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  • Shen Qu – Massa Fermentata – Massa Fermentata

    Shen Qu English Name: massa fermentata, medicated leaven Pharmaceutical Name: Massa Fermentata Medica Category: Digestive Herbs Properties: Shen Qu enters the Spleen and Stomach channels; it is sweet and acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Shen Qu?: The Chinese Herb Shen Qu is a mixture of wheat flower, bran, and several different…

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  • Shan Zha – Hawthorn Berry – Fructus Crataegi

    Shan Zha English Name: crataegus, hawthorn berry Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Crataegi Medica Category: Digestive Herbs Properties: Shan Zha enters the Liver, Spleen, and Stomach channels; it is sweet and sour in nature and slightly warm in temperature. What is Shan Zha?: The Chinese Herb Shan Zha is the dried fruit of the Chinese Hawthorn (or…

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  • Mai Ya – Sprouted Barley – Fructus Hordei Germinatus

    Mai Ya English Name: sprouted barley Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Hordei Germinatus Medica Category: Digestive Herbs Properties: Mai Ya enters the Liver, Spleen, and Stomach channels; it is sweet in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Mai Ya?: The Chinese Herb Mai Ya is sprouted barley kernels (Hordeum vulgare L.). Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Therapeutic…

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  • Ji Nei Jin – Chicken Gizzard – Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli

    Ji Nei Jin English Name: chicken gizzard Literal Translation: “chicken inner gold” Pharmaceutical Name: Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Medica Category: Digestive Herbs Properties: Ji Nei Jin enters the Urinary Bladder, Small Intestine, Spleen, and Stomach channels; it is sweet in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Ji Nei Jin?: The Chinese Herb Ji Nei…

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  • Lai Fu Zi – Radish Seed – Semen Raphani

    Lai Fu Zi English Name: raphanus, radish seed Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Raphani Medica Category: Digestive Herbs Properties: Lai Fu Zi enters the Spleen, Stomach, and Lung channels; it is acrid and sweet in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Lai Fu Zi?: The Chinese Herb Lai Fu ZI is the dried seed from the…

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  • Hong Qu – Red Yeast Rice – Monascus

    Hong Qu English Name: red yeast rice Pharmaceutical Name: Monascus Medica Category: Digestive Herbs Properties: Hong Qu enters the Spleen, Liver, and Large Intestine channels; it is sweet and acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Hong Qu?: The Chinese Herb Hong Qu is rice that has been fermented by Monascus purpureus, a…

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  • Gu Ya – Sprouted Millet – Fructus Setariae Germinatus

    Gu Ya English Name: sprouted Asian rice, sprouted millet Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Stariae Germinatus Medica Category: Digestive Herbs Properties: Gu Ya enters the Spleen and Stomach channels; it is sweet in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Gu Ya?: The Chinese Herb Gu Ya is the sprouted kernels of foxtail millet (Setaria Italia L.…

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