Chinese Herbal Dictionary

Sean Conklin

  • Hai Gou Shen – Seal Testes and Penis – Testes et Penis Otariae

    Hai Gou Shen English Name: male seal sexual organs (testes and penis of an ursine seal) Pharmaceutical Name: Testes et Penis Otariae Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Hai Gou Shen enters the Kidney and Liver channels; it is salty in nature and hot in temperature. What is Hai Gou Shen?: The Chinese Herb Hai Gou… read more

  • Hai Jin Sha – Lygodium Spores – Herba Lygodii

    Hai Jin Sha English Name: lygodium spores Literal Translation: “golden sand of the sea” Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Lygodii Medica Category: Water-Regulating and Damp-Resolving Herbs Properties: Hai Jin Sha enters the Urinary Bladder and Small Intestine channels; it is sweet and bland in nature and cold in temperature. What is Hai Jin Sha?: The Chinese Herb… read more

  • Hai Long – Pipe Fish – Syngnathus

    Hai Long English Name: pipe fish Pharmaceutical Name: Syngnathus Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Hai Long enters the Kidney channel; it is sweet and salty in nature and slightly warm in temperature. What is Hai Long?: The Chinese Herb Hai Long is the dried body of three different species of pipefish, which are long, slender… read more

  • Hai Ma – Sea Horse – Hippocampus

    Hai Ma English Name: sea horse Pharmaceutical Name: Hippocampus Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Hai Ma enters the Kidney and Liver channels; it is sweet and salty in nature and warm in temperature. What is Hai Ma?: The Chinese Herb Hai Ma is the dried body of the Great seahorse (Hippocampus kellogii) which is either… read more

  • Hai Piao Xiao – Cuttlefish Bone – Endoconcha Sepiae

    Hai Piao Xiao English Name: cuttlefish bone Pharmaceutical Name: Endoconcha Sepiae Medica Category: Astringent Herbs Properties: Hai Piao Xiao enters the Liver and Kidney channels; it is salty and astringent in nature and slightly warm in temperature. What is Hai Piao Xiao?: The Chinese Herb Hai Piao Xiao is the inner shell of two species… read more

  • Hai Shen – Sea Cucumber – Strichopus Japonicus

    Hai Shen English Name: (Japanese) sea cucumber, sea slug, trepang Pharmaceutical Name: Strichopus Japonicus Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Hai Shen enters the Heart and Kidney channels; it is sweet and salty in nature and warm in temperature. What is Hai Shen?: The Chinese Herb Hai Shen is derived from the Japanese sea cucumber (Strichopus… read more

  • Hai Tong Pi – Himalayan Coral Bean Bark – Cortex Erythrinae

    Hai Tong Pi English Name: erythrina, Oriental (or Himalayan) coral bean bark Pharmaceutical Name: Cortex Erythrinae Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Hai Tong Pi enters the Liver channel; it is bitter and acrid in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Hai Tong Pi?: The Chinese Herb… read more

  • Hai Zao – Sargassum – Sargassum

    Hai Zao English Name: sargassum, seaweed Pharmaceutical Name: Sargassum Medica Category: Phlegm-Resolving Herbs Properties: Hai Zao enters the Liver, Stomach, and Kidney channels; it is bitter and salty in nature and cold in temperature. What is Hai Zao?: The Chinese Herb Hai Zao is dried seaweed from one of two species in the genus Sargassum… read more

  • Han Fang Ji – Stephania Root – Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae

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  • Han Lian Cao – Eclipta – Herba Ecliptae

    Han Lian Cao English Name: eclipta Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Ecliptae Medica Category: Yin-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Han Lian Cao enters the Liver and Kidney channels; it is sweet and sour in nature and cold in temperature. What is Han Lian Cao?: The Chinese Herb Han Lian Cao is the dried, aerial parts of eclipta (Eclipta prostrata… read more

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