Sean Conklin, Author at Chinese Herbal Dictionary

Xiong Dan – Bear Gallbladder – Fel Ursi

Xiong Dan English Name: bear gallbladder Pharmaceutical Name: Fel Ursi Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Xiong Dan enters the Gallbladder, Heart, and Liver channels; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Xiong Dan?: The Chinese Herb Xiong Dan is the gallbladder from (usually) Himalayan Black Bears that are held… read more
Xiong Huang – Realgar – Realgar

Xiong Huang English Name: realgar Pharmaceutical Name: Realgar Medica Category: Substances for Topical Application Properties: Xiong Huang is acrid and bitter in nature and warm in temperature: it considered to be toxic. What is Xiong Huang?: The Chinese Herb Xiong Huang is realgar, an arsenic-sulfide mineral found in the mountains of Western and North/Central China… read more
Si Gua Luo – Luffa Fiber – Retinervus Luffae Fructus

Si Gua Luo English Name: luffa fiber, luffa vegetable sponge Literal Translation: “net of string melon” Pharmaceutical Name: Retinervus Luffae Fructus Medica Category: Substances for Topical Application Properties: Si Gua Luo enters the Lung, Stomach, and Liver channels; it is sweet in nature and neutral/slightly cool in temperature. What is Si Gua Luo?: The Chinese… read more
Song Jie – Knotty Pine – Lignum Pini Nodi

Song Jie English Name: knotty pine, Literal Name: “pine joint” Pharmaceutical Name: Lignum Pini Nodi Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Pain Relieving Herbs Properties: Song Jie enters the Liver channel; it is bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Song Jie?: The Chinese Herb Song Jie is dried pieces of knotty… read more
Su He Xiang – Styrax – Styrax

Su He Xiang English Name: styrax, storesin Pharmaceutical Name: Styrax Medica Category: Orifice-Opening Herbs Properties: Su He Xiang enters the Heart and Spleen channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Su He Xiang?: The Chinese Herb Su Hu Xiang is the dried, crystalized resin of the oriental sweetgum tree (Liquidambar… read more
Su Mu – Sappan Wood – Lignum Sappan

Su Mu English Name: sappan wood Pharmaceutical Name: Lignum Sappan Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Su Mu enters the Heart, Liver, and Spleen channels; it is sweet, salty, and slightly acrid in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Su Mu?: The Chinese Herb Su Mu is the dried heartwood of the sappan… read more
Su Zi – Perilla Fruit – Fructus Perillae

Su Zi English Name: perilla fruit Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Perillae Medica Category: Cough- and Wheezing- Relieving Herbs Properties: Su Zi enters the Lung and Large Intestine channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Su Zi?: The Chinese Herb Su Zi is the dried seeds from the annual herbal plant in… read more
Suan Zao Ren – Sour Jujube Seed – Semen Ziziphi Spinosae

Suan Zao Ren English Name: ziziphus, sour date seed Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Zizyphi Spinosae Medica Category: Shen Calming Herbs Properties: Suan Zao Ren enters the Heart and Liver channels; it is sweet in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Suan Zao Ren?: The Chinese Herb Suan Zao Ren (literally “sour date seed”) is the… read more
Suo Luo Zi – Chinese Buckeye Seed – Semen Aesculi

Suo Luo Zi English Name: aesculus seed, Chinese buckeye, Wilson buckeye seed Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Aesculi Medica Category: Qi-Regulating Herbs Properties: Suo Luo Zi enters the Liver and Stomach channels; it is sweet in nature and warm in temperature. What is Suo Luo Zi?: The Chinese Herb Suo Luo Zi is the seed of a… read more
Suo Yang – Cynomorium – Herba Cynomorii

Suo Yang English Name: cynomorium Literal Translation: “locking the yang” Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Cynomorii Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Suo Yang enters the Kidney, Liver, and Large Intestine channels; it is sweet in nature and warm in temperature. What is Suo Yang?: The Chinese Herb Suo Yang is the dried roots of an East Asian… read more