Traditional Chinese Medicine/Suan-Sour

Suan-Sour:

Suan (Chinese: 酸) herbs are sour herbs used in Traditional Chinese medicine. They are astringent in nature.

Actions of sour herbs include:

• generates fluids & Yin
• controls perspiration & diarrhea

Lists of Suan-Sour Herbs

Name	Latin Name	Chinese	Pinyin	English Name
Shan Zha	Fructus Crataegi	山楂	shān zhā	Hawthorn fruit
Wu Mei	Fructus Pruni Mume	乌梅	wū méi	Dark plum

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