CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE DATABASE

Ginkgo nut (Bai Guo) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Lung
Category: Herbs that stabilize and bind

White mustard seeds (Bai Jie Zi) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Stomach, Lung
Category: Cool herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough

Crow-dipper rhizome (Ban Xia) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Lung
Category: Warm herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough

Psoralea fruit (Bu Gu Zhi) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Kidney
Category: Tonic herbs for Yang Deficiency

Agarwood (Chen Xiang) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Kidney, Lung
Category: Herbs that regulate Qi

Fritillary bulb (Chuan Bei Mu) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Lung
Category: Cool herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough

Hematite (Dai Zhe Shi) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Stomach, Heart, Liver, Pericardium
Category: Herbs that anchor and calm the Spirit

Earthworm (Di Long) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Salty
Meridians: Bladder, Spleen, Liver
Category: Herbs that pacify Internal Liver Wind and stop Tremors

Dried ginger (Gan Jiang) Nature: Hot
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Stomach, Heart, Kidney, Lung
Category: Herbs that warm the Interior and/or expel Cold

Tokay gecko (Ge Jie) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Salty
Meridians: Kidney, Lung
Category: Tonic herbs for Yang Deficiency

Walnut (Hu Tao Ren) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Kidney, Large intestine, Lung
Category: Tonic herbs for Yang Deficiency

Jiaogulan (Jiao Gu Lan) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Heart, Lung
Category: Tonic herbs for Qi Deficiency

Lingzhi mushroom (Ling Zhi) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Kidney, Liver, Lung
Category: Tonic herbs for Qi Deficiency

Ephedra (Ma Huang) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Bladder, Lung
Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

Hogfennel root (Qian Hu) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Lung
Category: Cool herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough