The Chinese pharmacy, category by category — how a herb is characterised, and the essential medicinals that release, clear, move, warm, tonify and stabilise.
1. Reading the Materia Medica
How a Herb Is DescribedPreview12 min
Preparation, Dosage and Safety12 min
2. Herbs that Release and Clear
Herbs that Release the Exterior13 min
Herbs that Clear Heat14 min
Downward-Draining & Wind-Damp Herbs12 min
Damp-Transforming & Water-Draining Herbs12 min
3. Herbs that Warm, Regulate and Move
Warming the Interior & Regulating Qi13 min
Invigorating Blood & Stopping Bleeding13 min
Transforming Phlegm & Stopping Cough12 min
Herbs that Relieve Food Stagnation11 min
4. Herbs that Tonify, Astringe and Calm
Tonifying Qi and Yang13 min
Tonifying Blood and Yin13 min
Astringent Herbs11 min
Calming the Spirit & Settling Wind12 min
5. Consolidation
From Single Herbs Toward Formulas12 min
Self-Check10 min