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  • Xun Gu Feng – Aristolochia – Herba Aristolochiae Mollissimae

    Xun Gu Feng English Name: aristolochia Literal Translation: “wind the searches the bone” Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Aristolochuae Mollissimae Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Xun Gu Feng enters the Liver channel; it is acrid and bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Xun Gu Feng?: The…

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  • Xi Xian Cao – Siegesbeckia – Herba Siegesbeckiae

    Xi Xian Cao English Name: siegesbeckia, (eastern or common) St Paul’s Wort Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Siegesbeckiae Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Xi Xian Cao enters the Kidney and Liver channels; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Xi Xian Cao?: The Chinese Herb…

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  • Wu Shao She – Zaocys – Zaocys

    Wu Shao She English Name: zaocys, black snake Pharmaceutical Name: Zaocys Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Wu Shao She enters the Spleen and Liver channels; it is sweet and salty in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Wu Shao She?: The Chinese Herb Wu Shao She…

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  • Xia Tian Wu – Decumbent Corydalis Rhizome – Rhizoma Corydalis Decumbentis

    Xia Tian Wu English Name: decumbent corydalis rhizome Literal Translation: “not in summer” Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Corydalis Decumbentis Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Xia Tian Wu enters the Liver channel; it is acrid and bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Xia Tian Wu?: The…

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  • Shen Jin Cao – Common Club Moss – Herba Lycopodii

    Shen Jin Cao English Name: lycopodium, common club moss, stag’s horn club moss Literal Translation: “stretch the tendon herb” Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Lycopodii Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Shen Jin Cao enters the Liver channel; it is bitter ad acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What…

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  • She Tui – Sloughed Snake Skin – Periostracum Serpentis

    She Tui English Name: sloughed-off snake skin Pharmaceutical Name: Periostracum Serpentis Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: She Tui enters the Liver channel; it is sweet and salty in nature and neutral in temperature. What is She Tui?: The Chinese Herb She Tui is the sloughed-off skin of…

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  • Sang Zhi – Mulberry Twig – Ramulus Mori

    Sang Zhi English Name: mulberry twigs Pharmaceutical Name: Ramulus Mori Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Sang Zhi enters the Liver channel; it is bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Sang Zhi?: The Chinese Herb Sang Zhi is the dried twigs from the branches of…

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  • Mu Gua – Papaya – Fructus Chaenomelis

    Mu Gua English Name: papaya Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Chaenomelis Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Mu Gua enters the Liver and Spleen channels; it is sour in nature and warm in temperature. What is Mu Gua?: The Chinese Herb Mu Gua is papaya fruit (Chaenomeles lagenaria (Loisel.) Koidz.;…

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  • Qian Nian Jian – Homalomena – Rhizoma Homalomenae

    Qian Nian Jian English Name: homalomena rhizome Literal Translation: “thousand-year vitality” Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Homalomenae Medica Category: Wind Damp Dispelling Herbs – Channel and Collateral Opening Herbs Properties: Qian Nian Jian enters the Kidney and Liver channels; it is bitter and acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Qian Nian Jian?: The Chinese…

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