Sean Conklin
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Cha Chi Huang English Name: stellaria, water chickweed Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Stellariae Aquaticae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Cha Ching Huang enters the Liver, Large Intestine, and San Jiao channels; it is acrid and slightly bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Cha Chi Huang?: The Chinese Herb Cha Chi Huang… read more
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Chai Hu English Name: bupleurum root Literal Translation: “kindling of the barbarians” Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Bupleuri Medica Category: Wind-Heat Releasing Herbs Properties: Chai Hu enters the Liver and Gallbladder channels; it is bitter and acrid in nature and cool in temperature. What is Chai Hu?: The Chinese Herb (Bei) Chai Hu is the dried root… read more
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Chan Su English Name: toad venom, toad cake, cake of toad skin secretion Pharmaceutical Name: Venenum Bufonis Medica Category: Substances for Topical Application Properties: Chan Su enters the Heart channel; it is acrid and sweet in nature, warm in temperature, and considered toxic according to TCM theory. What is Chan Su?: The Chinese Herb Chan… read more
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Chan Tui English Name: cicada moulting Pharmaceutical Name: Periostracum Cicadae Medica Category: Wind-Heat Releasing Herbs Properties: Chan Tui enters the Liver and Lung channels; it is sweet in nature and cold in temperature What is Chan Tui?: The Chinese Herb Chan Tui is the sloughed-off moultings of the cicada Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Therapeutic Actions… read more
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Chang Shan English Name: dichroa root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Dichroae Medica Category: Emetic Herbs Properties: Chang Shan enters the Lung, Heart, and Liver channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and cold in temperature. Its purpose is to induce vomiting and thus according to TCM is considered toxic. What is Chang Shan?: The Chinese… read more
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Che Qian Zi English Name: plantago seed, asiatic plantain seed Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Plantaginis Medica Category: Water-Regulating and Damp-Resolving Herbs Properties: Che Qian Zi enters Kidney, Urinary Bladder, Liver, and Lung channels; it is sweet in nature and cold in temperature. What is Che Qian Zi?: The Chinese Herb Che Qian Zi is the seeds… read more
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Ai Ye English Name: artemisia argyi, Chinese mugwort Pharmaceutical Name: Folium Artemisiae Argyi Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Ai Ye enters the Spleen, Liver, and Kidney channels; it is bitter and acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Ai Ye? The Chinese Herb Ai Ye is the leaves of Artemisia Argyi (or Chinese… read more
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Ba Dou English Name: croton fruit Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Crotonis Medica Category: Downward Draining Herbs– Purgatives Properties: Ba Dou enters the Stomach and Large Intestine channels; it is acrid in nature, hot in temperature, and considered toxic according to TCM theory. What is Ba Dou? The Chinese Herb Ba Dou is the dried fruit of… read more
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Ba Yue Zha English Name: akebia fruit Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Akebiae Medica Category: Qi-Regulating Herbs Properties: Ba Yue Zha enters Liver and Stomach channels; it is bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Ba Yue Zha? The Chinese Herb Ba Yue Zha is the dried fruit that comes from the akebia (or clematis)… read more