Seeking the Truth of TCM

Roots of Herbs

Meridian Explorations

Food as Medicine

Summer Solstice · Seasonal Herbs

3 herbs

All3 Suitable2 Use with caution1

Use with caution
Ginseng Radix Et Rhizoma Rubra
Nature & Flavor
- Sweet in flavor
- Sweet and slightly bitter
- Warm in nature
- Enters the spleen meridian
- Enters the lung meridian
- Enters the heart meridian
Tags
- greatly tonify original qi
- restore the pulse and rescue collapse
- Supplements qi to control bleeding.
IntroductionHóngshēn (Red Ginseng) is a Chinese medicinal substance. It is a qi-tonifying medicinal material, and is the dried root and rhizome of the cultivated Panax gins…
Suitable
Lonicerae Japonicae Flos
Nature & Flavor
- Sweet in flavor
- Cold in nature
- Enters the lung meridian
- Enters the heart meridian
- Enters the stomach meridian
Tags
- clear heat
- resolve toxin
- disperse wind-heat
IntroductionJinyinhua (Lonicerae Japonicae Flos) is a commonly used Chinese medicinal herb classified under heat-clearing and toxin-removing medicinals. It consists of the…
Suitable
Menthae Herba
Nature & Flavor
- Pungent in flavor
- Cool in nature
- Enters the lung meridian
- Enters the liver meridian
Tags
- disperse wind-heat
- clear and benefit the head and eyes
- relieve sore throat
- soothe the liver to move qi
- promote eruption
IntroductionBoheye (Peppermint Leaf), a Chinese medicinal, is the leaf of Mentha haplocalyx Briq. or cultivated mint (family Lamiaceae).

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