Chinese Herbal Dictionary

Phlegm-Resolving Herbs

  • Fu Hai Shi – Pumice – Pumice

    Fu Hai Shi English Name: pumice, costaziae skeleton Pharmaceutical Name: Pumice Medica Category: Phlegm-Resolving Herbs Properties: Fu Hai Shi enters the Lung channel; it is salty in nature and cold in temperature. What is Fu Hai Shi?: The Chinese Herb Fu Hai Shi is the fossilized skeletal remains of a tiny marine animal known as… read more

  • Chuan Bei Mu – Fritillaria Bulb – Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae

    Chuan Bei Mu English Name: fritillaria cirrhosae (and other species) bulb, Himalayan frillitary lily bulb Pharmaceutical Name: Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae Medica Category: Phlegm-Resolving Herbs Properties: Chuan Bei Mu enters the Heart and Lung channels; it is bitter and sweet in nature and cool in temperature. What is Chuan Bei Mu?: The Chinese Herb Chuan Bei… read more

  • Ban Xia – Pinellia – Rhizoma Pinelliae

    Ban Xia English Name: pinellia, pinellia tuber Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Pinelliae Medica Category: Phlegm-Resolving Herbs Properties: Ban Xia enters the Spleen, Stomach, and Lung channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Ban Xia?: The Chinese Herb Ban Xia is the small, round rhizome (tuber) from a plant with the common… read more

  • Bai Qian – Cynanchum Rhizome – Rhizoma Cynanchi Stauntonii

    Bai Qian English Name: cynanchum rhizome, willow leaf swallowwort rhizome, glaucescent swallowwort rhizome Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Cynanchi Stauntonii Medica Category: Phlegm-Resolving Herbs Properties: Bai Qian enters the Lung channel; it is acrid and sweet in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Bai Qian?: The Chinese Herb Bai Qian comes from one of two species… read more

  • Bai Jie Zi – Mustard Seed – Semen Sinapis

    Bai Jie Zi English Name: white mustard seed Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Sinapsis Medica Category: Phlegm-Resolving Herbs Properties: Bai Jie Zi enters the Lung channel; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Bai Jie Zi?: The Chinese Herb Bai Jie Zi is the seeds from the white mustard plant (Sinapsis alba (L.)… read more

  • Bai Fu Zi – Typhonium – Rhizoma Typhonii

    Bai Fu Zi English Name: giant typhonium rhizome Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Typhonii Medica Category: Phlegm-Resolving Herbs Properties: Bai Fu Zi enters the Spleen and Stomach channels; it is acrid and sweet in natue and warm in temperature. What is Bai Fu Zi?: The Chinese Herb Bai Fu Zi is the processed rhizome/tuber from a plant… read more

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