by ashleyflores | Nov 14, 2014 | Single Herbs
Botanical Name: Polygalae Radix Category: Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit Taste: Bitter, Acrid Temperature: Slightly Warm Channels Entered: Heart, Lung Dosage: 6-15g Key Characteristics: Transforms phlegm Opens the Heart orifice Reestablishes harmonious...
by ashleyflores | Nov 12, 2014 | Basics
Yin Character indicates ‘hill’ and ‘cloud’, or ‘the shady side of the hill’. Yang Character indicates ‘sun’, ‘over the horizon’, and ‘rays of light’, or ‘the sunny side of the hill’. “Yin-Yang theory is based on the philosophical construct of two polar...
by ashleyflores | Nov 12, 2014 | Single Herbs
Botanical Name: Ziziphi spinosae Semen Category: Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit Taste: Sweet, Sour Temperature: Neutral Channels Entered: Gallbladder, Heart, Liver, Spleen Dosage: 9-15g Key Characteristics: Nourishes the Heart yin and Liver blood Promotes sleep...
by ashleyflores | Nov 11, 2014 | Single Herbs
Botanical Name: Pruni Semen Category: Moist Laxatives Taste: bitter, sweet, acrid Temperature: neutral Channels Entered: Large Intestine, Spleen, Small Intestine Dosage: 3-9g; crush before decocting Cautions & Contraindications: Use with caution during pregnancy....
by ashleyflores | Nov 11, 2014 | Single Herbs
Botanical Name: Trogopterori Faeces Category: Invigorate the Blood Taste: Bitter, Sweet Temperature: Warm Channels Entered: Liver Dosage: 3-9g. Place in a separate cotton bag before decocting. Cautions & Contraindications: Disperses blood stasis and alleviates...
