CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE DATABASE

Angelica root (Bai Zhi) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Lung
Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

Goji tree root bark (Di Gu Pi) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Kidney, Liver, Lung
Category: Herbs that cool the Blood

Pubescent angelica root (Du Huo) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Bladder, Kidney
Category: Herbs that dispel Wind and Dampness

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

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

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

Kuding tea (Ku Ding Cha) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Stomach, Liver, Lung
Category: Herbs that anchor and calm the Spirit

Shiny-leaf prickly-ash (Liang Mian Zhen) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Stomach, Liver
Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood

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

Bugbane rhizome (Sheng Ma) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Pungent, Sweet
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Large intestine, Lung
Category: Cool/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

Gypsum (Shi Gao) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Pungent, Sweet
Meridians: Stomach, Lung
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and purge Fire and/or clear Summer Heat

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