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  • Gu Sui Bu – Drynaria – Rhizoma Drynariae

    Gu Sui Bu English Name: drynaria Literal Translation: “mender of shattered bones” Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Drynariae Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Gu Sui Bu enters the Liver and Kidney channels; it is bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Gu Sui Bu?: The Chinese Herb Gu Sui Bu is the dried rhizomes of…

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  • Hai Long – Pipe Fish – Syngnathus

    Hai Long English Name: pipe fish Pharmaceutical Name: Syngnathus Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Hai Long enters the Kidney channel; it is sweet and salty in nature and slightly warm in temperature. What is Hai Long?: The Chinese Herb Hai Long is the dried body of three different species of pipefish, which are long, slender…

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  • Hai Ma – Sea Horse – Hippocampus

    Hai Ma English Name: sea horse Pharmaceutical Name: Hippocampus Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Hai Ma enters the Kidney and Liver channels; it is sweet and salty in nature and warm in temperature. What is Hai Ma?: The Chinese Herb Hai Ma is the dried body of the Great seahorse (Hippocampus kellogii) which is either…

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  • Hai Shen – Sea Cucumber – Strichopus Japonicus

    Hai Shen English Name: (Japanese) sea cucumber, sea slug, trepang Pharmaceutical Name: Strichopus Japonicus Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Hai Shen enters the Heart and Kidney channels; it is sweet and salty in nature and warm in temperature. What is Hai Shen?: The Chinese Herb Hai Shen is derived from the Japanese sea cucumber (Strichopus…

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  • Hai Gou Shen – Seal Testes and Penis – Testes et Penis Otariae

    Hai Gou Shen English Name: male seal sexual organs (testes and penis of an ursine seal) Pharmaceutical Name: Testes et Penis Otariae Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Hai Gou Shen enters the Kidney and Liver channels; it is salty in nature and hot in temperature. What is Hai Gou Shen?: The Chinese Herb Hai Gou…

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  • Dong Chong Xia Cao – Cordyceps – Cordyceps

    Dong Chong Xia Cao English Name: cordyceps Literal Translation: “winter creeper summer herb” Pharmaceutical Name: Cordyceps Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Dong Chong Xia Cao enters the Lung and Kidney channels; it is sweet in nature and warm in temperature. What is Dong Chong Xia Cao?: The Chinese Herb Dong Chong Xia Cao refers to…

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  • Du Zhong – Eucommia Bark – Cortex Eucommiae

    Du Zhong English Name: eucommia bark Pharmaceutical Name: Cortex Eucommiae Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Du Zhong enters the Kidney and Liver channels; it is sweet in nature and warm in temperature. What is Du Zhong?: The Chinese Herb Du Zhong is the bark of the Eucommia tree (aka hardy rubber tree– Eucommia ulmoides Oliv.),…

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  • Bu Gu Zhi – Psoralea Fruit – Fructus Psoraleae

    Bu Gu Zhi English Name: psoralea fruit Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Psoraleae Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Bu Gu Zhi enters the Kidney and Spleen channels; it is bitter and acrid in nature and very warm in temperature. What is Bu Gu Zhi?: The Chinese Herb Bu Gu Zhi is the dried fruits from Psoralea corylifolia,…

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  • Ba Ji Tian – Morinda – Radix Morindae Officinalis

    Ba Ji Tian English Name: morinda, medicinal Indian mulberry root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Morindae Officinalis Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Ba Ji Tian enters the Kidney channel; it is acrid and sweet in nature and slightly warm in temperature. What is Ba Ji Tian? The Chinese Herb Ba Ji Tian is the dried roots of…

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