CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE DATABASE

Castor bean (Bi Ma Zi) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Pungent, Sweet
Meridians: Large intestine, Lung
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity

Fritillary bulb (Chuan Bei Mu) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Lung
Category: Cool herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough

Honeycomb (Feng Fang) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Stomach
Category: Herbs that dispel Wind and Dampness

Viper snake (Fu she) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Spleen, Liver
Category: Herbs that dispel Wind and Dampness

Clam shell (Ha Ke) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Stomach, Kidney, Lung
Category: Cool herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough

Sargassum (Hai Zao) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter, Salty
Meridians: Stomach, Kidney, Liver
Category: Cool herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough

Fleeceflower root (He Shou Wu) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Kidney, Liver
Category: Tonic herbs for Blood Deficiency

Peking spurge root (Jing Da Ji) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Spleen, Kidney, Lung
Category: Laxative herbs that drain downward

Deer bone (Lu Gu) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Kidney
Category: Tonic herbs for Yang Deficiency

Plum flowers (Mei Hua) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Sour
Meridians: Stomach, Liver, Lung
Category: Herbs that regulate Qi

Oyster shell (Mu Li ke) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Salty
Meridians: Bladder, Gallbladder, Kidney, Liver
Category: Herbs that anchor and calm the Spirit

Semiaquilegia root tuber (Tian Kui Zi) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Kidney, Liver
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity

Heal-all spike (Xia Ku Cao) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Gallbladder, Liver
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and purge Fire and/or clear Summer Heat