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毛大丁草
Gerbera piloselloides (L.) Cass. — educational overview of botanical identity, traditional context, evidence limits, and safety boundaries.
Traditional Material石莲子
Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. — educational overview of botanical identity, traditional context, evidence limits, and safety boundaries.
Traditional Material西瓜霜
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai (processed with mirabilite) — educational overview of botanical identity, traditional context, evidence limits, and safety boundaries.
Traditional Material马勃
Lasiosphaera fenzlii Reich. / Calvatia spp. — educational overview of botanical identity, traditional context, evidence limits, and safety boundaries.
Traditional Material轮环藤
Cyclea racemosa Oliv. — educational overview of botanical identity, traditional context, evidence limits, and safety boundaries.
Traditional Material木棉花
Bombax ceiba L. — educational overview of botanical identity, traditional context, evidence limits, and safety boundaries.
Traditional Material牛筋草
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. — educational overview of botanical identity, traditional context, evidence limits, and safety boundaries.
Traditional Material蛇莓
Potentilla indica (Andrews) Th.Wolf — educational overview of botanical identity, traditional context, evidence limits, and safety boundaries.
Traditional Material秦皮
Fraxinus chinensis Roxb. and related Fraxinus species — educational overview of botanical identity, traditional context, evidence limits, and safety boundaries.
Traditional Material皂角刺
Gleditsia sinensis Lam. — educational overview of botanical identity, traditional context, evidence limits, and safety boundaries.
Traditional Material柴胡
Bupleurum chinense — a key TCM herb traditionally used to harmonize Shaoyang, soothe liver qi, and lift yang. Educational overview of active compounds, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Qi Regulating黄芩
Scutellaria baicalensis — a key TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, dry dampness, and resolve toxicity. Educational overview of baicalin, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing炙甘草
Honey-fried Licorice Root — a key TCM herb traditionally used to tonify Spleen and Stomach Qi, moisten the Lung, and harmonize formulas. Educational overview of glycyrrhizin, classical combinations, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Qi Tonifying人参
Panax ginseng — a premier TCM tonic herb traditionally used to strongly tonify primal Qi, strengthen the Spleen and Lung, generate fluids, and calm the spirit. Educational overview of ginsenosides, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Qi Tonifying川芎
Ligusticum chuanxiong — a key TCM herb traditionally used to invigorate blood circulation, move Qi, and alleviate pain, especially in the head. Educational overview of tetramethylpyrazine, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Blood Invigorating黄芪
Astragalus membranaceus — a premier TCM Qi tonic herb traditionally used to tonify Spleen and Lung Qi, raise yang, secure the exterior, and promote healing. Educational overview of astragaloside IV, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Qi Tonifying麦冬
Ophiopogon japonicus — a key TCM herb traditionally used to nourish Yin, moisten the Lung, generate fluids, and clear Heart heat. Educational overview of ophiopogonin, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Yin Nourishing金银花
Lonicera japonica — a key TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and disperse Wind-Heat. Educational overview of chlorogenic acid, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing枇杷花
Eriobotrya japonica flower — a folk TCM herb traditionally used to resolve phlegm, relieve cough, and clear Lung heat. Educational overview of ursolic acid, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Phlegm Resolving蔓荆子
Vitex trifolia fruit — a TCM herb traditionally used to disperse Wind-Heat, clear the head and eyes, and alleviate headache. Educational overview of vitexin, casticin, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing石椒草
Boenninghausenia sessilicarpa — a folk TCM herb traditionally used to dispel Wind-Cold, promote sweating, relieve pain, and regulate Qi. Educational overview of essential oils, coumarins, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing东风桔
Severinia buxifolia — a folk TCM herb traditionally used to regulate Qi, relieve pain, dispel Wind-Dampness, and reduce swelling. Educational overview of acridone alkaloids, coumarins, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Qi Regulating防风
Saposhnikovia divaricata — a key TCM herb traditionally used to dispel Wind, release the exterior, stop pain, and stop convulsions. Educational overview of chromones, coumarins, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing山芝麻
Helicteres angustifolia — a folk TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, reduce swelling, and stop diarrhea. Educational overview of flavonoids, triterpenoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing紫苏叶
Perilla frutescens leaf — a key TCM herb traditionally used to release the exterior, disperse Cold, move Qi, and calm the fetus. Educational overview of perilla aldehyde, rosmarinic acid, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing直杆蓝桉
Eucalyptus globulus leaf — a folk TCM herb traditionally used to clear Lung Heat, resolve phlegm, and as an antimicrobial. Educational overview of eucalyptol, essential oils, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing芫荽
Coriandrum sativum — a TCM herb and culinary spice traditionally used to release the exterior, promote eruption of measles, and stimulate appetite. Educational overview of linalool, essential oils, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing葛根
Pueraria lobata root — a key TCM herb traditionally used to release the exterior, generate fluids, stop diarrhea, and lift Yang. Educational overview of puerarin, isoflavones, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing羊耳菊
Inula cappa — a folk TCM herb traditionally used to dispel Wind-Dampness, stop pain, resolve phlegm, and reduce swelling. Educational overview of sesquiterpene lactones, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Damp Dispelling落新妇
Astilbe chinensis — a folk TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, stop bleeding, and reduce swelling. Educational overview of tannins, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing蝉蜕
Cryptotympana pustulata molting — a TCM herb traditionally used to release Wind-Heat, stop convulsions, reduce swelling, and eliminate nebula. Educational overview of chitin, amino acids, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing大豆黄卷
Glycine max germinated — a TCM herb traditionally used to release the exterior, drain Dampness, clear Summerheat, and promote urination. Educational overview of isoflavones, saponins, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing荆芥
Schizonepeta tenuifolia — a key TCM herb traditionally used to release the exterior, dispel Wind, stop bleeding, and promote eruption of measles. Educational overview of pulegone, menthone, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing菊花
Chrysanthemum morifolium flower — a key TCM herb traditionally used to disperse Wind-Heat, clear the Liver and eyes, clear Heat, and resolve toxicity. Educational overview of luteolin, apigenin, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing辛夷
Magnolia biondii flower bud — a key TCM herb traditionally used to disperse Wind-Cold, release nasal congestion, and stop headache. Educational overview of magnolin, eudesmin, essential oils, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing大头陈
Adenosma glutinosum — a folk TCM herb traditionally used to dispel Wind-Cold, clear Summerheat, and resolve Dampness. Educational overview of essential oils, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing升麻
Cimicifuga foetida root — a key TCM herb traditionally used to release the exterior, lift Yang Qi, clear Heat, and resolve toxicity. Educational overview of ferulic acid, cimicifugosides, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing香椿子
Toona sinensis fruit — a folk TCM herb traditionally used to regulate Qi, stop pain, treat dysentery, and stop bleeding. Educational overview of quercetin, limonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Qi Regulating薄荷
Mentha haplocalyx — a key TCM herb traditionally used to disperse Wind-Heat, clear the head and eyes, soothe the throat, and move Liver Qi. Educational overview of menthol, menthone, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing一枝蒿
Achillea alpina — a folk TCM herb traditionally used to dispel Wind-Damp, stop pain, resolve toxicity, and regulate Qi. Educational overview of sesquiterpene lactones, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Damp Dispelling羌活
Notopterygium incisum root — a key TCM herb traditionally used to dispel Wind-Cold, remove Dampness, stop pain, and release the exterior. Educational overview of notopterol, imperatorin, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Damp Dispelling磨盘草
Abutilon indicum — a folk TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, promote urination, and stop diarrhea. Educational overview of beta-sitosterol, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing桑叶
Morus alba leaf — a key TCM herb traditionally used to disperse Wind-Heat, clear the Lung, moisten dryness, and clear the Liver and eyes. Educational overview of rutin, DNJ, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing牛至
Origanum vulgare — a TCM herb and culinary spice traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, relieve Summerheat, and promote urination. Educational overview of carvacrol, thymol, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing榕须
Ficus microcarpa aerial root — a folk TCM herb traditionally used to regulate Qi, stop pain, dispel Wind-Damp, and reduce swelling. Educational overview of flavonoids, phenolic acids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Qi Regulating螃蟹甲
Phlomis younghusbandii — a Tibetan folk herb traditionally used to dispel Wind-Damp, stop pain, regulate Qi, and treat cough. Educational overview of iridoid glycosides, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Damp Dispelling木贼
Equisetum hyemale stem — a TCM herb traditionally used to disperse Wind-Heat, clear the eyes, stop bleeding, and stop sweating. Educational overview of silicic acid, flavonoids, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing木麻黄
Casuarina equisetifolia twig — a folk TCM herb traditionally used to astringe, stop diarrhea, dispel Wind-Damp, and stop pain. Educational overview of tannins, ellagic acid, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing黄皮叶
Clausena lansium leaf — a folk TCM herb traditionally used to regulate Qi, relieve pain, dispel Wind-Cold, and resolve phlegm. Educational overview of clausenamide, carbazole alkaloids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Qi Regulating鸭脚木皮
Schefflera heptaphylla root bark — a folk TCM herb traditionally used to dispel Wind-Damp, promote blood circulation, stop pain, and reduce swelling. Educational overview of triterpenoid saponins, betulinic acid, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Damp Dispelling细香葱
Allium ascalonicum — a culinary herb and folk TCM herb traditionally used to release the exterior, dispel Cold, stimulate appetite, and warm the Middle Jiao. Educational overview of allicin, quercetin, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing鹅不食草
Centipeda minima — a TCM herb traditionally used to release the exterior, relieve nasal congestion, stop cough, and resolve phlegm. Educational overview of brevilin A, sesquiterpene lactones, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing牛蒡根
Arctium lappa root — a TCM herb and culinary vegetable traditionally used to release Wind-Heat, clear Heat, resolve toxicity, and promote urination. Educational overview of inulin, arctigenin, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing浮萍
Spirodela polyrrhiza — a TCM herb traditionally used to release Wind-Heat, promote eruption of measles, promote urination, and relieve edema. Educational overview of flavonoids, polysaccharides, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing藁本
Ligusticum sinense rhizome — a TCM herb traditionally used to dispel Wind-Cold, stop headache (especially occipital), and unblock the nasal passages. Educational overview of ligustilide, ferulic acid, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Cold Dispersing香薷
Elsholtzia splendens — a TCM herb traditionally used to release the exterior, dispel Summerheat, resolve Dampness, and promote urination. Educational overview of elsholtzia ketone, limonene, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing鱼香草
Mosla dianthera — a folk TCM herb traditionally used to dispel Wind-Heat, resolve toxicity, and relieve itching. Educational overview of thymol, carvacrol, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing白芷
Angelica dahurica root — a key TCM herb traditionally used to dispel Wind-Cold, open nasal passages, dry Dampness, stop pain, and reduce swelling. Educational overview of imperatorin, bergapten, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Cold Dispersing水蜈蚣
Kyllinga brevifolia — a folk TCM herb traditionally used to dispel Wind-Heat, relieve cough, and resolve toxicity. Educational overview of flavonoids, saponins, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing蕤仁
Prinsepia uniflora seed kernel — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Liver Heat, brighten the eyes, and nourish Liver. Educational overview of fatty oils, linoleic acid, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Liver Clearing细辛
Asarum heterotropoides root — a key TCM herb traditionally used to dispel Wind-Cold, open nasal passages, stop pain, and warm the Lung. Educational overview of methyleugenol, asarone, classical dosage rules, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Cold Dispersing粉葛
Pueraria thomsonii root — a TCM herb traditionally used to release exterior Wind-Heat, generate fluids, stop diarrhea, and lift Yang. Educational overview of puerarin, isoflavones, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing兰香草
Caryopteris incana — a folk TCM herb traditionally used to dispel Wind-Damp, relieve pain, and resolve toxicity. Educational overview of caryoptin, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Damp Dispelling桂枝
Cinnamomum cassia twig — a key TCM herb traditionally used to release exterior Wind-Cold, warm the channels, promote sweating, move Qi, and warm Yang. Educational overview of cinnamaldehyde, coumarin, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Cold Dispersing荆芥穗
Schizonepeta tenuifolia flower spike — a TCM herb traditionally used to release the exterior, dispel Wind, promote eruption, relieve itching, and stop bleeding. Educational overview of pulegone, menthone, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing苍耳子
Xanthium sibiricum fruit — a key TCM herb traditionally used to dispel Wind-Cold, open nasal passages, stop pain, and resolve toxicity. Educational overview of xanthumin, sesquiterpene lactones, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Cold Dispersing葱白
Allium fistulosum white bulb base — a TCM herb and culinary ingredient traditionally used to release exterior Wind-Cold, promote sweating, disperse Cold, and unblock Yang. Educational overview of allicin, flavonoids, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Cold Dispersing淡豆豉
Fermented Glycine max — a TCM herb traditionally used to release the exterior, resolve Summerheat, and disperse irritability. Educational overview of isoflavones, soyasaponins, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing谷精草
Eriocaulon buergerianum — a TCM herb traditionally used to disperse Wind-Heat, clear the Liver and eyes, and eliminate nebula. Educational overview of flavonoids, phenolic acids, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing西河柳
Tamarix chinensis twig — a TCM herb traditionally used to release exterior Wind-Heat, promote eruption of measles, and resolve toxicity. Educational overview of tamarixin, flavonoids, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing天山堇菜
Viola tianshanica — a folk TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, reduce swelling, and relieve cough. Educational overview of violutoside, esculetin, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing牡荆叶
Vitex negundo leaf — a TCM herb traditionally used to dispel Wind-Heat, relieve cough, resolve Phlegm, and stop itching. Educational overview of vitexin, luteolin, essential oils, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing火绒草
Leontopodium leontopodioides — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Lung Heat, resolve toxicity, stop cough, and relieve inflammation. Educational overview of leontopodic acid, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing樱桃核
Prunus persica pit — a folk TCM herb traditionally used to promote sweating, disperse Wind-Heat, and resolve eruptions. Educational overview of amygdalin, fatty oils, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Qi Regulating麻黄
Ephedra sinica stem — a key TCM herb traditionally used to release exterior Wind-Cold, promote sweating, open the Lung, stop wheezing, and promote urination. Educational overview of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Cold Dispersing牛蒡子
Arctium lappa seed — a key TCM herb traditionally used to disperse Wind-Heat, benefit the throat, resolve toxicity, and promote eruption. Educational overview of arctigenin, arctiin, classical formulas, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing薄荷脑
Crystallized menthol from Mentha — a TCM extract traditionally used to disperse Wind-Heat, clear the head and throat, soothe itching, and relieve pain. Educational overview of menthol, TRPM8 mechanism, classical uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing山蜡梅叶
Calycanthus chinensis leaf — a folk TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, relieve cough, and reduce swelling. Educational overview of calycanthine, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing枫香树叶
Liquidambar formosana leaf — a TCM herb traditionally used to dispel Wind-Damp, move Qi, and stop pain. Educational overview of liquidambin, cinnamic acid, volatile oils, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Damp Dispelling白背叶根
Mallotus apelta root — a TCM herb traditionally used to strengthen Spleen, drain Dampness, and stop bleeding. Educational overview of flavonoids, tannins, terpenoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Dampness Draining刺苋菜
Amaranthus spinosus — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, cool Blood, and stop bleeding. Educational overview of betacyanins, saponins, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing百蕊草
Thesium chinense — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, tonify Kidney, and astringe essence. Educational overview of flavonoids, alkaloids, phenolic acids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing南瓜
Cucurbita moschata — a TCM herb traditionally used to tonify Spleen Qi, relieve pain, detoxify, and kill parasites. Educational overview of carotenoids, pectin, cucurbitacin, zinc, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Qi Tonifying一枝黄花
Solidago decurrens — a TCM herb traditionally used to disperse Wind-Heat, reduce swelling, and resolve toxicity. Educational overview of flavonoids, saponins, essential oils, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing刺针草
Bidens pilosa — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, dissipate stasis, and reduce swelling. Educational overview of flavonoids, polyacetylenes, phenolic acids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing马桑叶
Coriaria sinica leaf — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, reduce swelling, and stop pain. Contains coriamyrtin. Educational overview of toxicity profile, tannins, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing相思藤
Abrus precatorius vine — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, soothe Liver, and stop pain. Educational overview of triterpenoid saponins, flavonoids, alkaloids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing十大功劳叶
Mahonia bealei leaf — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, dry Dampness, and relieve sore throat. Educational overview of berberine, berbamine, jatrorrhizine, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing蓍草
Achillea millefolium — a TCM herb traditionally used to stop bleeding, invigorate Blood, dispel Wind, and resolve toxicity. Educational overview of achilleine, flavonoids, essential oils, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Blood Invigorating葎草
Humulus scandens — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, promote urination, and drain Dampness. Educational overview of flavonoids, humulone, lupulone, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing苦地丁
Corydalis bungeana — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, disperse Wind-Heat, and soothe the throat. Educational overview of corynoline, protopine, alkaloids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing桑芽
Morus alba young buds — a TCM herb traditionally used to disperse Wind-Heat, clear the Liver and eyes, and calm Wind. Educational overview of DNJ, flavonoids, moracin, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing三尖杉
Cephalotaxus fortunei — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, and disperse swellings. Contains homoharringtonine. Educational overview of antitumor alkaloids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing金莲花
Trollius chinensis — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, soothe the throat, and disperse Wind-Heat. Educational overview of flavonoids, triterpenoid saponins, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing农吉利
Crotalaria sessiliflora — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, stop cough, and relieve pain. Contains monocrotaline. Educational overview of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, hepatotoxicity, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing蔊菜
Rorippa indica — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, promote urination, and reduce swelling. Educational overview of glucosinolates, flavonoids, phenolic acids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing藜
Chenopodium album — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, kill parasites, and stop itching. Educational overview of saponins, flavonoids, phenolic acids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing虎耳草
Saxifraga stolonifera — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, reduce swelling, and stop bleeding. Educational overview of saxifragin, bergenin, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing茶叶
Camellia sinensis leaf — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve Summerheat, promote digestion, and refresh the mind. Educational overview of EGCG, catechins, caffeine, L-theanine, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing穿心莲
Andrographis paniculata — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, dry Dampness, and reduce swelling. Educational overview of andrographolide, neoandrographolide, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing红豆杉
Taxus chinensis — a TCM herb traditionally used to kill parasites and disperse accumulations. Contains paclitaxel. Educational overview of taxane alkaloids, toxicity, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing鬼针草
Bidens pilosa — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, disperse Wind-Heat, and promote diuresis. Educational overview of flavonoids, polyacetylenes, phenylpropanoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing老君须
Cynanchum atratum root — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, cool the Blood, promote urination, and resolve toxicity. Educational overview of C21 steroidal glycosides, volatile oils, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing石膏
Gypsum fibrosum — a TCM mineral medicine traditionally used to clear Excess Heat from Lung and Stomach, generate fluids, and relieve thirst. Educational overview of calcium sulfate, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing白鲜皮
Dictamnus dasycarpus root bark — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, dry Dampness, dispel Wind, and stop itching. Educational overview of dictamnine, obacunone, fraxinellone, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing草乌叶
Aconitum kusnezoffii leaf — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, relieve pain, and reduce swelling. Contains aconitine alkaloids. Educational overview of toxicity, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing酢浆草
Oxalis corniculata — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, promote diuresis, reduce swelling, and stop bleeding. Educational overview of oxalic acid, vitamin C, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing柿霜
Persimmon frost — a TCM substance traditionally used to clear Lung Heat, moisten the Lungs, soothe the throat, and stop cough. Educational overview of mannitol, organic acids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing万寿菊
Tagetes erecta — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, soothe the Liver, and calm Wind. Educational overview of lutein, zeaxanthin, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing拳参
Polygonum bistorta — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, cool the Blood, stop bleeding, and relieve diarrhea. Educational overview of tannins, ellagic acid, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing乌毛蕨贯众
Woodwardia japonica rhizome — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, kill parasites, and stop bleeding. Educational overview of flavonoids, phenolic acids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing鲜地黄
Fresh Rehmannia glutinosa root — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, cool the Blood, generate fluids, and promote urination. Educational overview of catalpol, rehmannioside, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing青天葵
Nervilia fordii leaf — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, moisten the Lungs, and relieve cough. Educational overview of flavonoids, phenolic acids, polysaccharides, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing山白菊
Aster ageratoides — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, disperse Wind-Heat, and resolve phlegm. Educational overview of flavonoids, saponins, triterpenoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing葛花
Pueraria lobata flower — a TCM herb traditionally used to relieve alcohol intoxication, clear Heat, promote urination, and stop vomiting. Educational overview of isoflavonoids, tectorigenin, saponins, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing扭肚藤
Jasminum elongatum stem — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Damp-Heat, relieve pain, promote bowel movements, and stop diarrhea. Educational overview of iridoid glycosides, secoiridoids, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing绿豆
Vigna radiata seed — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, relieve Summerheat, and promote urination. Educational overview of vitexin, isovitexin, flavonoids, polysaccharides, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing胡黄连
Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora rhizome — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Damp-Heat, cool the Blood, and relieve deficiency-heat. Educational overview of picroside, kutkoside, cucurbitacin glycosides, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing翠云草
Selaginella uncinata — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, cool the Blood, and stop bleeding. Educational overview of biflavonoids, selaginellin, phenolic acids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing水蔓菁
Veronica linariifolia — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, promote urination, and stop cough. Educational overview of iridoid glycosides, flavonoids, aucubin, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing熊胆
Fel Ursi (bear gall bladder) — a TCM animal medicine traditionally used to clear Heat, calm the Liver, stop convulsions, and resolve toxicity. Restricted in modern practice. Educational overview of UDCA, TUDCA, bile acids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing毛冬青
Ilex pubescens root — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, invigorate Blood, and promote urination. Educational overview of ilexsaponins, triterpenoid saponins, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing苦丁茶
Ilex kudingcha leaf — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, disperse Wind-Heat, brighten the eyes, and relieve thirst. Educational overview of triterpenoid saponins, kudinoside, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing毛鸡骨草
Abrus mollis whole plant — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, soothe the Liver, and relieve pain. Educational overview of abrine, flavonoids, saponins, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing草红藤
Shuteria sinensis — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, invigorate Blood, and reduce swelling. Educational overview of flavonoids, phenolic acids, triterpenoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing三棵针
Berberis spp. root and stem — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, dry Dampness, resolve toxicity, and stop diarrhea. Educational overview of berberine, berbamine, palmatine, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing地锦草
Euphorbia humifusa whole plant — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, cool the Blood, stop bleeding, and promote diuresis. Educational overview of flavonoids, ellagic acid, tannins, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing糙苏
Phlomis umbrosa — a TCM herb traditionally used to dispel Wind, resolve toxicity, stop pain, and reduce swelling. Educational overview of flavonoids, phenylethanoid glycosides, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Wind-Heat Dispersing水牛角
Bubalus bubalis horn — a TCM animal medicine traditionally used to clear Heat, cool the Blood, resolve toxicity, and stop bleeding. Used as substitute for banned rhinoceros horn. Educational overview of keratin, amino acids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing青果
Canarium album fruit — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, soothe the throat, and generate fluids. Educational overview of maslinic acid, oleanolic acid, tannins, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing鸭跖草
Commelina communis — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, promote urination, and disperse Wind-Heat. Educational overview of commelinin, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing薰衣草
Lavandula angustifolia — a TCM herb traditionally used to calm the mind, soothe the Liver, regulate Qi, and relieve pain. Educational overview of linalool, linalyl acetate, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Qi Regulating广东土牛膝
Achyranthes aspera root — a TCM herb traditionally used to invigorate Blood, unblock menstruation, dispel Wind-Damp, and promote urination. Educational overview of oleanolic acid saponins, ecdysterone, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Blood Invigorating鬼灯笼
Clerodendrum fortunatum — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, cool the Blood, and stop cough. Educational overview of clerodendrin, flavonoids, phenolic acids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing苦参
Sophora flavescens root — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, dry Dampness, resolve toxicity, kill parasites, and stop itching. Educational overview of matrine, oxymatrine, kurarinone, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing龙胆
Gentiana scabra root — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, dry Dampness, and purge Liver Fire. Educational overview of gentiopicroside, swertiamarin, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing橄榄核
Canarium album seed — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, soothe the throat, and relieve cough. Educational overview of oleic acid, tannins, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing蝴蝶果
Bauhinia hupehana — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, dispel Wind, and stop itching. Educational overview of flavonoids, tannins, phenolic acids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing天葵
Semiaquilegia adoxoides root tuber — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, disperse swellings, and promote urination. Educational overview of magnoflorine, berberine, saponins, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing白薇
Cynanchum atratum root — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, cool the Blood, promote urination, and resolve toxicity. Educational overview of C21 steroidal glycosides, cynatratoside, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing仙人掌
Opuntia dillenii stem — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, promote circulation, and stop pain. Educational overview of flavonoids, polysaccharides, betalains, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing何首乌
Polygonum multiflorum prepared root — a TCM herb traditionally used to tonify Liver and Kidney, nourish Blood, darken hair, and strengthen bones. Educational overview of THSG, emodin, hepatotoxicity, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Blood Tonifying竹叶
Lophatherum gracile leaf — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heart Heat, generate fluids, promote urination, and relieve irritability. Educational overview of flavonoids, phenolic acids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing四季青
Ilex chinensis leaf — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, cool the Blood, and promote tissue healing. Educational overview of ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing丁癸草
Zornia diphylla whole plant — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, dispel Wind, and reduce swelling. Educational overview of flavonoids, phenolic acids, tannins, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing胆木
Nauclea officinalis wood — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Heat, resolve toxicity, reduce swelling, and relieve pain. Educational overview of strictosamide, indole alkaloids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing西青果
Terminalia chebula young fruit — a TCM herb traditionally used to astringe the throat, generate fluids, and clear heat. Educational overview of chebulagic acid, tannins, gallic acid, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing苦竹叶
Pleioblastus amarus leaves — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, relieve restlessness, and promote urination. Educational overview of tricin, luteolin, phenolic acids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing决明子
Cassia obtusifolia seeds — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear liver heat, brighten eyes, and promote defecation. Educational overview of anthraquinones, aurantio-obtusin, cassiaside, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing紫花地丁
Viola yedoensis aerial parts — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and reduce swelling. Educational overview of cyclotides, violanthin, phenolic acids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing西瓜皮
Citrullus lanatus rind — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear summerheat, generate fluids, and promote diuresis. Educational overview of citrulline, flavonoids, phenolic acids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing朱砂莲
Aristolochia or Stephania root — a TCM folk herb with significant safety concerns due to potential aristolochic acid contamination. Educational overview with critical safety warnings, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing石仙桃
Pholidota chinensis pseudobulbs — a TCM herb traditionally used to nourish Yin, clear lung heat, and moisten the lungs. Educational overview of polysaccharides, stilbenoids, dihydrophenanthrenes, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing冬凌草
Rabdosia rubescens aerial parts — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and relieve sore throat. Educational overview of oridonin, ponicidin, diterpenoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing一点红
Emilia sonchifolia aerial parts — a TCM folk herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and promote diuresis. Educational overview of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, flavonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing青葙子
Celosia argentea seeds — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear liver heat, brighten eyes, and disperse wind. Educational overview of celosin, sinensetin, saponins, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing鬼羽箭
Striga asiatica aerial herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and reduce swelling. Educational overview of flavonoids, phenolic acids, iridoid glycosides, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing忍冬叶
Lonicera japonica leaves — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and disperse wind-heat. Educational overview of chlorogenic acid, luteolin, lonicerin, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing苘麻
Abutilon theophrasti seeds — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, promote diuresis, and relieve stranguria. Educational overview of flavonoids, mucilage, fatty acids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing三叉苦
Melicope pteleifolia bark and branches — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and dispel wind-damp. Educational overview of evodiamine, coumarins, limonoids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing岗梅
Ilex asprella root — a TCM herb traditionally used to generate fluids, clear heat, and resolve toxicity. Educational overview of triterpenoid saponins, flavonoids, ursolic acid, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing野牡丹
Melastoma candidum whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, stop bleeding, and astringe the intestines. Educational overview of tannins, ellagic acid, gallic acid, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing青黛
Indigo naturalis — a processed TCM material traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and cool blood. Educational overview of indigotin, indirubin, tryptanthrin, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing过塘蛇
Ludwigia adscendens whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and promote diuresis. Educational overview of flavonoid glycosides, tannins, ellagic acid, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing桃叶
Prunus persica leaves — a TCM herb traditionally used to expel parasites, clear heat, and relieve itching. Educational overview of amygdalin, flavonoids, phenolic acids, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing苦豆根
Sophora alopecuroides root — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and reduce swelling. Educational overview of matrine, oxymatrine, cytisine, traditional uses, modern research, and safety boundaries.
Heat Clearing布渣叶
Microcos paniculata leaves — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, transform food stagnation, and harmonize the stomach. Educational overview of flavonoids, triterpenoids, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing菊苣
Cichorium intybus root and herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, promote bile secretion, and promote diuresis. Educational overview of chicoric acid, inulin, lactucin, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing黄蜀葵花
Abelmoschus manihot flowers — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, promote diuresis, and reduce swelling. Educational overview of flavonoids, polysaccharides, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing翻白草
Potentilla discolor whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, cool blood, and stop bleeding. Educational overview of tannins, triterpenes, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing绵马贯众
Dryopteris crassirhizoma rhizome — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and expel parasites. Educational overview of filicin, phloroglucinol derivatives, toxicity warnings, and safety.
Heat Clearing委陵菜
Potentilla chinensis whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and stop dysentery. Educational overview of tannins, triterpenes, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing积雪草
Centella asiatica whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, promote diuresis, and invigorate blood circulation. Educational overview of asiaticoside, madecassoside, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing苦艾
Artemisia absinthium aerial parts — a TCM herb traditionally used to warm the middle, promote digestion, and expel parasites. Educational overview of thujone, absinthin, toxicity warnings, and safety.
Digestive Support猪鬃草
Adiantum capillus-veneris whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, promote diuresis, and resolve urinary stones. Educational overview of flavonoids, terpenoids, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing北豆根
Menispermum dauricum rhizome — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and benefit the throat. Educational overview of dauricine, bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing川射干
Iris tectorum rhizome — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and soothe the throat. Educational overview of isoflavones, xanthones, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing云芝
Coriolus versicolor fruiting body — a TCM fungus traditionally used to tonify spleen, transform dampness, and support immunity. Educational overview of PSP, PSK, beta-glucans, traditional uses, and safety.
Immune Support天竺葵
Pelargonium graveolens aerial parts — a TCM herb traditionally used to dispel wind, promote circulation, and alleviate pain. Educational overview of geraniol, essential oil, traditional uses, and safety.
Circulation Support连翘
Forsythia suspensa fruit — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and dissipate nodules. Educational overview of forsythoside A, phillyrin, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing韩信草
Scutellaria indica whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and cool blood. Educational overview of scutellarin, baicalin, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing山银花
Lonicera macranthoides flower buds — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and disperse Wind-Heat. Educational overview of chlorogenic acid, luteolin, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing白背三七
Gynura divaricata whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, cool blood, and promote circulation. Educational overview of flavonoids, pyrrolizidine alkaloids, hepatotoxicity warnings, and safety.
Heat Clearing板蓝根
Isatis indigotica root — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, cool blood, and benefit the throat. Educational overview of indirubin, indigo, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing知母
Anemarrhena asphodeloides rhizome — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, drain fire, and enrich Yin. Educational overview of timosaponin, mangiferin, traditional uses, and safety.
Yin Nourishing天胡荽
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and promote diuresis. Educational overview of flavonoids, triterpenoids, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing地菍
Melastoma dodecandrum whole plant — a TCM herb traditionally used to astringe bleeding, strengthen tendons and bones, and support Spleen function. Educational overview of anthocyanins, flavonoids, traditional uses, and safety.
Blood Support石蒜
Lycoris radiata bulb — a toxic TCM herb traditionally used to resolve toxicity, reduce swelling, and dispel wind. Educational overview of lycorine, galantamine, traditional uses, and safety warnings.
Toxic Herb水线草
Oldenlandia corymbosa whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and promote urination. Educational overview of ursolic acid, flavonoids, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing番石榴皮
Psidium guajava bark — a TCM herb traditionally used to astringe intestines, stop diarrhea, and stop bleeding. Educational overview of tannins, flavonoids, traditional uses, and safety.
Digestive Support云实
Caesalpinia decapetala seed — a slightly toxic TCM herb traditionally used to dispel wind-damp, resolve toxicity, and drain pus. Educational overview of saponins, flavonoids, traditional uses, and safety.
Toxic Herb白毛夏枯草
Ajuga decumbens whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, cool blood, and relieve cough. Educational overview of iridoid glycosides, flavonoids, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing山豆根
Sophora tonkinensis root — a toxic TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, soothe the throat, and relieve pain. Educational overview of matrine, oxymatrine, traditional uses, and safety warnings.
Toxic Herb银柴胡
Stellaria dichotoma root — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear deficiency heat, cool blood, and resolve steaming bone disorder. Educational overview of beta-sitosterol, saponins, traditional uses, and safety.
Yin Nourishing苦玄参
Picria fel-terrae whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, reduce swelling, and relieve sore throat. Educational overview of picfeltarraenins, ursolic acid, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing猕猴桃根
Actinidia chinensis root bark — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, promote urination, and reduce swelling. Educational overview of triterpenes, polyphenols, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing大叶桉叶
Eucalyptus robusta leaf — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, expel wind, and relieve pain. Educational overview of 1,8-cineole, tannins, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing山大刀
Psychotria rubra root — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, astringe, and stop bleeding. Educational overview of triterpenoids, tannins, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing天香炉
Osbeckia chinensis whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to astringe, stop bleeding, stop diarrhea, and clear heat. Educational overview of flavonoids, tannins, traditional uses, and safety.
Blood Support菥蓂
Thlaspi arvense whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, eliminate dampness, and reduce swelling. Educational overview of glucosinolates, flavonoids, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing寒水石
Gypsum (Calcium sulfate) mineral — a TCM mineral traditionally used to clear heat, drain fire, resolve toxicity, and relieve irritability. Educational overview of mineral composition, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing漆姑草
Sagina japonica whole herb — a slightly toxic TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, reduce swelling, and relieve itching. Educational overview of saponins, flavonoids, traditional uses, and safety.
Toxic Herb有瓜石斛
Dendrobium chrysotoxum stem — a TCM herb traditionally used to nourish Yin, clear stomach heat, and promote body fluids. Educational overview of dendrobine, polysaccharides, traditional uses, and safety.
Yin Nourishing救必应
Ilex rotunda bark — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, astringe, stop bleeding, and relieve pain. Educational overview of triterpenoid saponins, flavonoids, traditional uses, and safety.
Heat Clearing一朵云
Huperzia serrata whole herb — a toxic TCM herb traditionally used to dispel wind-damp and relieve pain. Educational overview of huperzine A, triterpenoids, traditional uses, and safety warnings.
Toxic Herb含羞草
Mimosa pudica whole herb — a toxic TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, astringe, and calm the mind. Educational overview of mimosine, flavonoids, traditional uses, and safety warnings.
Toxic Herb关木通
Aristolochia manshuriensis stem — an extremely toxic TCM herb containing aristolochic acid. Banned in many countries due to nephrotoxicity and carcinogenicity.
Toxic Herb苏铁蕨贯众
Brainea insignis rhizome — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, kill parasites, and stop bleeding.
Heat Clearing飞扬草
Euphorbia hirta whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, astringe, and stop itching.
Heat Clearing青叶胆
Swertia mileensis whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, drain dampness, and benefit the gallbladder.
Heat Clearing阴地蕨
Botrychium ternatum whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, stop cough, and calm convulsions.
Heat Clearing葫芦茶
Tadehagi triquetrum whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, promote digestion, and kill parasites.
Heat Clearing猕猴梨根
Actinidia arguta root bark — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, promote urination, and reduce swelling.
Heat Clearing鱼腥草
Houttuynia cordata whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, eliminate pus, and relieve cough.
Heat Clearing耳草
Hedyotis auricularia whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, reduce swelling, and relieve pain.
Heat Clearing海芋
Alocasia macrorrhiza rhizome — a toxic TCM herb containing calcium oxalate raphides. Requires strict processing before use.
Toxic Herb十大功劳
Mahonia fortunei leaf and stem — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and drain damp-heat. Contains berberine.
Heat Clearing木槿根
Hibiscus syriacus root — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, detoxify, and promote urination for damp-heat conditions.
Heat Clearing芙蓉花
Hibiscus mutabilis flower — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, cool blood, and reduce swelling for Lung heat and skin sores.
Heat Clearing声色草
Mallotus apelta root and leaf — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and promote urination for hepatitis and edema.
Heat Clearing半边莲
Lobelia chinensis whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and promote urination. Contains lobeline.
Heat Clearing青葙
Celosia argentea whole plant — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Liver fire and improve vision for eye disorders.
Heat Clearing半边旗
Pteris semipinnata whole herb — a TCM fern traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and stop bleeding.
Heat Clearing了哥王
Wikstroemia indica root — a slightly toxic TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, resolve toxicity, and dissipate nodules.
Toxic Herb火炭母
Polygonum chinense whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, cool blood, and treat dysentery and sore throat.
Heat Clearing铁包金
Berchemia lineata root — a TCM herb traditionally used to invigorate blood, dispel wind-dampness, and resolve toxicity.
Blood Support大青盐
Halite rock salt — a TCM mineral traditionally used to clear heat, cool blood, and direct downward for throat swelling and constipation.
Heat Clearing木槿花
Hibiscus syriacus flower — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, detoxify, cool blood, and stop bleeding for dysentery.
Heat Clearing佛手瓜
Sechium edule fruit — a TCM food-medicine herb traditionally used to strengthen the Spleen, regulate Qi, and moisten the Lungs.
Digestive Support马蔺子
Iris lactea seeds — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, detoxify, and stop bleeding for throat and skin disorders.
Heat Clearing白药子
Stephania cepharantha root tuber — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, detoxify, and stop bleeding. Contains cepharantine.
Heat Clearing砂生槐
Sophora moorcroftiana whole plant — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, detoxify, and kill parasites. Contains matrine alkaloids.
Heat Clearing木槿皮
Hibiscus syriacus root bark — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, detoxify, and stop itching for skin disorders.
Heat Clearing生地黄
Rehmannia glutinosa dried root — a key TCM herb for clearing heat, cooling blood, and nourishing Yin. Contains catalpol.
Yin Nourishing水翁花
Cleistocalyx operculatus flower bud — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, detoxify, and eliminate dampness for dyspepsia.
Heat Clearing密蒙花
Buddleja officinalis flower bud — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Liver heat and improve vision for eye disorders.
Heat Clearing小叶榕
Ficus microcarpa leaf — a TCM herb traditionally used to relieve cough, transform phlegm, and dispel wind-dampness.
Respiratory Support鹿茸草
Monochasma savatieri whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat and detoxify, cool blood, and stop bleeding.
Heat Clearing肺形草
Tripterospermum chinense whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Lung heat, moisten the Lung, and stop cough.
Heat Clearing夏枯草
Prunella vulgaris spike — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear Liver fire, disperse nodules, and relieve hypertension-related symptoms.
Heat Clearing红根草
Salvia prionitis whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat and detoxify, activate blood circulation, and relieve pain.
Heat Clearing玄参
Scrophularia ningpoensis root — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, cool blood, nourish Yin, and reduce fire.
Yin Nourishing野葡萄根
Vitis quinquangularis root — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat and detoxify, dispel wind-dampness, and relieve pain.
Heat Clearing绿豆皮
Vigna radiata seed coat — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear summerheat, promote diuresis, and detoxify.
Heat Clearing青蒿
Artemisia annua aerial parts — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear deficiency heat, relieve summerheat, and interrupt malaria.
Heat Clearing无花果
Ficus carica fruit — a TCM herb traditionally used to moisten the Lung, relieve cough, clear heat, and promote bowel movement.
Respiratory Support马齿苋
Portulaca oleracea aerial parts — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, detoxify, cool blood, and astringe intestines.
Heat Clearing古山龙
Arcangelisia gusanlung vine stem — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, detoxify, and dispel wind-dampness.
Heat Clearing栀子
Gardenia jasminoides fruit — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat and dampness, purge fire, and cool blood.
Heat Clearing猴耳环
Pithecellobium clypearia pod — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, detoxify, and astringe intestines.
Heat Clearing南板蓝根
Baphicacanthus cusia root — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, detoxify, and cool blood for epidemic febrile diseases.
Heat Clearing紫草茸
Lithospermum erythrorhizon root — a TCM herb traditionally used to cool blood, activate blood, and promote rash eruption.
Blood Support禹州漏芦
Echinops latifolius root — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, detoxify, reduce swelling, and discharge pus.
Heat Clearing木豆叶
Cajanus cajan leaf — a TCM herb traditionally used to tonify the spleen, clear heat, and relieve cough and asthma.
Respiratory Support翼首草
Pterocephalus hookeri whole herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, detoxify, and dispel wind-dampness.
Heat Clearing苘麻子
Abutilon theophrasti seed — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, promote diuresis, and detoxify.
Heat Clearing木蝴蝶
Oroxylum indicum seed — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear lung heat, soothe the throat, and relieve hoarseness.
Respiratory Support千里光
Senecio scandens herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, detoxify, and improve vision. Contains hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
Toxic Herb枸骨叶
Ilex cornuta leaf — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, nourish yin, and benefit liver and kidney.
Heat Clearing枫香树根
Liquidambar formosana root — a TCM herb traditionally used to dispel wind-dampness, unblock collaterals, and relieve pain.
Wind-Damp Dispelling余甘子
Phyllanthus emblica fruit — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, cool blood, generate fluids, and detoxify.
Heat Clearing天花粉
Trichosanthes kirilowii root — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, generate fluids, drain pus, and resolve toxicity.
Heat Clearing索骨丹
Rodgersia aesculifolia rhizome — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, detoxify, cool blood, and stop bleeding.
Heat Clearing杠板归
Polygonum perfoliatum herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, detoxify, promote diuresis, and reduce swelling.
Heat Clearing白头翁
Pulsatilla chinensis root — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, detoxify, cool blood, and treat dysentery.
Heat Clearing半枝莲
Scutellaria barbata herb — a TCM herb traditionally used to clear heat, detoxify, promote diuresis, and reduce swelling.
Heat Clearingbái sháo · 白芍
Nourishes Blood, regulates menstruation, softens the Liver, alleviates pain, preserves Yin.
bái zhú · 白术
Tonifies Qi, strengthens the Spleen, dries Dampness, promotes water metabolism, stabilizes the Exterior.
bǎi zǐ rén · 柏子仁
Nourishes the Heart, calms the Shen, moistens the intestines, promotes bowel movement. Used in Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan.
bàn xià · 半夏
Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, directs rebellious Qi downward, stops vomiting, dissipates nodules. Core herb in Ban
chén pí · 陈皮
Regulates Qi, strengthens the Spleen, dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm. Classic herb for digestive Stagnation.
dāng guī · 当归
Tonifies blood, regulates menstruation, alleviates pain
dǎng shēn · 党参
Tonifies Middle Jiao Qi, strengthens the Spleen, nourishes Blood, generates Fluids. Gentler substitute for Ren Shen.
fú líng · 茯苓
Strengthens the Spleen, promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, calms the Shen. Core Spleen-tonifying herb.
fú shén · 茯神
Calms the Shen (spirit), strengthens the Spleen, promotes urination. Specifically used when insomnia has an anxiety/rest
gān cǎo · 甘草
Tonifies Spleen Qi, clears heat, detoxifies, moderates other herbs
gān jiāng · 干姜
Warms the Middle Jiao, dispels Cold, restores Devastated Yang. Used for Spleen-Stomach Deficiency Cold.
hé huān pí · 合欢皮
Calms the Shen, resolves depression, harmonizes the Blood, reduces swelling. Used for insomnia caused by emotional distr
huáng lián · 黄连
Clears Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire, resolves toxicity. Key herb for Damp-Heat in the Intestines.
lóng yǎn ròu · 龙眼肉
Tonifies Heart and Spleen Blood, nourishes the Blood, calms the Shen. Key herb in Gui Pi Tang.
mù xiāng · 木香
Promotes Qi circulation, alleviates pain, strengthens the Spleen, resolves Stagnation. Key herb for abdominal pain and b
shā rén · 砂仁
Transforms Dampness, promotes Qi circulation, warms the Spleen, stops diarrhea, calms the fetus.
shēng jiāng · 生姜
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sheng Jiang is classified as a warm, pungent herb that Releases the Exterior, disperses
suān zǎo rén · 酸枣仁
Nourishes Heart Blood, calms the Shen (spirit), arrests sweating. Primary herb for insomnia.
