CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE DATABASE

Croton fruit (Ba Dou) Nature: Hot
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Stomach, Large intestine
Category: Cathartic herbs that drain downward

Biota seed (Bai Zi Ren) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Kidney, Large intestine
Category: Herbs that nourish the Heart and calm the Spirit

Castor bean (Bi Ma Zi) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Pungent, Sweet
Meridians: Large intestine, Lung
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity

Tsaoko fruit (Cao Guo) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach
Category: Aromatic herbs that transform Dampness

Areca peel (Da Fu Pi) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Large intestine, Small intestine
Category: Herbs that regulate Qi

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

Bitter orange flower (Dai Dai Hua) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Stomach, Liver
Category: Herbs that drain Dampness

Dong quai (Dang Gui) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent, Sweet
Meridians: Spleen, Heart, Liver
Category: Tonic herbs for Blood Deficiency

Alexandrian senna leaf (Fan Xie Ye) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Large intestine
Category: Purgative herbs that drain downward

Chinese nutmeg yew (Fei Zi) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Stomach, Large intestine, Lung
Category: Herbs that expel parasites

Honey (Feng Mi) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Stomach, Large intestine, Lung
Category: Laxative herbs that drain downward

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

Snake gourd (Gua Lou) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Stomach, Large intestine, Lung
Category: Cool herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough

Snake gourd seeds (Gua Lou Ren) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Stomach, Large intestine, Lung
Category: Cool herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough

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