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Silvery wormwood leaf (Ai Ye) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent Meridians: Spleen, Kidney, Liver Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood
Star Anise (Ba Jiao Hui Xiang) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Kidney, Liver Category: Herbs that warm the Interior and/or expel Cold
Hyacinth bean (Bai Bian Dou) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Stomach Category: Tonic herbs for Qi Deficiency
White peony root (Bai Shao) Nature: Neutral Taste(s): Bitter, Sour Meridians: Spleen, Liver Category: Tonic herbs for Blood Deficiency
Dittany root bark (Bai Xian Pi) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Bladder, Spleen, Stomach Category: Herbs that clear Heat and dry Dampness
Angelica root (Bai Zhi) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Lung Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior
Atractylodes rhizome (Bai Zhu) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Stomach Category: Tonic herbs for Qi Deficiency
Crow-dipper rhizome (Ban Xia) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Lung Category: Warm herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough
Borneol (Bing Pian) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Spleen, Heart, Lung Category: Herbs that open the Orifices
Rock sugar (Bing Tang) Nature: Neutral Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Lung Category: Tonic herbs for Qi Deficiency
Shiral leaf (Bu Zha Ye) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Sour Meridians: Spleen, Stomach Category: Herbs that relieve Food Stagnation
Silkworm feces (Can Sha) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Liver Category: Herbs that dispel Wind and Dampness
Black atractylodes rhizome (Cang Zhu) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent Meridians: Spleen, Stomach Category: Aromatic herbs that transform Dampness
Tsaoko fruit (Cao Guo) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Spleen, Stomach Category: Aromatic herbs that transform Dampness
Tangerine peel (Chen Pi) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent Meridians: Spleen, Lung Category: Herbs that regulate Qi