Blood Stasis and Blood-Activating Herbs
Blood stasis is the root cause of many bodily ailments. What brings about blood stasis? The Concept of Blood Stasis Blood stasis occurs when blood that is flowi...
Category: Chinese Herbal Medicine
Yang Tonics
These tonics are warm- to hot-natured with sweet, pungent or salty flavour. They can reinforce the kidneys and are used in the treatment of insufficient vital f...
Dried Human Placenta
Source Human Placenta is the dried placenta of a healthy woman (Fam. Hominidae). Properties Sweet, Salty, Warm Channels Heart, Lung, Kidney Action Invigorates t...
Chinese Caterpillar Fungus
Source Chinese Caterpillar Fungus is a composite consisting of the stroma of the fungus,Cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc (Fam. Hypocreaceae), parasitised on the ...
Tokay Gecko
Source Tokay is the body (with internal organs removed) ofGekko gecko L., (Fam. Gekkonkiae). Producing Areas Guangxi, Guangdong, Yunnan, etc. Properties Salty, ...
Walnut Seed
Source English Walnut Seed is the dried ripe seed ofJuglans regia L., (Fam. Juglandaceae). Producing Areas Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, etc. Properties Sweet, Warm ...
Himalayan Teasel Root
Source Himalayan Teasel Root is the dried root ofDipsacus asper Wall., (Family Dipsacaceae). Producing Areas Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, etc. The herb produ...
Eucommia Bark
Source Eucommia Bark is the dried stem bark ofEucommia ulmoides Oliv., (Fam. Eucommiaceae). Producing Areas Sichuan, Shanxi, Hubei, Henan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Jian...
Flatstem Milkvetch Seed
Source Flatstem Milkvetch Seed is the dried ripe seed ofAstragalus complanatus R. Br. (Fam. Leguminosae). Producing Areas Shaanxi, Anhui, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner M...
Dodder Seed
Source Dodder Seed is the dried ripe seed ofCuscuta chinesis Lam. (Fam. Convolvulaceae). Producing Areas Shandong, Hebei, Shanxi, Tianjin, Inner Mongolia, Heilo...