Liu Zhi Huang
English Name: solidago
Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Solidaginis
Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs
Properties: Liu Zhi Huang enters the Lung, Liver, and Kidney channels; it is bitter and sweet in nature and cold in temperature.
What is Liu Zhi Huang?:
The Chinese Herb Liu Zhi Huang is the dried aerial parts of a flowering herb in the goldenrod family native to mountain highland regions in Taiwan (Solidago virgaaurea L var. leiocapa).
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Therapeutic Actions of Liu Zhi Huang:
Liu Zhi Huang opens channels and collaterals and reduces pain and inflammation to treat trauma-related injuries and tightness of tendons.