A Holistic Perspective (zheng-ti guan-nian)
Theorytheory foundations
abalone shell
石决明shí jué míng
Herbssubdue Liver Yang
achyranthes
牛膝niú xī
Herbsinvigorate Blood
Aconite Decoction
乌头汤wū tóu tāng
Formulaswarm the Interior
aconite main root
川乌chuān wū
Herbsdispel Wind-Damp (toxic)
Acupuncture (Zhen Ci)
针刺zhēn cì
TermsTreatment
Acupuncture Point (Xue)
腧穴shù xué
TermsChannels & Points
Agrimony
仙鹤草xiān hè cǎo
Herbsstop bleeding
Ailanthus bark (Chun Pi)
椿皮Chunpi
Herbsclear Heat / dry Damp / astringe
alisma
泽泻zé xiè
Herbsdrain Dampness
American Ginseng
西洋参xī yáng shēn
Herbstonify Qi
amomum / grains of paradise
砂仁shā rén
Herbsaromatic, transform Dampness
anemarrhena
知母zhī mǔ
Herbsclear Heat, drain Fire
Anemarrhena, Phellodendron & Rehmannia Pill
知柏地黄丸zhī bǎi dì huáng wán
FormulasYin-tonifying (with heat-clearing)
Angelica Pubescens & Mistletoe Decoction
独活寄生汤dú huó jì shēng tāng
Formulasdispels wind-dampness (with tonifying effects)
apricot kernel
杏仁xìng rén
Herbstransform Phlegm, stop cough
Areca peel (Da Fu Pi)
大腹皮Dafupi
Herbsregulate Qi / drain Damp
arisaema / jack-in-the-pulpit
天南星tiān nán xīng
Herbstransform Phlegm (toxic)
Ark shell (Wa Leng Zi)
瓦楞子Walengzi
Herbstransform Phlegm / soften Hardness / control Acid
asarum / wild ginger
细辛xì xīn
Herbsrelease exterior (Wind-Cold, toxic)
asparagus root
天门冬tiān mén dōng
Herbstonify Yin
Aster root (Zi Wan)
紫菀Ziwan
Herbsstop Cough / transform Phlegm
astragalus
黄芪huáng qí
Herbstonify Qi
Auscultation and Olfaction (Wen)
闻诊wén zhěn
TermsDiagnosis
