Herbs by TCM Properties
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Ai Ye
艾叶
Mugwort Leaves
Warm
Spleen • Liver • Kidney
Bitter • Pungent
3g to 9g • Overdose (20g - 30g) may cause itchy throat, nausea, and vomiting, dizziness, and spasms.
Bai Guo
白果
Ginkgo
Neutral
Lung • Kidney
Sweet • Bitter • Astringent • Mildly toxic
mildly toxic - use gan cao or boil ginkgo shell to reduce toxicity • Pound open seeds prior to decocting
1.5g to 9g; do not overdose
Bai Hua She
白花蛇
White Flower Snake
Warm
Liver
Sweet • Salty
Toxic
3g to 9g • 1g to 1.5g in pills or powder
Bai Hua She She Cao
白花蛇舌草
Hedyotis
Cold
Liver • Large Intestine • Small intestine • Stomach
Slightly Bitter • Sweet
15g to 30g
Bai Ji
白芨
Bletilla Rhizome
Slightly Cold
Lung • Stomach • Liver
Bitter • Astringent • Sweet
3-16g • Severe cases up to 30g • Powder 1.5-3g • Tincture: 1-4ml
Bai Shao
白芍
White Root Peony
Cool
Liver • Spleen
Bitter • Sour
None noted
6-15g (roots from 3-4 years old plants)
Bai Zhi
白芷
Dahurian Angelica
Warm
Lung • Spleen • Stomach
Pungent
Contains furocoumarins that may cause skin sensitivity to sunlight or a grapefruit effect. Contains angelicotoxin which can cause hypertension
3g - 9g; toxic at 30g to 60g
Bai Zi Ren
柏⼦仁
Platycladus Seed
Neutral
Heart • Kidney • Large Intestine
Sweet
3g to 9g, Crush before decoction
Ban Xia
半夏
Pinellia Root
Warm
Lung • Spleen • Stomach
Pungent
Highly toxic, must be processed before use. Antidote: Sheng Jiang, Lu Dou, Ming Fan, Jin Yin Hua, Lian Qiao
5g to 12g • Ban Xia must be processed (often sold as Fa Ban Xia) • mix powder with egg white for topical application.
Bie Jia
鳖甲
Soft shelled Turtle Shell (dorsal)
Cold
Liver • Kidney
Salty
9g-30g • Crush before cooking • Cook for 30 minutes before adding other herbs
Bing Lang
槟榔
Betel Nut
Warm
Large Intestine • Stomach
Pungent • Bitter
Long term use at high dosages leads to oral cancer.
6g to 15g
