Yang-Tonifying Herbs

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

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

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

Du Zhong English Name: eucommia bark Pharmaceutical Name: Cortex Eucommiae Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Du Zhong enters the Kidney and Liver channels; it is sweet in nature and warm in temperature. What is Du Zhong?: The Chinese Herb Du Zhong is the bark of the Eucommia tree (aka hardy rubber tree– Eucommia ulmoides Oliv.),… read more

Dong Chong Xia Cao English Name: cordyceps Literal Translation: “winter creeper summer herb” Pharmaceutical Name: Cordyceps Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Dong Chong Xia Cao enters the Lung and Kidney channels; it is sweet in nature and warm in temperature. What is Dong Chong Xia Cao?: The Chinese Herb Dong Chong Xia Cao refers to… read more

Bu Gu Zhi English Name: psoralea fruit Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Psoraleae Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Bu Gu Zhi enters the Kidney and Spleen channels; it is bitter and acrid in nature and very warm in temperature. What is Bu Gu Zhi?: The Chinese Herb Bu Gu Zhi is the dried fruits from Psoralea corylifolia,… read more

Ba Ji Tian English Name: morinda, medicinal Indian mulberry root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Morindae Officinalis Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Ba Ji Tian enters the Kidney channel; it is acrid and sweet in nature and slightly warm in temperature. What is Ba Ji Tian?: The Chinese Herb Ba Ji Tian is the dried roots of… read more