Yang-Tonifying Herbs

Lu Jiao English Name: deer horn Pharmaceutical Name: Cornu Cervi Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Lu Jiao enters the Kidney and Liver channels; it is salty in nature and warm in temperature. What is Lu Jiao?: The Chinese Herb Lu Jiao powdered or sliced deer horn is derived from the antlers of the mature male read more

Lu Jiao Jiao English Name: deer horn gelatin Pharmaceutical Name: Gelatinum Cornu Cervi Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Lu Jiao Jiao enters the Kidney and Liver channels; it is sweet and salty in nature and warm in temperature. What is Lu Jiao Jiao?: The Chinese Herb Lu Jiao Jiao is gelatin that is made by read more

Lu Rong English Name: deer antler, deer antler velvet Pharmaceutical Name: Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Lu Rong enters the Kidney and Liver channels; it is sweet and salty in nature and warm in temperature. What is Lu Rong?: The Chinese Herb Lu Rong is derived from the antler velvet (immature antlers) read more

Jiu Cai Zi English Name: allium seed, tuber onion seed Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Allii Tuberosi Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Jiu Cai Zi enters the Liver and Kidney channels; it is acrid and sweet in nature and warm in temperature. What is Jiu Cai Zi?: The Chinese Herb Jiu Cai Zi is the ripe seeds read more

Hu Lu Ba English Name: fenugreek seed Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Trigonellae Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Hu Lu Ba enters the Kidney and Liver channels; it is bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Hu Lu Ba?: The Chinese Herb Hu Lu Ba is dried seeds of common fenugreek, an herb/microgreen (similar to read more

Hu Tao Ren English Name: walnut, English walnut, Persian walnut Literal Translation: “barbarian peach-pit” Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Juglandis Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Hu Tao Ren enters the Kidney, Lung, and Large Intestine channels; it is sweet in nature and warm in temperature. What is Hu Tao Ren?: The Chinese Herb Hu Tao Ren is read more

Ge Jie English Name: gecko Pharmaceutical Name: Gecko Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Ge Jie enters the Lung and Kidney channels; it is salty in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Ge Jie?: The Chinese Herb Ge Jie is the dried body of the Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko) with the internal organs removed. Traditional read more

Gou Ji English Name: cibotium Literal Translation: “dog’s spine” Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Cibotii Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Gou Ji enters the Liver and Kidney channels; it is sweet and bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Gou Ji?: The Chinese Herb Gou Ji (aka East Asian Tree Fern) is an evergreen fern read more

Gu Sui Bu English Name: drynaria Literal Translation: “mender of shattered bones” Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Drynariae Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Gu Sui Bu enters the Liver and Kidney channels; it is bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Gu Sui Bu?: The Chinese Herb Gu Sui Bu is the dried rhizomes of read more

Hai Gou Shen English Name: male seal sexual organs (testes and penis of an ursine seal) Pharmaceutical Name: Testes et Penis Otariae Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Hai Gou Shen enters the Kidney and Liver channels; it is salty in nature and hot in temperature. What is Hai Gou Shen?: The Chinese Herb Hai Gou read more