Croton fruit (Ba Dou) Nature: Hot Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Stomach, Large intestine Category: Cathartic herbs that drain downward
Crow-dipper rhizome (Ban Xia) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Lung Category: Warm herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough
Plantain seed (Che Qian Zi) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Kidney, Liver, Lung, Small intestine Category: Herbs that drain Dampness
Tangerine peel (Chen Pi) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent Meridians: Spleen, Lung Category: Herbs that regulate Qi
Fritillary bulb (Chuan Bei Mu) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet Meridians: Heart, Lung Category: Cool herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough
Wax gourd (Dong Gua) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Bladder, Gallbladder, Lung Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity
Dried ginger (Gan Jiang) Nature: Hot Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Stomach, Heart, Kidney, Lung Category: Herbs that warm the Interior and/or expel Cold
Snake gourd (Gua Lou) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Stomach, Large intestine, Lung Category: Cool herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough
Clam shell (Ha Ke) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Stomach, Kidney, Lung Category: Cool herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough
Black pepper (Hu Jiao) Nature: Hot Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Stomach, Large intestine Category: Herbs that warm the Interior and/or expel Cold
Coriander (Hu Sui) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Stomach, Lung Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior
Brown mustard seed (Huang Jie Zi) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Lung Category: Warm herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough
Radish seed (Lai Fu Zi) Nature: Neutral Taste(s): Pungent, Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Lung Category: Herbs that relieve Food Stagnation
Common reed rhizome (Lu Gen) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Stomach, Lung Category: Herbs that clear Heat and purge Fire and/or clear Summer Heat
Plum flowers (Mei Hua) Nature: Neutral Taste(s): Sour Meridians: Stomach, Liver, Lung Category: Herbs that regulate Qi