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Botanical name: Cimicifuga heracleifolia
Common name: Cimicifuga, Bugbane, Black Cohosh
Literal name translation: ascending hemp
Family: Ranunculaceae, ranuncula family
Part used in Chinese medicine: rhizome
Major Chinese medicine actions:
Disperses the exterior, raises yang qi, lifts sinking middle … Read More
Botanical name: Pinus tabulaeformis
Common name: Chinese red pine
Literal name translation: pine knots
Family: Pinaceae, pine family
Part used in Chinese medicine: branch nodes
Major Chinese medicine actions:
Disperses wind damp obstruction, alleviates pain
Botanical name: Luffa cylindrica
Common name: Luffa, Loofah, Smooth luffa
Literal name translation: net of string melon
Family: Cucurbitaceae, gourd family
Part used in Chinese medicine: fruit
Major Chinese medicine actions:
Resolves toxicity, reduces swelling, unblocks channels … Read More
Botanical name: Rehmannia glutinosa
Common name: Prepared rehmannia root
Literal name translation: cooked earth yellow
Family: Scrophulariaceae, figwort family
Part used in Chinese medicine: prepared root
Major Chinese medicine actions:
Tonifies blood, nourishes Liver and Kidney yin, … Read More
Botanical name: Dendrobium nobile
Common name: Dendrobium
Literal name translation: bushel of stone
Family: Orchidaceae, orchid family
Part used in Chinese medicine: whole plant
Major Chinese medicine actions:
Nourishes Stomach and Kidney yin, clears heat from deficiency,
generates … Read More
Botanical name: Zingiberis officinale
Common name: Ginger
Family: Zingiberaceae
Part used in Chinese medicine: rhizome
Major Chinese medicine actions:
Releases exterior, disperses cold, warms middle burner,
alleviates vomiting, warms Lungs, stops cough, reduces toxicity
Botanical name: Rehmannia glutinosa
Common name: Rehmannia root, Chinese foxglove
Literal name translation: unprepared earth yellow
Family: Scrophulariaceae, figwort family
Part used in Chinese medicine: root
Major Chinese medicine actions:
Nourishes yin, generates fluids, clears heat, cools … Read More
Botanical name: Belamcanda chinensis
Common name: Belamcanda rhizome
Literal name translation: arrow shaft
Family: Iridaceae, iris family
Part used in Chinese medicine: rhizoma
Major Chinese medicine actions:
Clears heat, resolves toxicity, transforms phlegm
reduces swelling of the throat… Read More
Botanical name: Crataegus pinnatifida
Common name: Crataegus fruit, Hawthorne fruit, Chinese haw
Family: Rosaceae, rose family
Part used in Chinese medicine: fruit
Major Chinese medicine actions:
Reduces food stagnation, transforms accumulations,
invigorates blood, alleviates diarrhea
Botanical name: Dioscorea batata
Common name: Dioscorea, Chinese yam
Literal name translation: mountain herb
Family: Dioscoreaceae, yam family
Part used in Chinese medicine: rhizome
Major Chinese medicine actions:
Tonifies Spleen and Lung qi and yin, tonifies Kidneys
and … Read More
Botanical name: Hippophae rhamnoides
Common name: Sea buckthorn fruit, Swallow thorn
Literal name translation: sand thorns
Family: Eleagnaceae
Part used in Chinese medicine: fruit
Major Chinese medicine actions:
Augments qi, generates fluids, warms and tonifes Lungs and Spleen,… Read More
Botanical name: Morus alba
Common name: Mulberry twig, Morus twig
Family: Moraceae, mulberry family
Part used in Chinese medicine: twig
Major Chinese medicine actions:
Dispels wind-dampness, unblocks channels and collaterals,
benefits joints
Botanical name: Morus alba
Common name: White mulberry leaf
Family: Moraceae, mulberry family
Part used in Chinese medicine: leaf
Major Chinese medicine actions:
Disperses wind-heat, calms Liver, clears eyes, clears Lungs,
moistens dryness, cools blood, stops bleeding
Botanical name: Panax ginseng
Common name: Ginseng root
Literal name translation: man root
Family: Araliaceae
Part used in Chinese medicine: root
Major Chinese medicine actions:
Strongly tonifies qi of 5 organs, strengthens Spleen, tonifies Lungs,
generates fluids, alleviates … Read More
Botanical name: Lonicera japonica
Common name: Honeysuckle vine, Lonicera vine
Literal name translation: winter-resisting vine
Family: Caprifoliaceae, honeysuckle family
Part used in Chinese medicine: caulis (stalk and stems)
Major Chinese medicine actions:
Clear heat, resolve toxicity, dispels … Read More
Botanical name: Dianthus superbus
Common name: Dianthus, Fringed pink
Family: Caryophyllaceae, pink family
Part used in Chinese medicine: aerial parts
Major Chinese medicine actions:
Clears damp-heat, promotes urination, unblocks urine,
invigorates blood
Botanical name: Forsythia suspensa
Common name: Forsythia fruit
Family: Oleaceae, olive family
Part used in Chinese medicine: fruit
Major Chinese medicine actions:
Clears heat, resolves toxicity, dissipates clumps
Botanical name: Cassia obtusifolia
Common name: Cassia seeds, Sicklepod
Literal name translation: unhampered clarity seeds
Family: Fabaceae, pea family
Part used in Chinese medicine: seed
Major Chinese medicine actions:
Clears Liver and eyes, calms Liver, anchors yang,… Read More
Botanical name: Chrysanthemum multiflorum
Common name: Chrysanthemum flower
Family: Asteraceae, aster family
Part used in Chinese medicine: flower
Major Chinese medicine actions:
Releases the exterior, dispels wind, clears heat
Botanical name: Lonicera japonica
Common name: Honeysuckle flower, Lonicera
Literal name translation: gold silver flower
Family: Caprifoliaceae, honeysuckle family
Part used in Chinese medicine: flower
Major Chinese medicine actions:
Clears heat, resolves toxicity, vents external wind-heat