Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs

Xun Gu Feng English Name: aristolochia Literal Translation: “wind the searches the bone” Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Aristolochuae Mollissimae Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Xun Gu Feng enters the Liver channel; it is acrid and bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Xun Gu Feng?: The… read more

Xia Tian Wu English Name: decumbent corydalis rhizome Literal Translation: “not in summer” Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Corydalis Decumbentis Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Xia Tian Wu enters the Liver channel; it is acrid and bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Xia Tian Wu?: The… read more

Xi Xian Cao English Name: siegesbeckia, (eastern or common) St Paul’s Wort Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Siegesbeckiae Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Xi Xian Cao enters the Kidney and Liver channels; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Xi Xian Cao?: The Chinese Herb… read more

Wu Shao She English Name: zaocys, black snake Pharmaceutical Name: Zaocys Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Wu Shao She enters the Spleen and Liver channels; it is sweet and salty in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Wu Shao She?: The Chinese Herb Wu Shao She… read more

Shen Jin Cao English Name: lycopodium, common club moss, stag’s horn club moss Literal Translation: “stretch the tendon herb” Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Lycopodii Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Shen Jin Cao enters the Liver channel; it is bitter ad acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What… read more

She Tui English Name: sloughed-off snake skin Pharmaceutical Name: Periostracum Serpentis Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: She Tui enters the Liver channel; it is sweet and salty in nature and neutral in temperature. What is She Tui?: The Chinese Herb She Tui is the sloughed-off skin of… read more

Sang Zhi English Name: mulberry twigs Pharmaceutical Name: Ramulus Mori Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Sang Zhi enters the Liver channel; it is bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Sang Zhi?: The Chinese Herb Sang Zhi is the dried twigs from the branches of… read more

Mu Gua English Name: papaya Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Chaenomelis Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Mu Gua enters the Liver and Spleen channels; it is sour in nature and warm in temperature. What is Mu Gua?: The Chinese Herb Mu Gua is papaya fruit (Chaenomeles lagenaria (Loisel.) Koidz.;… read more

Qian Nian Jian English Name: homalomena rhizome Literal Translation: “thousand-year vitality” Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Homalomenae Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Qian Nian Jian enters the Kidney and Liver channels; it is bitter and acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Qian Nian Jian?: The Chinese… read more

Luo Shi Teng English Name: star jasmine vine Pharmaceutical Name: Caulis Trachelospermi Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Luo Shi Teng enters the Heart and Liver channels; it is bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Luo Shi Teng?: The Chinese Herb Luo Shi Teng is… read more