Interior-Warming Herbs

Wu Zhu Yu English Name: evodia fruit Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Evodiae Medica Category: Interior-Warming Herbs Properties: Wu Zhu Yu enters the Liver, Spleen, and Stomach channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and hot in temperature. What is Wu Zhu Yu?: The Chinese Herb Wu Zhu Yu is the dried, immature fruit of the… read more

Xi Xin English Name: asarum, Chinese wild ginger, Manchurian wild ginger, Siebold wild ginger Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Asari Medica Category: Interior-Warming Herbs Properties: Xi Xin enters the Lung, Heart, and Kidney channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Xi Xin?: The Chinese Herb Xi Xin is dried asarum (aka Siebold… read more

Xiao Hui Xiang English Name: fennel seed Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Foeniculi Medica Category: Interior-Warming Herbs Properties: Xiao Hui Xiang enters the Liver, Kidney, Spleen, and Stomach channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Xiao Hui Xiang?: The Chinese Herb Xiao Hui Xiang is dried fennel seed (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.). Traditional… read more

Rou Gui English Name: cinnamon bark, cassia bark Pharmaceutical Name: Cortex cinnamomi Medica Category: Interior-Warming Herbs Properties: Rou Gui enters the Heart, Kidney, Liver, and Spleen channels; it is acrid and sweet in nature and hot in temperature. What is Rou Gui?: The Chinese Herb Rou Gui is the dried inner bark of the cinnamon… read more

Hu Jiao English Name: black pepper Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Piper Medica Category: Interior-Warming Herbs Properties: Hu Jiao enters the Stomach and Large Intestine channels; it is acrid in nature and hot in temperature. What is Hu Jiao?: The Chinese Herb Hu Jiao in the dried fruit of a tropical vine native to southern India and… read more

Hua Jiao English Name: zanthoxylum, prickly ash pepper tree peel, Szechuan pepper Literal Translation: “flower pepper” Pharmaceutical Name: Pericarpum Zanthoxyli Medica Category: Interior-Warming Herbs Properties: Hua Jiao enters the Kidney, Spleen, and Stomach channels; it is acrid in nature and hot in temperature. What is Hua Jiao?: The Chinese Herb Hua Jiao is the dried… read more

Gao Liang Jiang English Name: alpina rhizome, lesser galanga rhizome Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Alpinae Officinarum Medica Category: Interior-Warming Herbs Properties: Gao Liang Jiang enters the Spleen and Stomach channels; it is acrid in nature and hot in temperature. What is Gao Liang Jiang?: The Chinese Herb Gao Liang Jiang is the dried rhizome of lesser… read more

Ding Xiang English Name: clove Pharmaceutical Name: Flos Caryophylli Medica Category: Interior-Warming Herbs Properties: Ding Xiang enters the Kidney, Spleen, and Stomach channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Ding Xiang?: The Chinese Herb Ding Xiang is dried flower buds (commonly known as cloves) from a tree in the myrtle… read more

(Zhi) Fu Zi English Name: aconite (prepared), daughter root of common monk’s hood (prepared) Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Aconti Lateralis Praeparata Medica Category: Interior-Warming Herbs Properties: Fu Zi enters the Kidney, Spleen, and Heart channels; it is acrid in nature and hot in temperature. What is Fu Zi?: The Chinese Herb Fu Zi is the prepared… read more

Gan Jiang English Name: dried ginger Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Zingiberis Medica Category: Interior-Warming Herbs Properties: Gan Jiang enters the Heart, Spleen, Lung, and Stomach channels; it is acrid in nature and hot in temperature. What is Gan Jiang?: The Chinese Herb Gan Jiang is dried ginger root (Zingiber officinale Rosc.). Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Therapeutic… read more