Here we will discuss the three classes of woods in The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica. I am using the Blue Poppy edition.
More here: Herbs Superior Class; Herbs Middle Class; Fruits & Vegetables.
The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica classifies herbs by category (Jades & Stones, Herbs, Woods, Animals, Fruits & Vegetables, and Cereals) into three classes (Superior, Middle, and Inferior). Here we will consider the trees. The links above and future posts (except, perhaps if related to the subject of woods) will occur in the Materia Medica blog.
More here: Herbs Superior Class; Herbs Middle Class; Fruits & Vegetables.
The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica classifies herbs by category (Jades & Stones, Herbs, Woods, Animals, Fruits & Vegetables, and Cereals) into three classes (Superior, Middle, and Inferior). Here we will consider the trees. The links above and future posts (except, perhaps if related to the subject of woods) will occur in the Materia Medica blog.
Woods: Superior Class
Poria cocas (Fu Ling / Tuckahoe)
Pine Resin
Bai Shi (Biota Orientalis / Bai Zi Ren / Bai Ren) seed
CInnamon
Eucommia
Vitex (Chaste Berry / Chaste Tree)
Privet Fruit
Mulberry Mistletoe
Phellodendron
Magnolia Flowers
Elm
Jujube Date Seed
Sophora
Lycium (Fruit, Stem, and/or Root)
Citrus
Woods: Middle Class
Magnolia Bark
Euphoria
Bamboo
Immature Citrus
Dogwood
Ash
Gardenia
Tree-Of-Heaven
Prickly Ash
Fermented Elm Seed
Mulberry Root Bark
Wood Ear
Woods: Inferior Class
Usnea
Acanthopanax (Eleuthrococcus)
Umbrella Polypore
Jujube Date Spines
Winged Wahoo (Euonymus)
Prickly Ash
Illex
Flowering Cherry Seeds
Weeping Willow
Catalpa
Old Decayed Wood
Poria cocas (Fu Ling / Tuckahoe)
Pine Resin
Bai Shi (Biota Orientalis / Bai Zi Ren / Bai Ren) seed
CInnamon
Eucommia
Vitex (Chaste Berry / Chaste Tree)
Privet Fruit
Mulberry Mistletoe
Phellodendron
Magnolia Flowers
Elm
Jujube Date Seed
Sophora
Lycium (Fruit, Stem, and/or Root)
Citrus
Woods: Middle Class
Magnolia Bark
Euphoria
Bamboo
Immature Citrus
Dogwood
Ash
Gardenia
Tree-Of-Heaven
Prickly Ash
Fermented Elm Seed
Mulberry Root Bark
Wood Ear
Woods: Inferior Class
Usnea
Acanthopanax (Eleuthrococcus)
Umbrella Polypore
Jujube Date Spines
Winged Wahoo (Euonymus)
Prickly Ash
Illex
Flowering Cherry Seeds
Weeping Willow
Catalpa
Old Decayed Wood