Herb Category info

Question 1

Da Huang (Chinese rhubard “big yellow”)

Answer 1

• Category: Purgatives
• Latin: Rhei Radix et Rhizoma
• Tastes & Properties: Bitter, Cold
• Channels: Heart, Large Intestine, Liver, Stomach
• Dosage: 3-15g

Question 2

Huo Ma Ren (cannabis semen/ hemp seed)

Answer 2

Category: Moist Laxatives
* Latin: Cannabis Semen
* Tastes & Properties: Sweet, Neutral
* Channels: Large Intestine, Spleen, Stomach
* Dosage: 9-15g; crush before decocting

Question 3

Gan Sui (Kansui Root)

Answer 3

• Category: Harsh Expellants
• Latin: Kansui Radix
• Tastes & Properties: Bitter, Sweet, Cold, Toxic
• Channels: Kidney, Large Intestine, Lung
• Dosage: 0.5-1.5g

Question 4

Fu Ling (poria)

Answer 4

• Category: Drain Dampness
• Latin: Poria
• Tastes & Properties: Sweet, Bland, Neutral
• Channels: Heart, Spleen, Kidney, Lung
• Dosage: 9-15g

Question 5

Gui Zhi (cinnamoni raminus / cinnamon twig)

Answer 5

• Category: Warm, Acrid Release the Exterior
• Latin: Cinnamoni Ramulus
• Tastes & Properties: Acrid, Sweet, Warm
• Channels: Heart, Lung, and Urinary Bladder
• Dosage: 3-9g

Question 6

Shí Gāo (gypsum)

Answer 6

Category: Clear Heat, Drain Fire
* Latin: Gypsum
* Tastes & Properties: Sweet, Acrid, Very Cold
* Channels: Lung, Stomach
* Dosage: 15-60g
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Question 7

Shēng Dì Huáng (Rehmannia Root Tuber)

Answer 7

Category: Clear Heat, Cool Blood
* Latin: Rehmanniae Radix
* Tastes & Properties: Sweet, Bitter, Cold
* Channels: Heart, Kidney, Liver
* Dosage: 9-15g

Question 8

Huáng Qín (Baical Skullcap Root)

Answer 8

• Category: Clear Heat, Dry Damp
• Latin: Scutellariae Radix
• Tastes & Properties: Bitter, Cold
• Channels: Lung, Stomach, Gallbladder, Large Intestine
• Dosage: 3-6g

Question 9

Jīn Yín Huā (honeysuckle)

Answer 9

Category: Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity
* Latin: Lonicerae Flos
* Tastes & Properties: Sweet, Cold
* Channels: Large Intestine, Lung, Stomach
* Dosage: 6-20g

Question 10

Qīng Hāo

Answer 10

Category: Clear Heat from Deficiency
* Latin: Artemisiae Annuae Herba
* Tastes & Properties: Acrid, Bitter, Cold
* Channels: Kidney, Liver, Gallbladder
* Dosage: 6-12g

Question 11

Bò Hé (peppermint)

Answer 11

Category: Cool, Acrid Release the Exterior
* Latin: Menthae Haplocalycis Herb
* Tastes & Properties: Acrid, Aromatic, Cooling
* Channels: Lung, Liver
* Dosage: 3-6g