E Bu Shi Cao (Small Centipeda Herb)

In this episode, we are going to be looking at another single Chinese herb: é bù shí cǎo, centipedae herba, or small centipeda herb. This herb is a relatively obscure herb in the Chinese medical subcategory of warm, acrid herbs that release the exterior under the category of release the exterior herbs. Not a very commonly used herb – in fact, it isn’t even included in several of our usual…