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