Chinese Herbal Dictionary

Sean Conklin

  • San Leng – Sparganium – Rhizoma Sparganii

    San Leng English Name: sparganium rhizome, common bur-reed rhizome Literal Translation: “three edges” Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Sparganii Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: San Leng enters the Liver and Spleen channels; it is bitter in nture and neutral in temperature. What is San Leng?: The Chinese Herb San Leng is the dried rhizome (tuber)… read more

  • San Qi – Notoginseng – Radix Notoginseng

    San Qi English Name: pseudoginseng, notoginseng, tienchi ginseng Literal Translation: “three-seven” Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Notoginseng Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: San Qi is sweet and slightly bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is San Qi?: The Chinese Herb San Qi (commonly known as notoginseng or pseudoginseng—Panax notoginseng) is a perennial herb with dark… read more

  • Sang Bai Pi – Mulberry Bark – Cortex Mori

    Sang Bai Pi English Name: mulberry bark, white mulberry root bark Pharmaceutical Name: Cortex Mori Medica Category: Cough- and Wheezing- Relieving Herbs Properties: Sang Bai Pi enters the Lung channel; it is sweet in nature and cold in temperature. What is Sang Bai Pi?: The Chinese Herb Sang Bai Pi is the dried root bark… read more

  • Sang Ji Sheng – Taxillus – Herba Taxilli

    Sang Ji Sheng English Name: taxillus, loranthus twig, mulberry mistletoe stem Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Taxilli Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Tendon and Bone Strengthening Herbs Properties: Sang Ji Sheng enters the Liver and Kidney channels; it is bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Sang Ji Sheng?: The Chinese Herb Sang… read more

  • Sang Piao Xiao – Mantis Egg Case – Ootheca Mantidis

    Sang Piao Xiao English Name: mantis, mantis egg case Pharmaceutical Name: Ootheca Mantidis Medica Category: Astringent Herbs Properties: Sang Piao Xiao enters the Liver and Kidney channels; it is sweet and salty in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Sang Piao Xiao?: The Chinese Herb Sang Piao Xiao is the egg case of four… read more

  • Sang Shen Zi – Mulberry Fruit – Fructus Mori

    Sang Shen Zi English Name: mulberry fruit Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Mori Medica Category: Yin-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Sang Shen Zi enters the Heart, Liver, and Kidney channels; it is sweet in nature and cold in temperature. What is Sang Shen Zi?: The Chinese Herb Sang Shen Zi is the ripe fruit of the white (Chinese) mulberry… read more

  • Sang Ye – Mulberry Leaf – Folium Mori

    Sang Ye English Name: mulberry leaf Pharmaceutical Name: Folium Mori Medica Category: Wind-Heat relieving Herbs Properties: Sang Ye enters the Lung and Liver channels; it si bitter and sweet in nature and cold in temperature. What is Sang Ye?: The Chinese Herb Sang Ye is the dried, unprocessed leaf of the mulberry tree (Morus alba… read more

  • Sang Zhi – Mulberry Twig – Ramulus Mori

    Sang Zhi English Name: mulberry twigs Pharmaceutical Name: Ramulus Mori Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Sang Zhi enters the Liver channel; it is bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Sang Zhi?: The Chinese Herb Sang Zhi is the dried twigs from the branches of… read more

  • Sha Ren – Amomum – Fructus Amomi

    Sha Ren English Name: amomum fruit, cardamon Literal Translation: “sand seeds” Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Amomi Medica Category: Aromatic Damp-Dissolving Herbs Properties: Sha Ren enters the Spleen and Stomach channels; it is acrid in nature and warm and aromatic in temperature. What is Sha Ren?: The Chinese Herb Sha Ren is the mature fruit of a… read more

  • Sha Shen – Adenophora – Glehnia – Radix Adenophorae seu Glehniae

    Sha Shen English Name: adenophora, glehnia Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Adenophorae seu Glehniae Medica Category: Yin-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Sha Shen enters the Lung and Stomach channels; it is sweet in nature and cool in temperature. What is Sha Shen?: What is Sha Shen?: The Chinese Herb Sha Shen is the dried root of one of two… read more

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