Kudzu root (Ge Gen) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Pungent, Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Stomach Category: Cool/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior
Poria-cocos mushroom (Fu Ling) Nature: Neutral Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Heart, Kidney, Lung Category: Herbs that drain Dampness
Flowering quince (Mu Gua) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Sour Meridians: Spleen, Liver Category: Herbs that dispel Wind and Dampness
Amomum fruit (Sha Ren) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Kidney Category: Aromatic herbs that transform Dampness
Yam (Shan Yao) Nature: Neutral Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Kidney, Lung Category: Tonic herbs for Qi Deficiency
Hyacinth bean (Bai Bian Dou) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Stomach Category: Tonic herbs for Qi Deficiency
Long pepper (Bi Ba) Nature: Hot Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Stomach, Large intestine Category: Herbs that warm the Interior and/or expel Cold
Shiral leaf (Bu Zha Ye) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Sour Meridians: Spleen, Stomach Category: Herbs that relieve Food Stagnation
Clove (Ding Xiang) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Kidney, Lung Category: Herbs that warm the Interior and/or expel Cold
Lesser galangal rhizome (Gao Liang jiang) Nature: Hot Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Spleen, Stomach Category: Herbs that warm the Interior and/or expel Cold
Lotus leaf (He Ye) Nature: Neutral Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Liver Category: Herbs that clear Heat and purge Fire and/or clear Summer Heat
Sichuan pepper (Hua Jiao) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Kidney Category: Herbs that warm the Interior and/or expel Cold
Dried ginger (Gan Jiang) Nature: Hot Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Stomach, Heart, Kidney, Lung Category: Herbs that warm the Interior and/or expel Cold
Lotus seed (Lian Zi) Nature: Neutral Taste(s): Sour, Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Heart, Kidney Category: Herbs that stabilize and bind
Foxnut seed (Qian Shi) Nature: Neutral Taste(s): Sour, Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Kidney Category: Herbs that stabilize and bind
Nutmeg (Rou Dou Kou) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Large intestine Category: Herbs that stabilize and bind