Dan Shen (Salvia Root)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae
Properties: bitter, slightly cold

Dan Dou Chi (Fermented Soybean)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Semen Sojae Praeparatum
Properties: sweet, slightly bitter, cold

Dai Zhe Shi (Hematite)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Haematitum
Properties: bitter, cold, slightly toxic

Da Suan (Garlic)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Bulbus Allii
Properties: acrid, warm

Da Qing Ye (Wild Indigo, Woad Leaf)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Folium Isatidis
Properties: bitter, cold

Cong Bai (Scallion, Green Onion)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Bulbus Allii Fistulosi
Properties: pungent, warm

Chun Pi (Ailanthus Bark)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Ailanthus Altissimae
Properties: bitter, astringent, cold

Ci Shi (Magnetite)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Magnetitum
Properties: pungent, salty, cold

Chuan Xiong (Sichuan Lovage Root)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Rhizooma Ligustici Chuanxiong
Properties: acrid, warm

Chuan Xin Lian (Green Chiretta, Andrographis Herb)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Herba Andrographis
Properties: bitter, cold

Chuan Wu (Aconite)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Radix Aconiti Preparata
Properties: acrid, hot, toxic

Chuan Shan Jia (Pangolin Scales)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Squama Manitis
Properties: salty, slightly cold, tasteless

Chuan Niu Xi (Cyathula Root)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Radix Cyathulae
Properties: bitter, sour, neutral