Substances for Topical Application

Zhang Nao English Name: camphor Pharmaceutical Name: Camphora Medica Category: Substances for Topical Application Properties: Zhang Nao enters the Heart and Spleen channels; it is acrid in nature, hot in temperature, and considered toxic according to TCM theory. What is Zhang Nao?: The Chinese Herb Zhang Nao is camphor, an aromatic resin derived from the read more

Xue Jie English Name: dragon’s blood, resinous discharge, calamus gum Pharmaceutical Name: Sanguis Draconis Medica Category: Substances for Topical Application Properties: Xue Jie enters the Heart and Liver channels; it is sweet and salty in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Xue Jie?: The Chinese Herb Xue Jie is the dried sap from the read more

Wu Ming Yi English Name: pyrolusite Pharmaceutical Name: Pyrolusitum Medica Category: Substances for Topical Application Properties: Wu Ming Yi enters the Liver and Kidney channels; it is sweet in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Wu Ming Yi?: The Chinese Herb Wu Ming Yi is pyrolusite, a common ore of manganese that is mined read more

Xiong Huang English Name: realgar Pharmaceutical Name: Realgar Medica Category: Substances for Topical Application Properties: Xiong Huang is acrid and bitter in nature and warm in temperature: it considered to be toxic. What is Xiong Huang?: The Chinese Herb Xiong Huang is realgar, an arsenic-sulfide mineral found in the mountains of Western and North/Central China read more

Si Gua Luo English Name: luffa fiber, luffa vegetable sponge Literal Translation: “net of string melon” Pharmaceutical Name: Retinervus Luffae Fructus Medica Category: Substances for Topical Application Properties: Si Gua Luo enters the Lung, Stomach, and Liver channels; it is sweet in nature and neutral/slightly cool in temperature. What is Si Gua Luo?: The Chinese read more

Wa Leng Zi English Name: ark shell Pharmaceutical Name: Concha Arcae Medica Category: Substances for Topical Application Properties: Wa Leng Zi enters the Liver, Stomach, and Lung channels; it is salty in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Wa Leng Zi?: The Chinese Herb Wa Leng Zi is derived from the shells of two read more

She Chuan Zi English Name: cnidium fruit Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Cnidii Medica Category: Substances for Topical Application Properties: She Chuang Zi enters the Kidney channel; it is acrid and bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is She Chuang Zi?: The Chinese Herb She Chuang Zi is the dried, mature fruit of the annual read more

Qing Fen English Name: calomel Pharmaceutical Name: Calomelas Medica Category: Substances for Topical Application Properties: Qing Fen enters the Liver and Kidney channels; it is acrid in nature and cold in temperature. This substance is considered toxic in TCM theory. What is Qing Fen?: The Chinese Herb Qing Fen is calomel, a crystalized mercury chloride read more

Mi Tuo Seng English Name: litharge, galena Literal Translation: “elusive reclusive monk” Pharmaceutical Name: Lithargyum Medica Category: Substances for Topical Application Properties: Mi Tuo Seng enters the Liver and Spleen channels; it is salty and acrid in nature, neutral in temperature, and considered toxic according to TCM theory. What is Mi Tuo Seng?: The Chinese read more

Ming Fan English Name: alumen Pharmaceutical Name: Alumen Medica Category: Substances for Topical Application Properties: Ming Fan enters the Lung, Liver, Spleen, Stomach, and Large Intestine channels. It is sour in nature, cold in temperature, and considered toxic according to TCM theory. What is Ming Fan?: The Chinese Herb Ming Fan is the chemical compound read more