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Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs

  • Tu Fu Ling – Smilax – Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae

    Tu Fu Ling English Name: smilax, glabrous greenbriar, chinaroot Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Tu Fu Ling enters the Liver and Stomach channels; it is sweet and bland in nature and cool in temperature. What is Tu Fu Ling?: The Chinese Herb Tu Fu Ling is the dried…

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  • Tian Kui Zi – Semiaquilegia – Radix Semiaquilegiae

    Tian Kui Zi English Name: semiaquilegia root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Semiaquilegiae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Tian Kui Zi enters the Liver, Spleen, and Urinary Bladder channels; it is sweet and bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Tian Kui Zi?: The  Chinese Herb Tian Kui Zi is the dried, sliced…

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  • She Gan – Blackberry Lily Rhizome – Rhizoma Belamcandae

    She Gan English Name: belamcanda, blackberry lily rhizome Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Belamcandae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: She Gan enters the Lung channel; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is She Gan?: The Chinese Herb She Gan is the dried rhizome of the blackberry lily (Belamcanda chinensis). This plant’s…

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  • Shu Wei Huang – Rostellularia – Herba Rostellulariae

    Shu Wei Huang (Jue Chuang Cao) English Name: rostellularia, justicia (procumbens); water willow Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Rostellulariae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Shu Wei Huang enters the Liver and Lung channels; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Shu Wei Huang?: The Chinese Herb Shu Wei Huang is the…

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  • Shan Ci Gu – Cremastra – Pseudobulbus Cremastre

    Shan Ci Gu English Name: cremastra, Chinese tulip Literal Name: “benevolent aunt of the mountains” Pharmaceutical Name: Pseudobulbus Cremastrae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Shan Ci Gu enters the Liver and Stomach channels; it is acrid in nature and cold in temperature. What is Shan Ci Gu?: The Chinese Herb Shan Ci Gu…

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  • Shan Ma Ti – Devil Pepper Root – Radix Rauvolfiae

    Shan Ma Ti English Name: (common) devil pepper root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Rauvolfiae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Shan Ma Ti enters the Lung, Liver, and Heart channels; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Shan Ma Ti?: The Chinese Herb Shan Ma Ti is the dried root of…

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  • Ren Dong Teng – Lonicera Vine – Caulis Lonicerae

    Ren Dong Teng English Name: lonicera vine, honeysuckle stem Pharmaceutical Name: Caulis Lonicerae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Ren Dong Teng enters the Lung and Stomach channels; it is sweet in nature and cold in temperature. What is Ren Dong Teng?: The Chinese Herb Ren Dong Teng is the dried stem of the…

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  • Shan Dou Gen – Sophora Root – Radix Sophorae Tonkinensis

    Shan Dou Gen English Name: sophora root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Sophora Tonkinensis Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Shan Dou Gen enters the Lung channel; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Shan Dou Gen?: The Chinese Herb Shan Dou Gen is dried sophora root from Sophora Tonkinensis, a shrubby…

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  • Niu Huang – Bezoar – Calculus Bovis

    Niu Huang English Name: cattle gallstone, bezoar Pharmaceutical Name: Calculus Bovis Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Niu Huang enters the Liver and Heart channels; it is bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Niu Huang?: The Chinese Herb Niu Huang is the ground-up gallstones of cattle. Since this substance is quite…

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