Yang-Tonifying Herbs

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

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 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

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 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

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

Hai Shen English Name: (Japanese) sea cucumber, sea slug, trepang Pharmaceutical Name: Strichopus Japonicus Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Hai Shen enters the Heart and Kidney channels; it is sweet and salty in nature and warm in temperature. What is Hai Shen?: The Chinese Herb Hai Shen is derived from the Japanese sea cucumber (Strichopus… read more

Hai Ma English Name: sea horse Pharmaceutical Name: Hippocampus Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Hai Ma enters the Kidney and Liver channels; it is sweet and salty in nature and warm in temperature. What is Hai Ma?: The Chinese Herb Hai Ma is the dried body of the Great seahorse (Hippocampus kellogii) which is either… read more

Hai Long English Name: pipe fish Pharmaceutical Name: Syngnathus Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Hai Long enters the Kidney channel; it is sweet and salty in nature and slightly warm in temperature. What is Hai Long?: The Chinese Herb Hai Long is the dried body of three different species of pipefish, which are long, slender… 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