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

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

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

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

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

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

Mu Bie Zi English Name: momordica seeds, cochinchina mormodica seed Literal Translation: “wooden turtle seeds” Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Momordicae Cochinensis Medica Category: Substances for Topical Application Properties: Mu Bie Zi enters the Large Intestine, Liver, and Stomach channels; it is bitter and slightly sweet in nature, warm in temperature, and considered toxic according to TCM… read more

Qian Dan English Name: minium, lead oxide Pharmaceutical Name: Minium Medica Category: Substances for Topical Application Properties: Qian Dan enters the Heart and Liver channels; it is bitter in nature, cool in temperature, and considered toxic according to TCM theory. What is Qian Dan?: The Chinese Herb Qian Dan is red lead oxide powder. Historically,… read more