Herbs
A materia medica for study. No shop, no doses. Every entry says not to self-dose.
6 herbs
Gou Qi Zi枸杞子
Goji berry
A food-like fruit for liver and kidney yin, especially the eyes in texts.
Mai Men Dong麦门冬
Ophiopogon tuber
Moistens the lung and stomach and quiets irritability from dryness.
Shan Zhu Yu山茱萸
Cornus fruit
Astringes and supports liver and kidney yin.
Shu Di Huang熟地黄
Prepared rehmannia
The heavy blood and yin tonic. Prepared root, not the raw one.
Wu Wei Zi五味子
Schisandra fruit
Astringes the lung and is said to hold leaking qi.
Zhi Mu知母
Anemarrhena rhizome
Clears heat and also moistens, unlike the drying bitters.