Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs

Shui Zhi English Name: medicinal leech Pharmaceutical Name: Hirudo Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Shui Jui enters the Liver channel; it is salty and bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. Considered slightly toxic. What is Shui Zhi?: The Chinese Herb comes from certain species of dried leech (Hirudo nipponica Whitman; and 2… read more

San Leng English Name: sparganium rhizome, common bur-reed rhizome Literal Translation: “three edges” Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Sparganii Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: San Leng enters the Liver and Spleen channels; it is bitter in nture and neutral in temperature. What is San Leng?: The Chinese Herb San Leng is the dried rhizome (tuber)… read more

Ru Xiang English Name: frankincense, olibanum Pharmaceutical Name: Gummi Olibanum Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Ru Xiang enters the Heart, Liver, and Spleen channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Ru Xiang?: The Chinese Herb Ru Xiang is frankincense (aka olibanum), an aromatic, gum-like resin that… read more

Niao Bu Su English Name: kalopancis Pharmaceutical Name: Ramus Kalopanax Pictus Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Niao Bu Su enters the Liver and Kidney channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Niao Bu Su?: The Chinese Herb Niao Bu Su is the dried twigs from a… read more

Mo Yao English Name: myrrh Pharmaceutical Name: Myrrha Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Mo Yao enters the Heart, Liver, and Spleen channels; it is bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Mo Yao?: The Chinese Herb Mao Yao is myrrh, a yellow to reddish-brown gum resin that seeps out of the… read more

Ma Bian Cao English Name: verbena, European vervain Literal Translation: “horse whip herb” Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Verbenae Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Ma Bian Cao enters the Liver and Spleen channels; it is bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Ma Bian Cao?: The Chinese Herb Ma Bian Cao is the… read more

Meng Chong English Name: tabanus, gadfly, horsefly Pharmaceutical Name: Tabanus Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Meng Chong enters the Liver channel; it is bitter in nature and cool in temperature. Considered slightly toxic. What is Meng Chong?: The Chinese Herb Meng Chong is gadflies/horseflies (Tabanus bivttatus Matsumura) that have been either boiled or… read more

Mao Dong Qing English Name: ilex pubescentis Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Ilicis Pubescentis Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Mao Dong Qing enters the Heart channel; it is bitter and astringent in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Mao Dong Qing?: The Chinese Herb Mao Dong Qing is the dried, sliced root of a… read more

Lu Lu Tong English Name: liquidambar fruit, beautiful sweetgum fruit, Literal Translation: “all roads open” Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Liquidambaris Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Lu Lu Tong enters the Liver and Stomach channels; it is bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Lu Lu Tong?: The Chinese Herb Lu Lu Tong… read more

Liu Ji Nu English Name: artemisiae anomalae Pharmaceutical Name: Herba artemisiae anomalae Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Liu Ji Nu enters the Heart and Spleen channels; it is bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Liu Ji Nu?: The Chinese Herb Liu Ji Nu is the dried aerial parts of Artemisia… read more