Chinese Herbal Dictionary

Sean Conklin

  • Chui Pen Cao – Sedum – Herba Sedi

    Chui Pen Sao English Name: sedum, graveyard moss, gold moss stonecrop, stringy stonecrop Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Sedi Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Chui Pen Cao enters the Liver, Gallbladder, and Small Intestine channels; it is sweet, bland, and slightly sour in nature and cool in temperature. What is Chui Pen Cao?: The Chinese… read more

  • Chun Gen Pi – Ailanthus Bark – Cortex Ailanthi

    Chun Gen Pi English Name: ailanthus bark Pharmaceutical Name: Cortex Ailanthi Medica Category: Astringent Herbs Properties: Chun Gen Pi enters the Large Intestine, Stomach, and Liver channels; it is bitter and astringent in nature and old in temperature. What is Chun Gen Pi?: The Chinese Herb Chun Gen Pi is the dried bark of ailanthus… read more

  • Ci Shi – Magnetite – Magnetitum

    Ci Shi English Name: lodestone, magnetite Pharmaceutical Name: Magnetitum Medica Category: Shen Calming Herbs Properties: Ci Shi enters the Liver, Kidney, and Heart channels; it is acrid and salty in nature and cold in temperature. What is Ci Shi?: The Chinese Herb Ci Shi is a magnetic mineral ore called magnetite, which is a dull… read more

  • Ci Wu Jia – Eleuthero – Radix et Caulis Acanthopanacis Senticosi

    Ci Wu Jia English Name: acanthopanax root, eleuthero root, Siberian ginseng, Pharmaceutical Name: Radix et Caulis Acanthopanacis Senticosi Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Ci Wu Jia enters the Spleen, Kidney, and Heart channels; it is acrid and slightly bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Ci Wu Jia?: The Chinese Herb Ci Wu… read more

  • Cong Bai – Scallion – Bulbus Allii Fistulosi

    Cong Bai English Name: scallions, green onions, allium Pharmaceutical name: Bulbus Allii Fistulosi Medica Category: Wind-Cold Releasing Herbs Properties: Cong Bai enters the Lung and Stomach channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Cong Bai?: Cong Bai is the white part of a scallion (above the root). Traditional Chinese Medicine… read more

  • Da Feng Zi – Chaulmoogra Seeds – Semen Hydnocarpi

    Da Feng Zi English Name: chaulmoogra seeds Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Hydnocarpi Medica Category: Substances for Topical Application Properties: Da Feng Zi enters the Liver, Spleen, and Kidney channels; it is acrid in nature, hot in temperature, and considered extremely toxic in TCM theory. What is Da Feng Zi?: The Chinese Herb Da Feng Zi is… read more

  • Da Fu Pi – Areca Husk – Pericarpium Arecae

    Da Fu Pi English Name: areca husk, betel nut peel Pharmaceutical Name: Pericarpium Arecae Medica Category: Qi-Regulating Herbs Properties: Da Fu Pi enters the Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Spleen, and Stomach channels; it is acrid in nature and slightly warm in temperature. What is Da Fu Pi?: The Chinese Herb Da Fu Pi is the… read more

  • Da Huang – Rhubarb Root – Radix et Rhizoma Rhei

    Da Huang English Name: rhubarb root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix et Rhizoma Rhei Medica Category: Downward Draining Herbs– Purgatives Properties: Da Huang enters the Spleen, Stomach, Large Intestine, Liver, and Heart channels; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Da Huang?: The Chinese Herb is the dried root and rhizome of three… read more

  • Da Hui Xiang – Star Anise – Fructus Anisi Stellati

    Da Hui Xiang English Name: star anise Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Anisi Stellati Medica Category: Interior-Warming Herbs Properties: Da Hui Xiang enters the Liver, Kidney, and Spleen channels; it is acrid and sweet in nature and warm in temperature. What is Da Hui Xiang?: The Chinese Herb Da Hui Xiang is star anise fruit (Illicium verum… read more

  • Da Ji – Cirsium – Herba seu Radix Cirsii Japonici

    Da Ji English Name: cirsium, Japanese thistle, plum thistle Literal Translation: “big thistle“ Pharmaceutical Name: Herba seu Radix Cirsii Japonici Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Da Ji enters the Liver and Heart channels; it is sweet and bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Da Ji?: The Chinese Herb Da Ji comes from… read more

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