Zou Ma Tai English Name: ardisia root Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Ardisiae Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Tendon and Bone Strengthening Herbs Properties: Zou Ma Tai enters the Lung, Stomach, Spleen, and Large Intestine channels; it is acrid in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Zou Ma Tai?: The Chinese Herb Zou Ma… read more
Yi Wu Gen English Name: elaeagnus Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Elaeagni Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Pain Relieving Herbs Properties: Yi Wu Gen enters the Liver channel; it is bland in nature and cool in temperature. What is Yi Wu Gen?: The Chinese Herb Yi Wu Gen is the dried roots of the Elaeagnus… read more
Xun Gu Feng English Name: aristolochia Literal Translation: “wind the searches the bone” Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Aristolochuae Mollissimae Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Xun Gu Feng enters the Liver channel; it is acrid and bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Xun Gu Feng?: The… read more
Xu Chang Qing English Name: paniculate swallowwort root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Cynanchi Paniculati Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Pain Relieving Herbs Properties: Xu Chang Qing enters the Liver and Stomach channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Xu Chang Qing?: The Chinese Herb Xu Chang Qing is the… read more
Xia Tian Wu English Name: decumbent corydalis rhizome Literal Translation: “not in summer” Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Corydalis Decumbentis Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Xia Tian Wu enters the Liver channel; it is acrid and bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Xia Tian Wu?: The… read more
Xi Xian Cao English Name: siegesbeckia, (eastern or common) St Paul’s Wort Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Siegesbeckiae Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Xi Xian Cao enters the Kidney and Liver channels; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Xi Xian Cao?: The Chinese Herb… read more
Wu Shao She English Name: zaocys, black snake Pharmaceutical Name: Zaocys Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Wu Shao She enters the Spleen and Liver channels; it is sweet and salty in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Wu Shao She?: The Chinese Herb Wu Shao She… read more
Tou Gu Cao English Name: garden balsam Literal Translation: “penetrate the bone herb” Pharmaceutical Name: Caulis Impatientis Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Pain Relieving Herbs Properties: Tou Gu Cao enters the Liver, Spleen, and Kidney Channels; it is bitter, slightly sweet, and acrid in nature and cool in temperature. What is Tou Gu… read more
Song Jie English Name: knotty pine, Literal Name: “pine joint” Pharmaceutical Name: Lignum Pini Nodi Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Pain Relieving Herbs Properties: Song Jie enters the Liver channel; it is bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Song Jie?: The Chinese Herb Song Jie is dried pieces of knotty… read more
Wei Ling Xian English Name: Chinese Clematis Literal Name: “mighty curative immortal” Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Clematidis Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Pain Relieving Herbs Properties: Wei Ling Xian enters the Urinary Bladder channel; it is acrid and salty in nature and warm in temperature. What is Wei Ling Xian?: The Chinese Herb Wei… read more