Long Yan Rou

Botanical Name: Longan Arillus Category: Tonify the Blood Taste: Sweet Temperature: Warm Channels Entered: Heart, Spleen Dosage: 9-15g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated in those with fire from constraint, phlegm with qi stagnation, or obstruction due...

Lu Rong

Botanical Name: Cervi Cornu pantotrichum English: Deer Velvet Category: Tonify the Yang Taste: Sweet, Salty Temperature: Warm Channels Entered: Kidney, Liver Dosage: 1-2g taken in pill or powder form Key Characteristics: Fortifies the primal yang, generates essence,...

Mai Men Dong

Botanical Name: Ophiopogonis Radix Category: Tonify the Yin Taste: Sweet, Slightly Bitter Temperature: Slightly Cold Channels Entered: Heart, Lung, Stomach Dosage: 6-15g Key Characteristics: Nourishes the yin, clears the Lungs, augments the Stomach, and generates...

Mo Han Lian

Han Lian Cao Botanical Name: Ecliptae Herba Category: Tonify the Yin Taste: Sweet, Sour Temperature: Cool Channels Entered: Kidney, Liver Dosage: 9-15g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated in those with Spleen and Stomach cold from deficiency. Actions...

Nu Zhen Zi

Botanical Name: Ligustri lucidi Fructus Category: Tonify the Yin Taste: Bitter, Sweet Temperature: Cool Channels Entered: Kidney, Liver Dosage: 9-18g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated in those with diarrhea from Spleen and Stomach cold from deficiency....

Rou Cong Rong

Botanical Name: Cistanches Herba Category: Tonify the Yang Taste: Sweet, Salty Temperature: Warm Channels Entered: Large Intestine, Kidney Dosage: 9-21g Key Characteristics: Tonifies the Kidney yang, enriches the essence and blood, and moistens the Intestines....