Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs

Zi Hua Di Ding English Name: viola Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Violae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Zi Hua Di Ding is bitter and acrid in nature and cold in temperature. What is Zi Hua Di Ding?:   The Chinese Herb Zi Hua Di Ding is the entire dried plant Viola (Viola yedoensis Makino.).… read more

Zhu Zi Cao English Name: thymifolia Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Euphorbiae Thymifoliae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Zhu Zi Cao enters the Liver and Lung channels; it is sweet in nature and cool in temperature. What is Zhu Zi Cao?: The Chinese Herb Zhu Zi Cao the dried aerial parts of a small-branched, annual… read more

Zao Xiu English Name: paris rhizome Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Paridis Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Zao Xiu enters the Liver channel; it is bitter in nature and cool in temperature What is Zao Xiu?: The Chinese Herb Zao Xiu (also commonly known as Chong Lou) is the dried root of the plant Paris… read more

Yu Xing Cao English Name: houttuynia, fishwort herb Literal Translation: “fishy-smelling herb” Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Houttuyniae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Yu Xing Cao enters the Lung channel; it is acrid in nature and cool in temperature. What is Yu Xing Cao?: The Chinese Herb Yu Xing Cao is the dried aerial parts… read more

Ye Ju Hua English Name: wild chrysanthemum flower Pharmaceutical Name: Flos Chyrsanthemi Indicum Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Ye Ju Hua enters the Lung and Liver channels; it is bitter and arid in nature and cool in temperature. What is Ye Ju Hua?: The Chinese Herb Ye Ju Hua is the unprocessed anthodium… read more

Ya She Huang English Name: lippia Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Lippiae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Ya She Huang enters the Liver and Kidney channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Ya She Huang?: The Chinese Herb Ya She Huang is the dried aerial parts of the… read more

Ya Dan Zi English Name: brucea seed (fruit) Literal Translation: “duck’s gallbladder seed” Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Bruceae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Ya Dan Zi enters the Large Intestine and Liver channels; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Ya Dan Zi?: The Chinese Herb Ya Dan Zi is… read more

Xiong Dan English Name: bear gallbladder Pharmaceutical Name: Fel Ursi Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Xiong Dan enters the Gallbladder, Heart, and Liver channels; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Xiong Dan?: The Chinese Herb Xiong Dan is the gallbladder from (usually) Himalayan Black Bears that are held… read more

Xiang Si Cao English Name: eupatorium Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Eupatorii Formosani Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Xiang Si Cao enters the Lung, Large Intestine, and Urinary Bladder channels; it is neutral in nature and cool in temperature. What is Xiang Si Cao?: The Chinese Herb Xiang Si Cao is the dried aerial parts… read more

Tu Fu Ling English Name: smilax, glabrous greenbriar, chinaroot Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Tu Fu Ling enters the Liver and Stomach channels; it is sweet and bland in nature and cool in temperature. What is Tu Fu Ling?: The Chinese Herb Tu Fu Ling is the dried… read more