Orifice-Opening Herbs

Su He Xiang English Name: styrax, storesin Pharmaceutical Name: Styrax Medica Category: Orifice-Opening Herbs Properties: Su He Xiang enters the Heart and Spleen channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Su He Xiang?: The Chinese Herb Su Hu Xiang is the dried, crystalized resin of the oriental sweetgum tree (Liquidambar… read more

She Xiang English Name: musk, navel gland secretions of the musk deer Pharmaceutical Name: Moschus Medica Category: Orifice-Opening Herbs Properties: She Xiang enters the Heart, Liver, and Spleen channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is She Xiang?: The Chinese Herb She Xiang is the oily, aromatic substance (i.e. musk) secreted… read more

Shi Chang Pu English Name: acorus, grass-leaf sweet-flag rhizome Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Acori Medica Category: Orifice-Opening Herbs Properties: Shi Chang Pu enters the Heart and Stomach channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Shi Chang Pu?: The Chinese Herb Shi Chang Pu is the dried rhizome of the grass-leaf sweet-flag… read more

Bing Pian English Name: borneol Literal Translation: “ice slice” Pharmaceutical Name: Borneolum Syntheticum Medica Category: Orifice-Opening Herbs Properties: Bing Pian enters the Heart, Spleen, and Lung channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Bing Pian?: The Chinese Herb Bing Pian comes from the crystalized resin of the Borneo… read more