CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE DATABASE

Fish-poison yam (Bi Xie) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Bladder, Stomach, Liver
Category: Herbs that drain Dampness

Black atractylodes rhizome (Cang Zhu) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach
Category: Aromatic herbs that transform Dampness

Cyathula root (Chuan Niu Xi) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Kidney, Liver
Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood

Chinese lovage root (Gao Ben) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Bladder, Lung
Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

Greater burdock root (Niu Bang Gen) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Lung
Category: Cool/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

Mulberry Mistletoe (Sang Ji Sheng) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Kidney, Liver
Category: Herbs that dispel Wind and Dampness

Acanthopanax rootbark (Wu Jia Pi) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Kidney, Liver
Category: Herbs that dispel Wind and Dampness

Wild ginger (Xi Xin) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Heart, Kidney, Lung
Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

Fleeceflower stem (Ye Jiao Teng) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Liver
Category: Herbs that nourish the Heart and calm the Spirit

Epimedium herb (Yin Yang Huo) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent, Sweet
Meridians: Kidney, Liver
Category: Tonic herbs for Yang Deficiency