Seeking the Truth of TCM

Roots of Herbs

Meridian Explorations

Food as Medicine

Medicinal Roots

760 herbs total

Melanteritum
Nature & Flavor
- Cold in nature
- Sour in flavor
- astringent
- Enters the liver meridian
- Enters the spleen meridian
- Slightly toxic.
Tags
- Tonify the Blood
- resolve food stagnation
- Detoxifies and promotes wound healing.
- Dries dampness.
- eliminate parasites
IntroductionMelanterite is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It is an ore or chemical preparation containing ferrous sulfate (FeSO₄). Natural melanterite mainly o…
Radix Rubi Sumatrani
Nature & Flavor
- Cold in nature
- Bitter in flavor
- Enters the liver meridian
- Enters the kidney meridian
- Enters the stomach meridian
Tags
- clear Heat and resolve Toxin
- stimulate appetite
- Promotes diuresis.
IntroductionNiunai Mei is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the root of Rubus sumatranus Miq. [syn. R. sorbifolius Maxim.], a plant in the family Rosaceae.…
Herba Roegneriae Kamoji
Nature & Flavor
- Cool in nature
- Sweet in flavor
Tags
- clear heat and cool the blood
- Relieves pain.
IntroductionE Guan Cao (Kamoji Wildrye) is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the whole plant of Roegneria kamoji Ohwi, a plant in the family Poaceae. It mai…
Radix Poranae Mairei
Nature & Flavor
- Warm in nature
- Pungent in flavor
- Enters the lung meridian
Tags
- Warms the Lung.
- Relieve cough
- Relieves wheezing.
IntroductionHongshu Xixin (Mairei Porana) is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the root of Porana mairei Gagn. et Courch., a plant in the family Convolvulac…
Nux Canarii Albi
Nature & Flavor
- Warm in nature
- Sweet in flavor
- astringent
- Enters the liver meridian
- Enters the stomach meridian
- Enters the large intestine meridian
Tags
- resolve toxin
- close sores
- stop bleeding
- Promotes the flow of Qi.
IntroductionChinese Olive Pit is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the fruit pit of Canarium album (Lour.) Raeusch., a plant in the family Burseraceae. It g…
Radix seu Folium seu Caulis Zanthoxyli Multijugi
Nature & Flavor
- Warm in nature
- Pungent in flavor
- Bitter in flavor
- Enters the lung meridian
- Enters the liver meridian
- Slightly toxic.
Tags
- Dispels wind and disperses cold.
- relieve pain
- Promotes bone healing.
- stop bleeding
- Dispels wind and detoxifies.
- dispel cold and relieve pain
- dispel wind and eliminate dampness
IntroductionDuoye Huajiao is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the root of Zanthoxylum multijugum Franch., a plant in the family Rutaceae.
Radix et Herba Potentillae Leuconotae
Nature & Flavor
- Neutral in nature
- Pungent in flavor
- Bitter in flavor
- Enters the lung meridian
- Enters the liver meridian
- Enters the large intestine meridian
Tags
- clear Heat and resolve Toxin
- drain dampness
IntroductionJinxian Biao is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the root and whole plant of Potentilla leuconota D. Don, a plant in the family Rosaceae. It gr…
Folium seu Radix Syzygii Buxifolii
Nature & Flavor
- Neutral in nature
- Sweet in flavor
- Sweet and slightly bitter
- Enters the spleen meridian
- Enters the stomach meridian
- Enters the liver meridian
Tags
- clear Heat and resolve Toxin
- promote diuresis
- Relieves wheezing.
IntroductionNiujinzi is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the leaf, root, or root bark of Boxleaf Syzygium (Syzygium buxifolium Hook. et Arn.), a plant in t…
Radix Rubi Reflexi
Nature & Flavor
- Neutral in nature
- Bitter in flavor
- astringent
- Sour in flavor
- Enters the lung meridian
- Enters the liver meridian
Tags
- dispel wind and eliminate dampness
- Activate blood
- Unblocks collaterals.
IntroductionQizhaofeng is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the root of Rubus reflexus Ker in the Rosaceae family. It grows on hillsides, in valleys, and in…
Fructus Pterocaryae Stenopterae
Nature & Flavor
- Warm in nature
- Bitter in flavor
- Enters the lung meridian
Tags
- Warms the Lung.
- Relieve cough
- Detoxifies and promotes wound healing.
IntroductionChinese Wingnut Fruit is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the fruit of Pterocarya stenoptera C. DC., a plant in the genus Pterocarya of the fam…
Radix Hedyotidis Hedyotideae
Nature & Flavor
- Cool in nature
- Sweet in flavor
- bland
- Enters the lung meridian
- Enters the large intestine meridian
Tags
- cool the blood
- resolve toxin
- Removes stasis.
- reduce swelling
IntroductionNiu Baiteng Gen (Hedyotis Root) is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the root of Hedyotis hedyotidea (DC.) Merr., a plant in the family Rubiacea…
Radix Araliae Decaisneanae
Nature & Flavor
- Neutral in nature
- Bitter in flavor
- Pungent in flavor
- Enters the heart meridian
- Enters the liver meridian
- Slightly toxic.
Tags
- dispel wind and eliminate dampness
- Invigorates blood and unblocks meridians.
- resolve toxin and reduce swelling
IntroductionNiao Bu Qi (Decaisne's Spikenard) is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the root of Aralia decaisneana Hance, a plant in the family Araliaceae. I…

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