Seeking the Truth of TCM

Roots of Herbs

Meridian Explorations

Food as Medicine

Medicinal Roots

570 herbs total

Lablab Semen Album Preparatum
Nature & Flavor
- Sweet in flavor
- slightly warm in nature
- Enters the spleen meridian
- Enters the stomach meridian
Tags
- fortify the spleen
- transform Dampness
- Harmonizes the middle jiao and relieves summer heat.
IntroductionStir-fried White Hyacinth Bean (Chǎo Bái Biǎn Dòu) is a Chinese medicinal substance. It is produced from the dried ripe seeds of the leguminous plant Dolichos l…
Lasiosphaera Calvatia
Nature & Flavor
- Pungent in flavor
- Neutral in nature
- Enters the lung meridian
Tags
- Clears the lung and relieves sore throat.
- stop bleeding
IntroductionMǎ Bó (Puff-ball) is a Chinese medicinal substance. It is the dried fruiting body of Lasiosphaera fenzlii Reich., Calvatia gigantea (Batsch ex Pers.) Lloyd, or…
Tomentosa Rhodomyrtus Fruit/Radix Rhodomyrti
Nature & Flavor
- Sweet in flavor
- astringent
- Neutral in nature
- Enters the liver meridian
- Enters the spleen meridian
Tags
- nourish Blood
- stop bleeding
- Astringes the intestines and stabilizes menstruation.
- Nourishes blood and unblocks collaterals.
- Stops bleeding and relieves pain.
IntroductionTáo Jīn Niáng (Downy Rose Myrtle Fruit) is a Chinese medicinal herb. It is the fruit of Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Ait.) Hassk., a plant of the Myrtaceae family. It…
Saposhnikoviae Radix
Nature & Flavor
- Pungent in flavor
- Sweet in flavor
- slightly warm in nature
- Enters the bladder meridian
- Enters the liver meridian
- Enters the spleen meridian
Tags
- dispel wind and release the exterior
- Eliminates dampness and relieves pain.
- Stops convulsions.
IntroductionFáng Fēng (Saposhnikovia Root) is a Chinese medicinal herb. It is an exterior-releasing medicinal material, and is the dried root of Saposhnikovia divaricata (T…
Cinnamomumcamphora（L.）Presl
Nature & Flavor
- Pungent in flavor
- Warm in nature
- Enters the liver meridian
- Enters the spleen meridian
Tags
- Dispels wind and disperses cold.
- Activate blood
- Unblocks collaterals.
- Warms the middle jiao and regulates qi.
IntroductionZhangmu (Camphorwood) is a Chinese medicinal herb. It is the wood of Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Presl, a plant of the Lauraceae family. It is an evergreen large t…
Paridis Rhizoma
Nature & Flavor
- Bitter in flavor
- slightly cold in nature
- Enters the liver meridian
Tags
- clear Heat and resolve Toxin
- Reduces swelling and relieves pain.
- Cools the liver and relieves convulsions.
IntroductionQī Yè Yī Zhī Huā (Paris polyphylla), also known as Chóng Lóu, is a commonly used Chinese medicinal herb for clearing heat and detoxifying. It is the dried rhizo…
Sterculia nobilis Smith
Nature & Flavor
- Sweet in flavor
- Neutral in nature
- Enters the stomach meridian
- Enters the large intestine meridian
- Enters the small intestine meridian
Tags
- Harmonizes the stomach.
- promote digestion
- resolve toxin and eliminate parasites
IntroductionFèng Yǎn Guǒ (Phoenix Eye Fruit) is a Chinese medicinal herb. It is the seed of Sterculia nobilis Smith, a plant of the Sterculiaceae family. It is named “Phoen…
Zingiberis Rhizoma
Nature & Flavor
- Pungent in flavor
- Hot in nature
- Enters the spleen meridian
- Enters the stomach meridian
- Enters the kidney meridian
- Enters the heart meridian
- Enters the lung meridian
Tags
- Warms the middle jiao and dispels cold.
- Warms the lungs and transforms retained fluid.
- Restores yang and unblocks the meridians.
IntroductionGān Jiāng (Dried Ginger) is a Chinese medicinal substance. It is the dried rhizome of Zingiber officinale Rosc., a plant of the Zingiberaceae family. It is exca…
Kochiae Fructus
Nature & Flavor
- Pungent in flavor
- Bitter in flavor
- Cold in nature
- Enters the kidney meridian
- Enters the bladder meridian
Tags
- Clears heat and promotes diuresis.
- Dispels wind and relieves itching.
IntroductionDì Fū Zǐ (Belvedere Fruit) is a Chinese medicinal herb. It is the dried ripe fruit of Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad., a plant of the Chenopodiaceae family. The fr…
Asari Radix Et Rhizoma
Nature & Flavor
- Pungent in flavor
- Warm in nature
- Enters the heart meridian
- Enters the lung meridian
- Enters the kidney meridian
Tags
- release the exterior and dispel cold
- dispel wind and relieve pain
- Warms the lungs and transforms retained fluid.
- Opens the orifices (or unblocks the nasal passages).
IntroductionXì Xīn (Asarum Root) is a Chinese medicinal herb. It is the dried root and rhizome of Asarum heterotropoides Fr. Schmidt var. mandshuricum (Maxim.) Kitag., Asar…
Croci Stigma
Nature & Flavor
- Sweet in flavor
- Neutral in nature
- Enters the heart meridian
- Enters the liver meridian
Tags
- Activate blood and resolve stasis
- cool the blood
- resolve toxin
- Relieves depression and calms the mind.
IntroductionZàng Hóng Huā (Saffron) is a Chinese medicinal substance. It is the dried stigma of Crocus sativus L., a plant of the Iridaceae family. It is thread-like in sha…
Paederiae scandentis Herba
Nature & Flavor
- Sweet in flavor
- Sweet and slightly bitter
- slightly cold in nature
- Enters the spleen meridian
- Enters the stomach meridian
- Enters the liver meridian
- Enters the lung meridian
Tags
- dispel wind and eliminate dampness
- Promotes digestion and resolves accumulation.
- resolve toxin and reduce swelling
- Activate blood
- relieve pain
IntroductionJī Shǐ Téng (Chinese Fevervine) is a Chinese medicinal herb. It is the dried aerial part of Paederia scandens (Lour.) Merr., a plant of the Rubiaceae family. It…

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