Qi-Tonifying Herbs

 Yi Tang English Name: barley malt sugar, maltose Pharmaceutical Name: Saccharum Granorum Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Yi Tang enters the Spleen, Stomach, and Lung channels; it is sweet in nature and warm in temperature. What is Yi Tang?: The Chinese Herb Yi Tang is maltose (or barley malt sugar), which is sugar that is… read more

Xi Yang Shen English Name: American ginseng Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Panax Quinquefolii Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Xi Yang Shen enters the Heart, Kidney, and Lung channels; it is sweet and bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Xi Yang Shen?: The Chinese Herb Xi Yang Shen (or American Ginseng) is the dried… read more

Tai Zi Shen English Name: pseudostellaria, prince ginseng root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Pseudostellariae Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Tai Zi Shen enters the Lung and Spleen channels; it is sweet and slightly bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Tai Zi Shen?: The Chinese Herb Tai Zi Shen is the dried root of… read more

Ren Shen English Name: ginseng root Literal Translation: “man’s plant”, “man root” Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Ginseng Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Ren Shen enters the Lung and Spleen channels; it is sweet and slightly bitter in nature and slightly warm in temperature. What is Ren Shen?: The Chinese Herb Ren Shen (or Asian ginseng) is… read more

Shan Yao English Name: dioscorea, common (Chinese) yam rhizome Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Dioscoreae Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Shan Yao enters the Kidney, Lung, and Spleen channels; it is sweet in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Shan Yao?: The Chinese Herb Shan Yao is the dried tuber of the Chinese Yam (aka cinnamon… read more

Jiao Gu Lan English Name: gynostemma Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma seu Herba Gynostemmatis Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Jiao Gu Lan enters the Lung and Heart channels; it is slightly bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Jiao Gu Lan?: The Chinese Herb Jiao Gu Lan is the dried above-ground parts and rhizomes of… read more

Huang Qi English Name: astragalus, Mongolian milkvetch root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Astragali Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Huang Qi enters the Spleen and Lung channels; it is sweet in nature and slightly warm in temperature. What is Huang Qi?: The Chinese Herb Huang Qi is the dried root from a flowering plant in the legume… read more

Geng Mi English Name: rice Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Oryzae Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Geng Mi enters the Spleen and Stomach channels; it is sweet in nature and cool in temperature. What is Geng Mi?: The Chinese Herb Geng Mi is the seed of Oryza sativa—commonly known as Asian rice. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Therapeutic… read more

Dong Yang Shen English Name: eastern ginseng, Japanese ginseng Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Ginseng Japonica Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Dong Yang Shen enters the Spleen and Lung channels; it is sweet and slightly bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Dong Yang Shen?: The Chinese Herb Dong Yang Shen is the dried root… read more

Feng Mi English Name: honey Pharmaceutical Name: Mel Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Feng Mi enters the Spleen, Lung, and Large Intestine channels; it is sweet in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Feng Mi?: The Chinese Herb Feng Mi is honey (either raw or heat-processed) produced by both Asian and/or European honey bees.… read more