Chinese Herbal Dictionary

Qi-Tonifying Herbs

  • Gan Cao – Licorice Root – Radix Glycyrrhizae

    Gan Cao English Name: licorice root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Glycyrrhizae Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Gan Cao enters the Spleen, Stomach, Lung, and Heart channels; it is sweet in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Gan Cao?: The Chinese Herb Gan Cao is dried licorice root from one of three closely related species of… read more

  • Ci Wu Jia – Eleuthero – Radix et Caulis Acanthopanacis Senticosi

    Ci Wu Jia English Name: acanthopanax root, eleuthero root, Siberian ginseng, Pharmaceutical Name: Radix et Caulis Acanthopanacis Senticosi Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Ci Wu Jia enters the Spleen, Kidney, and Heart channels; it is acrid and slightly bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Ci Wu Jia?: The Chinese Herb Ci Wu… read more

  • Da Zao – Jujube Date – Fructus Jujubae

    Da Zao English Name: jujube, date Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Jujubae Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Da Zao enters the Spleen and Stomach channels; it is sweet in nature and warm in temperature. What is Da Zao?: The Chinese Herb Da Zao is the dried, ripe fruit from the jujube tree known commonly as the Chinese… read more

  • Dang Shen – Codonopsis – Radix Codonopsis

    Dang Shen English Name: codonopsis, pilose Asia bell root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Codonopsis Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Dang Shen enters the Spleen and Lung channels; it is sweet in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Dang Shen?: The Chinese Herb Dang Shen (Codonopsis pilosula) is the dried roots of a flowering plant in… read more

  • Bai Zhu – White Atractylodes – Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae

    Bai Zhu English Name: white atractylodes Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Bai Zhu enters the Spleen and Stomach channels; it is bitter and sweet in nature and warm in temperature. What is Bai Zhu?: The Chinese Herb Bai Zhu the dried rhizome of the white atracylodes plant (Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz.),… read more

  • Bai Bian Dou – Hyacinth Bean – Semen Lablab Album

    Bai Bian Dou English Name: dolichos nut, white lablab bean, white hyacinth bean Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Lablab Album Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Bai Bian Dou enters the Spleen and Stomach channels; it is sweet in nature and slightly warm in temperature. It is considered slightly toxic in its raw form (due to the presence… read more

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