Wu Jia Pi English Name: acanthopanax root bark, eleutherococcus Pharmaceutical Name: Cortex Acanthopanacis Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Tendon and Bone Strengthening Herbs Properties: Wu Jia Pi enters the Liver and Kidney channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Wu Jia Pi?: The Chinese Herb Wu… read more
Shi Nan Teng English Name: piper vine Pharmaceutical Name: Ramulus Piper Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Tendon and Bone Strengthening Herbs Properties: Shi Nan Teng enters the Lung, Liver, and Kidney channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Shi Nan Teng?: The Chinese Herb Shi Nan Teng is… read more
Shen Jin Cao English Name: lycopodium, common club moss, stag’s horn club moss Literal Translation: “stretch the tendon herb” Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Lycopodii Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Shen Jin Cao enters the Liver channel; it is bitter ad acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What… read more
She Tui English Name: sloughed-off snake skin Pharmaceutical Name: Periostracum Serpentis Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: She Tui enters the Liver channel; it is sweet and salty in nature and neutral in temperature. What is She Tui?: The Chinese Herb She Tui is the sloughed-off skin of… read more
Sang Zhi English Name: mulberry twigs Pharmaceutical Name: Ramulus Mori Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Sang Zhi enters the Liver channel; it is bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Sang Zhi?: The Chinese Herb Sang Zhi is the dried twigs from the branches of… read more
Sang Ji Sheng English Name: taxillus, loranthus twig, mulberry mistletoe stem Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Taxilli Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Tendon and Bone Strengthening Herbs Properties: Sang Ji Sheng enters the Liver and Kidney channels; it is bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Sang Ji Sheng?: The Chinese Herb Sang… read more
Qing Feng Teng English Name: sinomenium, Orient vine stem, Japanese sabia stem Pharmaceutical Name: Caulis Sinomenii Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Pain Relieving Herbs Properties: Qing Feng Teng enters the Liver channel; it is bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Qing Feng Teng?: The Chinese Herb Qing Feng Teng is… read more
Qi Ye Lian English Name: schefflera, scandent schefflera root, (dwarf umbrella tree) Literal Name: “seven-leaf lotus” Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Schefflerae Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Pain Relieving Herbs Properties: Qi Ye Lian enters the Liver channel; it is acrid and bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Qi Ye Lian?: The… read more
Qin Jiao English Name: gentiana macrophylla root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Pain Relieving Herbs Properties: Qin Jiao enters the Stomach, Liver, and Gallbladder channels; it is bitter and acrid in nature and cool in temperature. What is Qin Jiao?: The Chinese Herb Qin Jiao is the dried… read more
Qian Nian Jian English Name: homalomena rhizome Literal Translation: “thousand-year vitality” Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Homalomenae Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Qian Nian Jian enters the Kidney and Liver channels; it is bitter and acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Qian Nian Jian?: The Chinese… read more