Deficiency-Heat Clearing Herbs

Yin Chai Hu English Name: stellaria root, Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Stellariae Medica Category: Deficiency-Heat Clearing Herbs Properties: Yin Chai Hu enters the Liver and Stomach channels; it is swwet in nature and cool in temperature. What is Yin Chai Hu?: The Chinese Herb Yin Chai Hu is the dried root of stellaria (Stellaria dichotoma L.… read more

Qing Hao English Name: artemisia, sweet wormwood, sweet annie Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Artemisiae Annuae Medica Category: Deficiency-Heat Clearing Herbs Properties: Qing Hao enters the Liver, Gallbladder, and Stomach channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Qing Hao?: The Chinese Herb Qing Hao is the dried aerial parts of… read more

Hu Huang Lian English Name: picrorhiza, figwort flower rhizome Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Picrorizae Medica Category: Deficiency-Heat Clearing Herbs Properties: Hu Huang Lian enters the Heart, Stomach, Liver, and Large Intestine channels; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Hu Huang Lian?: The Chinese Herb Hu Huang Lian is the dried roots… read more

Di Gu Pi English Name: lyceum root bark, barbary wolfberry root bark, Chinese wolfberry rootbark Pharmaceutical Name: Cortex Lycii Medica Category: Deficiency-Heat Clearing Herbs Properties: Di Gu Pi enters the Lung and Kidney channels; it is sweet and bland in nature and cold in temperature. What is Di Gu Pi?: The Chinese Herb Di Gu… read more

Bai Wei English Name: cynanchum, blackened swallowwort root, versicolorous swallowwort root Literal Translation: “white rose” Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Cynanchi Atrati Medica Category: Deficiency-Heat Clearing Herbs Properties: Bai Wei enters the Stomach and Liver channels; it is bitter and salty in nature and cold in temperature. What is Bai Wei?: The Chinese Herb Bai Wei is… read more