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Herbal medicine · 本草

Herbs of Chinese medicine

86 herbs and substances from the Chinese materia medica with their nature, flavor, meridians, doses, contraindications and drug interactions.

86 results

Astringent

Blood Moving

Blood Tonifying

Cool Exterior-Releasing

Dampness Draining

Digestives

Exterior-releasing herbs

Heat Clearing

Heat Clearing (Exterior)

Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Resolving

Interior Warming

Phlegm-transforming herbs

Qi Tonifying

Qi-regulating herbs

Spirit Calming

Spirit-calming herbs

Warm Exterior-Releasing

Yang Tonifying

Yin Nourishing

Yin Tonifying

The categories of the materia medica

Qi Tonifying 补气药

Herbs that tonify and supplement Qi, treating Qi deficiency patterns

Yang Tonifying 补阳药

Herbs that tonify Yang, especially Kidney Yang, treating Yang deficiency patterns

Blood Tonifying 补血药

Herbs that nourish and build blood, treating blood deficiency patterns

Yin Tonifying 补阴药

Herbs that nourish Yin, treating Yin deficiency patterns with heat signs

Warm Exterior-Releasing 辛温解表药

Acrid warming herbs that release exterior wind-cold patterns

Cool Exterior-Releasing 辛凉解表药

Acrid cooling herbs that release exterior wind-heat patterns

Heat Clearing 清热药

Herbs that clear interior heat in various forms

Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Resolving 清热解毒药

Herbs that clear heat toxins, treating infections and inflammations

Heat Clearing (Exterior) 清虚热药

Herbs that clear deficiency heat and exterior wind-heat

Interior Warming 温里药

Herbs that warm the interior and dispel cold

Blood Moving 活血化瘀药

Herbs that invigorate blood circulation and dispel blood stasis

Spirit Calming 安神药

Herbs that calm the spirit and settle restlessness

Astringent 收涩药

Herbs that stabilize and bind, preventing leakage

Yin Nourishing 滋阴药

Herbs that moisten and nourish, generating body fluids

Dampness Draining 利水渗湿药

Herbs that promote urination and drain dampness from the body