KPC Granules - Single Herbs

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

Warms the womb; Disperses cold; Eliminates dampness; Dispels cold-dampness*

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

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

Cardamomum Fructus disseminates the Lung qi, awakens the Spleen, warms the middle, transforms dampness, pierces through and disperses trubidity

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Key characteristics: promotes urination, coos the blood, resolves toxins. Bensky Materia Medica

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

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

Fritillaria Cirrhosa Bulbus Cools, moistens, directs the Lung qi and Heart fire downward to transform phlegm, alleviate cough, relieve constraint, and disperse clumped phlegm-heat.

Fritillaria Bulb cold, drains heat, transforms phlegm-heat, releases constraint, dissipates nodules, espcially in the neck and breast. - Bensky

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

Areca Seed expels parasites, resolves firm accumulations, facilitates urination, resolves phlegm and food stagnation, directs qi downward.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Leonuri Fructus (Motherwort Fruit) invigorates the blood, clears the Liver, brightens the eyes.

Warms the middle, disperses cold, tonifies fire at the gate of vitality.*

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

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

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

Ailanthus Bark (processed) clears heat, dries dampness, and binds up the Intestines; Kills parasites

Eleuthero Root tonifies the Spleen and Stomach qi to aid transportation and transformation: Warms the Kidneys to aid the yang in warming the Spleen; Calms the spirit; Invigorates the blood; Unblocks the collaterals; Augments the Heart qi and calms the spirit.

Allium Fistulosum Bulbus Releases the exterior, unblocks the yang 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

Cools the blood*

Isatis Leaf strongly cools heat toxin or pathogenic heat in both the qi and blood levels

Jujube, Chinese Date tonifies the qi and blood, generates fluids, harmonizes the Spleen, moderates the toxic effects of other herbs. - Bensky

Jujube, Chinese Date tonifies the qi and blood, generates fluids, harmonizes the Spleen, moderates the toxic effects of other herbs. - Bensky

Hematite relies on its heaviness to suppress and direct downward rebellious qi, while cooling Liver fire. Treating Dai Zhe Shi reduces its cold, bitter nature.*

Fermented Soybean ascending, vents and disperses exterior pathogens, disseminates and disperses constrained heat above the diaphragm. - Bensky

Arisaema (processed with bile) clears heat, dissolves Phlegm, calms Wind, stops Convulsions.

Salvia Root invigorates the blood and dispels stasis; Clears heat and soothes irritability; Cools the blood and reduces abscesses; Nourishes the blood and calms the spirit

Lophatherum stem and leaves leaches out dampness and facilitates urination; also treats irritability associated with heat.

Angelica Sinensis tonifies the blood and regulates the menses; Invigorates and harmonizes the blood and disperses cold; Moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels; Treats coughs

This item consists of the lateral rootlets of Dang Gui. This herb is considered less tonifying and more invigorating to the blood.

Codonopsis Root tonifies the middle burner; augments the Spleen and Lung qi.*

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Kochia Fruit alleviates itching, removes damp-heat, unblocks painful urinary dribbling, clears wind-heat affecting the eyes and head.

Lycium bark eliminates heat from both excess and deficiency in the blood; used for steaming bone disorder with sweating, and to cool the Lungs

Sanguisorba cools heat in the blood, resolves toxicity, restrains and inhibits.* - Bensky

Cools heat in the blood, resolves toxicity, restrains and inhibits.* - Bensky

Clove warms the middle burner and directs rebellious qi downward; Warms the Kidneys and aids the yang

Dong Chong Xia Cao Powder supports the strength and stamina necessary for a busy lifestyle. Cordyceps mushroom extract promotes positive immune system responses to combat fatigue. This supplement also promotes healthy adrenal and respiratory functions.*

Benincasa Semen facilitates the removal of pathogenic water and dampness, clears heat.*

Mallow Seed promotes urination, benefits the breasts, moistens the Intestines. -Bensky

Angelica Pubescens Radix treats painful obstruction in the lower body, dispels lurking wind in the Kidney channel - Bensky

Eucommia Bark tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, strengthens the sinews and bones, quiets the fetus

Small Centipeda Herb disperses wind-cold and unblocks the nasal passages; Disperses pathogens, resolves toxicity, and reduces swelling

Zedoaria Rhizoma promotes the movement of blood and qi, breaks up accumulations, reduces food stagnation.*

Black Cutch drains dampness and absorbs seepage; Stops bleeding; Clears the Lungs, transforms phlegm, generates fluids, and stops diarrhea.

Senna Folium drains downward and guides out stagnant heat in the Intestines.

Siler Root releases the exterior and expels wind; Expels wind-dampness and alleviates pain; Expels wind and relieves spasms

Stephania Root clears damp-heat, facilitates the fluid pathways - Bensky

Buddha's hand fruit relieves constraint, regulates the qi, transforms phlegm, harmonizes the middle - Bensky

Poria Cocos tonifes the Spleen, eliminates dampness, calms the Heart spirit - Bensky

Poria Peel promotes urination and reduces edema

Rubus Berry augments the true yin of the Kidneys, contains the urine, secures the essence - Bensky

Spriodela; Duckweed induces sweating and releases the exterior; Vents rashes and stops itching; Promotes urination and reduces swelling

Poria with hostwood tonifies the Spleen, eliminates dampness, calms the Heart spirit - Bensky

Light Wheat Grain augments the Heart qi, inhibits the Heart fluids, clears heat from the pores and interstices, and thus stops spontaneous sweating and nightsweats.

Prepared Aconite Root revives the yang and rescues from rebellion; Warms the fire and assists the yang; Disperses cold, warms the channels, and alleviates pain

Licorice Root tonifies the Spleen qi, moistens the Lungs, moderates urgency and toxicity, drains fire

Dried Ginger warms the Spleen, transforms thin mucus, unblocks the channels, revives the yang. - Bensky

Chinese Lovage Root discharges exterior conditions and disperses cold; Dispels wind, overcomes dampness, and alleviates pain

Lesser Galangal Rhizome warms the Stomach, disperses cold, stops pain, directs rebellious qi downward - Bensky

Kudzu Root raises the clear yang of yang brightness, encourages the Stomach qi and thus releases muscle layer heat and vents rashes; alleviates thirst by raising Stomach fluids, treats diarrhea. - Bensky

Kudzu Flower increases the metabolism of alcohol, relieves hangover and promotes the regaining of sobriety - Chen