CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE DATABASE

Hyacinth bean (Bai Bian Dou) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach
Category: Tonic herbs for Qi Deficiency

Borneol (Bing Pian) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Spleen, Heart, Lung
Category: Herbs that open the Orifices

Wax gourd (Dong Gua) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Bladder, Gallbladder, Lung
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity

Lotus leaf (He Ye) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Liver
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and purge Fire and/or clear Summer Heat

Talc (Hua Shi) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Bladder, Stomach
Category: Herbs that drain Dampness

Eupatorium herb (Pei Lan) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Lung
Category: Aromatic herbs that transform Dampness

Pu'er tea (Pu er Cha) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Stomach, Liver
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity

Natural indigo (Qing Dai) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Salty
Meridians: Stomach, Liver, Lung
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity

Chinese white olive (Qing Guo) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Sour, Sweet
Meridians: Stomach, Lung
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity

Sweet wormwood herb (Qing Hao) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Gallbladder, Kidney, Liver
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and purge Fire and/or clear Summer Heat

Ginseng leaf (Ren Shen Ye) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Stomach, Lung
Category: Tonic herbs for Qi Deficiency

Camphor (Zhang Nao) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Heart
Category: Herbs that open the Orifices