Chinese Herbal Dictionary

Sean Conklin

  • Fu Xiao Mai – Light Wheat Berry – Semen Tritci Aestivi Levis

    Fu Xiao Mai English Name: wheat levis, light wheat, shriveled wheat Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Tritici Aestivi Levis Medica Category: Astringent Herbs Properties: Fu Xiao Mai enters the Heart channel; it is sweet in nature and cool in temperature. What is Fu Xiao Mai?: The Chinese Herb Fu Xiao Mai is blighted grains of wheat (Triticum… read more

  • Fu Zi – Aconite – Radix Aconiti Lateralis Praeparata

    (Zhi) Fu Zi English Name: aconite (prepared), daughter root of common monk’s hood (prepared) Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Aconti Lateralis Praeparata Medica Category: Interior-Warming Herbs Properties: Fu Zi enters the Kidney, Spleen, and Heart channels; it is acrid in nature and hot in temperature. What is Fu Zi?: The Chinese Herb Fu Zi is the prepared… read more

  • Gan Cao – Licorice Root – Radix Glycyrrhizae

    Gan Cao English Name: licorice root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Glycyrrhizae Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Gan Cao enters the Spleen, Stomach, Lung, and Heart channels; it is sweet in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Gan Cao?: The Chinese Herb Gan Cao is dried licorice root from one of three closely related species of… read more

  • Gan Jiang – Dried Ginger – Rhizoma Zingiberis

    Gan Jiang English Name: dried ginger Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Zingiberis Medica Category: Interior-Warming Herbs Properties: Gan Jiang enters the Heart, Spleen, Lung, and Stomach channels; it is acrid in nature and hot in temperature. What is Gan Jiang?: The Chinese Herb Gan Jiang is dried ginger root (Zingiber officinale Rosc.). Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Therapeutic… read more

  • Chen Pi – Tangerine Peel – Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae

    Chen Pi English Name: citrus peel, tangerine peel, orange peel Literal Translation: “aged peel” Pharmaceutical Name: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Medica Category: Qi-Regulating Herbs Properties: Chen Pi enters the Lung and Spleen channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Chen Pi?: The Chinese Herb Chen Pi is the dried… read more

  • Chen Xiang – Aquilaria – Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum

    Chen Xiang English Name: aquilaria, agarwood, Chinese eaglewood Literal Translation: “sinking aroma”, “sinking fragrance” Pharmaceutical Name: Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum Medica Category: Qi-Regulating Herbs Properties: Chen Xiang enters the Kidney, Spleen, and Stomach channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and warm and aromatic in temperature. What is Chen Xiang?: The Chinese Herb Chen Xiang… read more

  • Chi Shao – Red Peony Root – Radix Paeoniae Rubrae

    Chi Shao English Name: red peony root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Paeoniae Rubrae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Blood-Cooling Herbs Properties: Chi Shao enters the Liver channel; it is bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Chi Shao?: The Chinese Herb Chi Shao is the unpeeled, dried root of the peony plant (Paeonia lactiflora; P.… read more

  • Chi Shi Zhi – Red Halloysite – Halloysitum Rubrum

    Chi Shi Zhi English Name: red halloysite Literal Translation: “crimson stone resin” Pharmaceutical Name: Halloysitum Rubrum Medica Category: Astringent Herbs Properties: Chi Shi Zhi enters the Stomach and Large Intestine channels; it is astringent in nature and warm in temperature. What is Chi Shi Zhi?: The Chinese Herb Chi Shi Zhi is the mineral halloysite,… read more

  • Chi Xiao Dou – Aduki Bean – Semen Phaseoli

    Chi Xiao Dou English Name: phaseolus, rice bean, aduki bean Literal translation: “red little bean” Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Phaseoli Medica Category: Water-Regulating and Damp-Resolving Herbs Properties: Chi Xiao Dou enters the Heart and Small Intestine channels; it is sweet and sour in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Chi Xiao Dou?: The Chinese Herb… read more

  • Chou Wu Tong – Glory Bower Leaves – Folium Clerodendri Trichotomi

    Chou Wu Tong English Name: harlequin glorybower tree leaf, peanut butter tree leaf, clerodendron leaf Literal Translation: “stinky Chinese parasol tree” Pharmaceutical Name: Folium Clerodendri Trichotomi Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Chou Wu Tong enters the Liver channel; it is acrid, bitter, and sweet in nature and… read more

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