CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE DATABASE

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 grass (Che Qian Cao) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Gallbladder, Kidney, Liver
Category: Herbs that drain Dampness

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