Wind-Cold Releasing Herbs

Zi Su Ye English Name: perilla leaf Pharmaceutical name: Folium Perillae Medica Category: Wind-Cold Releasing Herbs Properties: Zi Su Ye enters the Lung and Spleen channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Zi Su Ye?: The Chinese Herb Zi Su Ye is the leaf of the annual herbal plant in… read more

Xiang Ru English Name: elsholtzia, aromatic madder Pharmaceutical name: Herba Elsholtziae seu Moslae Medica Category: Wind-Cold Releasing Herbs Properties: Xiang Ru enters the Lung and Stomach channels; it is acrid in nature and slightly warm in temperature. What is Xiang Ru?: The Chinese Herb Xiang Ru derives from one of two species of plants in… read more

Xin Yi Hua English Name: magnolia flower, yulan magnolia flower bud, sprenger magnolia flower bud, biond magnolia flower bud Pharmaceutical name: Flos Magnoliae Medica Category: Wind-Cold Releasing Herbs Properties: Xin Yi Hua enters the Lung and Stomach channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Xin Yi Hua?: The Chinese Herb… read more

Sheng Jiang English Name: fresh ginger Pharmaceutical name: Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens Medica Category: Wind-Cold Releasing Herbs Properties: Sheng Jiang enters the Lung, Spleen, and Stomach channels; it is acrid in nature and slightly warm in temperature What is Sheng Jiang?: The Chinese Herb Sheng Jiang is fresh ginger root (or its juice). Traditional Chinese Medicine… read more

Qiang Huo English Name: notopterygium (rhizome and root) Pharmaceutical name: Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii Medica Category: Wind-Cold Releasing Herbs Properties: Qiang Huo enters the Urinary Bladder and Kidney channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Qiang Huo?: The Chinese Herb Qiang Huo is the rhizome and root of… read more

Ma Huang English Name: ephedra Pharmaceutical name: Herba Ephedrae Medica Category: Wind-Cold Releasing Herbs Properties: Ma Huang enters the Lung and Urinary Bladder channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and warm in temperature What is Ma Huang? Ma Huang is the dried grass stem of the plant Ephedra Sinica. It can be used… read more

Ji Xiang Teng English Name: paederia Pharmaceutical name: Caulis Paederiae Medica Category: Wind-Cold Releasing Herbs Properties: Ji Xiang Teng enters the Lung and Liver channels; it is sweet in nature and neutral to slightly warm in temperature. What is Ji Xiang Teng?: The Chinese Herb Ji Xiang Teng is the dried caulis of a deciduous… read more

Jing Jie English Name: schizonepeta Pharmaceutical name: Herba Schizonepetae Medica Category: Wind-Cold Releasing Herbs Properties: Jing Jie enters the Lung and Liver channels; it is acrid in nature and slightly warm in temperature. What is Jing Jie?: The Chinese Herb Jing Jie comes from a flowering plant resembling a thistle. Schizonepeta tenuifolia is the genus… read more

Gao Ben English Name: Ligusticum Pharmaceutical name: Rhizoma Ligustici Medica Category: Wind-Cold Releasing Herbs Properties: Gao Ben enters the Urinary Bladder channel; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Gao Ben?: The Chinese Herb Gao Ben is dried Chinese Lovage root (Ligusticum sinense Oliv.). Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Therapeutic Actions of… read more

Gui Zhi English Name: Cinnamon Twig Pharmaceutical name: Ramulus Cinnamoni Medica Category: Wind-Cold Releasing Herbs Properties: Gui Zhi enters the Heart, Lung, and Urinary Bladder channels; it is acrid and sweet in nature and warm in temperature What is Gui Zhi?: The Chinese Herb Gui zhi is the twig of the Cinnamon tree stripped of… read more