CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE DATABASE

Scallion (Cong Bai) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Stomach, Lung
Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

Rhubarb (Da Huang) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Large intestine, Liver, Pericardium
Category: Purgative herbs that drain downward

Wax gourd seeds (Dong Gua Zi) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Stomach, Large intestine, Lung, Small intestine
Category: Herbs that drain Dampness

Liquorice (Gan Cao) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Heart, Lung
Category: Tonic herbs for Qi Deficiency

Kansui root (Gan Sui) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Spleen, Kidney, Large intestine, Lung
Category: Cathartic herbs that drain downward

Fleeceflower root (He Shou Wu) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Kidney, Liver
Category: Tonic herbs for Blood Deficiency

Japanese catnip (Jing Jie) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Liver, Lung
Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

Bitter orange seed (Ju He) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Kidney, Liver
Category: Herbs that regulate Qi

Ox gallstone (Niu Huang) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Liver
Category: Herbs that cool the Blood

Semiaquilegia root tuber (Tian Kui Zi) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Kidney, Liver
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity

Arisaema (Tian Nan Xing) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians:
Category: Warm herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough

Chinese senega root (Yuan Zhi) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Kidney, Lung
Category: Herbs that nourish the Heart and calm the Spirit

Tokyo violet (Zi Hua Di Ding) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Heart, Liver
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity