Chinese Herbal Dictionary

Sean Conklin

  • Pu Gong Ying – Asian Dandelion – Herba Taraxaci

    Pu Gong Ying English Name: (Asian) dandelion Pharmaceutical name: Herba Taraxaci Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Pu Gong Ying enters the Liver and Stomach channels. It is bitter and sweet in nature and cold in temperature. What is Pu Gong Ying?: Pu Gong Ying (Taraxacum mongolicum) is dried Asian dandelion (all parts of… read more

  • Pu Huang – Cattail Pollen – Pollen Typhae

    Pu Huang English Name: bulrush, cattail pollen Pharmaceutical Name: Pollen Typhae Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Pu Huang enters the Liver and Pericardium channels; it is sweet in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Pu Huang?: The Chinese Herb Pu Huang is pollen from narrow-leaf cattail (Typha angustifolia L.) or the pollen from bulrush… read more

  • Pu Yin – Indian Stringbush – Radix Wikstroemia Indica

    Pu Yin English Name: Indian stringbush Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Wikstroemia Indica Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Pu Yin enters the Lung and Liver channels; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Pu Yin?: The Chinese Herb Pu Yin the dried roots of the Indian Stringbush (Wikstroemia indica C.A. Mey),… read more

  • Qi Ye Lian – Taiwan Schefflera Root – Radix Schefflerae

    Qi Ye Lian English Name: schefflera, scandent schefflera root, (dwarf umbrella tree) Literal Name: “seven-leaf lotus” Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Schefflerae Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Pain Relieving Herbs Properties: Qi Ye Lian enters the Liver channel; it is acrid and bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Qi Ye Lian?: The… read more

  • Qian Cao – India Madder Root – Radix Rubiae

    Qian Cao English Name: madder, India madder root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Rubiae Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Qian Cao enters the Liver channel; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Qian Cao?: The Chinese Herb Qian Cao is the dried roots of the Indian madder (Rubia cordifolia L.), a small flowering… read more

  • Qian Dan – Lead Oxide – Minium

    Qian Dan English Name: minium, lead oxide Pharmaceutical Name: Minium Medica Category: Substances for Topical Application Properties: Qian Dan enters the Heart and Liver channels; it is bitter in nature, cool in temperature, and considered toxic according to TCM theory. What is Qian Dan?: The Chinese Herb Qian Dan is red lead oxide powder. Historically,… read more

  • Qian Hu – Hogfennel Root – Radix Peucedani

    Qian Hu English Name: peucedanum, white-flowered hog-fennel root Literal Translation: “before barbarians” Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Peucedani Medica Category: Phlegm-Resolving Herbs Properties: Qian Hu enters the Lung channel; it is bitter and acrid in nature and cool in temperature. What is Qian Hu?: The Chinese Herb Qian Hu is the dried roots from the white-flowered hog-fennel… read more

  • Qian Li Guang – Senecio – Herba Senecionis Scandens

    Qian Li Guang English Name: senecio, climbing groundsel herb, ragwort herb Literal Translation: “thousand-mile brightness” Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Senecionis Scandens Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Qian Li Guang enters the Lung, Liver, and Large Intestine channels; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Qian Li Guang?: The Chinese Herb… read more

  • Qian Nian Jian – Homalomena – Rhizoma Homalomenae

    Qian Nian Jian English Name: homalomena rhizome Literal Translation: “thousand-year vitality” Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Homalomenae Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Qian Nian Jian enters the Kidney and Liver channels; it is bitter and acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Qian Nian Jian?: The Chinese… read more

  • Qian Niu Zi – Pharbitis Seed – Semen Pharbitidis

    Qian Niu Zi English Name: pharbitis seed, morning glory seed Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Pharbitidis Medica Category: Downward Draining Herbs—Harsh Expellants (Cathartics) Properties: Qian Niu Zi enters the Lung, Kidney, and Large Intestine channels; it is bitter and acrid in nature, cold in temperature, and considered toxic according to TCM theory. What is Qian Niu Zi?:… read more

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