dampness-draining

Traditional Chinese Medicine Insights: Methods to Eliminate Dampness

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Traditional Chinese Medicine Insights: Methods to Eliminate Dampness

1. Elimination of Dampness (Qū Shī) This refers to the method of using medicinal substances to expel dampness evil. Dampness is a heavy, turbid, and sticky pathogenic factor that can combine with wind, cold, heat, and other evils. Dampness can also transform into heat or cold evils. Dampness in the upper jiao (上焦) needs to … Read more

Daily Herb Knowledge: Good Morning | Huang Lian – “Clears Heat, Drains Dampness, Relieves Fire and Detoxifies”

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Daily Herb Knowledge: Good Morning | Huang Lian - "Clears Heat, Drains Dampness, Relieves Fire and Detoxifies"

This product is the dried rhizome of three plants from the Ranunculaceae family: Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis), Sanjiao Ye Huang Lian (Coptis teeta), and Yun Lian (Coptis deltoidea). The three are commonly known as “Wei Lian”, “Ya Lian”, and “Yun Lian”. They are mainly cultivated in Chongqing, with production also in Hubei, Sichuan, and Yunnan. … Read more