggests that Goldenseal may help fight drug resistant tuberculosis, still a lethal infectious bacterial disease. ▪ Some research shows a synergistic action of the major alkaloids of Goldenseal in reducing muscle spasm activity. ▪ When any single alkaloid was removed from the mix, the effect was greatly lessened. ▪ Considered a natural antibiotic via berberine. ▪ Goldenseal is used for weakness of the nerves and muscles in general and of the heart in particular. ▪ Hydrastis brings out the rash and cleanses the interior; and is therefore, used for chicken pox, measles, ringworm, and poison ivy. ▪ Also for psoriasis, eczema, itching rashes, erysipelas, impetigo, infected sores, and boils. ▪ Used for ulcers both internal and external (diabetic or not). ▪ Used for intermittent fever or exhaustive stage of fever, typhoid, dysentery, and scarlatina. ▪ Preventive care with appropriate presentation. ▪ Especially important for old infections or infestations of parasites. ▪ Always use the cultivated plant. ▪ Not to be wild harvested.	Hydrastine, 3.5-6%, Alkaloids berberine, hydrastine, and canadine. ▪ Resin, albumin, starch, traces of essential oil, chlorogenic acid, fatty oil, ascorbic acid, magnesium, calcium selenium, albumin, sugar. ▪ The rhizome is stated to be much richer in alkaloid than the roots.	▪ Not for acute symptoms associated with Cold Deficiency. ▪ Do not use if pregnant, nor with hypertension, nor for Yin Deficient with symptoms of wasting. ▪ Not used on unclean wounds. ▪ Insulin resistance; can cause a sudden drop in blood sugar level by stimulating cellular uptake. ▪ Use cautiously with glycemic problems. ▪ Always use the cultivated plant. ▪ Not to be wild harvested.
13	1. Isatidis tinctoria radix  2. Woad; dyers woad; glastum; Asp of Jerusalem; isatis  3. Cruciferae and Brassicaceae Families  4. Root (isatis root; indigo woad root)	1. Ban Lan Gen  2. Cold and bitter  3. Lung, Heart, Stomach	Historically, the herb rather than the root was used in the West and in Europe (mostly as a dye). The Western use of the aerial herb is so astringent, that it is not considered fit to be given internally as a medicine, and has only been used medicinally as a plaster, applied to the region of the spleen and as an ointment for ulcers. Fortunately, the root of the plant is used here.	In some locations in the United States the plant is classified as a non-native and invasive weed by the agriculture departments of those states.	None known.	S.E. Asia, Japan. In the East the root is used. In the West, the aerial part of the plant was used to create a blue dye in medieval England, Germany, and France. Native to the steppe and desert zones of Caucasus, Central Asia to Eastern Siberia and and Western Asia, and now found in South-Eastern and Central Europe and Western North America.	▪ Isatis root is used for all types of cancer. It is known especially for non-solid cancers including leukemia. ▪ Ban Lan Gen expels Heat and Fire Toxicity, Cools Blood, Dispels Damp-Heat in Lower Burner. ▪ Isatis is used for febrile diseases, especially infections and diseases such as mumps and others associated viral infections. ▪ As an immunostimulant, it is used for febrile diseases with symptoms of fever, rapid pulse, and red tongue body with yellow coat, and for jaundice and hepatitis. ▪ Ban Lan Gen/Isatis is listed for use as an injectable for cancers. ▪ Supportive for all cancers with approprite symptom presentation ( inflammation, infection, compromised tissue states, immunocompromised). ▪ Liver support with jaundice and hepatitis.	▪ Indoxyl B-glucoside ▪ Isatin ▪ Kinetin ▪ Kaemperferol ▪ Linoleic acid ▪ Linolenic acid ▪ Magnesium ▪ Potassium ▪ Quercetin	▪ Not used for Deficiency nor when there is not true Fire Toxicity ▪ Used in a balancing formula for efficacious and safe results.
14	1. Juglans nigra  2. Black walnut  3. Walnut family  4. Ripened black hulls or green hulls of walnut, nuts	1. Not listed in traditional TCM references  2. Hulls are pungent, bitter, astringent, aromatic  3. Liver, Gall Bladder	1. Pungent, bitter  2. Astringent, aromatic  3. Depressive and torpor	Uses found in Germany, Italy, Western Eclectics and North America.	Used by the Iroquois, Cherokee, Comanche, Delaware, Oklahoma, Houma, Kiowa, Meskwake, and Rappahanock	None referenced.	▪ Supports gastrointestinal system, Large Intestine, Liver, Gall Bladder. ▪ Black walnut ripened black or green hulls are an alterative and laxative, as well as astringent (leaves more so). ▪ Oils stimulate gall bladder and liver and lubricate the intestines and have been used for irritable bowel. ▪ Black walnut hulls stimulate the removal of gallstones. ▪ Juglans Nigra is used for malabsorption in the gut, and it can be great for indigestion and support mild hypoglycemic conditions. ▪ Antibacterial, and used as for eruptions, ringworm, and eczema as an external wash. ▪ As preventive or concurrent cancer care, it is taken internally as antiparasitical, anti fungal, removes intestinal yeast, leaky gut, removes diarrhea due to infection. ▪ The green hulls are very effective against parasites. ▪ It is anti-inflammatory with detergent and anti-scrofula properties, and used for fibromyalgia, for liver clearing, and healthy function. ▪ For thyroid deficiency (even as little as 3 drops tincture, 3 X/day). ▪ It is high in iodine, and used for goiter and hypothyroid. ▪ "For those who are too much under the influence of another." (Bach) ▪ Walnuts are rich in omega 3 fatty acids. Used for thin people desiring to put on weight and some with a tubercular tendency, and also has been used for irritable bowel. ▪ Eating walnuts has led to a lower risk of hardening of and coronary artery disease with cholesterol levels falling (one study cited by 20%). ▪ Walnut hull tea decoction is drunk orally or used as a wash for skin disorders and shingles. ▪ The green hulls are used in formulation for intestinal parasites, which some link to a higher risk for cancers because of an “unclean” internal environment. Especially for Liver flukes, which create an unclean environment and blockages making some more vulnerable to cancers. ▪ The tissue states which correspond to Western Eclectic approaches are Torpor, Depression, and the Relaxed state. ▪ Mostly used in formulation. ▪ A potential preventive and concurrent cancer care. (GI tract, Large Intestine, Liver, Gall Bladder). ▪ American Indians used inner bark tea as an emetic, laxative; bark chewed for toothaches. ▪ Fruit-husk juice used on ringworm; husk chewed for colic, poulticed for inflammation. ▪ Leaf tea astringent, insecticidal against bedbugs. ▪ Walnut leaves and hulls have traditionally been used for their astringent actiity against diarrhea, and as a tonic and strong antifungal.	▪ Volatile oil ▪ Naphthaquinones ▪ Flavonoids ▪ Tannins	▪ Tree bark used cautiously in medicine. It is poisonous. ▪ The inner bark is a strong emetic and used with extreme caution in small amounts and probably in formulation. ▪ In the leaves there is a biochemical action from the juglone as a sedative comparable with the prescription drug diazepam (valium). ▪ Fresh husks and leaves can cause contact dermatitis. ▪ Used as tincture or decoction. ▪ Used in a balancing formula for efficacious and safe results. ▪ The fresh green hulls are especially valued and used as a tincture or decoction against intestinal parasites.
15	1. Larrea tridentata  2. Creosote bush; gobernadora; hediondilla; chaparral  3. Zygophyllacea Family  4. Leaves and terminal stems	None known.	1. Bitter, acrid, slightly salty  2. Cool  3. Organ congestion	Used by Traditional Western Herbalists in North America, and of interest to the early Mormons.	Used by the Southwest tribes	None known.	▪ It is reported that chaparral has these qualities:     Alterative     Antibacterial     Anti bilious     Anticancer     Antifungal     Antimicrobial     Antiparasitic     Antiseptic     Antispasm     Anti tubercular     Antitumor     Carminative     Diuretic     Emetic     Expectorant     Lymph alterative     Antioxidant     Radiation damage preventive ▪ Reduces LDL levels. ▪ Respiratory alterative and tonic properties. ▪ When combined with other balancing botanicals that have been individualized to each patient, chaparral can be especially useful as an anticancer agent. ▪ Chaparral has been formerly known as a panacea for the First Nations Indians of the Southwest. ▪ Its been used by the Mormons as a folk cancer remedy. ▪ Popularized as an alternative cancer remedy in the 1970s and 1980s. ▪ Selectively used for numerous cancers depending on the patients underlying patterns and location of the cancer. ▪ Use in formulation with other balancing botanicals. ▪ American Indian groups used the leaf, flower, or twig tea for respiratory, digestive tract, skin, rheumatic, and gynecological disorders. ▪ Leaf tea used for colds, coughs, tuberculosis, asthma, diarrhea, dysentery, cramps, upset stomach, delayed menstruation, and menstrual cramps, and as a general tonic. ▪ Externally it has been used as a wash or poultice for wounds to prevent infections, relieve swollen limbs due to poor circulation. ▪ Used externally as a hair wash for dandruff, and as a disinfectant and deodorant for sores, wounds, insect bites, snakebite, umbilical stump inflammation, sore and aching joints and muscles. ▪ Chaparral is used by herbalists and they have also adopted it for use with HIV and cancer.	▪ Potent antimicrobial, antiviral, and antioxidant; and has hyperglycemic agents. ▪ Nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) can be extracted from the leaves and has formerly been used by the food industry as an antioxidant to preserve oils.	▪ Avoid use during pregnancy or with liver or kidney disease. ▪ By 1992 at least four cases of serious liver problems requiring hospitalization were attributed to Chaparral consumption, which may have been due to allergic reactions. ▪ Consult qualified herbalist. ▪ Not to be used during lactation, nor with cirrhosis, or hepatitis. ▪ While reports of cancer treatment with success is significant, subsequent studies seem inconclusive. ▪ However, from an herbalists perspective, this is not surprising "since the use of one herb alone to treat a condition such as cancer, which has a wide degree of constitutional and individual manifestations, is shotgun herbalism and would be inconclusive." (Tierra). ▪ Use with caution, only in formulation, and with proper underlying pattern diagnosis for appropriate use. ▪ Used only in a balancing formula for efficacious and safe results.
16	1. Oldenlandiae chrysotrichae  2. Oldenlandia diffusa, white snake flower, tongue herb, white-patterned snakes tongue herb, spreading hedyotis herba  3. Rubiaceae Family  4. Aerial portion	1. Bai Hua She She Cao  2. Mild, bitter, cold, and non-toxic  3. Heart, Liver, Spleen, Stomach, Large Intestine, Small Intestine.	1. Mildly bitter  2. Cooling, non toxic  3. Lax toxic tissue states, unbalanced and unable to defend healthy structure	Used and highly valued by Western herbalists in North America and Western Europe, and Australia educated in modern TCM practices.	None known.	Used throughout China, SE Asia, Japan, and more recently in Australia as an injectable.	▪ Oldenlandia Hedyotis has been shown to inhibit the mitosis process of tumor cells and cause degeneration and necrosis of tumors. ▪ Argentaffin surrounds tumors and inhibits infiltration and metastasis. ▪ Clears Heat and eliminates toxins. ▪ Used both internally and topically. ▪ Good for all cancers, especially gastrointestinal, cervical, breast, rectum, stomach, fibrosarcoma, lung, and leukemia (in formlation). ▪ It is combined with other antineoplastic and balancing botanicals. ▪ Other clinical applications include intestinal abscesses, skin sores and carbuncles, sore throat, tumors, cancer, and hepatitis (in formulations). ▪ It has been used to treat various types of cancers, and it can be combined with other Heat Clearing and Toxin eliminating herbs for optimal results. ▪ It is also antivenom for snakebite. ▪ Oldenlandia drains Dampness and has a mild antibacterial action against staphylococcus aureus and bacillus dysenteriae. ▪ Antineoplastic ▪ Oldenlandia and Rd. Asparagi have been used in combination to treat fibrocystic breast disorders, and cancers of the breast and lymphatic system. ▪ It is listed for use as an injectable. ▪ Can be suitable for all adenocarcinomas and glandular cancers. Especially Stomach, Lung, Large Intestine, Breast, Cervix, gastrointestinal tract. ▪ Leukemia ▪ Hepatitis ▪ Fibrosarcomas and connective tissue ▪ Reproductive system (male and female) ▪ Has been used as a decoction of equal parts oldenlandia and interstellar barbatae for lymphomas ▪ For skin sores and can be used topically with melanoma ▪ Antibacterial for skin sores, sore throat, intestinal abcesses, tumors, and hepatitis. ▪ Used preventively especially when there are fibroids.	▪ Corymbosin ▪ Argentaffin ▪ Diterpenoid acids ▪ B-sitosterol ▪ Ursolic acid ▪ Stearic acid ▪ Oleic acid ▪ Linoleic acid ▪ Hentriacontane ▪ Stigmasterol ▪ Urosolic acid ▪ Oleanolic acid ▪ D-glucolside ▪ Flavonoids.	▪ Not to be used during pregnancy. Also, in very large doses, it may reduce libido. ▪ Used in a balancing formula for efficacious and safe results.
17	1. Ophiopogonis Japonici radix  2. Ophiopogon; "lush winter wheat"  3. Liliaceae Family  4. Root and tuber	1. Mai Men Dong  2. Cold, Sweet, slighty Bitter  3. Heart, Lung, Stomach	1. Sweet, slightly bitter  2. Cold  3. For dry and undernourished and delicate tissue states	None known.	None known.	Used in China, S.E. Asia, and noted for Japanese Kampo.	▪ Replenishes Yin essence and promotes secretions, lubricates and nourishes the Stomach. ▪ Soothes the Lung, (chronic bronchitis, hemoptysis in pulmonary tuberculosis, and laryngitis). ▪ Nourishes the Heart, soothes palpitations, restlessness, fearfulness and insomnia. ▪ Irritability due to Yin Deficiency, dry stool from Heat in the Stomach, constipation and dry mouth. ▪ Immunostimulant ▪ Supportive for lung and stomach cancers, the gastrointestinal system including pancreas. ▪ Soothes lung and throat when there is dryness. ▪ Soothes palpitations, restlessness, fearfulness, and insomnia. ▪ Helpful when radiation has been used anywhere in the body.	▪ Ophiopogonin ▪ Ruscogenin ▪ B-sitosterol ▪ Stigmasterol	▪ Not to be used with weak Spleen and Stomach nor with Coldness and diarrhea. ▪ Used in a balancing formula for efficacious and safe results.
18	1. Picrorhiza kurrora rhizome  2. Figwort flower, TCM "barbarian yellow link"  3. Plantaginaceae Family  4. Rhizome used as substitute for Indian gentian	1. Hu Huang Lian  2. Bitter, cold  3. Heart, Liver, Stomach, Large Intestine	1. Bitter  2. Cold  3. Clears deficient heat, dries dampness.	None known.	None known.	Use in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and China. A major income generating product found in the Nepalese Himalayas and one of the oldest medicinal plants traded from the Karnali zone Also known as kutki in Nepali. A perennial herb and used as a substitute for Indian gentian.	▪ Inhibits angiogenesis, stimulates the immune system. ▪ Has hepatoprotective properties that may make it especially suitable for liver cancer. ▪ Clears Deficient Heat. ▪ Dries Dampness. ▪ Carminative ▪ Appetizer ▪ Stomachic for dyspepsia. ▪ Febrifuge ▪ Immunostimulant ▪ Used for alcoholic toxicity ▪ Relieves obstruction of bile ▪ Modulates liver enzyme levels and for jaundice ▪ Used for anemia, asthma, cough, diabetes, metabolic disorders, some types of diarrhea, some types of laxative, skin diseases, and wounds, in formulation. ▪ Reduces platelet aggregation, boosts detoxification in malaria, supports autoimmune issues such as vitiligo. ▪ Acts against the parasite Leishmania donovani. ▪ Also traditionally used for scorpion stings and snakebites, anthelmic. ▪ Inhibits angiogenesis for Liver, Gall Bladder, and for all cancers.	▪ Kutkin ▪ Picrosides ▪ Pikuroside ▪ Kutakoside ▪ D-manitol ▪ Kukiol ▪ Kutkisterol ▪ Epocynin ▪ Phenolglycoside ▪ Androsin ▪ Picein ▪ Kutkoside ▪ Minocoside ▪ Picrorhizin ▪ Arvenin ▪ Veronicoside ▪ Cucurbitacin	Widely used in India with no adverse effects reported.
19	1. Rabdosia rubescens herba  2. Rabdosia, blush red rabdosia  3. Labitae  4. Aerial parts herb	1. Dong Ling Cao  2. Bitter, sweet, cool  3. Liver, Spleen, Stomach	1. Bitter, sweet  2. Cool  3. Inflammatory processes	None known.	None known.	It grows in tropical climates such as East Asia. Used throughout Asia and in the TCM systems of health care.	▪ Antibacterial ▪ Anti-inflammatory ▪ Anti-spasmodic ▪ Analgesic ▪ Antineoplastic ▪ Chinese medicine uses it to treat acute tonsillitis. ▪ Used widely to treat esophageal cancer in Hunan. ▪ Example:     DNA synthesis in Ehrlich ascites cells is inhibited by 74% after treatment of oridonin at a concentration of 10ug/ml Alcohol based extract of the herb is highly toxic to HeLa cells.     Both oral and parenteral administration of the extract to mice with Ehrlick ascites cells of S-180 sarcoma cells exhibited a marked inhibitory effect.     (From 1974 -1987 Dr. Wang treated 650 cases of moderate to advanced esophageal carcinoma patients using Rabdosia.     40 patients survived over 5 years, 30 over 6 years, 23 over 10 years and 20 patients still living after 18 years). ▪ Another study demonstrated synergistic effect of oridonin and cisplatin on cytotoxicity and CNA cross-link against mouse sarcoma S180 cells inculture.     (Dose: for adult approximately 20-25 gms of powdered herb, 3 times per day for 1-1.5 months. ▪ For esophageal cancer, it was found that after several doses, the patient was able to swallow food and experienced an appetite improvement.) ▪ Example Formula with herbs:     Rabdosia     Panax pseudo ginseng     Licorice root     Ganoderma lucidum     Scutellaria baicalensis,     Dendranthema morifolium     Serenoa repens (Saw Palmetto used with supplementation and rigorous diet for excellent reversal of prostate cancer.)	▪ Terpines (rubescensine B, which posseses anticancer activity against hepatoma cells at a concentration of 4 ug/ml.) ▪ According to Kee Chang Huang, rabdosia augments the immunity of animals with cancer and he lists oridonin and ponicidine as the anticancer principles, as well as essential oils, and tannic acid. ▪ Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs, oridonin, ponicidine as the anticancer principals. ▪ Essential oils:     Tannic acid     Rubescensine A, B, C, D     Ludongnin     Lushanrubescensin     Quidongnin     Xindongnin A, B     A-amyrin     Circiliol.	Dong Ling Cao may cause gastrointestinal side effects such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal distention. Used in formulation to support digestive tract.
20	1. Schisandra Chinensis fructus  2. Five flavored fruit – berries  3. Magnolia Family  4. Aromatic woody vine berries	1. Wu Wei Zi  2. Warm, sour  3. Lung, Heart, Kidney	1. Sour, pungent/acrid, bitter, sweet, spicey.  2. Astringent, nourishing, balancing  3. Tired	Used in the West more in recent times and available at more modern herb dispensaries.	None known.	Used throughout China, S.E. Asia, And Japan.	▪ Especially good for lung cancer. ▪ It astringes Lung Qi, relieves cough, retains and encourages productions of body fluids. ▪ Tonifies Kidney, preserves Essence. ▪ Used for Kidney Deficiency with leakage of Essence, (excessive sweating, night sweats, nocturnal emissions, vaginal discharge, urinary incontenence, daybreak diarrhea). Spontaneous sweating, wasting and thirsting disorder, frequent urination. ▪ For Lung Qi and Kidney Deficiency, (chronic cough, dry cough, wheezing, asthma). ▪ Helps maintain normal function of the Liver and protects it from chemical damage. ▪ Tonifies Heart, and calms the Spirit (Shen). ▪ Deficient Heart Blood and Yin (palpitations, forgetfulness, insomnia, irritable). ▪ According to Bartram a stimulant, anti-fatigue, adaptogenic, and anti-stress. ▪ Schisandra enhances mental performance, assists the immune system, and helps recovery after surgery. ▪ The Asian name for schisandra is “five tastes” referring to sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and pungent, allowing it to act on any energy state of the body so it is frequently used in formulation to enhance desired actions. ▪ A tonic for all cancers to counteract wasting and nervousness and insomnia. ▪ Used in palliative care. ▪ Helps rebuild strength and support sleep and emotions. ▪ Helps with fatigue and is adaptogenic.	Essential oil:     Sesquicarene     B-bisabolene     B-chamigrene     A-ylangene)     Citric acid     Malic acid     Tartaric acid     Sugars     Resin     Schizandrin     Pseudo-schizandrin     Deoxyschizandrin     Schizandrol     Stigmasterol     Vitamins C and E	▪ Not used when there is Internal Heat. ▪ Not used with externally contracted disease. ▪ Best when used in a balancing formula for efficacious and safe results.
21	1. Sophora subprostrata  2. Pigeon pea, sophora root; "mountain bean root"; tonkin sophora root; sophorae tonkinensis)  3. Leguminosae Family  4. Root	1. Shan Dou Gen  2. Cold, bitter  3. Heart, Lung, throat, Large Intestine, leukemia, lymphoma	1. Bitter  2. Cold.  3. Weakened states of immunity with toxic Damp-Heat	None known.	None known.	Used in China, S.E. Asia, and Japan.	▪ Potential use for many cancerous conditions, especially when there is Heat and Toxins and used in formulation. ▪ Isolates of sophora root are used in cancer research. ▪ Sophora root is an antiinflammatory, detoxifying, important anticancer herb. ▪ Used for cancers of respiratory tract, throat, digestive system, GI tract, Large Intestine, Liver, urinary tract, reproductive system, cervical, breast, pancreas, sarcoma 180, and leukemia. ▪ Increases the reticuloendothelium and increases white blood cells. ▪ Immunostimulant ▪ Antibacterial ▪ Inhibits cervical tumors in mice. ▪ Inhibits sarcoma 180. ▪ Inhibits dehydrogenase in patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia and acute granulocyticleukemia. ▪ When properly used, it has minimal adverse effects and will not reduce white blood cells. ▪ It clears Heat, eliminates Toxins, and is used for Damp-Heat Jaundice. ▪ Used for sore throat and gingivitis in decoction and as gargle. For severe sore throat, use in formulation. ▪ When there is Heat and Toxins, it is used for cancer, and is used for throat and lung cancer, sores, abscesses and carbuncles characterized by Heat and Toxins. ▪ It can be used as a gargle or as powder on affected areas. ▪ For throat or lung cancer, it has been combined with Ban Zhi Lian (Herba Scutellariae Barbatae) and Bai Hua She She Cao (Herba Oldenlandia) in formulation. ▪ Sophora root is also used for Damp-Heat type jaundice in decoction formulation. ▪ Shan Dou Gen is antiarhythmic, antiinflammatory, immunostimulant, antiasthmatic, antipyretic, hepatoprotective, antiulcer, antibacterial, and antineoplastic. ▪ Administration of Shan Dou Gen via oral or intraperitoneal routes has been associated with antineoplastic effects in mice, especially against uterine, abdominal, throat, and liver cancers. ▪ The antineoplastic components of the herb have been identified as the alkaloids of the herb, such as matrine, oxymatrine, and sophocarpine. ▪ Used for palliative care. ▪ Hepatoprotective ▪ Antineoplastic ▪ Antiinflammatory ▪ Immunostimulant ▪ Used for Damp-Heat type jaundice. ▪ Antiasthmatic ▪ Antiulcer ▪ Antibacterial	▪ Alkaloids     Matrine     Oxymatrine     Anagyrine     Methylcytisine ▪ Flavonoids     Sophoranone     Sophoradin     Sophoradochromene     Genistein     Pterocarpine     Maackian     trifolirhizin)     Caffeic acid. Also ▪ Alkaloid of sophocarpine and flavonoids of sophoraflavone A,B, bayin.	▪ Slightly toxic. ▪ If dose is too large, it is a central nervous system suppressant. ▪ Use in formulation to counter balance Cold and Bitter properties. ▪ Contraindicated in patients with Deficiency and Cold of the Spleen and Somach characterized by decreased appetite and loose stools. ▪ Overdose of Shan Dou Gen is characterized by varying degrees of abdominal pain, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, pale face, increased or decreased heart rate, headache, weakness of the extremities, tremor, profuse perspiration, increased blood pressure, and loss of balance. ▪ Gross overdose is characterized by difficulty in breathing, spasms and cramps of the extremities, purple lips and face, and delirium. ▪ In severe cases, there may be respiratory depression and death. ▪ Such adverse reactions occur because Shan Dou Gen is a strong stimulant and may interfere with normal functions of the nervous and respiratory systems. ▪ Side effects have been observed in dosages as low as 12 grams. ▪ The lethal dosage is generally considered to be 60 grams or higher. ▪ Treatment of overdose: Decoction of 60 grams of Semen Phaseoli Radiati (Lu Dou), 30 grams of Radix Glycyrrhizae (GanCao), 24 grams of flos Lonicerae (Jin Yin Hua), and 9 grams of Herba Andrographis (Chuan Xin Lian) (JC and TC). ▪ Used in a balancing formula for efficacious and safe results.
22	1. Taraxacum officinalis  2. Dandelion  3. Compositae Family  4. Whole plant	1. Pu Gong Ying  2. Cool, bitter, sweet  3. Liver, Stomach	1. Leaf: bitter, salty and minerally.      Root: bitter, salty, minerally, sweet.  2. Leaf: moist, cool, earthy      Root: moist, earthy, oily  3. Stagnation	Use especially noted in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and North America	Used by the Navajo, and Ramah Tewa.	A relatively newer species to North America that grows almost anywhere.	▪ Anticarcinogenic ▪ Used for cancers of the liver, breast, pancreas, lung, and sarcoma 180. ▪ Clears Heat and Toxins. ▪ Used for abscess, boils, carbuncles, and inflammation of breasts. ▪ Increases lactation. ▪ Used for breast cancer. ▪ Hot water extract has been reported to inhibit sarcoma-180. ▪ Activates liver function and helps neutralize estrogen. ▪ It is reported that dandelion and flos lonicera (honeysuckle flowers) have complementing and synergistic effects for treatment of breast cancer. ▪ In addition to dandelion having a general reputation as a "spring tonic" and "blood purifier," it is particularly suited to eliminating "thickened humors". ▪ Indicated when the bile is thick and the liver and gall bladder are congested, or when the kidneys are sluggish. With thickened fluids there is usually a low grade heat. ▪ Especially indicated with a "mapped or geographical tongue" (Samuel Hahnemann via Matthew Wood, Herbalism). ▪ According to Wood, it is used to slowly cleanse liver and gall bladder of baked down bile and stones. ▪ Symptoms may include     Excess salivation:     Bitter taste     Eructations     Loss of appetite     Fermentation and swelling in the bowels     Chilliness after eating     Lethargy     Manic depression     Swollen from chronic allergy and infection     Indigestion     Gas     Diabetes type II     Hypoglycemia     Edema     Cardio insufficiency     Chronic kidney infection     Breast cancer     High cholesterol     High blood pressure     Uric acid     Abscesses     Boils     Age spots     PMS from poor liver function. ▪ According to Bartram, Taraxacum Herba is immunostimulant. A powerful diruetic, bitter tonic, pancreatic regulator, galactagogue, cholagogue, antirheumatic, pancreatic and bile duct stimulant, stimulant to the portal circulation, mild laxative, urinary antiseptic, anti-eczema, detoxicant, choleretic. ▪ Contains Vitamins A, B, and C. ▪ Rich in nutrient minerals. ▪ Promotes elimination of plasma cholesterol. ▪ Extracts of the root are used in cancer research as isolates. ▪ Milk of the fresh dandelion root can be applied externally numerous times per day for breast cancer and breast abscesses, and breast angioma by rubbing on the lesions. ▪ Immune strengthening, diuretic, pancreatic regulator, galactagogue, cholagogue, antirheumatic, pancreatic and bile duct stimulant, mild laxative, urinary antiseptic, antieczema, for abscesses and boils, detoxicant, promotes the elimination of plasma cholesterol. For indigestion, kidney infection, depression, edema, cardio insufficiency, elimination of plasma cholesterol, PMS, bitter tonic. ▪ Stimulates apetite, relieves bloated bowels and gas. ▪ Relieves depression. ▪ Dandelion, Taraxacum activates Liver function and helps neutralize estrogen. ▪ Used for the Torpor Tissue State in Western Eclectic system of care ▪ Milk of the fresh dandelion root can be applied externally numerous times per day for breast cancer and breast abscesses, and breast angioma by rubbing on the lesions.	▪ Taraxasterol ▪ Choline ▪ Inulin ▪ Attributed to its anticarcinogenic and immune strengthening properties. ▪ Carotenoids ▪ Sesquiterpene lactones	▪ Overdose can cause mild diarrhea. ▪ Best used with food in formulation.
23	1. Trapae bispinosae fructus  2. Water caltrop; water chestnut; water truffle  3. Trapaceae family  4. Fruit, stalk, leaf, stem	1. Chi Shih  2. Mild, sweet, non-toxic  3. Regulates "middle warmer" to support viscera	1. Mildy sweet  2. Digestive regulator mover, nourishing  3. Lax digestion	None known.	None known.	Used in China, Japan, and S.E. Asia. Cultivated in lakes of China, Japan and most of Asia and used for all cancers.	▪ Relieves thirst, reduces fever, diuretic, and nutritional. ▪ Used for nocturnal emission, leucorrhea, numbness, sunstroke, skin diseases and alcoholism in formulation. ▪ Cultivated in lakes of China and Asia. ▪ Used as food, seeds raw or cooked. Can be made into a flour to make porridge. ▪ Effective for cancer of liver, gastrointestinal tract, ovaries, breast, cervix, and uterus, esophagus. ▪ Inhibits sarcoma 180 in mice. ▪ Effective for cancers of the GI system, esophagus. ▪ For cancers of the reproductive system (breast, uterus, cervix, ovaries, and others). ▪ Widely used in both China and Japan for all types of cancers. ▪ A close European plant relative, trapa natans, has the ability to take up manganese. (Manganese acts as a purgative). ▪ Trapa Natans treats ascites, swollen glands, cancers, hepatic conditions, skin conditions, and is recommended for anemia when combined with iodide of iron in syrup.	▪ Ergostatetraen ▪ B-sitesterol ▪ Starch	Do not use with weak digestion. Best used in a balancing formulation for efficacious and safe results
24	1. Viscum album  2. Mistletoe; European mistletoe  3. Santalaceae Family  4. Iscador, which is developed from mistletoe	1. Not noted  2. Neutral, bitter  3. Affects Liver, Kidney, and Heart.	1. Bitter  2. Neutral  3. Affects Liver, Kidney, and Heart.	Uses especially noted in Europe, Germany, and the United States	None known.	Possibly of interest, Culpepper states, "it mollifies knowtd, tumors, and imposthumes, ripens and discusses them and draws forth thick as well as thin humors from the remote parts of the body, digesting and separating them, being mixed with resin and wax, mollifies the hardness of the spleen and helps old ulcers and sores, mixed with sanderic and orpiment, it helps to draw off foul nails, and if quick lime and wine lees be added thereto, it works the stronger." He also mentions its use for epilepsy, palsy and vertigo.	▪ Antispasmodic, antihypertensive, and antirheumatic. ▪ Viscum replenishes Kidney and Liver Energy, and calms Spirit. It has been used for insomnia, nervousness, hypertension, coronary heart disease, arthritis, epilepsy, migraine headaches, some skin conditions, and hypoglycemia. ▪ Calms Spirit. Used for insomnia, nervousness, hypertension, arthritis, migraine headache, and hypoglycemia. ▪ Tiny amounts have been used to promote clotting and reduce bleeding. ▪ Antispasmodic ▪ Antihypertensive ▪ Antirheumatic. ▪ Tiny amounts of European mistletoe have been found useful for promoting clotting and reducing bleeding. ▪ The German mystic, Rudolf Steiner, used European mistletoe for cancer in the 1920s. It is now used by Anthroposophical medical doctors in the form of Iscador. It has been used to treat many cancers. ▪ In Europe there is a long history of mistletoe use and it was found growing on oak trees dating back to the Druids. ▪ Anthroposophical medicine uses different types of mistletoe based on the type of cancer, the trees from which it is harvested, and the methods of preparation. ▪ Different forms of Iscador are prepared with added homeopathics. One mode of application is with injection by qualified clinicians. ▪ Some research reveals that more breast cancer patients were alive after 10 years compared to those who did not receive Iscador. ("People who had a combination of surgery and Iscador had an 83% survival rate after 5 years compared to 69% for those who just received radiation. About 50% of bladder papillomas reportedly became malignant after 3 years, but with Iscador only 3 out of 14 did. 75% of bronchial cancer patients given Iscador were alive after 4 years compared to 35% of those without Iscador.") ▪ Iscador seems to extend the survival rate of patients with other types of cancers including lung, breast, gastrointestinal, ovary, and cervix. ▪ It was reported that some people chose to receive no medical intervention for their cancers and lived on far beyond what is normally expected. ▪ It has been reported that recent studies confirm the ability of mistletoe to stimulate the production of cancer Natural Killer (NK) cells, which may account for a large percentage of the benefit from the use of European mistletoe and Iscador. ▪ Used for bladder papillomas, kidney, ovaries, cervix, breast, GI tract, lung and bronchial, and liver cancers.	▪ Quercetin ▪ Avicularin ▪ Arabinose ▪ Oleanolic acid ▪ B-amyrin ▪ Mesoinositol ▪ Lupeol ▪ B-sitosterol ▪ Myristic acid ▪ Viscum flavones	▪ Do not use during pregnancy. ▪ Viscum album has uterus contracting properties. ▪ Viscum is an emmenagogue. ▪ Large doses in animals have been known to cause vomiting and death. ▪ All studies have been based on the use of the European variety of mistletoe, and that is what should be used. ▪ The Chinese mistletoe (Loranthes parasiticus) grows on mulberry leaves and is used for back pain, arthritis, and rheumatic complaints. ▪ American mistletoe (viscum flavescens) grows on juniper and oak trees is toxic and it raises rather than lowers blood pressure. ▪ All the viscums share the ability to relieve spasmodic conditions. ▪ German mystic Rudolf Steiner used European mistletoe for cancer in the 1920s. ▪ Now used by Anthroposophical medical doctors in the form of Iscador. ▪ It has been used to treat many cancers. (breast, bronchial, lung, gastro intestinal, colon). ▪ Use with caution for appropriate conditions in a balancing formula for intended and safe results.