Flowering quince (Mu Gua) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Sour Meridians: Spleen, Liver Category: Herbs that dispel Wind and Dampness
Sponge gourd (Si Gua) Nature: Neutral Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Stomach, Liver, Lung Category: Herbs that stabilize and bind
Kombu (Kun Bu) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Salty Meridians: Stomach, Kidney, Liver Category: Cool herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough
Cogongrass rhizome (Bai Mao Gen) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Bladder, Stomach, Lung Category: Herbs that stop bleeding
Vietnamese balm (Xiang Ru) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Stomach, Lung Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior
Job's tears (Yi Yi Ren) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Lung Category: Herbs that drain Dampness
Bush cherry pit (Yu Li Ren) Nature: Neutral Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent, Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Large intestine, Small intestine Category: Laxative herbs that drain downward
Stephania root (Fang Ji) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Bladder, Lung Category: Herbs that clear Heat and dry Dampness
Motherwort herb (Yi Mu Cao) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent Meridians: Heart, Liver Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood
Cinnamon twig (Gui Zhi) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent, Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Heart, Lung Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior
Ephedra (Ma Huang) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent Meridians: Bladder, Lung Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior
Polyporus (Zhu Ling) Nature: Neutral Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Bladder, Kidney Category: Herbs that drain Dampness
Atractylodes rhizome (Bai Shu) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Stomach Category: Tonic herbs for Qi Deficiency
Water plantain (Ze Xie) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Bladder, Kidney Category: Herbs that drain Dampness
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