Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs

Di Bie Chong English Name: eupolyphaga Alternate Pinyin Name: Tu Bie Chong Pharmaceutical Name: Eupolyphaga Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Di Bie Chong enters the Liver channel; it is salty in nature and cold in temperature. Considered slightly toxic. What is Di Bie Chong?: The Chinese Herb Di Bie Chong is the dried… read more

Chuan Niu Xi English Name: cyathula root Literal Translation: “ox knee from Sichuan” Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Cyathula Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Chuan Niu Xi enters the Liver and Kidney channels; it is bitter and sour in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Chuan Niu Xi?: The Chinese Herb Chuan Niu Xi… read more

Dan Shen English Name: Chinese salvia root, red sage root Literal Translation: “red ginseng” Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Dan Shen enters the Heart, Pericardium, and Liver channels; it is bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Dan Shen?: The Chinese Herb Dan Shen is the… read more

Chuan Xiong English Name: cnidium, Sichuan lovage root Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Chuan Xiong enters the Liver, Gallbladder, and Pericardium channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Chuan Xiong?: The Chinese Herb Chuan Xiong is Sichuan lovage root (from Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort.;… read more

Chuan Shan Jia English Name: pangolin scales, anteater scales Literal Translation: in Cantonese the word “pangolin” translates as “the animal that digs through the mountain”. Pharmaceutical Name: Squama Manis Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Chuan Shan Jia enters the Liver and Stomach channels; it is salty in nature and cool in temperature. What… read more