Croton fruit (Ba Dou) Nature: Hot Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Stomach, Large intestine Category: Cathartic herbs that drain downward
Cogongrass rhizome (Bai Mao Gen) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Bladder, Stomach, Lung Category: Herbs that stop bleeding
Atractylodes rhizome (Bai Zhu) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Stomach Category: Tonic herbs for Qi Deficiency
Castor bean (Bi Ma Zi) Nature: Neutral Taste(s): Pungent, Sweet Meridians: Large intestine, Lung Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity
Areca nut (Bin Lang) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent Meridians: Stomach, Large intestine Category: Herbs that expel parasites
Plantain seed (Che Qian Zi) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Kidney, Liver, Lung, Small intestine Category: Herbs that drain Dampness
Adzuki bean (Chi Xiao Dou) Nature: Neutral Taste(s): Sour, Sweet Meridians: Heart, Small intestine Category: Herbs that drain Dampness
Wax gourd (Dong Gua) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Bladder, Gallbladder, Lung Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity
Wax gourd seeds (Dong Gua Zi) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Stomach, Large intestine, Lung, Small intestine Category: Herbs that drain Dampness
Alexandrian senna leaf (Fan Xie Ye) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet Meridians: Large intestine Category: Purgative herbs that drain downward
Stephania root (Fang Ji) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Bladder, Lung Category: Herbs that clear Heat and dry Dampness
Kansui root (Gan Sui) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Spleen, Kidney, Large intestine, Lung Category: Cathartic herbs that drain downward
Cinnamon twig (Gui Zhi) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent, Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Heart, Lung Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior
Clam shell (Ha Ke) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Stomach, Kidney, Lung Category: Cool herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough
Sargassum (Hai Zao) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter, Salty Meridians: Stomach, Kidney, Liver Category: Cool herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough
Milkvetch root (Huang Qi) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Lung Category: Tonic herbs for Qi Deficiency