John Freeman’s East-West Herbal Energetics Monographs

A database of over 100 western and eastern herbs interpreted in terms of the Chinese energetics system. An introductory article on the subject of east-west energetics by John Freeman appears in the May 2001 issue of the Canadian Journal of Herbalism.

We are grateful to John Freeman for contributing these monographs. Inquiries may be directed to the author at john.freeman@sympatico.ca

• Yarrow (Achillea millefolium )
  
• Huo Xiang (Agastache seu-pogostemon)
  
• Ze Xie (Alisma orientale)
  
• Garlic (Allium sativum)
  
• Aloe (Aloe vera)
  
• Yi Zhi Ren (Alpinia oxyphylla)
  
• Marsh Mallow (Althea officinalis)
  
• Sha Ren (Ammomum villosum)
  
• Du Huo (Angelica pubescens)
  
• Dang Gui (Angelica sinensis)
  
• Burdock Root (Arctium lappa)
  
• Uva Ursi (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
  
• Sweet Annie (Artemisia annua)
  
• Huang Qi (Astragalus membranaceus)
  
• Cang Zhu (Atractylodes lancea)
  
• Bai Zhu (Atractylodes macrocephala)
  
• Berberis (Berberis vulgaris)
  
• Birch (Betula pendula)
  
• Borage (Borago officinalis)
  
• Chai Hu (Bupleurum chinense)
  
• Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis)
  
• Cayenne (Capsicum frutescens)
  
• Hong Hua (Carthamus tinctorius)
  
• Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica)
  
• False Unicorn Root (Chamaelirium luteum)
  
• Ju Hua (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
  
• Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa)
  
• Gui Pi (Cinnamomum cassia) bark
  
• Gui Zhi (Cinnamomum cassia) twigs
  
• Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum)
  
• Chen Pi (Citrus reticulata)
  
• Dang Shen (Codonopsis pilosula)
  
• Yi Yi Ren (Coix lacryma-jobi)
  
• Myrrh (Commiphora molmol)
  
• Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis)
  
• Shan Zhu Yu (Cornus officinalis)
  
• Yan Hu Suo (Corydalis solida)
  
• Hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha)
  
• Yu Jin (Curcuma longa)
  
• Xiang Fu (Cyperus rotundus)
  
• Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa)
  
• Shan Yao (Dioscorea opposita)
  
• Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea)
  
• Ma Huang (Ephedra sinica)
  
• Yin Yang Huo (Epimedium sagittatum)
  
• Horsetail (Equisitum arvense)
  
• California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
  
• Du Zhong (Eucommia ulmoides)
  
• Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
  
• Gravel Root (Eupatorium purpureum)
  
• Long Yan Rou (Euphoria longana)
  
• Eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis)
  
• Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)
  
• Lian Qiao (Forsythia suspensa)
  
• Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
  
• Bei Mu (Fritillaria cirrhoza)
  
• Kelp (Fucus vesiculosus)
  
• Cleavers (Galium aparine)
  
• Ling Zhi (Ganoderma lucidum)
  
• Qin Jiao (Gentiana macrophylla)
  
• Gentian (Gentiana lutea)
  
• Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
  
• Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)
  
• Gan Cao (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
  
• Mai Ya (Hordeum vulgare)
  
• Hops (Humulus lupulus)
  
• St. Johns Wort (Hypericum perforatum)
  
• Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
  
• Lavender (Lavandula officinalis)
  
• Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)
  

• Chuan Xiong (Ligusticum chuaxiong)
  
• Nu Zhen Zi (Ligustrum lucidum)
  
• Bai He (Lillium brownii)
  
• Wu Yao (Lindera strychnifolia)
  
• Jin Yin Hua (Lonicera japonica)
  
• Gou Qi Zi (Lycium barbarum)
  
• Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
  
• Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)
  
• Shen Gu (Massa medicinalis fermentata)
  
• Sweet Clover (Melilotus officinalis)
  
• Lemon Balm ( Melissa officinalis)
  
• Peppermint (Mentha piperita)
  
• Ji Xue Teng (Millettia nitida)
  
• Morinda (Ba Ji Tan) (Morinda officinalis)
  
• Sang Ye (Morus alba)
  
• Lian Zi (Nelumbo nucifera)
  
• Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon japonicus)
  
• Oregano(Origanum vulgare)
  
• Gu Ya (Oryza sativa)
  
• Bai Shao Yao (Paeonia lactiflora)
  
• Mu Dan Pi (Paeonia moutan)
  
• Ren Shen (Panax ginseng)
  
• Xi Yang Shen (Panax quinquefolius)
  
• Passion Flower (Passiflora incarnata)
  
• Yu Zhu (Polygonatum officinale)
  
• Chi Xiao Dou (Phaseolus calceratus)
  
• Huang Bai (Phellodendron chinense)
  
• Picrorrhiza (Picrorrhiza kurroa)
  
• Kava Kava (Piper methysticum)
  
• Plantain (Plantago major)
  
• Jie Geng (Platycodon grandiflorum)
  
• Yuan Zhi (Polygala tenuifolia)
  
• He Shou Wu (Polygonum multiflorum)
  
• Fu Ling (Poria cocos)
  
• Shu Di Huang (Rehmannia glutinosa) cooked root
  
• Mei Gui Hua (Rosa rugosa)
  
• Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
  
• Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)
  
• Sage (Salvia officinalis)
  
• Dan Shen (Salvia miltiorrhiza)
  
• Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)
  
• Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra chinensis)
  
• Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora)
  
• Huang Qin (Scutellaria baicalensis)
  
• Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens)
  
• Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum)
  
• Bai Jie Zi (Sinapsis alba)
  
• Sarsaparilla (Smilax officinalis)
  
• Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)
  
• Wood Betony (Stachys betonica)
  
• Comfrey (Symphytum officinalis)
  
• Taheebo (Tabebuia impetignosa)
  
• Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium)
  
• Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
  
• Pu Gong Yin (Taraxacum officinale)
  
• Bai Zi Ren (Thuja orientalis)
  
• Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
  
• Linden (Tilea europea)
  
• Bai Ji Li (Tribulus terrestris)
  
• Red clover (Trifolium pratense)
  
• Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
  
• Damiana (Turnera diffusa)
  
• Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
  
• Nettle (Urtica gracilis/dioica)
  
• Bilberry (Vaccinicum myrtillus)
  
• Valerian (Valeriana officinalis)
  
• Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
  
• Wild Pansy (Viola tricolor)
  
• Chasteberry (Vitex agnus-castus)
  
• Vitex (Vitex negundo-heterophylla)
  
• Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum)
  
• Sheng Jiang (Zingiber officinale)
  
• Hong Zao (Ziziphus jujuba)
  
• Suan Zao Ren (Zizyphus spinosa)
  

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