Chinese Materia Medica ⁽⁶³⁾

Introduction to Baqia The Chinese medicinal herb Baqia (Smilax china L., Chinaroot Greenbrier) is also known as Jinganggu, Jingangteng, Tie Lingjiao, Jingangtou, Jingangci, and by other names. It belongs to the genus Smilax of the family Liliaceae. Clinically the rhizome is most often used, though…

Mylabris (Banmao, the dried body of blister beetles such as Mylabris phalerata Pallas or Mylabris cichorii Linnaeus) is a pungent, hot, highly toxic Chinese herb that enters the liver, stomach, and large intestine channels. In TCM it has been used to break blood, disperse stasis,…

Many patients ask me how to take Chinese herbal medicine properly. Here are a few practical tips based on clinical experience. 1. Timing of the decoction. Most herbal decoctions are taken warm, divided into two doses a day, one in the morning and one in…