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  • Yi Tang – Maltose – Saccharum Granorum

     Yi Tang English Name: barley malt sugar, maltose Pharmaceutical Name: Saccharum Granorum Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Yi Tang enters the Spleen, Stomach, and Lung channels; it is sweet in nature and warm in temperature. What is Yi Tang?: The Chinese Herb Yi Tang is maltose (or barley malt sugar), which is sugar that is…

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  • Xi Yang Shen – American Ginseng – Radix Panacis Quinquefolii

    Xi Yang Shen English Name: American ginseng Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Panax Quinquefolii Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Xi Yang Shen enters the Heart, Kidney, and Lung channels; it is sweet and bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Xi Yang Shen?: The Chinese Herb Xi Yang Shen (or American Ginseng) is the dried…

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  • Tai Zi Shen – Pseudostellaria Root – Radix Pseudostellariae

    Tai Zi Shen English Name: pseudostellaria, prince ginseng root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Pseudostellariae Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Tai Zi Shen enters the Lung and Spleen channels; it is sweet and slightly bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Tai Zi Shen?: The Chinese Herb Tai Zi Shen is the dried root of…

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  • Ren Shen – Ginseng – Radix Ginseng

    Ren Shen English Name: ginseng root Literal Translation: “man’s plant”, “man root” Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Ginseng Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Ren Shen enters the Lung and Spleen channels; it is sweet and slightly bitter in nature and slightly warm in temperature. What is Ren Shen?: The Chinese Herb Ren Shen (or Asian ginseng) is…

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  • Shan Yao – Chinese Yam – Rhizoma Dioscoreae

    Shan Yao English Name: dioscorea, common (Chinese) yam rhizome Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Dioscoreae Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Shan Yao enters the Kidney, Lung, and Spleen channels; it is sweet in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Shan Yao?: The Chinese Herb Shan Yao is the dried tuber of the Chinese Yam (aka cinnamon…

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  • Jiao Gu Lan – Gynostemma – Rhizoma seu Herba Gynostemmatis

    Jiao Gu Lan English Name: gynostemma Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma seu Herba Gynostemmatis Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Jiao Gu Lan enters the Lung and Heart channels; it is slightly bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Jiao Gu Lan?: The Chinese Herb Jiao Gu Lan is the dried above-ground parts and rhizomes of…

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  • Huang Qi – Astragalus – Radix Astragali

    Huang Qi English Name: astragalus, Mongolian milkvetch root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Astragali Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Huang Qi enters the Spleen and Lung channels; it is sweet in nature and slightly warm in temperature. What is Huang Qi?: The Chinese Herb Huang Qi is the dried root from a flowering plant in the legume…

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  • Geng Mi – Rice – Semen Oryzae

    Geng Mi English Name: rice Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Oryzae Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Geng Mi enters the Spleen and Stomach channels; it is sweet in nature and cool in temperature. What is Geng Mi?: The Chinese Herb Geng Mi is the seed of Oryza sativa—commonly known as Asian rice. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Therapeutic…

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  • Dong Yang Shen – Japanese Ginseng – Radix Ginseng Japonica

    Dong Yang Shen English Name: eastern ginseng, Japanese ginseng Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Ginseng Japonica Medica Category: Qi-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Dong Yang Shen enters the Spleen and Lung channels; it is sweet and slightly bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Dong Yang Shen?: The Chinese Herb Dong Yang Shen is the dried root…

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