NuHerbs

Mugwort Leaf; Artemesia Warms the Womb and stops bleeding; Disperses cold and alleviates pain; Eliminates dampness and stops itching

This herb is the resin of Styrax tonkinensis.

Morinda Root tonifies the Kidneys and fortifies the yang; Disperses wind-dampness and strenghtens the sinews and bones

Morinda Root tonifies the Kidneys and fortifies the yang; Disperses wind-dampness and strenghtens the sinews and bones

Morinda Root tonifies the Kidneys and fortifies the yang; Disperses wind-dampness and strenghtens the sinews and bones

Morinda Root tonifies the Kidneys and fortifies the yang; Disperses wind-dampness and strenghtens the sinews and bones

Akebia Fruit is bitter, sweet, and slightly cooling, Akebiae Fructus (ba yue zha) promotes the flow of Liver qi, harmonizes the Stomach, and disperses clumping; it also mildly facilitates urination.*

Hyacinth Bean; Dolichos Bean Strengthens the Spleen, Clears Summer-Heat and Dampness, Eliminates Toxins* - Chen: Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology

Stemona Root Moistens the Lungs and stops cough; Expels parasites and kills lice

Typhonium Rhizoma dries dampness, transforms phlegm, expels wind, stops spasms;Resolves toxicity and dissipates nodules;Dries dampness and stops pain and itching

Ginkgo Nut Preserves the Lungs and arrests wheezing;Eliminates dampness, stops discharge, and contains the urine.

Ginkgo Nut Preserves the Lungs and arrests wheezing;Eliminates dampness, stops discharge, and contains the urine.

Lily Bulb moistens the Lungs, clears heat, and stops coughs; Clears the Heart; Calms the Spirt

Oldenlandia Herba clears heat, strongly resolves fire toxicity, and reduces abscesses;Clears heat and facilitates resolution of dampness by promoting urination.

Tribulus terrestris expels wind, brightens the eyes, calms ascendant Liver yang, stops itching, breaks up stagnation of qi and blood

Tribulus terrestris expels wind, brightens the eyes, calms ascendant Liver yang, stops itching, breaks up stagnation of qi and blood

Patrinia resolves toxicity, expels pus, invigorates the blood, reduces abscesses.

White Mustard Seed penetrates to the yin to restore movement of the yang, transforms cold-phlegm, dissipates clumps.

Clears heat, resolves toxicity, disperses, clumped qi, generates flesh, stops pain.* - Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Imperata Rhizome Cools the Blood; Stops Bleeding; Clears Heat in the Lungs and Stomach; Promotes Urination

Imperata Rhizome Cools the Blood; Stops Bleeding; Clears Heat in the Lungs and Stomach; Promotes Urination

Cynanchum root and rhizome directs the Lung qi downward; suitable for any type of cough; especially good for phlegm in the throat

Cynanchum root and rhizome directs the Lung qi downward; suitable for any type of cough; especially good for phlegm in the throat

White Peony Root Tonifies the Liver Blood; Extinquishes Wind; Stops Pain; Nourishes the Liver and Spleen yin; adjusts the nutritive and protective levels

White Peony Root Tonifies the Liver Blood; Extinquishes Wind; Stops Pain; Nourishes the Liver and Spleen yin; adjusts the nutritive and protective levels

White Peony Root Tonifies the Liver Blood; Extinquishes Wind; Stops Pain; Nourishes the Liver and Spleen yin; adjusts the nutritive and protective levels

White Peony Root Tonifies the Liver Blood; Extinquishes Wind; Stops Pain; Nourishes the Liver and Spleen yin; adjusts the nutritive and protective levels

Chinese Pulsatilla Root clears heat and resolves toxicity; especially effective for cooling and alleviating dysenteric disorders

Chinese Pulsatilla Root clears heat and resolves toxicity; especially effective for cooling and alleviating dysenteric disorders

Cynanchi root cools the blood and reduces heat from deficiency without injuring the yin fluids or blood, vents pathogens, facilitates urination.

Expels damp-heat accumulated in the blood vessels of the muscles and flesh, leads dam-heat out through the urine, stops itching, clears sores, relieves painful obstruction* -  Bensky:  Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Expels damp-heat accumulated in the blood vessels of the muscles and flesh, leads dam-heat out through the urine, stops itching, clears sores, relieves painful obstruction* -  Bensky:  Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Fragrant Angelica Root releases the exterior, opens the orifices (especially the nose), dries dampness - Bensky

Fragrant Angelica Root releases the exterior, opens the orifices (especially the nose), dries dampness - Bensky

White atractylodes rhizome tonifies the Spleen qi, dries dampness, quiets the fetus - Bensky

White atractylodes rhizome tonifies the Spleen qi, dries dampness, quiets the fetus - Bensky

Processed (White) Atractylodes Rhizome, Ovate Atractylodes (processed) Tonifies the Spleen qi, dries dampness, quiets the fetus - Bensky

Arborvitae Seed nourishes the Heart blood and yin to calm the spirit, moistens the Kidneys and Large Intestine. Bensky Materia Medica

Isatis Root drains heat; Resolves fire toxicity; Cools the blood; Benefits the throat

Isatis Root drains heat; Resolves fire toxicity; Cools the blood; Benefits the throat

Dries dampness, transforms phlegm and causes rebellious qi to descend*

Dries dampness, transforms phlegm and causes rebellious qi to descend*

Pinellia Rhizome Ginger-Processed is acrid for opening, slippery for directing qi downward, and bitter for drying; best used for thin phlegm or dampness as well as rebellious Stomach qi. - Bensky

Pinellia Rhizome Ginger-Processed is acrid for opening, slippery for directing qi downward, and bitter for drying; best used for thin phlegm or dampness as well as rebellious Stomach qi. - Bensky

Dries dampness, transforms phlegm and causes rebellious qi to descend*

Dries dampness, transforms phlegm and causes rebellious qi to descend*

Barbat Skullcap clears heat; Resolves toxicity; invigorates the blood; Reduces swellings; Promotes urination and reduces edema; Mildly dispels blood stasis and stops bleeding

Glehnia nourishes the Lung yin and clears heat; Nourishes the Stomach yin and generates fluids.

Glehnia nourishes the Lung yin and clears heat; Nourishes the Stomach yin and generates fluids.

Warms the middle burner, releases constrained cold in the Intestines.* - Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Material Medica, 3rd ed.

Fish-poison Yam Rhizome separates the pure from the turbid; Expels wind-dampness; Relaxes the Sinews; Unblocks the collaterals; Clears damp-heat from the skin

Polygoni Avicularis Herba clears damp-heat from the Bladder; Promotes urination; unblocks painful urinary dribbling; Expels parasites and stops itching

Acrid-dispersing, aromatically mobilizing and piercing, opens the orifices and disperses fire constraint* - Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Chinese Mint facilitates the dispersal of upper burner wind-heat, cools and clears the eyes and head, soothes the throat, facilitates the flow of Liver qi and expels turbid filth - Bensky

Psoralea Fruit tonifies the Kidneys and fortifies the yang; Tonifies and warms the Spleen yand and stops diarrhea

Xanthium Fruit disperses wind and dampness and opens the nasal passages; Disperses wind and expels dampness; Dispels exterior wind

Atractylodes Rhizome dries dampness, induces sweating, strengthens the Spleen and Stomach, treats atrophy disorders from damp-heat in the lower burner, helps the vision.

Atractylodes Rhizome dries dampness, induces sweating, strengthens the Spleen and Stomach, treats atrophy disorders from damp-heat in the lower burner, helps the vision.

Atractylodes Rhizome dries dampness, induces sweating, strengthens the Spleen and Stomach, treats atrophy disorders from damp-heat in the lower burner, helps the vision.

Alpinia Katsumadai Stem warms the middle, mobilizes the qi, dries turbid dampness.

Tsaoko Fruit treats constraint from cold-dampness in the middle burner, check malarial fever.

Zhi Cao Wu searches out wind, overcomes dampness, disperses cold, stops pain, unbinds areas constrained by phlegm, and reduces swelling. *From: Bensky - Chinese Herbal Materia Medica, 3rd ed., p680-681.

Platycladi Cacumen cools heat, inhibits bleeding due to blood heat, stops cough - Bensky

Bupleurum Radix resolves lesser yang disorders and reduces fever; Spreads Liver qi and relieves constraint; Raises and lifts the yang qi; Restores harmony between the Liver and Spleen

Bupleurum Radix resolves lesser yang disorders and reduces fever; Spreads Liver qi and relieves constraint; Raises and lifts the yang qi; Restores harmony between the Liver and Spleen

Cicada Molting is cold, light, and ascending, disperses exterior wind-heat, extinguishes internal wind, cools the Lungs and Liver, vents rashes, stops itching, soothes the throat

Dichroa Root - Clears Heat / Clears Poison

Plantain Herb dispels water, clears heat, brightens the eyes, dispels phlegm and stops coughing. - Chen

Plantain Herb dispels water, clears heat, brightens the eyes, dispels phlegm and stops coughing. - Chen

Plantago seeds facilitates urination, separates the clear and turbid fluids, guides damp-heat downward and out of the body through the urine.* - Bensky

Plantago seeds facilitates urination, separates the clear and turbid fluids, guides damp-heat downward and out of the body through the urine.* - Bensky

Tangerine Peel regulates the Qi, adjusts the middle, and relieves the diaphragm; Dries dampness and transforms phlegm; Helps prevent stagnation

Red Poria eliminates water and dampness, especially associated with blood stasis

Red Peony invigorates the blood, transforms stasis, stops pain, cools heat in the blood - Bensky

Red Peony invigorates the blood, transforms stasis, stops pain, cools heat in the blood - Bensky

Adzuki bean promotes urination and reduces edema; Facilitates the resolution of dampness and heat; Disperses blood stasis

Bitter and cold, Paridis Rhizoma (chong lou) enters the blood level of the Liver channel, strongly cools heat and resolves toxicity, resolves heat from constraint, and directs qi downward.

Tonifies the Liver and Kidney yin, brightens the eyes, reduces edema - Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Toosendan Fruit cools heat, regulates the qi, stops pain - Bensky

Cyathula Root invigorates the blood, unblocks the menses, expels wind, drains dampness - Bensky

Cyathula Root invigorates the blood, unblocks the menses, expels wind, drains dampness - Bensky

Expels wind-dampness, relaxes the sinews, transforms phlegm, stops cough* - Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Processed Sichuan Aconite Main Root dispels wind, disperses cold and stops pain; Reduces swellings, induces ulcerations, and dispels putrefaction.

Andrographis Herb clears heat and resolves fire toxicity;Clears fire toxin manifestations on the skin such as sores and carbuncles;Clears heat, dries dampness, and stops diarrhea

Cnidium invigorates the blood and promotes the movement of qi; Expels wind and alleviates pain

Cnidium invigorates the blood and promotes the movement of qi; Expels wind and alleviates pain

Magnetitum anchors and calms the spirit; Nourishes the Kidneys, augments the Liver, and improves hearing and vision; Aids the Kidneys in grasping the qi

Magnetitum anchors and calms the spirit; Nourishes the Kidneys, augments the Liver, and improves hearing and vision; Aids the Kidneys in grasping the qi

Areca Husk Granules drives qi downward and eases the middle; Promotes urination and reduces edema

Rhubarb Root purges clumped heat in the Intestines, cools the blood, removes blood stasis, stops bleeding (charred) - Bensky - Bensky

Rhubarb Root purges clumped heat in the Intestines, cools the blood, removes blood stasis, stops bleeding (charred) - Bensky - Bensky

Rhubarb Root purges clumped heat in the Intestines, cools the blood, removes blood stasis, stops bleeding (charred) - Bensky - Bensky

Rhubarb Root purges clumped heat in the Intestines, cools the blood, removes blood stasis, stops bleeding (charred) - Bensky - Bensky

Disperses Cold, Warms the Liver and Kidney. Regulates Qi, Improves Appetite.* - Chen: Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology