ActiveHerb Extract Granules - Single Herbs

Mugwort Leaf; Artemesia Warms the Womb and stops bleeding; Disperses cold and alleviates pain; Eliminates dampness and stops itching

Morinda Root tonifies the Kidneys and fortifies the yang; Disperses wind-dampness and strenghtens the sinews and bones

Akebia Fruit is bitter, sweet, and slightly cooling, Akebiae Fructus (ba yue zha) promotes the flow of Liver qi, harmonizes the Stomach, and disperses clumping; it also mildly facilitates urination.*

Hyacinth Bean; Dolichos Bean Strengthens the Spleen, Clears Summer-Heat and Dampness, Eliminates Toxins* - Chen: Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology

Stemona Root Moistens the Lungs and stops cough; Expels parasites and kills lice

Lily Bulb moistens the Lungs, clears heat, and stops coughs; Clears the Heart; Calms the Spirt*

Oldenlandia Herba clears heat, strongly resolves fire toxicity, and reduces abscesses;Clears heat and facilitates resolution of dampness by promoting urination.

Patrinia resolves toxicity, expels pus, invigorates the blood, reduces abscesses.

Imperata Rhizome Cools the Blood; Stops Bleeding; Clears Heat in the Lungs and Stomach; Promotes Urination

Cynanchum root and rhizome directs the Lung qi downward; suitable for any type of cough; especially good for phlegm in the throat

White Peony Root Tonifies the Liver Blood; Extinquishes Wind; Stops Pain; Nourishes the Liver and Spleen yin; adjusts the nutritive and protective levels

White Peony Root Tonifies the Liver Blood; Extinquishes Wind; Stops Pain; Nourishes the Liver and Spleen yin; adjusts the nutritive and protective levels

Expels damp-heat accumulated in the blood vessels of the muscles and flesh, leads dam-heat out through the urine, stops itching, clears sores, relieves painful obstruction* -  Bensky:  Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Fragrant Angelica Root releases the exterior, opens the orifices (especially the nose), dries dampness* - Bensky

Processed (White) Atractylodes Rhizome, Ovate Atractylodes (processed) Tonifies the Spleen qi, dries dampness, quiets the fetus - Bensky

White atractylodes rhizome tonifies the Spleen qi, dries dampness, quiets the fetus - Bensky

Arborvitae Seed nourishes the Heart blood and yin to calm the spirit, moistens the Kidneys and Large Intestine. Bensky Materia Medica

Key characteristics: promotes urination, coos the blood, resolves toxins. Bensky Materia Medica

Isatis Root drains heat; Resolves fire toxicity; Cools the blood; Benefits the throat

Dries dampness, transforms phlegm and causes rebellious qi to descend*

Pinellia Rhizome Ginger-Processed is acrid for opening, slippery for directing qi downward, and bitter for drying; best used for thin phlegm or dampness as well as rebellious Stomach qi. - Bensky

Barbat Skullcap clears heat; Resolves toxicity; invigorates the blood; Reduces swellings; Promotes urination and reduces edema; Mildly dispels blood stasis and stops bleeding.*

Glehnia nourishes the Lung yin and clears heat; Nourishes the Stomach yin and generates fluids.

Fish-poison Yam Rhizome separates the pure from the turbid; Expels wind-dampness; Relaxes the Sinews; Unblocks the collaterals; Clears damp-heat from the skin

Polygoni Avicularis Herba clears damp-heat from the Bladder; Promotes urination; unblocks painful urinary dribbling; Expels parasites and stops itching

Chinese Mint facilitates the dispersal of upper burner wind-heat, cools and clears the eyes and head, soothes the throat, facilitates the flow of Liver qi and expels turbid filth* - Bensky

Psoralea Fruit tonifies the Kidneys and fortifies the yang; Tonifies and warms the Spleen yand and stops diarrhea

Atractylodes Rhizome dries dampness, induces sweating, strengthens the Spleen and Stomach, treats atrophy disorders from damp-heat in the lower burner, helps the vision.

Platycladi Cacumen cools heat, inhibits bleeding due to blood heat, stops cough - Bensky

Bupleurum Radix resolves lesser yang disorders and reduces fever; Spreads Liver qi and relieves constraint; Raises and lifts the yang qi; Restores harmony between the Liver and Spleen

Cicada Molting is cold, light, and ascending, disperses exterior wind-heat, extinguishes internal wind, cools the Lungs and Liver, vents rashes, stops itching, soothes the throat

Plantago seeds facilitates urination, separates the clear and turbid fluids, guides damp-heat downward and out of the body through the urine.* - Bensky

Tangerine Peel regulates the Qi, adjusts the middle, and relieves the diaphragm; Dries dampness and transforms phlegm; Helps prevent stagnation

Red Peony invigorates the blood, transforms stasis, stops pain, cools heat in the blood - Bensky

Red Peony invigorates the blood, transforms stasis, stops pain, cools heat in the blood - Bensky

Fritillaria Cirrhosa Bulbus Cools, moistens, directs the Lung qi and Heart fire downward to transform phlegm, alleviate cough, relieve constraint, and disperse clumped phlegm-heat.

Toosendan Fruit cools heat, regulates the qi, stops pain - Bensky

Cyathula Root invigorates the blood, unblocks the menses, expels wind, drains dampness - Bensky

Processed Sichuan Aconite Main Root dispels wind, disperses cold and stops pain; Reduces swellings, induces ulcerations, and dispels putrefaction.

Andrographis Herb clears heat and resolves fire toxicity;Clears fire toxin manifestations on the skin such as sores and carbuncles;Clears heat, dries dampness, and stops diarrhea

Cnidium invigorates the blood and promotes the movement of qi; Expels wind and alleviates pain

Eleuthero Root tonifies the Spleen and Stomach qi to aid transportation and transformation: Warms the Kidneys to aid the yang in warming the Spleen; Calms the spirit; Invigorates the blood; Unblocks the collaterals; Augments the Heart qi and calms the spirit.

Areca Husk Granules drives qi downward and eases the middle; Promotes urination and reduces edema

Rhubarb Root purges clumped heat in the Intestines, cools the blood, removes blood stasis* - Bensky

Isatis Leaf strongly cools heat toxin or pathogenic heat in both the qi and blood levels

Jujube, Chinese Date tonifies the qi and blood, generates fluids, harmonizes the Spleen, moderates the toxic effects of other herbs. - Bensky

Fermented Soybean ascending, vents and disperses exterior pathogens, disseminates and disperses constrained heat above the diaphragm.* - Bensky

Fermented Soybean ascending, vents and disperses exterior pathogens, disseminates and disperses constrained heat above the diaphragm.* - Bensky

Arisaema (processed with bile) clears heat, dissolves Phlegm, calms Wind, stops Convulsions.

Salvia Root invigorates the blood and dispels stasis; Clears heat and soothes irritability; Cools the blood and reduces abscesses; Nourishes the blood and calms the spirit

Bamboo Leaves and Stem leaches out dampness and facilitates urination; also treats irritability associated with heat.

Angelica Sinensis tonifies the blood and regulates the menses; Invigorates and harmonizes the blood and disperses cold; Moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels; Treats coughs

Codonopsis Root tonifies the middle burner; augments the Spleen and Lung qi.*

Kochia Fruit alleviates itching, removes damp-heat, unblocks painful urinary dribbling, clears wind-heat affecting the eyes and head.

Lycium bark eliminates heat from both excess and deficiency in the blood; used for steaming bone disorder with sweating, and to cool the Lungs

Earthworm drains heat, extinguishes wind, stops spasms and convulsions, calms wheezing, unblocks the collaterals, facilitates urination.

Sanguisorba cools heat in the blood, resolves toxicity, restrains and inhibits.* - Bensky

Dong Chong Xia Cao Powder supports the strength and stamina necessary for a busy lifestyle. Cordyceps mushroom extract promotes positive immune system responses to combat fatigue. This supplement also promotes healthy adrenal and respiratory functions.*

Angelica Pubescens Radix treats painful obstruction in the lower body, dispels lurking wind in the Kidney channel* - Bensky

Eucommia Bark tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, strengthens the sinews and bones, quiets the fetus

Small Centipeda Herb disperses wind-cold and unblocks the nasal passages; Disperses pathogens, resolves toxicity, and reduces swelling

Zedoaria Rhizoma promotes the movement of blood and qi, breaks up accumulations, reduces food stagnation.*

Senna Folium drains downward and guides out stagnant heat in the Intestines.

Siler Root releases the exterior and expels wind; Expels wind-dampness and alleviates pain; Expels wind and relieves spasms

Stephania Root clears damp-heat, facilitates the fluid pathways* - Bensky

Buddha's hand fruit relieves constraint, regulates the qi, transforms phlegm, harmonizes the middle - Bensky

Poria Cocos tonifes the Spleen, eliminates dampness, calms the Heart spirit - Bensky

Rubus Berry augments the true yin of the Kidneys, contains the urine, secures the essence* - Bensky

Poria with hostwood tonifies the Spleen, eliminates dampness, calms the Heart spirit - Bensky

Light Wheat Grain augments the Heart qi, inhibits the Heart fluids, clears heat from the pores and interstices, and thus stops spontaneous sweating and nightsweats.

Prepared Aconite Root revives the yang and rescues from rebellion; Warms the fire and assists the yang; Disperses cold, warms the channels, and alleviates pain

Licorice Root tonifies the Spleen qi, moistens the Lungs, moderates urgency and toxicity, drains fire

Dried Ginger warms the Spleen, transforms thin mucus, unblocks the channels, revives the yang. - Bensky

Kudzu Root raises the clear yang of yang brightness, encourages the Stomach qi and thus releases muscle layer heat and vents rashes; alleviates thirst by raising Stomach fluids, treats diarrhea. - Bensky

Chinese Wolfberry enriches the yin of the Kidneys and Lungs, nourishes the Liver blood, mildly tonifies the Kidney yang.*

Uncaria extinguishes wind and alleviates spasms; Drains Liver heat and pacifies Liver yang; Releases the exterior

Drynaria Rhizoma tonifies the Kidneys, strenghtens and repairs the bones, directs floating yang downward - Bensky

Rice Sprout gently reduces food stagnation while strengthening the Spleen and improving the appetite.

Trichosanthes Fruit cools and transforms phlegm-heat, moistens the Intestines, directs turbid phlegm downward. - Bensky

Trichosanthes Seed moistens both the Lungs and Intestines, cools and transforms phlegm. - Bensky

Tortoise Shell strongly tonifies the Liver and Kidney yin, subdues the yang, strengthens the bones, unblocks the Conception vessel.* - Bensky Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica

Cinnamon Twig releases the muscle layer, unblocks the yang qi, warms the middle. - Bensky

Kadsura Pepper Stem dispels wind-dampness and unblocks lthe channels and collaterals

Softens areas of hardness, clears damp-heat, reduces edema* - Bensky

Albizzia Bark calms the spirit and relieves constraint; Harmonizes the blood, stops pain, and reconnects the sinews and bones;Dissipates swellings and reduces abscesses

Flowery Knotweed Root nourishes the blood and yin, preserves the essence. - Bensky

Lotus Leaf clears heat, resolves summerheat, raises clear yang, stops bleeding. - Bensky

Carthamus invigorates the blood, stops pain - Bensky

Rhodiola Root clears Lung Heat, nourishes Lung Yin and relieves cough

Magnolia Bark promotes the movement of qi in the middle burner and resolves stagnation; Promotes the movement of qi downward, dries dampness, and transforms phlegm; Directs qi downward, reduces phlegm, and calms wheezing

Cuspidatum Rhizoma invigorates the blood, dispels stasis, unblocks the channels, and stops pain;Clears heat and resolves dampness;Clears heat and resolves toxicity;Drains heat downward, transforms phlegm, and stops coughs

Cools heat, moistens the Liver, brightens they eyes* -Bensky

Achyranthes Root breaks up blood stasis, unblocks menstruation, guides blood to descend, direct fire downward - Bensky

Phellodendron Cortex directs fire downward, clears damp-heat in the lower burner. - bensky

Polygonatum Rhizome; Siberian Solomon Seal Rhizome tonifies the qi, nourishes yin, augments the essence* - Bensky

Coptis Rhizome cools heat, drains fire (especially in the Heart and Stomach), dries dampness, resolves toxicity - Bensky

Astragalus Radix raises the yang qi, tonifies the Spleen and Lung qi, stops sweating, facilitates urination, promotes the discharge of pus, generates flesh* - Bensky

Astragalus Radix raises the yang qi, tonifies the Spleen and Lung qi, stops sweating, facilitates urination, promotes the discharge of pus, generates flesh - Bensky

Scutellaria Root cools heat, dries dampness, stops bleeding, quiets the fetus in pregnancy.

Hseed enriches the yin fluids, moistens the Intestines, unblocks dry constipation. - Bensky