Qian Niu Zi (Morning Glory Seed, Pharbitis Seed)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Semen Pharbitidis
Properties: bitter, cold, toxic

Qian Nian Jian (Homalomena Rhizome)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Rhizoma Homalomenae
Properties: acrid, bitter, warm

Qian Hu (Hogfennel Root)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Radix Peucedani
Properties: bitter, acrid, slightly cold

Qian Cao Gen (Rubia Root, Madder Root)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Radix Rubiae
Properties: bitter, cold

Pu Huang (Cattail Pollen, Bulrush)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Pollen Typhae
Properties: acrid, sweet, neutral

Pu Gong Ying (Dandelion)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Herba Taraxaci
Properties: bitter, sweet, cold

Pi Pa Ye (Loquat Leaf)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Eryobotryae Folium
Properties: bitter, slightly cold

Pei Lan (Eupatorium)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Herba Eupatorii
Properties: pungent, neutral

Pang Da Hai (Sterculia Seed)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Sterculiae Lychnophorae Semen
Properties: sweet, cold

Ou Jie (Lotus Rhizome Node)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Nodus Nelumbinis Nuciferae
Properties: sweet, astringent, neutral

Nuo Dao Gen Xu (Glutinous Rice Root)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Radix et Rhizoma Oryzae Glutinosae
Properties: sweet, neutral

Nu Zhen Zi (Privet Fruit, Ligustrum)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Fructus Ligustri Lucidi
Properties: bitter, sweet, neutral

Niu Huang (Cattle Gallstone)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Calculus Bovis
Properties: sweet, bitter, cool