Sean Conklin
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Xiang Si Cao English Name: eupatorium Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Eupatorii Formosani Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Xiang Si Cao enters the Lung, Large Intestine, and Urinary Bladder channels; it is neutral in nature and cool in temperature. What is Xiang Si Cao?: The Chinese Herb Xiang Si Cao is the dried aerial parts… read more
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Xiang Yuan English Name: citron fruit Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Citri Medica Category: Qi-Regulating Herbs Properties: Xiang Yuan enters the Liver, Spleen, and Lung channels; it is acrid, slightly bitter, and sour in nature and warm in temperature. What is Xiang Yuan?: The Chinese Herb Xiang Yuan is dried slices of citron fruit (Citrus medica L.;… read more
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Xiao Hui Xiang English Name: fennel seed Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Foeniculi Medica Category: Interior-Warming Herbs Properties: Xiao Hui Xiang enters the Liver, Kidney, Spleen, and Stomach channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Xiao Hui Xiang?: The Chinese Herb Xiao Hui Xiang is dried fennel seed (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.). Traditional… read more
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Xiao Ji English Name: cirsium, cephalano, field thistle Literal Translation: “small thistle“ Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Cirsii Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Xiao Ji enters the Liver and Heart channels; it is sweet in nature and cool in temperature. What is Xiao Ji?: The Chinese Herb Xiao Ji is the dried aerial parts of bristly thistle… read more
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Xiao Jin Ying English Name: rosa cymosa, small fruit rose Literal Translation: “little golden cherry” Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Rosae Cymosae Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Xiao Jin Ying enters the Liver channel; it is bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Xiao Jin Ying?: The Chinese Herb Xiao Jin Ying is the dried… read more
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Xiao Mai English Name: wheat Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Tritici Medica Category: Shen Calming Herbs Properties: Xiao Mai enters the Heart channel; it is sweet and slightly astringent in nature and cool in temperature. What is Xiao Mai?: The Chinese Herb Xiao Mai is dried, unripe wheat kernels from common cultivated wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Traditional… read more
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Xie Bai English Name: bakeri, long-stemmed onion bulb Pharmaceutical Name: Bulbus Allii Macrostemonis Medica Category: Qi-Regulating Herbs Properties: Xie Bai enters the Large Intestine, Stomach, and Lung channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Xie Bai?: The Chinese Herb Xie Bai is the dried bulb of long-stamened onions… read more
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Xie Cao English Name: valerian root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix et Rhizoma Valerianae Medica Category: Shen Calming Herbs Properties: Xie Cao enters the Heart and Liver channels; it is bitter and sweet in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Xie Cao?: The Chinese Herb Xie Cao is the dried root and rhizome of valerian (Valeriana… read more
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Xin Yi Hua English Name: magnolia flower, yulan magnolia flower bud, sprenger magnolia flower bud, biond magnolia flower bud Pharmaceutical name: Flos Magnoliae Medica Category: Wind-Cold Releasing Herbs Properties: Xin Yi Hua enters the Lung and Stomach channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Xin Yi Hua?: The Chinese Herb… read more
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Xing Ren English Name: apricot seed, bitter apricot kernel Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Armeniacae Amarum Medica Category: Cough- and Wheezing- Relieving Herbs Properties: Xing Ren enters the Lung and Large Intestine channels; it is bitter in nature and slightly warm in temperature. What is Xing Ren?: The Chinese Herb Xing Ren is the dried inner seed… read more