Chinese Herbal Dictionary

Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs

  • Hai Tong Pi – Himalayan Coral Bean Bark – Cortex Erythrinae

    Hai Tong Pi English Name: erythrina, Oriental (or Himalayan) coral bean bark Pharmaceutical Name: Cortex Erythrinae Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Hai Tong Pi enters the Liver channel; it is bitter and acrid in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Hai Tong Pi?: The Chinese Herb… read more

  • Hai Fu Rong – Limonium – Herba Limonium Wrightii

    Hai Fu Rong English Name: limonium Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Limonium Wrightii Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Pain Relieving Herbs Properties: Hai Fu Rong enters the Liver and Kidney channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Hai Fu Rong?: The Chinese Herb Hai Fu Rong is the… read more

  • Hai Feng Teng – Kadsura Stem – Caulis Piperis Kadsurae

    Hai Feng Teng English Name: kadsura pepper vine stem, Literal Translation: “sea wind vine” Pharmaceutical Name: Caulis Piperis Kadsurae Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Hai Feng Teng enters the Liver channel; it is acrid and bitter in nature and slightly warm in nature. What is Hai Feng… read more

  • Fen Fang Ji – Stephania Root – Radix Stephaniae Tetandrae

    Fen Fang Ji Alternate Pinyin name: Han Fang Ji: Fen Fang Ji is the classical name given to this herb in the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (from the second century AD) as well as the standard name given for this herb in the contemporary Chinese Herbal Pharmacopoeia by the People’s Republic of China (2000);… read more

  • Du Huo – Pubescent Angelica Root – Radix Angelicae Pubescentis

    Du Huo English Name: pubescent angelica root Literal Translation: “self-reliant existence” Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Angelicae Pubescentis Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Pain Relieving Herbs Properties: Du Huo enters the Liver, Kidney, and Urinary Bladder; it is acrid and bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Du Huo?: The Chinese Herb Du… read more

  • Chuan Shan Long – Dioscorea Nipponica – Rhizoma Dioscoreae Nipponicae

    Chuan Shan Long English Name: dioscorea nipponica Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Dioscoreae Nipponicae Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Chuan Shan Long enters the Liver and Lung channels; it is bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Chuan Shan Long?: The Chinese Herb Chuan Shan Long is… read more

  • Chou Wu Tong – Glory Bower Leaves – Folium Clerodendri Trichotomi

    Chou Wu Tong English Name: harlequin glorybower tree leaf, peanut butter tree leaf, clerodendron leaf Literal Translation: “stinky Chinese parasol tree” Pharmaceutical Name: Folium Clerodendri Trichotomi Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Chou Wu Tong enters the Liver channel; it is acrid, bitter, and sweet in nature and… read more

  • Can Sha – Silkworm Droppings – Excrementum Bombycis Mori

    Can Sha English Name: silkworm droppings Pharmaceutical Name: Excrementum Bombycis Mori Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Pain Relieving Herbs Properties: Can Sha enters the Liver, Spleen, and Stomach channels; it is sweet and acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Can Sha?: The Chinese Herb Can Sha is the dried droppings… read more

  • Bai Hua She – Bungarus – Bungarus Parvus

    Bai Hua She English Name: bungarus, agkistrodon Literal Translation: “white flower snake” Pharmaceutical Name: Bungarus Parvus Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Bai Hua She enters the Liver channel; it is sweet and salty in nature and warm in temperature. What is Bai Hua She?: The Chinese Herb… read more

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