Sean Conklin
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Zhi Ke English Name: bitter orange, aurantium fruit (mature) Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Aurantii Medica Category: Qi-Regulating Herbs Properties: Zhi Ke enters the Spleen, Stomach, and Large Intestine channels; it is bitter and acrid in nature and cool in temperature. What is Zhi Ke?: The Chinese Herb Zhi Ke is the dried fruit of the bitter… read more
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Zhi Mu English Name: anemarrhena Literal Translation: “know about mother” Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Anemarrhenae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Herbs Properties: Zhi Mu enters the Lung, Stomach, and Kidney channels; it is bitter and sweet in nature and cold in temperature. What is Zhi Mu?: The Chinese Herb Zhi Mu is the dried root of… read more
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Zhi Shi English Name: immature bitter orange, immature sweet orange, aurantium immaturus Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Aurantii Immaturus Medica Category: Qi-Regulating Herbs Properties: Zhi Shi enters the Large Intestine, Spleen and Stomach channels; it is bitter and acrid in nature and cool in temperature. What is Zhi Shi?: The Chinese Herb Zhi Shi is the dried… read more
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Zhi Zi English Name: gardenia, cape jasmine fruit Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Gardeniae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Herbs Properties: Zhi Zi enters the Heart, Lung, Stomach, and San Jiao channels; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Zhi Zi? Cape Jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides) is an evergreen shrub native to Southern China… read more
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Zhong Ru Shi English Name: stalactitum, stalactitie tips Pharmaceutical Name: Stalactitum Medica Category: Cough- and Wheezing- Relieving Herbs Properties: Zhong Ru Shi enters the Lung, Kidney, and Stomach channels; it is sweet in nature and warm in temperature. What is Zhong Ru Shi?: The Chinese Herb Zhong Ru Shi is calcite mineral that comes from… read more
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Zhu Fan Hua Tou English Name: mirabilis Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Mirabilidis Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Zhu Fan Hua Tou enters the Lung, Stomach, and Urinary Bladder channels; it is sweet, bitter, and astringent in nature What is Zhu Fan Hua Tou?: The Chinese Herb Zhu Fan Hua Tou is the dried root of Mirabilis… read more
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Zhu Li English Name: dried bamboo sap Pharmaceutical Name: Succus Bambusae Medica Category: Phlegm-Resolving Herbs Properties: Zhu Li enters the Heart, Lung, and Stomach channels; it is sweet in nature and cold in temperature. What is Zhu Li?: The Chinese Herb Zhu Li is the dried sap that comes from one of three species of… read more
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Zhu Ling English Name: polyporus Pharmaceutical Name: Polyporus Medica Category: Water-Regulating and Damp-Resolving Herbs Properties: Zhu Ling enters the Kidney and Urinary Bladder channels; it is sweet and bland in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Zhu Ling?: The Chinese Herb Zhu Ling comes from a type of wood-decaying mushroom (Polyporus umbellatus) whose fruiting… read more