金银花

Clearing Heat and Detoxifying Herbs in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Clearing Heat and Detoxifying Herbs in Traditional Chinese Medicine

This chapter discusses 清热解毒药 (Qīngrè Jiědú Yào) or clearing heat and detoxifying herbs, with 金银花 (Jīn Yín Huā, Honeysuckle) being the first that comes to mind. We often brew it as tea, and along with it, we have its partner 连翘 (Lián Qiáo, Forsythia), 板蓝根 (Bǎn Lán Gēn, Isatis Root), and what we refer to … Read more

Understanding Wind-Heat Cold in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Understanding Wind-Heat Cold in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Wind-heat cold, also known as viral cold, is essentially the same condition referred to in TCM as 风热感冒 (fēng rè gǎn mào) and in Western medicine as viral cold. From a TCM perspective, this condition arises when there is excess heat in the body. When the heat reaches a certain level, it generates a heat … Read more