Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs

Da Qing Ye English Name: isatis leaves Pharmaceutical Name: Folium Isatidis Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Da Qing Ye enters the Heart, Lung, and Stomach channels; it is bitter in nature and very cold in temperature. What is Da Qing Ye?: The Chinese Herb Da Qing Ye is the small, yellow leaves of… read more

Chui Pen Sao English Name: sedum, graveyard moss, gold moss stonecrop, stringy stonecrop Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Sedi Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Chui Pen Cao enters the Liver, Gallbladder, and Small Intestine channels; it is sweet, bland, and slightly sour in nature and cool in temperature. What is Chui Pen Cao?: The Chinese… read more

Chuan Xin Lian English Name: andrographis Literal Translation: “penetrate the heart lotus” Pharmaceutical name: Herba Andrographis Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Chuan Xin Lian enters the Lung, Stomach, Large Intestine, and Small Intestine channels is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Chuan Xin Lian?: The Chinese Herb Chuan Xin Lian… read more

Cha Chi Huang English Name: stellaria, water chickweed Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Stellariae Aquaticae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Cha Ching Huang enters the Liver, Large Intestine, and San Jiao channels; it is acrid and slightly bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Cha Chi Huang?: The Chinese Herb Cha Chi Huang… read more

Ban Zhi Lian English Name: barbed skullcap, bearded scuttelaria, scute barbata Literal Translation: “half-branch lotus” Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Scutellariae Barbatae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Ban Zhi Lian enters the Liver, Lung, and Stomach channels; it is acrid and slightly bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Ban Zhi Lian?: The… read more

Ban Lan Gen Alternate Pinyin Name: Bei Ban Lan Gen English Name: isatis root Pharmaceutical name: Radix Isatidis Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Ban Lan Gen enters the Heart and Stomach channels. It is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Ban Lan Gen?: The Chinese Herb (Bei) Ban Lan Gen… read more

Bai Xian Pi English Name: dense fruit dittany wood bark, dictamnus Literal Translation: “white fresh bark” Pharmaceutical Name: Cortex Dictamni Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Bai Xian Pi enters the Spleen and stomach channels; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Bai Xian Pi?: The Chinese Herb Bai Xian… read more

Bai Tou Weng English Name: Chinese pulsatilla root Literal Translation: “white-headed gentleman” Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Pulsatillae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Bai Tou Weng enters the Large Intestine channel; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Bai Tou Weng?: The Chinese Herb Bai Tou Weng is Chinese pulsatilla root… read more

Bai Lian English Name: ampelopsis root, Japanese peppervine root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Ampelopsis Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Bai Lian enters the Heart, Stomach, and Liver channels; it is bitter and acrid in nature and cool in temperature. What is Bai Lian?: The Chinese Herb Bai Lian is the dried root of the… read more

Bai Jiang Cao English Name: thlaspi, dahurian patrinia herb, white flower patrinia, penny-cress, snow thistle Literal Translation: “spoiled paste herb” Pharmaceutical Name: Herba cum Radice Patriniae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Bai Jiang Cao enters the Stomach, Large Intestines, and Liver channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and cool in temperature.… read more