Dittany root bark (Bai Xian Pi) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Bladder, Spleen, Stomach Category: Herbs that clear Heat and dry Dampness
Adzuki bean (Chi Xiao Dou) Nature: Neutral Taste(s): Sour, Sweet Meridians: Heart, Small intestine Category: Herbs that drain Dampness
Rhubarb (Da Huang) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Large intestine, Liver, Pericardium Category: Purgative herbs that drain downward
Woad leaf (Da Qing Ye) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Stomach, Heart Category: Herbs that cool the Blood
Phellodendron bark (Huang Bo) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Bladder, Kidney, Large intestine Category: Herbs that clear Heat and dry Dampness
Baikal skullcap root (Huang Qin) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Gallbladder, Spleen, Heart, Large intestine, Lung, Small intestine Category: Herbs that clear Heat and dry Dampness
Gold coin herb (Jin Qian Cao) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Salty, Sweet Meridians: Bladder, Gallbladder, Kidney, Liver Category: Herbs that drain Dampness
Chicory (Ju Ju) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Bladder, Spleen, Liver Category: Herbs that relieve Food Stagnation
Sophora root (Ku Shen) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Bladder, Stomach, Heart, Large intestine, Liver Category: Herbs that clear Heat and dry Dampness
Verbena leaf (Ma Bian Cao) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Spleen, Liver Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity
Dandelion (Pu Gong Ying) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet Meridians: Stomach, Liver Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity
Gentian root (Qin Jiao) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent Meridians: Gallbladder, Stomach, Liver Category: Herbs that dispel Wind and Dampness
Sweet wormwood herb (Qing Hao) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Gallbladder, Kidney, Liver Category: Herbs that clear Heat and purge Fire and/or clear Summer Heat
Milk thistle seed (Shui Fei Ji) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Gallbladder, Liver Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity
Ningpo figwort root (Xuan Shen) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Stomach, Large intestine, Liver Category: Herbs that cool the Blood
Virgate wormwood (Yin Chen) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent Meridians: Gallbladder, Spleen, Stomach, Liver Category: Herbs that drain Dampness