Also Known As Bitter Fennel, Carosella, Common Fennel, Finnochio, Florence Fennel, Garden Fennel, Large Fennel, Phytoestrogen, Sweet Fennel, Wild Fennel. Foeniculum vulgare, synonyms Foeniculum officinale, Foeniculum capillaceum, Anethum foeniculum. Family: Apiaceae or Umbilliferae. Xiao Hui Xiang Properties: PUNGENT – WARM Dosage: 3 – 9g. Fennel Seed Meridian: LIVER, KIDNEY, SPLEEN, STOMACH -soothes liver Qi, warms kidney, expels cold – alleviate pain […]
Xiao Ji
Xiao Ji Properties: SWEET – COOL Dosage:4.5 – 15g. Small Thistle Meridian LIVER, SPLEEN -stops bleeding (weaker than Da Ji) – blood in urine Must Read: Chronic Bronchitis
Xie Bai
Xie Bai Properties: PUNGENT, BITTER – WARM Dosage: 4.5 – 9g Chive Bulb Meridian: LARGE INTESTINE, LUNG, STOMACH FRESH – 30-60g. -unblock Yang Qi in chest due to cold phlegm, disperse cold phlegm -promote movement of Qi & Blood, alleviate pain – upper jiao -direct Qi downward, reduce stagnation Must Read: Chronic Bronchitis
Xing Ren
Also Known As: Amygdaloside, Apricots, Armeniaca, Chinese Almond, Laetrile, Madelonitrile, Vitamin B17. Prunus armeniaca. Family: Rosaceae. Xing Ren Properties: BITTER – WARM/TOXIC Dosage:3 – 9g. Apricot Seed Meridian: LARGE INTESTINE, LUNG -stop cough and calm wheezing due to hot or cold –moistens intestines, unblocks bowels -use bitter seeds (from north) not sweet seeds (from south) Must […]
Xin Yi Hua
Also Known As: Flos Magnoliae, Hou Po. Magnolia biondii, synonym Magnolia fargesii; Magnolia denudata, synonym Magnolia heptaperta; Magnolia glauca; Magnolia officinalis; Magnolia sprengeri; Magnolia sargentiana, synonym Magnolia emargenata; Magnolia wilsonii; Magnolia salicifolia; other Magnolia species. Family: Magnoliaceae. Xin Yi Hua Properties: PUNGENT – WARM Dosage: 3 – 9g. Magnolia Flower Meridian: LUNG, STOMACH -expel wind-cold, unblocks […]
Xiong Huang
Xiong Huang Properties: PUNGENT BITTER – WARM/TOXIC Dosage: 0.15 – 0.6g. Realgar Meridian: HEART, LIVER, STOMACH -relieve toxicity, kill parasites, skin itchiness, inflammation, abscess -topically – scabies, ringworm, dam rashes -kills parasites – accumulation symptoms with roundworms -dries dampness, expel phlegm – wheezing, seizures, malarial conditions Must Read: Yin Chen Hao