CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE DATABASE

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

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

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