Seeking the Truth of TCM

Roots of Herbs

Meridian Explorations

Food as Medicine

Medicinal Roots

720 herbs total

Herba Melasmae
Nature & Flavor
- Sweet and slightly bitter
- Cool in nature
- Slightly toxic.
- Enters the liver meridian
Tags
- Clears heat and promotes diuresis.
- Activate blood
- disperse stasis
IntroductionHuàxuèdǎn is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the dried whole herb of Melasma arvense (Benth.) Hand.-Mazz., a plant belonging to the family Scrop…
Inula cappa（Buch.-Ham.）DC.
Nature & Flavor
- Pungent in flavor
- Sweet in flavor
- Bitter in flavor
- Warm in nature
- Enters the liver meridian
- Enters the lung meridian
- Enters the spleen meridian
- Enters the stomach meridian
Tags
- Dispels wind and disperses cold.
- move Qi
- Promotes diuresis.
- transform phlegm and relieve cough
- Reduces swelling and relieves pain.
IntroductionYáng ěr Jú (Sheepear Jurinea) is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the root and whole herb of Inula cappa (Buch.-Ham.) DC. (also known as Duhaldea…
Herba Solani
Nature & Flavor
- Bitter in flavor
- Pungent in flavor
- Cold in nature
- Enters the liver meridian
- Enters the stomach meridian
- Enters the lung meridian
Tags
- Dispels wind and dampness.
- clear Heat and resolve Toxin
IntroductionKǔ Qié (Bitter Nightshade) is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the whole herb of Solanum dulcamara L., a plant belonging to the family Solanaceae…
Achatum
Nature & Flavor
- Pungent in flavor
- Cold in nature
- Enters the liver meridian
Tags
- clear heat
- brighten the eyes
- Removes corneal opacities.
IntroductionMǎ Nǎo (Agate) is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the agate subspecies of quartz, a mineral belonging to the oxide class of the quartz group. It…
Liriodendron chinense（Hemsl.）Sarg.
Nature & Flavor
- Pungent in flavor
- Warm in nature
- Enters the liver meridian
- Enters the kidney meridian
Tags
- strengthen the sinews and bones
- Dispels wind and dampness.
IntroductionÉ Zhǎng Qiū Gēn (Liriodendron chinense Root) is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the root of Liriodendron chinense (Hemsl.) Sargent., a plant bel…
Herba Asteris Alpini
Nature & Flavor
- Sweet and slightly bitter
- Cold in nature
- Enters the lung meridian
Tags
- clear Heat and resolve Toxin
IntroductionGao Shan Zi Wan (Alpine Aster) is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the whole herb of Aster alpinus L. (also known as Aster alpinus L. [A. pulchel…
Salicis Chienii Radix et Ramulus
Nature & Flavor
- Pungent in flavor
- Bitter in flavor
- Cold in nature
- Enters the lung meridian
- Enters the stomach meridian
- Enters the bladder meridian
Tags
- clear Heat and resolve Toxin
- Dispels wind and relieves itching.
- relieve pain
IntroductionYín Yè Liǔ (Silverleaf Willow) is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the root or branches and leaves of Salix chienii Cheng, a plant belonging to t…
Herba Herminii Bulleyi
Nature & Flavor
- Sweet in flavor
- Warm in nature
- Enters the kidney meridian
Tags
- Warms and tonifies Kidney Yang.
IntroductionZhú Lán Cǎo (Zhu Lancao) is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the whole herb of Herminium coiloglossum Schltr. (also known as Herminium bulleyi (R…
Cicada
Nature & Flavor
- Sweet in flavor
- Cold in nature
- Enters the liver meridian
- Enters the lung meridian
Tags
- clear heat
- Calms convulsions.
- Calms wind.
IntroductionZhà Chán (Cicada) is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the whole body of the black cicada Cryptotympana pustulata Fabr. (also known as Cryptotympa…
Herba Plagiogyriae Distinctissimae
Nature & Flavor
- Pungent in flavor
- Cool in nature
- Enters the bladder meridian
- Enters the lung meridian
- Enters the liver meridian
Tags
- Dispels wind and relieves itching.
- promote eruption
- Clears heat and releases the exterior.
IntroductionLián Yè Liú Zú Jué (Lianye Liuzujue) is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the whole herb or rhizome of Plagiogyria distinctissima Ching (also know…
Squirrel
Nature & Flavor
- Sweet in flavor
- Salty in flavor
- Neutral in nature
- Enters the lung meridian
- Enters the liver meridian
- Enters the spleen meridian
- Enters the stomach meridian
- Enters the large intestine meridian
Tags
- eliminate parasites
- resolve food stagnation
- Regulates qi and menstruation.
IntroductionSōng Shǔ (Squirrel) is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the whole body of the squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, a member of the family Sciurida…
Aconiti Nagari Radix
Nature & Flavor
- Pungent in flavor
- Bitter in flavor
- Hot in nature
- Highly toxic.
- Enters the liver meridian
Tags
- It has the action of unblocking meridians and relieving pain.
- dispel wind and eliminate dampness
- relax sinews and unblock collaterals
- Reduces inflammation and relieves pain.
IntroductionBaoshan Wutou is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the root tuber of Aconitum nagarum Stapf [A. bullatifolium var. homotrichum W. T. Wang], a plan…

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