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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