Hemp seed (Huo Ma Ren) Nature: Neutral Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Large intestine Category: Laxative herbs that drain downward
Purslane (Ma Chi Xian) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Sour Meridians: Large intestine, Liver Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity
Field thistle (Xiao Ji) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet Meridians: Heart, Liver Category: Herbs that cool the Blood
Houttuynia (Yu Xing Cao) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Lung Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity
Cape jasmine fruit (Zhi Zi) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Gallbladder, Heart, Lung, Sanjiao Category: Herbs that clear Heat and purge Fire and/or clear Summer Heat
Virgate wormwood (Yin Chen) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent Meridians: Gallbladder, Spleen, Stomach, Liver Category: Herbs that drain Dampness
Dittany root bark (Bai Xian Pi) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Bladder, Spleen, Stomach Category: Herbs that clear Heat and dry Dampness
Maral root (Lou Lu) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter, Salty Meridians: Stomach, Large intestine Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity
Swallow-wort root (Bai Wei) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter, Salty Meridians: Stomach, Kidney, Liver Category: Herbs that clear Heat and dry Dampness
Sophora root (Ku Shen) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Bladder, Stomach, Heart, Large intestine, Liver Category: Herbs that clear Heat and dry Dampness
Scallion (Cong Bai) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Stomach, Lung Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior
Baikal skullcap root (Huang Qin) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Gallbladder, Spleen, Heart, Large intestine, Lung, Small intestine Category: Herbs that clear Heat and dry Dampness
Goldthread rhizome (Huang Lian) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Gallbladder, Spleen, Stomach, Heart, Large intestine, Liver Category: Herbs that clear Heat and dry Dampness
Red peony root (Chi Shao) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Liver Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood
Safflower (Hong Hua) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Heart, Liver Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood
Japanese thistle (Da Ji) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet Meridians: Heart, Liver Category: Herbs that stop bleeding