Archive for November, 2007

She Chuang Zi (Cnidium Seed)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Latin Name: Fructus Cnidii
Properties: acrid, bitter, warm

Shan Zhu Yu (Cornus Fruit)

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Latin Name: Fructus Corni
Properties: sour, slightly warm

Shan Zhu Yu (Cornus Fruit)

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Latin Name: Fructus Corni
Properties: sour, slightly warm

Shan Zha (Hawthorn Fruit)

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Latin Name: Fructus Crataegi
Properties: sweet, sour, warm

Shan Yao (Chinese Yam)

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Latin Name: Radix Dioscoreae Oppositae
Properties: sweet, neutral

Shan Dou Gen (Subprostrate Sophora Root)

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

Latin Name: Radix Sophorae Subprostratae
Properties: bitter, cold

Sha Yuan Ji Li (Astragalus Seed, Milkvetch Seed)

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Latin Name: Semen Astragali Complanati
Properties: sweet, warm

Sang Piao Xiao (Mantis Egg Case)

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Latin Name: Ootheca Mantidis
Properties: sweet, salty, neutral

Sha Ren (Cardamom Seed)

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Latin Name: Fructus Amomi
Properties: acrid, warm, nontoxic

Sang Zhi (Mulberry Twig)

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

Latin Name: Ramulus Mori Albae
Properties: bitter, sweet, cool

Sang Ye (Mulberry Leaf)

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Latin Name: Folium Mori
Properties: sweet, bitter, cold

Sang Shen (Mulberry, Morus Fruit)

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

Latin Name: Fructus Mori
Properties: sweet, sour, cold

Sang Ji Sheng (Mulberry Mistletoe Stem)

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

Latin Name: Herba Taxilli
Properties: bitter, neutral

San Qi (Pseudoginseng Root, Notoginseng Root)

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Latin Name: Radix Notoginseng
Properties: sweet, slightly bitter, warm

San Leng (Scirpus Rhizome, Bur Reed Rhizome)

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

Latin Name: Rhizoma Sparganii
Properties: acrid, bitter, neutral

Homeopathy

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine, that is based on the principle of „like cures like“. The term homeopathy comes from the Greek words homeo, which means similar, and pathos, which means suffering. In homeopathic treatment, extremely small doses of substances are given, that produce similar symptoms of illness in healthy people, when given in larger doses. By giving these substances, homeopathy seeks to stimulate the body’s defense processes in order to prevent or treat illness.

He Shou Wu (Fleeceflower Root, Flowery Knotweed)

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Latin Name: Polygonum Multiflorum
Properties: sweet, bitter, astringent, slightly warm