Liver-Calming and Wind-Extinguishing Herbs

Zhen Zhu English Name: pearl Literal Translation: “precious ball” Pharmaceutical Name: Margarita Medica Category: Liver-Calming and Wind-Extinguishing Herbs Properties: Zhen Zhu enters the Heart and Liver channels; it is sweet and salty in nature and cold in temperature. What is Zhen Zhu?: The Chinese Herb Zhen Zhu is pearl, the precious gemstone that forms around… read more

Zhen Zhu Mu English Name: mother of pearl, nacre Literal Translation: “mother of pearl” Pharmaceutical Name: Concha Margaritaferae Medica Category: Liver-Calming and Wind-Extinguishing Herbs Properties: What is Zhen Zhu Mu?: The Chinese Herb Zhen Zhu Mu is the iridescent layer of the mollusk shell—otherwise known as mother of pearl or nacre. The shells are traditionally… read more

Tian Ma English Name: gastrodia Literal Translation: “heavenly hemp” Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Gastrodiae Medica Category: Liver-Calming and Wind-Extinguishing Herbs Properties: Tian Ma enters the Liver channel; it is sweet in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Tian Ma?: The Chinese Herb Tian Ma (Gastrodia elata Bl.) is the dried, tuberous root of Gastrodia elata,… read more

Wu Gong English Name: centipede Pharmaceutical Name: Scolopendra Medica Category: Liver-Calming and Wind-Extinguishing Herbs Properties: Wu Gong enters the Liver channel; it is acrid in nature, warm in temperature, and considered toxic. What is Wu Gong?: The Chinese Herb Wu Gong is the dried whole body of the Chinese red-headed centipede (Scolopendra mutilans L. Koch.).… read more

Shi Jue Ming English Name: haliotis, sea-ear shell, abalone shell Literal Translation: “stone sense brightness” Pharmaceutical Name: Concha Haliotidis Medica Category: Liver-Calming and Wind-Extinguishing Herbs Properties: Shi Jue Ming enters the Liver channel; it is salty in nature and cold in temperature. What is Shi Jue Ming?: The Chinese Herb Shi Jue Ming is the… read more

Quan Xie English Name: scorpion Pharmaceutical Name: Scorpio Medica Category: Liver-Calming and Wind-Extinguishing Herbs Properties: Quan Xie enters the Liver channel; it is acrid in nature, warm in temperature, and considered toxic. What is Quan Xie?: The Chinese Herb Quan Xie is the dried carcass of the Chinese scorpion (Buthus martensi Karsch.); the whole body… read more

Mu Li English Name: oyster shell Pharmaceutical Name: Concha Ostreae Medica Category: Liver-Calming and Wind-Extinguishing Herbs Properties: Mu Li enters the Liver and Kidney channels; it is salty and astringent in nature and cool in temperature. What is Mu Li?: The Chinese Herb Mu Li is crushed oyster shell of one of three species of… read more

Jiang Can English Name: body of sick silkworm (with batrytis) Pharmaceutical Name: Bombyx Batryticatus Medica Category: Liver-Calming and Wind-Extinguishing Herbs Properties: Jiang Can enters the Liver and Lung channels; it is salty and acrid in nature ans neutral in temperature. What is Jiang Can?: The Chinese Herb Jiang Can is the larva of the domestic… read more

Jue Ming Zi English Name: cassia seed, sickle pod senna seed Literal Translation: “seed of brightness” Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Cassiae Medica Category: Liver-Calming and Wind-Extinguishing Herbs Properties: Jue Ming Zi enters the Liver and Large Intestine channels; it is sweet and bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Jue Ming Zi?: The Chinese… read more

Ling Yang Jiao English Name: antelope horn Pharmaceutical Name: Cornu Saigae Tataricae Medica Category: Liver-Calming and Wind-Extinguishing Herbs Properties: Ling Yang Jiao enters the Liver and Heart channels; it is salty in nature and cold in temperature. What is Ling Yang Jiao?: The Chinese Herb Ling Yang Jiao is antelope horn of the Saiga antelope… read more