Sean Conklin
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Han Shui Shi English Name: mirabilite crystal Literal Translation: “cold water stone” Pharmaceutical Name: Mirabilite Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Herbs Properties: Han Shui Sui enters the Stomach and Kidney channels; it is salty in nature and very cold in temperature. What is Han Shui Shi?: The Chinese Herb Han Shui Shi is the precipitate… read more
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Dao Dou English Name: canavalia, sword bean Literal Translation: “knife bean” Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Canavaliae Medica Category: Qi-Regulating Herbs Properties: Dao Dou enters the Stomach and Kidney channels; it is sweet in nature and warm in temperature. What is Dao Dou?: The Chinese Herb Dao Dou is the dried seeds/beans of a domesticated plant Canavalia… read more
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Deng Xin Cao English Name: juncus pith, rush pith Literal Translation: “lamp wick herb” Pharmaceutical Name: Medulla Junci Medica Category: Water-Regulating and Damp-Resolving Herbs Properties: Deng Xin Cao enters the Heart, Lung, and Small Intestine channels; it is sweet and bland in nature and cool in temperature. What is Deng Xin Cao?: The Chinese Herb… read more
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Di Fu Zi English Name: kochia, belvedere fruit, broom cypress fruit Literal Translation: “earth-skin seed” Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Kochiae Medica Category: Water-Regulating and Damp-Resolving Herbs Properties: Di Fu Zi enters the Urinary Bladder and Kidney channels; it is sweet and bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Di Fu Zi?: The Chinese Herb… read more
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Di Gu Pi English Name: lyceum root bark, barbary wolfberry root bark, Chinese wolfberry rootbark Pharmaceutical Name: Cortex Lycii Medica Category: Deficiency-Heat Clearing Herbs Properties: Di Gu Pi enters the Lung and Kidney channels; it is sweet and bland in nature and cold in temperature. What is Di Gu Pi?: The Chinese Herb Di Gu… read more
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Di Long English Name: earthworm Literal Translation: “earth dragon” Pharmaceutical Name: Pheretima Medica Category: Liver-Calming and Wind-Extinguishing Herbs Properties: Di Long enters the Liver, Spleen, Urinary Bladder, and Lung channels; it is salty in nature and cold in temperature. What is Di Long?: The Chinese Herb Di Long is the dried body of earthworms (Pheretina… read more
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Di Yu English Name: sanguisorba, garden burnet root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Sanguisorbae Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Di Yu enters the Liver, Large Intestine, and Stomach channels; it is bitter and sour in nature and cool in temperature. What is Di Yu?: The Chinese Herb Di Yu is the dried roots of garden burnet (Sanguisorba… read more