Seeking the Truth of TCM

Roots of Herbs

Meridian Explorations

Food as Medicine

Medicinal Roots

181 herbs total

Humulus scandens (Lour.) Merr.
Nature & Flavor
- Sweet in flavor
- Bitter in flavor
- Cold in nature
- Enters the lung meridian
- Enters the kidney meridian
Tags
- clear Heat and resolve Toxin
- promote diuresis
- relieve strangury
IntroductionLücao (Japanese Hop Herb), a Chinese medicinal, is the whole plant of Humulus scandens (Lour.) Merr., a species of the Moraceae family. It is harvested in Septe…
Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus
Nature & Flavor
- Sour in flavor
- Sweet in flavor
- Warm in nature
- Enters the lung meridian
- Enters the heart meridian
- Enters the kidney meridian
Tags
- Astringe and secure
- supplement qi and generate fluids,
- tonify the kidney and calm the heart.
IntroductionWuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus) is a Chinese medicinal herb that astringes the lung and the intestine. It is the dried ripe fruit of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.)…
Stir-fried (bran-fried) Largehead Atractylodes Rhizome
Nature & Flavor
- Sweet in flavor
- Bitter in flavor
- Warm in nature
- Enters the spleen meridian
- Enters the stomach meridian
Tags
- Tonify Qi
- fortify the spleen
- dry Dampness and promote diuresis
- calm the fetus
- stop sweating
IntroductionChao Baizhu (Stir‑fried Atractylodes Rhizome) is a processed form of Chinese medicinal herb. It is produced from the dried rhizome of Atractylodes macrocephala…
Laminariae Japonicae Thallus
Nature & Flavor
- Salty in flavor
- Cold in nature
- Enters the liver meridian
- Enters the stomach meridian
- Enters the kidney meridian
Tags
- eliminate phlegm and soften hardness
- promote diuresis to reduce edema
IntroductionHaidai (Kelp Thallus) is a Chinese medicinal herb. It is the dried thallus of Laminaria japonica Aresch. (family Laminariaceae).
Curcumae Radix
Nature & Flavor
- Pungent in flavor
- Bitter in flavor
- Cold in nature
- Enters the liver meridian
- Enters the heart meridian
- Enters the lung meridian
Tags
- Activate blood
- relieve pain
- move Qi
- resolve depression
- clear the Heart and cool the Blood
- benefit the gallbladder to treat jaundice
IntroductionYujin (Curcumae Radix) is a Chinese medicinal herb that invigorates blood and moves qi. It is the dried tuberous root of Curcuma wenyujin Y.H. Chen et C. Ling,…
Gentianae Radix et Rhizoma
Nature & Flavor
- Bitter in flavor
- Cold in nature
- Sweet in flavor
- Enters the gallbladder meridian
Tags
- clear Heat and dry Dampness
- drain Liver and Gallbladder Fire
IntroductionLongdancao (Gentianae Radix) is a Chinese medicinal herb that clears heat and dries dampness. It is the dried root and rhizome of Gentiana scabra Bge. or Gentia…
Scutellariae Radix
Nature & Flavor
- Bitter in flavor
- Cold in nature
- Enters the lung meridian
- Enters the gallbladder meridian
- Enters the stomach meridian
- Enters the large intestine meridian
- Enters the small intestine meridian
Tags
- clear Heat and dry Dampness
- drain Fire and resolve Toxin
- stop bleeding
- calm the fetus
IntroductionHuangqin (Scutellariae Radix) is a Chinese medicinal herb that clears heat and eliminates dampness. It is the dried root of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (fami…
Benincasa hispida（Thunb.）
Nature & Flavor
- Sweet in flavor
- Cool in nature
- bland
- Enters the lung meridian
- Enters the large intestine meridian
- Enters the bladder meridian
Tags
- promote diuresis
- clear heat
- Resolve phlegm
- promote fluid production
- resolve toxin
IntroductionDonggua (Winter Melon), a commonly used Chinese medicinal herb. It is derived from the outer peel, mature seeds, leaves, and pulp of the plant Benincasa hispida…
Thesii Herba
Nature & Flavor
- Pungent in flavor
- Sweet and slightly bitter
- Cold in nature
- Enters the lung meridian
- Enters the spleen meridian
- Enters the kidney meridian
Tags
- clear heat
- resolve toxin
- drain dampness
IntroductionBairuicao (Thesii Herba) is a Chinese medicinal herb that clears heat and removes dampness. It is the dried whole plant of Thesium chinense Turcz. or its variet…
Radermachera (Genus)
Nature & Flavor
- Bitter in flavor
- Cold in nature
Tags
- clear summerheat
- resolve toxin
- dispel stasis and reduce swelling
IntroductionCaidoushu (Radermacherae Sinicae Radix, Folium et Fructus) is a Chinese medicinal herb. It is derived from the root, leaf, or fruit of Radermachera sinica (Hanc…
Xylaria nigripes (Klotzsch) Cooke
Nature & Flavor
- Sweet in flavor
- Neutral in nature
- Enters the heart meridian
- Enters the liver meridian
- Enters the stomach meridian
- Enters the bladder meridian
Tags
- calm the mind
- stop bleeding
- lower blood pressure / antihypertensive
IntroductionWulingshen (Xylaria Nigripes Sclerotium) is a Chinese medicinal herb that calms the spirit. It is the dried sclerotium of the fungus Xylaria nigripes (family Xy…
Dendrobium Flower
Nature & Flavor
- Sweet in flavor
- slightly cold in nature
- Enters the lung meridian
- Enters the stomach meridian
- Enters the kidney meridian
Tags
- clear Heat and generate fluids
- nourish Yin and the Stomach
IntroductionShihuhua (Dendrobii Flos) is a Chinese medicinal herb that nourishes yin and clears heat. It is the dried flower of Dendrobium nobile Lindl. (family Orchidaceae…