Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Herbs

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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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 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 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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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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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 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 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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Han Shui Shi English Name: mirabilite crystal Literal Translation: “cold water stone” Pharmaceutical Name: Mirabilite Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Herbs Properties: Han Shui Sui enters the Stomach and Kidney channels; it is salty in nature and very cold in temperature. What is Han Shui Shi?: The Chinese Herb Han Shui Shi is the precipitate…

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