Quan Xie (Scorpion)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Buthus Martensii
Properties: acrid, salty, neutral, toxic

Qu Mai (Dianthus)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Herba Dianthi
Properties: bitter, cold

Qing Xiang Zi (Celosia Seed)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Semen Celosiae
Properties: sweet, cool

Qing Pi (Green Tangerine Peel)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Pericarpium Citri Regiculatae Viride
Properties: bitter, acrid, warm

Ren Shen (Ginseng Root)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

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

Qing Hao (Wormwood)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Herba Artemisiae Apiaceae
Properties: bitter, cold

Qing Dai (Indigo)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Indigo Naturalis
Properties: salty, cold

Qin Pi (Bark of Korean Ash Branch)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Cortex Fraxini
Properties: bitter, cold

Qin Jiao (Gentiana Macrophylla Root)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Radix Genianae Macrophyllae
Properties: acrid, bitter, slightly cold

Qiang Huo (Notopterygium Root)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii
Properties: spicy, bitter, aromatic, warm

Qian Shi (Euryale Seed)

Filed under Chinese Herbs

Latin Name: Semen Euryales
Properties: sweet, astringent, neutral