Sean Conklin
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Niu Bang Zi English Name: arctium, burdock fruit Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Arctii Medica Category: Wind-Heat Releasing Herbs Properties: Niu Bang Zi enters the Lung and Stomach channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Niu Bang Zi?: The Chinese Herb Niu Bang Zi is unprocessed (or dry-fried) burdock fruit… read more
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Niu Huang English Name: cattle gallstone, bezoar Pharmaceutical Name: Calculus Bovis Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Niu Huang enters the Liver and Heart channels; it is bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Niu Huang?: The Chinese Herb Niu Huang is the ground-up gallstones of cattle. Since this substance is quite… read more
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Ou Jie English Name: lotus node, lotus rhizome node Pharmaceutical Name: Nodus Nelumbinis Rhizomatis Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Ou Jie enters the Lung, Stomach, and Liver channels; it is sweet and astringent in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Ou Jie?: The Chinese Herb Ou Jie is the node or joint of the… read more
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Pang Da Hai English Name: sterculia seed, boat stericula seed, malva nut Literal Translation: “fat big ocean”, “fat big sea” Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Sterculiae Lychnophorae Medica Category: Phlegm-Resolving Herbs Properties: Pang Da Hai enters the Lung and Large Intestine channels; it is sweet in nature and cold in temperature. What is Pang Da Hai?: The… read more
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Pao Zai Cao English Name: physalis angulata, cut-leaf groundcherry Pharmaceutical Name:Herba Physalis Angulatae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Pao Zai Cao enters the Lung, Urinary Bladder, Liver, and Kidney channels; it is bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Pao Zai Cao?: The Chinese Herb Pai Zai Cao is dried cut-leaf… read more
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Pei Lan English Name: eupatorium, fortune eupatorium, orchid grass herb Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Eupatorii Medica Category: Aromatic Damp-Dissolving Herbs Properties: Pei Lan enters the Spleen, Stomach, and Lung channels; it is acrid in nature and neutral and aromatic in temperature. What is Pei Lan?: The Chinese Herb Pei Lan is the dried leaves and stems… read more
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Peng Sha English Name: Borax Pharmaceutical Name: Borax Medica Category: Substances for Topical Application Properties: Peng Sha enters the Lung and Stomach channels; it is sweet and salty in nature; cool in temperature, and a potentially toxic substance. What is Peng Sha?: The Chinese Herb Peng Sha is borax, which a naturally occurring mineral salt… read more
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Pi Pa Ye English Name: loquat leaf, eriobotrya leaf Pharmaceutical Name: Folium Eriobotryae Medica Category: Cough- and Wheezing- Relieving Herbs Properties: Pi Pa Ye enters the Lung and Stomach channels; it is bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Pi Pa Ye?: The Chinese Herb Pi Pa Ye is dried leaf of eriobotrya… read more
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Po Bu Zi Ye English Name: sebastan plum cordia leaf Literal Translation: “leaves from broken fabric” Pharmaceutical Name: Folium Cordia Dichotoma Medica Category: Qi-Regulating Herbs Properties: Po Bu Zi Ye enters the Liver, Kidney and Stomach channels; it is bitter and slightly astringent in nature and cool in temperature. What is Po Bu Zi… read more