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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. 7 herbs

Angelica Dahurica Root白芷

Angelica dahurica (Fisch. ex Hoffm.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Franch. & Sav.

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

Wind-cold releasing herbWarm

Burdock Fruit惡實

Arctium lappa L.

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

Wind-heat releasing herbNeutral (some sources: warm)

Fresh Ginger生薑

Zingiber officinale Roscoe

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

Warming herbSlightly warm

Kudzu Root葛根

Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi

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

Exterior-releasing herbNeutral (some sources: slightly cold)

Field Mint薄荷

Mentha canadensis L.

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

Wind-releasing herbWarm (later texts: cool)

Perilla Leaf紫蘇葉

Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. acuta (Thunb.) Kudo

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

Wind-releasing herbWarm

Schizonepeta荊芥

Schizonepeta tenuifolia (Benth.) Briq.

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

Wind-releasing herbWarm

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