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Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Herbs

  • Shi Lian Zi – Indian Sinocrassula – Herba Sinocrassulae Indicae

    Shi Lian Zi English Name: Indian sinocrassula, black lotus seed Literal Translation: “stone lotus seed” Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Sinocrassulae Indicae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Herbs Properties: Shi Lian Zi enters the Large Intestine, Urinary Bladder, and Stomach channels; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Shi Lian Zi?: The Chinese…

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  • Ren Zhong Bai – Human Urine Sediment – Urinae Hominis Sedimen

    Ren Zhong Bai English Name: human urine sediment Pharmaceutical Name: Urinae Hominis Sedimen Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Herbs Properties: Ren Zhong Bai enters the Liver, Kidney, San Jiao, and Urinary Bladder channels; it is salty in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Ren Zhong Bai?: The Chinese Herb Ren Zhong Bai is the…

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  • Rui Ren – Prinsepia Seed – Semen Prinsepiae

    Rui Ren English Name: prinsepia seed, hedge prinsepia nut Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Prinsepiae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Herbs Properties: Rui Ren enters the Liver channel; it is sweet in nature and cool in temperature. What is Rui Ren?: The hedge prinsepia (Prinsepia uniflora) is a sharp-spined shrub of moderate size (6’ x 6’) native…

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  • Qing Guo Gen – White Olive Root – Radix Canarium Album

    Qing Guo Gen English Name: white olive root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Canarium Album Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Herbs Properties: Qing Guo Gen enters the Lung and Stomach channels; it is sour and astringent in nature and cool in temperature. What is Qing Guo Gen: The Chinese Herb Qing Guo Gen is the dried root…

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  • Qing Xiang Zi – Celosia Argentea Seed – Semen Celosiae

    Qing Xiang Zi English Name: celosia argentea seed, feather cockscomb seed Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Celosiae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Herbs Properties: Qing Xiang Zi enters the Liver channel; it is bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Qing Xiang Zi: The Chinese Herb Qing Xiang Zi are the seeds of the tropical…

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  • Mi Meng Hua – Buddleja – Flos Buddlejae

    Mi Meng Hua English Name: buddleja, pale butterfly bush flower Literal Translation: “dense-mist flower” Pharmaceutical Name: Flos Buddlejae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Herbs Properties: Mi Meng Hua enters the Liver channel; it is sweet in nature and cool in temperature. What is Mi Meng Hua?: The Chinese Herb Mi Meng Hua is the dried…

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  • Lu Cha – Green Tea – Folium Camellia Sinensis

    Lu Cha English Name: green tea Pharmaceutical Name: Folium Camellia Sinensis Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Herbs Properties: Lu Cha enters the Stomach channel; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Lu Cha?: The Chinese Herb Lu Cha is green tea—that is, leaves of the plant Camellia Sinensis that have not…

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  • Lu Gen – Phragmites Root – Rhizoma Phragmitis

    Lu Gen English Name: phragmites root, reed rhizome Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Phragmatis Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Herbs Properties: Lu Gen enters the Lung and Stomach channels; it is sweet in nature and cold in temperature. What is Lu Gen?: The Chinese Herb Lu Gen is the dried root of phragmites, one of four species…

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  • Gu Jing Cao – Eriocaulis – Flos Eriocauli

    Gu Jing Cao English Name: eriocaulis, buerger pipewort flower Pharmaceutical Name: Flos Eriocauli Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Herbs Properties: Gu Jing Cao enters the Liver and Stomach channels; it is sweet in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Gu Jing Cao?: Gu Jing Cao is the dried, headlike inflorescence of the buerger pipewort…

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