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Exterior-Releasing Herbs

Herbs that disperse wind-cold or wind-heat from the body's exterior, traditionally used for early-stage cold symptoms. 11 herbs

Angelica dahurica root is a classic remedy for wind-type headache with watery, teary eyes, and the Dongui…

Bupleurum root is the herb the Donguibogam sets apart for "alternating chills and fever" — the classical …

Burdock's root is a familiar side dish in Korea (ueong-jorim), but the entry in the Donguibogam under thi…

Chrysanthemum flower tea is a familiar autumn drink in Korea, and the Donguibogam treats the flower as a …

The name shēngmá, "rising hemp," comes from what the Donguibogam records about the plant: its leaves look…

Fresh ginger bridges the kitchen and the pharmacy in Korean tradition. It is used at the first signs of w…

Kudzu root is the source of the familiar hangover tea (galgeun-cha) still sold across Korea today. The Do…

Field mint bridges the vegetable garden and the medicine cabinet in Korean tradition, eaten fresh as a ve…

Perilla leaf is another herb that lives equally in the kitchen and the medicine cabinet, its purple-backe…

The name means "guard against wind," and the Donguibogam gives it a sweeping reputation: it treats "thirt…

Schizonepeta is a classic early-response herb for the first chill and headache of a cold, traditionally n…