Cao Wu Treated (Zhi Cao Wu)
AN158
Brand: Asia Naturals
Unit size: 1 pound
Zhi Cao Wu searches out wind, overcomes dampness, disperses cold, stops pain, unbinds areas constrained by phlegm, and reduces swelling. It is often used in the treatment of painful obstruction due to wind, dampness, and cold, hemiplegia from wind-stroke, headache, cold pain in the abdomen, gathered accumulations of phlegm and qi, cold dysenteric disorder, scrofula, and ulcerations.
From: Bensky - Chinese Herbal Materia Medica, 3rd ed., p680-681.
From: Bensky - Chinese Herbal Materia Medica, 3rd ed., p680-681.
Availability: 3
Ce Bai Tan
AN159A
Brand: Asia Naturals
Unit size: 1 pound
Bensky describes that "the leaves are dry-fried at a high temperature until scorched brown, but not deformed. They are then sprayed with water to cool them, and then dried. ... This method of preparation is thought to reduce the herb's cold property, and thus its ability to cool the blood, but also enhance its ability to stop bleeding; it can therefore be used for both hot and cold bleeding disorders. It is also less injurious to the Spleen and Stomach in this form." Chinese Herbal Medicine Materica Medica, 3rd ed.
Availability: 1
Chai Hu
AN161
Brand: Asia Naturals
Unit size: 1 pound
Entering the Gallbladder, Liver, Pericardium, and Triple Burner channels, Bupleuri Radix (chai hu) is bitter, acrid, cool, and light in weight so that it raises and disperses to vent the exterior and drain heat. This rising action also raises the clear qi of the Stomach and Gallbladder, and in conjunction with its acrid dispersal, restores the normal movement of Liver qi in order to relieve Liver qi constraint. (from Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.)*
Availability: 13
Chen Xiang (High)
AN167
Brand: Asia Naturals
Unit size: 1 pound
Aquilariae Lignum resinatum (Chen Xiang) sinks and directs downward, but is not overly draining, nor is its warmth overly drying. Thus it can warm the middle and direct rebellious qi downward, while also warming the Kidneys to grasp qi. Because it promotes the flow of qi, disperses coldness, directs downward and stops nausea, it is often used in the treatment of cold constraint in the chest and abdominal distention, belching, hiccough, nausea and vomiting. Because it assists the Kidneys in grasping the qi, it calms wheezing due to Kidney deficiency. (Chinese Herbal Materia Medica)
Availability: 0
Chi Shi Zhi
AN171
Brand: Asia Naturals
Unit size: 1 pound
Halloysitum rubrum (chi shi zhi) is sweet and warm and thus augments the qi; heavy in weight, such that it enters the lower burner; reddish in color, such that it enters the blood level; and sour, such that it stablizes and binds. These characteristics also enable it to generate flesh, and thus assist in the healing of chronic sores; it is also applied externally for this indication. Its main areas of application, however, are in the treatment of chronic diarrhea and uterine bleeding associated with deficiency disorders. (Chinese Herbal Materia Medica)
Availability: 4
Chi Xiao Dou
AN172
Brand: Asia Naturals
Unit size: 1 pound
Sweet, sour and slightly cold, Phaseoli Semen (chi xiao dou) directs downward, and enters both the qi and the blood levels. Entering the qi aspect, it benefits the Stomach, clears heat, and benefits the water pathways, making water and damp pathogens, or summerheat pathogens, move downward and out of the body through the urine. It reduces edema, resolves summerheat, and alleviates thirst, and is thus used in the treatment of many types of edema, summerheat, and insatiable thirst due to Stomach heat. Entering the blood aspect, it directs fire downward, promotes the movement of blood, and resolves heat toxin. It is therefore used in the treatment of swollen sores and boils due to blood heat with overabundant toxicity. For this purpose, Phaseoli Semen (chi xiao dou) can both be applied topically or taken internally. (Chinese Herbal Materia Medica)
Availability: 1
Chou Wu Tong
AN174
Brand: Asia Naturals
Unit size: 1 pound
Acrid, bitter, sweet, and cool, Clerodendri Folium (chou wu tong) enters the Liver channel to dispel wind-dampness and calm the Liver yang. It can be used internally for painful obstruction from wind-dampness, and vertigo and headache due to ascendant Liver yang, or applied topically for eczema. Recently it has been used in the treatment of hypertension. (Chinese Herbal Material Medica).
Availability: 0
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Chuan Bei Mu
AN175
Brand: Asia Naturals
Unit size: 1 pound
Fritillariae cirrhosae Bulbus (chuan bei mu) cools and transforms phlegm-heat, stops coughs, and disperses clumps, while also moistening the Lungs. It is most commonly indicated for dry heat in the Lungs with a nonproductive cough. However, it also directs Heart fire downward and thus treats constraint. (Chinese Herbal Materia Medica)
Availability: 3
Chuan Lian Zi
AN176
Brand: Asia Naturals
Unit size: 1 pound
Bitter, cold, and slightly toxic, Toosendan Fructus (Chuan Lian Zi) cools heat, regulates and directs qi downward, kills parasites, and clears damp-heat by guiding it out through the urine. It has a marked ability to relieve qi constraint and thus stop pain in the chest or abdomen, but can also stop pain due to accumulation of parasites such as roundworms and tapeworms. It can also treat bulging disorders associated with pathogenic heat. (Chinese Materia Medica, 3rd Ed)
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