A customer had a question about using Ren Shen after a “febrile disease”. This was my quick answer: There is a hierarchy of the “Shens” from most warming to cooling and we choose the appropriate one for the situation. Ren Shen, Dang Shen, Xi Yang Shen, Xuan Shen and finally Da Huang (the purgative) was…

Inflammatory Acne and Chinese Herbs In one sense all acne is inflammatory but what I call inflammatory acne is red, may hurt and itch. This would correspond to cystic acne. There may be pustules that have white, yellow or sometimes greenish pus. Distinguishing the type of amount and type the pustules is very important. A…

Individual Herbs. A list for reference…. • Ai Ye (Artemisiae Argyi Folium) • Ba Ji Tian (Morindae officinalis Radix) • Bai Bu (Stemonae Radix) • Bai Bian Dou (Lablab Semen album) • Bai Dou Kou (Amomi Fructus Rotundus) • Bai Guo (Ginkgo Semen) • Bai He (Lilii Bulbus) • Bai Hua She (Agkistrodon/Bungarus) • Bai…