10/24/2025
Today we sharing (THE 28 Herbal Medicines with the Most Prominent Properties) to my customer who like to learn Chinese Herbalistion.
1. Best at Clearing Heat and Toxins – Honeysuckle Flower (Jīn Yín Huā)
(Clears heat and toxins, disperses wind-heat)
2. Best at Resolving Dampness with Aroma – Pogostemon Cablin (Huò Xiāng)
(Transforms dampness with its fragrance, promotes appetite and stops vomiting, releases the exterior and relieves summerheat)
3. Best at Promoting Urination and Leaching Out Dampness – Poria Cocos (Fú Líng)
(Promotes urination and leaches out dampness, fortifies the spleen, transforms phlegm, calms the heart and tranquilizes the mind)
4. Best at Inducing Resuscitation with Aroma – Musk (Shè Xiāng)
(Opens the orifices and revives the spirit, invigorates blood and unblocks channels, relieves pain, induces labor)
5. Best at Heavy Sedation for Tranquilizing – Cinnabar (Zhū Shā)
(Clears the heart and settles fright, tranquilizes the mind and detoxifies)
6. Best at Tonifying Blood – Chinese Angelica (Dāng Guī)
(Tonifies blood, invigorates blood, regulates menstruation and relieves pain, moistens the intestines and frees the stool)
7. Best at Tonifying the Spleen – Chinese Yam (Shān Yào)
(Boosts qi and nourishes yin, tonifies the spleen, lung, and kidney)
8. Best at Promoting Digestion – Medicated Leaven (Shén Qū)
(Fortifies the spleen and promotes digestion, regulates qi and resolves dampness, releases the exterior)
9. Best at Clearing Phlegm – Fritillaria Bulb (Bèi Mǔ)
(Clears heat and transforms phlegm, relieves cough)
10. Best at Reducing Jaundice – Virgate Wormwood / Capillary Artemisia (Yīn Chén)
(Clears damp-heat, reduces jaundice)
11. Best at Dispelling Wind – Pubescent Angelica / Du Huo (Dú Huó)
(Dispels wind and removes toxins, invigorates blood and dispels stasis, relieves pain)
12. Best at Tranquilizing the Mind – Spine Date Seed / Jujube Seed (Suān Zǎo Rén)
(Nourishes the heart, tranquilizes the mind, constrains sweating)
13. Best at Warming the Interior – Prepared Aconite Root (Fù Zǐ)
(Restores yang and rescues from collapse, tonifies fire and assists yang, dispels cold and relieves pain)
14. Best at Relieving Cough – Apricot Kernel (Xìng Rén)
(Dispels phlegm and relieves cough; calms panting; moistens the intestines; directs qi downward and unblocks obstruction)
15. Best at Clearing Heat – Gypsum Fibrosum (Shí Gāo)
(Releases the flesh and clears heat, eliminates irritability and quenches thirst)
16. Best at Draining Fire – Coptis Rhizome (Huáng Lián)
(Clears heat and dries dampness, drains fire and removes toxins)
17. Best at Directing Qi Downward – Eaglewood / Aquilaria Wood (Chén Xiāng)
(Directs qi downward and warms the middle, warms the kidney and grasps qi)
18. Best at Relieving Pain – Corydalis Rhizome (Yán Hú Suǒ)
(Invigorates blood and disperses stasis, regulates qi and relieves pain)
19. Best at Stopping Bleeding – Pseudoginseng / Notoginseng (Sān Qī)
(Stops bleeding and transforms stasis, reduces swelling and relieves pain)
20. Best at Tonifying Yang – Deer Antler Velvet (Lù Róng)
(Tonifies the essence and marrow, reinforces kidney yang, strengthens tendons and bones)
21. Best at Tonifying Yin – Glossy Privet Fruit / Ligustrum (Nǚ Zhēn Zǐ)
(Tonifies the liver and kidney, strengthens the loins and knees)
22. Best at Promoting Fluid Production – Dendrobium Stem (Shí Hú)
(Benefits the stomach and promotes fluid production, nourishes yin and clears heat)
23. Best at Warming and Transforming Phlegm – Pinellia Tuber (Bàn Xià)
(Dries dampness and transforms phlegm, directs rebellion downward and stops vomiting, dissipates nodules and disperses binding)
24. Best at Calming the Liver – Antelope Horn (Líng Yáng Jiǎo)
(Clears heat and settles convulsions, calms the liver and extinguishes wind, removes toxins and reduces swelling)
25. Best Pungent-Cool Herb – Field Mint / Peppermint (Bò He)
(Releases wind-heat, clears and benefits the throat, promotes eruption, removes toxins, soothes the liver and relieves stagnation)
26. Best at Drastic Purgation – Rhubarb Root and Rhizome (Dà Huáng)
(Drains heat and frees the intestines, cools blood and removes toxins, expels stasis and unblocks the channels)
27. Best at Regulating Qi – Immature Bitter Orange / Aurantii Fructus (Zhǐ Shí)
(Breaks qi and reduces accumulation, transforms phlegm and dissipates nodules)
28. Best at Soothing the Liver – Turmeric Root Tuber / Curcumae Radix (Yù Jīn)
(Moves qi and relieves stagnation, cools blood and clears the heart, benefits the gallbladder and resolves jaundice)
28味中藥藥性之最
1、清熱解毒之最——金銀花
(清熱解毒,疏散風熱)
2、芳香化濕之最——藿香
(芳香化濁,開胃止嘔,發表解暑)
3、利水滲濕之最——茯苓
(利水滲濕,健脾,化痰,寧心安神)
4、芳香開竅之最——麝香
(開竅醒神,活血通經,止痛,催產)
5、重鎮安神之最——朱砂
(清心鎮驚,安神解毒)
6、補血之最——當歸
(補血活血,調經止痛,潤腸通便)
7、補脾之最——山藥
(益氣養陰,補脾肺腎)
8、消食之最——神曲
(健脾消食,理氣化濕,解表)
9、清痰之最——貝母(清熱化痰止咳)
10、退黃之最——茵陳(清濕熱,退黃疸)
11、祛風之最——獨活
(疏風解毒,活血祛瘀,止痛)
12、安神之最——酸棗仁
(養心,安神,斂汗)
13、溫里之最——附子
(回陽救逆,補火助陽,散寒止痛)
14、止咳之最——杏仁
(祛痰止咳;平喘;潤腸;下氣開痹)
15、清熱之最——石膏
(解肌清熱,除煩止渴)
16、瀉火之最——黃連
(清熱燥濕,瀉火解毒)
17、降氣之最——沉香
(降氣溫中,暖腎納氣)
18、止痛之最——元胡
(活血散瘀,理氣止痛)
19、止血之最——三七
(止血化瘀、消腫止痛)
20、補陽之最——鹿茸
(補精髓,助腎陽,強筋健骨)
21、補陰之最——女貞子
(補肝腎,強腰膝)
22、生津之最——石斛
(益胃生津,滋陰清熱)
23、溫痰之最——半夏
(燥濕化痰,降逆止嘔,消痞散結)
24、平肝之最——羚羊角
(清熱鎮痙,平肝熄風,解毒消腫)
25、辛涼之最——薄荷
(發散風熱,清利咽喉,透疹解毒,疏肝解郁)
26、攻下之最——大黃
(瀉熱通腸,涼血解毒,逐瘀通經)
27、理氣之最——枳實
(破氣消積,化痰散痞)
28、舒肝之最——郁金