CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE DATABASE

Wild mint (Bo He) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Liver, Lung
Category: Cool/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

Isatis leaves (Da Qing Ye) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Stomach, Heart, Lung
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity

Woad leaf (Da Qing Ye) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Stomach, Heart
Category: Herbs that cool the Blood

Lophatherum herb (Dan Zhu Ye) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Stomach, Heart, Small intestine
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and purge Fire and/or clear Summer Heat

Common rush (Deng Xin Cao) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Lung, Small intestine
Category: Herbs that drain Dampness

Propolis (Feng Jiao) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Liver
Category: Herbs for external application

Akebia stem (Mu Tong) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Heart, Lung, Small intestine
Category: Herbs that drain Dampness

Natural indigo (Qing Dai) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Salty
Meridians: Stomach, Liver, Lung
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity

Bugbane rhizome (Sheng Ma) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Pungent, Sweet
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Large intestine, Lung
Category: Cool/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

Evodia fruit (Wu Zhu Yu) Nature: Hot
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Kidney, Liver
Category: Herbs that warm the Interior and/or expel Cold