Chinese Herbal Dictionary

Sean Conklin

  • Fen Fang Ji – Stephania Root – Radix Stephaniae Tetandrae

    Fen Fang Ji Alternate Pinyin name: Han Fang Ji: Fen Fang Ji is the classical name given to this herb in the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (from the second century AD) as well as the standard name given for this herb in the contemporary Chinese Herbal Pharmacopoeia by the People’s Republic of China (2000);… read more

  • Feng Mi – Honey – Mel

    Feng Mi English Name: honey Pharmaceutical Name: Mel Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Feng Mi enters the Spleen, Lung, and Large Intestine channels; it is sweet in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Feng Mi?: The Chinese Herb Feng Mi is honey (either raw or heat-processed) produced by both Asian and/or European honey bees.… read more

  • Feng Wei Cao – Chinese Brake – Herba Pteris

    Feng Wei Cao English Name: pteris, Chinese brake, spider brake Literal Translation: “phoenix tail herb” Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Pteris Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Feng Wei Cao enters the Large Intestine and Urinary Bladder channels; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Feng Wei Cao?: The Chinese Herb Feng… read more

  • Fo Shou – Citrus Sarcodactylus – Fructus Citri Sarcodactylis

    Fo Shou English Name: finger citron, citrus sarcodactylus Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Citri Sarcodactylis Medica Category: Qi-Regulating Herbs Properties: Fo Shou enters the Liver, Lung, Stomach, and Spleen channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Fo Shou?: The Chinese Herb Fo Shou is the dried fruit of the fingered… read more

  • Fu Hai Shi – Pumice – Pumice

    Fu Hai Shi English Name: pumice, costaziae skeleton Pharmaceutical Name: Pumice Medica Category: Phlegm-Resolving Herbs Properties: Fu Hai Shi enters the Lung channel; it is salty in nature and cold in temperature. What is Fu Hai Shi?: The Chinese Herb Fu Hai Shi is the fossilized skeletal remains of a tiny marine animal known as… read more

  • Fu Ling – Poria Mushroom – Poria

    Fu Ling English Name: poria, hoelon, tuckahoe Pharmaceutical Name: Poria Medica Category: Water-Regulating and Damp-Resolving Herbs Properties: Fu Ling enters the Heart, Spleen, and Kidney channels; it is sweet and bland in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Fu Ling?: The Chinese Herb Fu Ling comes from a type of fungus called poria (Poria… read more

  • Fu Long Gan – Soot and Ash (from Fire Pit) – Terra Flava Usta

    Fu Long Gan English Name: soot and ash from a fire pit Pharmaceutical Name: Terra Flava Usta Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Fu Long Gan enters the Spleen and Stomach channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Fu Long Gan?: The Chinese Herb Fu Long Gan is ashes form a… read more

  • Fu Pen Zi – Palm Leaf Raspberry Fruit – Fructus Rubi

    Fu Pen Zi English Name: rubus, palm-leaf raspberry fruit Literal Translation: “overturned fruit bowl” Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Rubi Medica Category: Astringent Herbs Properties: Fu Pen Zi enters the Kidney and Liver channels; it is sweet and sour in nature and slightly warm in temperature. What is Fu Pen Zi?: The Chinese Herb Fu Pen Zi… read more

  • Fu Ping – Common Duckweed – Herba Spirodelae

    Fu Ping English Name: spirodela, common duckweed Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Spirodelae Medica Category: Wind-Heat Releasing Herbs Properties: Fu Ping enters the Lung and Urinary Bladder channels; it is acrid in nature and cold in temperature. What is Fu Ping?: The Chinese Herb Fu Ping is dried (common) duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza (L.) Schleid.), a freshwater aquatic… read more

  • Fu Rong – Hibiscus Root – Radix Hibisci

    Fu Rong English Name: hibiscus root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Hibisci Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Blood-Cooling Herbs Properties: Fu Rong enters the Lung channel; it is acrid in nature and cool in temperature. What is Fu Rong?: The Chinese Herb Fu Rong is the dried root of hibiscus (Hibiscus Taiwanensis). Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Therapeutic Actions… read more

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