Archive for May, 2007

Bie Jia (Turtle Shell)

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Latin Name: Carapax Trionycis
Properties: salty, neutral

Bei Sha Shen (Glehnia Root)

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

Latin Name: Radix Glehniae Littoralis
Properties: sweet, slightly bitter, slightly cold

Bi Ba (Long Pepper Fruit)

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

Latin Name: Fructurs Piperis Longi
Properties: acrid, hot

Ban Zhi Lian (Barbated Skullcap Herb)

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

Latin Name: Radix Scutellariae Barbatae
Properties: slightly bitter, cold

Ban Xia (Pinellia Rhizome)

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Latin Name: Rhizoma Pinelliae Ternatae
Properties: acrid, warm, toxic

Ban Lan Gen (Isatis Root)

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

Latin Name: Radix Iasatidis seu Baphicacanthi
Properties: bitter, cold

Bai Zi Ren (Biota Seed, Arbor Vitae Seed)

Friday, May 18th, 2007

Latin Name: Platycladi Semen
Properties: sweet, acrid, neutral

Bai Zhu (White Atractylodes Rhizome)

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

Latin Name: Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae
Properties: aromatic, slightly acrid, sweet, non-toxic

Bai Zhi (Angelica Root)

Monday, May 14th, 2007

Latin Name: Radix Angelicae Dahuricae
Properties: acrid, warm

Bai Xian Pi (Dittany Bark)

Saturday, May 12th, 2007

Latin Name: Dictamnus Dasycarpus
Properties: bitter, cold

Bai Wei (Swallowwort Root)

Thursday, May 10th, 2007

Latin Name: Radix Cynanchi Atrati
Properties: bitter, salty, cold

Bai Shao (White Peony Root)

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

Latin Name: Radix Paeoniae Lactiflorae
Properties: bitter, sour, cool

Bai Qian (Root and Rhizome of Cynanchum)

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

Latin Name: Cynachum Stautonii
Properties: acrid, sweet, neutral

Bai Mao Gen (Woolly Grass Rhizome)

Friday, May 4th, 2007

Latin Name: Rhizoma Imperatae Cylindricae
Properties: sweet, cold

Bai Jiang Cao (Patrinia)

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

Latin Name: Herba cum Radice Patriniae
Properties: acrid, bitter, slightly cold