Sean Conklin
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She Gan English Name: belamcanda, blackberry lily rhizome Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Belamcandae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: She Gan enters the Lung channel; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is She Gan?: The Chinese Herb She Gan is the dried rhizome of the blackberry lily (Belamcanda chinensis). This plant’s… read more
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She Tui English Name: sloughed-off snake skin Pharmaceutical Name: Periostracum Serpentis Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: She Tui enters the Liver channel; it is sweet and salty in nature and neutral in temperature. What is She Tui?: The Chinese Herb She Tui is the sloughed-off skin of… read more
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She Xiang English Name: musk, navel gland secretions of the musk deer Pharmaceutical Name: Moschus Medica Category: Orifice-Opening Herbs Properties: She Xiang enters the Heart, Liver, and Spleen channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is She Xiang?: The Chinese Herb She Xiang is the oily, aromatic substance (i.e. musk) secreted… read more
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Shen Jin Cao English Name: lycopodium, common club moss, stag’s horn club moss Literal Translation: “stretch the tendon herb” Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Lycopodii Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Shen Jin Cao enters the Liver channel; it is bitter ad acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What… read more
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Shen Qu English Name: massa fermentata, medicated leaven Pharmaceutical Name: Massa Fermentata Medica Category: Digestive Herbs Properties: Shen Qu enters the Spleen and Stomach channels; it is sweet and acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Shen Qu?: The Chinese Herb Shen Qu is a mixture of wheat flower, bran, and several different… read more
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Sheng Di Huang English Name: rehmannia Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Rehmanniae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Blood-Cooling Herbs Properties: Sheng Di Huang enters the Heart, Liver, and Kidney channels; it is sweet and bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Sheng Di Huang?: The Chinese Herb Sheng Di Huang is the unprocessed root tuber of… read more
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Sheng Jiang English Name: fresh ginger Pharmaceutical name: Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens Medica Category: Wind-Cold Releasing Herbs Properties: Sheng Jiang enters the Lung, Spleen, and Stomach channels; it is acrid in nature and slightly warm in temperature What is Sheng Jiang?: The Chinese Herb Sheng Jiang is fresh ginger root (or its juice). Traditional Chinese Medicine… read more
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Sheng Ma English Name: cimicifuga, bugbane rhizome Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Cimicifugae Medica Category: Wind-Heat Releasing Herbs Properties: Sheng Ma enters the Lung, Spleen, Large Intestine, and Stomach channels; it is acrid and sweet in nature and cool in temperature. What is Sheng Ma?: The Chinese Herb Sheng Ma is the dried root of cimicifuga, which… read more
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Shi Chang Pu English Name: acorus, grass-leaf sweet-flag rhizome Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Acori Medica Category: Orifice-Opening Herbs Properties: Shi Chang Pu enters the Heart and Stomach channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Shi Chang Pu?: The Chinese Herb Shi Chang Pu is the dried rhizome of the grass-leaf sweet-flag… read more
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Shi Di English Name: kaki calyx, persimmon calyx and receptacle Pharmaceutical Name: Calyx Kaki Medica Category: Qi-Regulating Herbs Properties: Shi Di enters the Stomach channel; it is bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Shi Di?: The Chinese Herb Shi Di is the dried calyx from the fruit of the Japanese (or Asian)… read more