Water-Regulating and Damp-Resolving Herbs

Zhu Ling English Name: polyporus Pharmaceutical Name: Polyporus Medica Category: Water-Regulating and Damp-Resolving Herbs Properties: Zhu Ling enters the Kidney and Urinary Bladder channels; it is sweet and bland in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Zhu Ling?: The Chinese Herb Zhu Ling comes from a type of wood-decaying mushroom (Polyporus umbellatus) whose fruiting… read more

Ze Xie English Name: alisma, Asian/Oriental water plantain rhizome Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Alismatis Medica Category: Water-Regulating and Damp-Resolving Herbs Properties: Ze Xie enters the Kidney and Urinary Bladder channels; it is sweet and bland in nature and cold in temperature. What is Ze Xie?: The Chinese Herb Ze Xie is the dried rhizome of alisma… read more

Ze Qi English Name: euphorbia, sun spurge Literal Translation: “marsh lacquer” Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Euphorbiae Helioscopiae Medica Category: Water-Regulating and Damp-Resolving Herbs Properties: Ze Qi enters Large Intestine, Small Intestine, and Lung channels; it is sweet, bitter, and acrid in nature and cool in temperature. What is Ze Qi?: The Chinese Herb Ze Qi comes… read more

Yu Mi Xu English Name: corn silk Pharmaceutical Name: Stigma Maydis Medica Category: Water-Regulating and Damp-Resolving Herbs Properties: Yu Mi Xu enters the Urinary Bladder, Kidney, and Liver channels; it is sweet and bland in nature and cool in temperature. What is Yu Mi Xu?: The Chinese Herb Yu Mi Xu is dried corn silk… read more

Yin Chen Hao English Name: artemisia scoparia, virgate wormwood, capillary wormwood, oriental wormwood Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Artemisiae Scopariae Medica Category: Water-Regulating and Damp-Resolving Herbs Properties: Yin Chen Hao enters the Liver, Spleen, Gallbladder, and Stomach channels; it is bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Yin Chen Hao?: The Chinese Herb Yin Chen… read more

Yi Yi Ren English Name: coix seeds, Job’s tears Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Coicis Medica Category: Water-Regulating and Damp-Resolving Herbs Properties: Yi Yi Ren enters the Spleen, Stomach, and Lung channels; it is sweet and bland in nature and cool in temperature. What is Yi Yi Ren?: The Chinese Herb Yi Yi Ren is the dried,… read more

Xian Feng Cao English Name: bidens Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Bidentis Medica Category: Water-Regulating and Damp-Resolving Herbs Properties: Xian Feng Cao enters the Kidney, Urinary Bladder, and Small Intestine channels; it is bland in nature and cold in temperature. What is Xian Feng Cao?: The Chinese Herb Xian Feng Cao is the dried aerial parts of… read more

Tong Cao English Name: tetrapanax, rice paper pith plant Literal Translation: “unblocking herb” Pharmaceutical Name: Medulla Tetrapanacis Medica Category: Water-Regulating and Damp-Resolving Herbs Properties: Tong Cao enters the Lung and Stomach channels; it is sweet and bland in nature and cool in temperature. What is Tong Cao?: The Chinese Herb Tong Cao comes from the… read more

Shui Ding Xiang English Name: ludwigia, climbing seed box, creeping water primrose Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Ludwigiae Prostratae Medica Category: Water-Regulating and Damp-Resolving Herbs Properties: Shui Ding Xiang enters the Kidney and Urinary Bladder channels; it is sweet and bland in nature and very cold in temperature. What is Shui Ding Xiang?: The Chinese Herb Shui… read more

Shi Wei English Name: pyrrosia leaf, Japanese felt fern leaf Pharmaceutical Name: Folium Pyrrosiae Medica Category: Water-Regulating and Damp-Resolving Herbs Properties: Shi Wei enters the Urinary Blabber and Lung channels; it is bitter and sweet in nature and cool in temperature. What is Shi Wei?: The Chinese Herb Shi Wei is the dried leaves of… read more