Chinese Herbology 2Chapter 12 – Tonifying Herbs

12A – Herbs that Tonify Qi

Class 1

Ren ShenPharmaceutical: Radix Ginseng

Botanical: Panax ginseng

Herbs that Tonify QiSweet, Slightly Bitter, Slightly Warm

HT, LU, SP

Xi Yang ShenPharmaceutical: Radix Panacis QuinquefoliiBotanical: Panax quinquefolium

Herbs that Tonify QiSweet, Slightly Bitter, Cold

HT, LU, KI

Dang ShenPharmaceutical: Radix CodonopsitisBotanical: Codonopsis pilosula

Herbs that Tonify QiSweet, Neutral

SP, LU

Tai Zi ShenHai Er Shen

Pharmaceutical: Radix Pseudostellariae HeterophyllaeBotanical: Pseudostellaria heterophylla

Herbs that Tonify QiSweet, Slightly Bitter, Neutral

SP, LU

Huang QiPharmaceutical: Radix Astragali Membranaceus

Botanical: Astragalus membranaceus

Herbs that Tonify QiSweet, Slightly Warm

LU, SPRen shen, huang qi, da zao, gou qi zi, dang gui with chicken

Bai ZhuPharmaceutical: Rhizoma Atractylodis MacrocephalaeBotanical: Atractylodes macrocephala

Herbs that Tonify QiBitter, Sweet, Warm

SP, ST

Shan YaoPharmaceutical: Radix Dioscoreae OppositaeBotanical: Dioscorea opposita

Herbs that Tonify QiSweet, Neutral

SP, LU, KI

“Spicy Cha Cha” dish in San Francisco’s Chinatown

featuring vegan shrimp made from shan yao.

Bai Bian DouBian Dou

Pharmaceutical: Semen Dolichoris LablabBotanical: Dolichos lablab

Herbs that Tonify QiSweet, Neutral

SP, ST

Gan CaoPharmaceutical: Radix Glycyrrhizae UralensisBotanical: Glycyrrhiza uralensis, G. inflata, G. glabra

Herbs that Tonify QiSweet, Neutral

Zhi Gan Cao (honey fried)Sweet, Warm

HT, LU, SP, ST

Glycyrrhizauralensis

Glycyrrhiza inflataGlycyrrhiza glabra

Gan Cao

Zhi Gan Cao

Da ZaoHong Zao

Pharmaceutical: Fructus Zizyphi JujubaeBotanical: Ziziphus jujuba

Herbs that Tonify QiSweet, Neutral

SP, ST

Yi TangPharmaceutical: Saccharum GranorumBarley malt sugar or maltose

Herbs that Tonify QiSweet, Warm

LU, SP, ST