Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs

Qing Dai English Name: indigo Pharmaceutical Name: Indigo Naturalis Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Qing Dai enters the Liver, Lung, and Stomach channels; it is salty in nature and cold in temperature. What is Qing Dai?: The Chinese Herb Qing Dai is a powder called indigo naturalis (so as to distinguish it from read more

Niu Huang English Name: cattle gallstone, bezoar Pharmaceutical Name: Calculus Bovis Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Niu Huang enters the Liver and Heart channels; it is bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Niu Huang?: The Chinese Herb Niu Huang is the ground-up gallstones of cattle. Since this substance is quite read more

Pao Zai Cao English Name: physalis angulata, cut-leaf groundcherry Pharmaceutical Name:Herba Physalis Angulatae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Pao Zai Cao enters the Lung, Urinary Bladder, Liver, and Kidney channels; it is bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Pao Zai Cao?: The Chinese Herb Pai Zai Cao is dried cut-leaf read more

Pu Gong Ying English Name: (Asian) dandelion Pharmaceutical name: Herba Taraxaci Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Pu Gong Ying enters the Liver and Stomach channels. It is bitter and sweet in nature and cold in temperature. What is Pu Gong Ying?: Pu Gong Ying (Taraxacum mongolicum) is dried Asian dandelion (all parts of read more

Long Kui English Name: solanum, black nightshade Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Solanum Nigrum Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Long Kui enters the Lung and Urinary Bladder channels; it is slightly bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Long Kui?: The Chinese Herb Long Kui is the dried stems and leaves of the read more

Lou Lu English Name: rhaponticum, broadleaf globe thistle root Literal Translation: “leaking reed” Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Rhapontici Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Lou Lu enters the stomach channel; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Lou Lu?: The Chinese Herb Lou Lu is the dried root of the broadleaf read more

Lu Dou English Name: mung beans Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Phaseoli Radiati Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Lu Dou enters the Heart and Stomach channels; it is sweet in nature and cold in temperature. What is Lu Dou?: The Chinese Herb Lu Dou is dried mung beans (Phaseolus radiatus L.). Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) read more

Ma Bo English Name: lasiosphaera, puffball Pharmaceutical Name: Lasiosphaera seu Calvatia Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Ma Bo enters the Lung channel; it is acrid in nature and neutral to slightly cool in temperature. What is Ma Bo?: The Chinese Herb Ma Bo is the fruiting body (sporocarp) of the puffball mushroom (Lasiosphaera read more

Ma Chi Xian English Name: portulaca, purslane Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Portulacae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Ma Chi Xian enters the Large Intestine and Liver channels; it is sour in nature and cold in temperature. What is Ma Chi Xian?: The Chinese Herb Ma Chi Xian is the dried aerial parts of common read more

Jin Guo Lan English Name: tinospora root Literal Translation: “golden fruit” Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Tinosporae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Jin Guo Lan enters the Lung and Large Intestine channels; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Jin Guo Lan?: The Chinese Herb Jin Guo Lan is the dried read more