Sean Conklin
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Yu Li Ren English Name: prunus seed, bush cherry pit Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Pruni Medica Category: Downward Draining Herbs—Moist Laxatives Properties: Yu Li Ren enters the Spleen, Large Intestine, and Small Intestine channels; it is acrid, bitter, and sweet in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Yu Li Ren?: The Chinese Herb Yu Li… read more
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Yu Mi Xu English Name: corn silk Pharmaceutical Name: Stigma Maydis Medica Category: Water-Regulating and Damp-Resolving Herbs Properties: Yu Mi Xu enters the Urinary Bladder, Kidney, and Liver channels; it is sweet and bland in nature and cool in temperature. What is Yu Mi Xu?: The Chinese Herb Yu Mi Xu is dried corn silk… read more
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Yu Xing Cao English Name: houttuynia, fishwort herb Literal Translation: “fishy-smelling herb” Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Houttuyniae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Yu Xing Cao enters the Lung channel; it is acrid in nature and cool in temperature. What is Yu Xing Cao?: The Chinese Herb Yu Xing Cao is the dried aerial parts… read more
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Yu Yu Liang (Yu Liang Shi) English Name: limonite Pharmaceutical Name: Limonitum Medica Category: Astringent Herbs Properties: Yu Yu Liang enters the Large Intestines and Stomach channels; it is sweet and astringent in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Yu Yu Liang?: The Chinese Herb Yu Yu Liang is limonite, a mixture of iron-oxide… read more
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Yuan Hua English Name: genkwa flower Pharmaceutical Name: Flos Genkwa Medica Category: Downward Draining Herbs—Harsh Expellants (Cathartics) Properties: Yuan Hua enters the Lung, Kidney, and Large Intestine channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature, warm in temperature, and considered toxic according to TCM theory. What is Yuan Hua?: The Chinese Herb Yuan Hua is… read more
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Yuan Zhi English Name: polygala, thin-leaf milkwort root, Siberian milkwort root Literal Translation: “profound will” Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Polygalae Medica Category: Shen Calming Herbs Properties: Yuan Zhi enters the Lung and Heart channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and slightly warm in temperature. What is Yuan Zhi?: The Chinese Herb Yuan Zhi is… read more
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Zao Jiao English Name: gleditsia fruit, Chinese honey locust Literal Translation: “soap thorn” Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Gleditsiae Medica Category: Phlegm-Resolving Herbs Properties: Zao Jiao enters the Large Intestine and Lung channel; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Zao Jiao?: The Chinese Herb Zao Jiao is the dried fruit of the… read more