Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs

Ze Lan – Lycopus – Herba Lycopi

Ze Lan English Name: lycopus, (bright) bungleweed Literal Translation: “marsh orchid” Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Lycopi Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Ze Lan enters the Liver and Spleen channels; it is bitter and acrid in nature and slightly warm in temperature. What is Ze Lan?: The Chinese Herb Ze Lan is dried bungleweed (Lycopus…
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Zi Ran Tong – Pyrite – Pyritum

Zi Ran Tong English Name: pyrite Literal Translation: “natural copper” Pharmaceutical Name: Pyritum Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Zi Ran Tong enters the Liver channel; it is acrid in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Zi Ran Tong?: The Chinese Herb Zi Ran Tong is the mineral pyrite. It is often calcinated…
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Yan Hu Suo – Corydalis – Rhizoma Corydalis

Yan Hu Suo English Name: corydalis tuber Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Corydalis Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Yan Hu Suo enters the Heart, Liver, and Spleen channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Yan Hu Suo?: The Chinese Herb Yan Hu Suo is the dried tuber (rhizome)…
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Ye Ming Sha – Bat Droppings – Excrementum Vespertilionis Murini

Ye Ming Sha English Name: bat droppings Pharmaceutical Name: Ecrementum Vespertilionis Murini Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Ye Ming Sha enters the Liver channel; it is acrid in nature and cold in temperature. What is Ye Ming Sha?: The Chinese Herb Ye Ming Sha is the dried excrement from the Asian parti-colored bat…
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Yi Mu Cao – Leonurus – Herba Leonuri

Yi Mu Cao English Name: leonurus, motherwort herb Literal Translation: “good for women/mother herb”, “benefit mother herb” Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Leonuri Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Yi Mu Cao enters the Heart, Liver, and Urinary Bladder channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Yi Mu Cao?:…
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Yu Jin -Turmeric Tuber – Radix Curcumae

Yu Jin English Name: (wild) curcuma tuber, (wild) turmeric tuber Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Curcumae Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Yu Jin enters Heart, Liver, and Gallbladder channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Yu Jin?: The Chinese Herb Yu Jin is the dried tuber of wild…
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Tao Ren – Peach Seed – Semen Persicae

Tao Ren English Name: persica, peach seed Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Persicae Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Tao Ren enters the Heart, Large Intestine, Liver, and Lung channels; it is bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Tao Ren?: The Chinese Herb Tao Ren is the dried, peeled seed that comes from…
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Wang Bu Liu Xing – Vaccaria Seed – Semen Vaccariae

Wang Bu Liu Xing English Name: vaccaria seed, cow-herb seed, cow soapwort seed Literal Translation: “king who does not stay but departs” Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Vaccariae Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Wang Bu Liu Xing enters the Liver and Stomach channels; it is bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Wang…
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Su Mu – Sappan Wood – Lignum Sappan

Su Mu English Name: sappan wood Pharmaceutical Name: Lignum Sappan Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Su Mu enters the Heart, Liver, and Spleen channels; it is sweet, salty, and slightly acrid in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Su Mu?: The Chinese Herb Su Mu is the dried heartwood of the sappan…
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