Chinese Herbal Dictionary

Sean Conklin

  • Shuang Liu Huang – Half Spreading Ironweed – Herba Vernoniae Patulae

    Shuang Liu Huang English Name: half-spreading ironweed Literal Translation: “double willow yellow” Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Vernoniae Patulae Medica Category: Wind-Heat Releasing Herbs Properties: Shuang Liu Huang enters the Lung and Large Intestine channels; it is bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Shuang Liu Huang?: The Chinese Herb Shuang Liu Huang is the… read more

  • Shui Ding Xiang – Climbing Seed Box – Herba Ludwigiae – Prostrotae

    Shui Ding Xiang English Name: ludwigia, climbing seed box, creeping water primrose Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Ludwigiae Prostratae Medica Category: Water-Regulating and Damp-Resolving Herbs Properties: Shui Ding Xiang enters the Kidney and Urinary Bladder channels; it is sweet and bland in nature and very cold in temperature. What is Shui Ding Xiang?: The Chinese Herb Shui… read more

  • Shui Zhi – Medicinal Leech – Hirudo

    Shui Zhi English Name: medicinal leech Pharmaceutical Name: Hirudo Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Shui Jui enters the Liver channel; it is salty and bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. Considered slightly toxic. What is Shui Zhi?: The Chinese Herb comes from certain species of dried leech (Hirudo nipponica Whitman; and 2… read more

  • Qing Fen – Calomel – Calomelas

    Qing Fen English Name: calomel Pharmaceutical Name: Calomelas Medica Category: Substances for Topical Application Properties: Qing Fen enters the Liver and Kidney channels; it is acrid in nature and cold in temperature. This substance is considered toxic in TCM theory. What is Qing Fen?: The Chinese Herb Qing Fen is calomel, a crystalized mercury chloride… read more

  • Qing Feng Teng – Japanese Sabia Stem – Caulis Sinomenii

    Qing Feng Teng English Name: sinomenium, Orient vine stem, Japanese sabia stem Pharmaceutical Name: Caulis Sinomenii Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Pain Relieving Herbs Properties: Qing Feng Teng enters the Liver channel; it is bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Qing Feng Teng?: The Chinese Herb Qing Feng Teng is… read more

  • Qing Guo Gen – White Olive Root – Radix Canarium Album

    Qing Guo Gen English Name: white olive root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Canarium Album Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Herbs Properties: Qing Guo Gen enters the Lung and Stomach channels; it is sour and astringent in nature and cool in temperature. What is Qing Guo Gen: The Chinese Herb Qing Guo Gen is the dried root… read more

  • Qing Hao – Artemisia – Artemisia Annuae

    Qing Hao English Name: artemisia, sweet wormwood, sweet annie Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Artemisiae Annuae Medica Category: Deficiency-Heat Clearing Herbs Properties: Qing Hao enters the Liver, Gallbladder, and Stomach channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Qing Hao?: The Chinese Herb Qing Hao is the dried aerial parts of… read more

  • Qing Mu Xiang – Aristolochia Root – Radix Aristolochiae

    Qing Mu Xiang English Name: aristolochia root, slender Dutchman’s piperoot Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Aristolochiae Medica Category: Qi-Regulating Herbs Properties: Qing Mu Xiang enters the Liver and Stomach channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Qing Mu Xiang?: The Chinese Herb Qing Mu Xiang is the dried roots of… read more

  • Qing Pi – Immature Citrus Peel – Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride

    Qing Pi English Name: immature orange peel, green tangerine peel Literal translation: “blue-green peel”, “green peel” Pharmaceutical Name: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride Medica Category: Qi-Regulating Herbs Properties: Qing Pi enters the Liver, Gallbladder, and Stomach channels; it is bitter and acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Qing Pi?: The Chinese Herb Qing… read more

  • Qing Xiang Zi – Celosia Argentea Seed – Semen Celosiae

    Qing Xiang Zi English Name: celosia argentea seed, feather cockscomb seed Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Celosiae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Herbs Properties: Qing Xiang Zi enters the Liver channel; it is bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Qing Xiang Zi: The Chinese Herb Qing Xiang Zi are the seeds of the tropical… read more

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