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 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 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 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 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 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 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