Chinese Herbal Dictionary

Sean Conklin

  • Bai Shao – White Peony Root – Radix Paeoniae Alba

    Bai Shao English Name: white peony root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Paeoniae Alba Medica Category: Blood-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Bai Shao enters the Liver and Spleen channels; it is bitter and sour in nature and cool in temperature. What is Bai Shao?: The Chinese Herb Bai Shao is derived from the root of peony plant (Paeonia lactiflora… read more

  • Bai Tou Weng – Chinese Pulsatilla Root – Radix Pulsatillae

    Bai Tou Weng English Name: Chinese pulsatilla root Literal Translation: “white-headed gentleman” Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Pulsatillae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Bai Tou Weng enters the Large Intestine channel; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Bai Tou Weng?: The Chinese Herb Bai Tou Weng is Chinese pulsatilla root… read more

  • Bai Wei – Blackened Swallowwort Root – Radix Cynanchi Atrati

    Bai Wei English Name: cynanchum, blackened swallowwort root, versicolorous swallowwort root Literal Translation: “white rose” Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Cynanchi Atrati Medica Category: Deficiency-Heat Clearing Herbs Properties: Bai Wei enters the Stomach and Liver channels; it is bitter and salty in nature and cold in temperature. What is Bai Wei?: The Chinese Herb Bai Wei is… read more

  • Bai Xian Pi – Dictamnus – Cortex Dictamni

    Bai Xian Pi English Name: dense fruit dittany wood bark, dictamnus Literal Translation: “white fresh bark” Pharmaceutical Name: Cortex Dictamni Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Bai Xian Pi enters the Spleen and stomach channels; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Bai Xian Pi?: The Chinese Herb Bai Xian… read more

  • Bai Zhi – Dahurican Angelica Root – Radix Angelicae Dahuricae

    Bai Zhi English Name: Angelica Dahurica Root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Angelicae Dahuricae Medica Category: Wind-Cold Releasing Herbs Properties: Bai Zhi enters the Lung, Stomach, and Spleen channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Bai Zhi?: Bai Zhi is the sliced, unprocessed root of the perennial herbaceous plant Angelica dahurica. Traditional… read more

  • Bai Zhu – White Atractylodes – Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae

    Bai Zhu English Name: white atractylodes Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Bai Zhu enters the Spleen and Stomach channels; it is bitter and sweet in nature and warm in temperature. What is Bai Zhu?: The Chinese Herb Bai Zhu the dried rhizome of the white atracylodes plant (Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz.),… read more

  • Bai Zi Ren – Biota Seed – Semen Platycladi

    Bai Zi Ren English Name: platycladus seed, biota seed, Chinese arborvitae seed Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Platycladi Medica Category: Shen Calming Herbs Properties: Bai Zi Ren enters the Heart, Kidney, and Large Intestine channels; it is sweet in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Bai Zi Ren?: The Chinese Herb Bai Zi Ren (aka Biota… read more

  • Ban Bian Lian – Chinese Lobelia – Herba Lobeliae Chinensis

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  • Ban Lan Gen – Isatis Root – Radix Isatidis

    Ban Lan Gen Alternate Pinyin Name: Bei Ban Lan Gen English Name: isatis root Pharmaceutical name: Radix Isatidis Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Ban Lan Gen enters the Heart and Stomach channels. It is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Ban Lan Gen?: The Chinese Herb (Bei) Ban Lan Gen… read more

  • Ban Mao – Chinese Blister Beetle – Mylabris

    Ban Mao English Name: mylabris, blister beetle Pharmaceutical Name: Mylabris Medica Category: Substances for Topical Application Properties: Ban Mao enters the Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Liver, and Kidney channels; it is acrid in nature, cold in temperature, and considered toxic according to TCM theory. What is Ban Mao?: The Chinese Herb Ban Mao is the… read more

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