CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE DATABASE

Hyacinth bean (Bai Bian Dou) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach
Category: Tonic herbs for Qi Deficiency

Atractylodes rhizome (Bai Zhu) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, 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

Areca nut (Bin Lang) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Stomach, Large intestine
Category: Herbs that expel parasites

Shiral leaf (Bu Zha Ye) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Sour
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach
Category: Herbs that relieve Food Stagnation

Black atractylodes rhizome (Cang Zhu) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach
Category: Aromatic herbs that transform Dampness

Plantain seed (Che Qian Zi) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Kidney, Liver, Lung, Small intestine
Category: Herbs that drain Dampness

Tangerine peel (Chen Pi) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Lung
Category: Herbs that regulate Qi

Jujube date (Da Zao) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach
Category: Tonic herbs for Qi Deficiency

Codonopsis root (Dang Shen) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Spleen, Lung
Category: Tonic herbs for Qi Deficiency

Sanguisorba root (Di yu) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter, Sour
Meridians: Stomach, Large intestine, Liver
Category: Herbs that stop bleeding

Clove (Ding Xiang) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Kidney, Lung
Category: Herbs that warm the Interior and/or expel Cold

Poria-cocos mushroom (Fu Ling) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Spleen, Heart, Kidney, Lung
Category: Herbs that drain Dampness

Dried ginger (Gan Jiang) Nature: Hot
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Stomach, Heart, 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