Astringent Herbs

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

Ye Ying Pi English Name: wild black cherry bark Pharmaceutical Name: Pericarpium Prunus Pseudocerasus Medica Category: Astringent Herbs Properties: Ye Ying Pi enters the Lung channel; it is sour and bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Ye Ying Pi?: The Chinese Herb Ye Ying Pi is the bark of the black cherry… read more

Wu Wei Zi English Name: schisandra berry, Chinese magnolia vine fruit, five-flavor fruit. Literal Translation: “five-flavor seed” Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis Medica Category: Astringent Herbs Properties: Wu Wei Zi enters the Lung, Heart, and Kidney channels; it is sour in nature and warm in temperature. What is Wu Wei Zi?: The Chinese Herb Wu… read more

Wu Mei English Name: mume, smoked plum, dark plum Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Mume Medica Category: Astringent Herbs Properties: Wu Mei enters the Liver, Spleen, Lung, and Large Intestine channels; it is sour in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Wu Mei?: The Chinese Herb Wu Mei is the dried fruit of the Chinese plum… read more

Wu Bei Zi English Name: nut galls, Chinese nut galls Pharmaceutical Name: Galla Chinensis Medica Category: Astringent Herbs Properties: Wu Bei Zi enters the Lung, Large Intestine, and Kidney channels; it is salty and sour in natute and cold in temperature. What is Wu Bei Zi?: The Chinese Herb Wu Bei Zi is dried gall… read more

Shi Liu Pi English Name: granatum rind, pomegranate rind Pharmaceutical Name: Pericarpium Granati Medica Category: Astringent Herbs Properties: Shi Liu Pi enters the Stomach and Large Intestine channels; it is sour and astringent in nature and warm in temperature. What is Shi Liu Pi?: The Chinese Herb Shi Liu Pi is the dried outer rind… read more

Shan Zhu Yu English Name: cornus, asiatic cornealian cherry fruit, asiatic dogwood fruit, macrocarpium berry Literal Translation: “sour mountain herb” Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Corni Medica Category: Astringent Herbs Properties: Shan Zhu Yu enters the Kidney and Liver channels; it is sour in nature and slightly warm in temperature. What is Shan Zhu Yu?: The Chinese… read more

Sang Piao Xiao English Name: mantis, mantis egg case Pharmaceutical Name: Ootheca Mantidis Medica Category: Astringent Herbs Properties: Sang Piao Xiao enters the Liver and Kidney channels; it is sweet and salty in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Sang Piao Xiao?: The Chinese Herb Sang Piao Xiao is the egg case of four… read more

Rou Dou Kou English Name: myristica, nutmeg Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Myristicae Medica Category: Astringent Herbs Properties: Rou Dou Kou enters the Large Intestine, Spleen, and Stomach channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Rou Dou Kou?: The Chinese Herb Rou Dou Kou is the dried, inner seed of the fruit… read more

Qian Shi English Name: euryale fruit Literal Translation: “gorgon fruit” Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Euryales Medica Category: Astringent Herbs Properties: Qian Shi enters the Kidney and Spleen channels; it is sweet and astringent in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Qian Shi?: The Chinese Herb Qian Shi is the dried, starchy seed of the prickly… read more