What is Szechuan lovage(Chuan Xiong)? Also known as rhizoma ligustici chuanxiong, from the point of view of TCM it actually refers to the rhizomes of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., a plant in the family Apiaceae.
What is Chinese Pangolin(Chuan Shan Jia)? Also known as Manis pentadactyla, just as its Chinese name of Chuan Shan Jia implied, it refers to that mammal that is covered with armor-like brown overlapping horny scales and has the ability to dig hole.
What is chinaberry fruit(Chuan Lian Zi)? Also known as fructus toosendan or Sichuan pagoda tree fruit, it refers to the dried ripe fruit of wild or cultivated Melia toosendan Sieb. Et Zucc., which is one of deciduous species and belongs to the family of Meliaceae.
What is clematis vine(Chuan Mu Tong)? There are a number of clematis vine varieties but medicinally it refers to the dried stems of Clematis armandii Franch. or Clematis montana Buch.-Ham. Both of them are the member of family Ranunculaceae.
What are Szechuan peppercorns(Hua Jiao)? No matter being called Sichuan, Szechuan, or Szechwan peppercorns, it refers to the dried ripe pods of Zanthoxylum schinifolium Sieb. et Zucc. Or pepper Z. bungeanum Maxim., which are in the family of Rutaceae in China.
In the sight of TCM, fritillaria bulbs(Chuan Bei Mu) is bitter, sweet, and slightly cold in nature. It goes to two meridians, including lung and heart. Its chief functions are to eliminate phlegm by cooling, moisten lung to arrest cough...
TCM believes that adzuki beans(Chi Xiao Dou) is sweet, sour, and neutral in nature. It covers two meridians like heart and small intestine. Its main functions are to induce diuresis to alleviate edema and resolve toxin and expel pus.
TCM regards kaolin as sweet, astringent, acid, warm, and non-toxic in nature. And it covers four meridians, such as spleen, stomach, heart, and large intestine. Its dominating functions are to astringe intestine to stop diarrhea, stop bleeding...
TCM considers red peony root(Chi Shao Yao) bitter and slightly cool in nature. It covers liver channel. In TCM practices, its basic functions are to remove pathogenic heat from blood and invigorate blood to Remove blood stasis.
citrus peel(Chen Pi) is deemed as acrid, aromatic, bitter, and warm in nature by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It covers at least three meridians – lung, stomach, and spleen.
In the practices of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), plantain seeds(Che Qian Zi) is considered sweet, and slightly cold in nature. And it goes to four meridians like liver, kidney, lung, and small intestine.