CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE DATABASE

Croton fruit (Ba Dou) Nature: Hot
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Stomach, Large intestine
Category: Cathartic herbs that drain downward

Woad leaf (Da Qing Ye) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Stomach, Heart
Category: Herbs that cool the Blood

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

Tortoise plastron (Gui Ban) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Salty, Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Kidney, Liver
Category: Tonic herbs for Yin Deficiency

Gold coin herb (Jin Qian Cao) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Salty, Sweet
Meridians: Bladder, Gallbladder, Kidney, Liver
Category: Herbs that drain Dampness

Japanese catnip (Jing Jie) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Liver, Lung
Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

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

Myrrh (Mo Yao) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Spleen, Heart, Liver
Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood

Frankincense (Ru Xiang) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Heart, Liver
Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood

Dragon's blood (Xue Jie) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Salty, Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Liver
Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood

Chinese senega root (Yuan Zhi) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Kidney, Lung
Category: Herbs that nourish the Heart and calm the Spirit