CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE DATABASE

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

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

Cardamon fruit (Bai Dou Kou) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Lung
Category: Aromatic herbs that transform Dampness

Bletilla rhizome (Bai Ji) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Stomach, Liver, Lung
Category: Herbs that stop bleeding

White mustard seeds (Bai Jie Zi) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Stomach, Lung
Category: Cool herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough

Cogongrass rhizome (Bai Mao Gen) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Bladder, Stomach, Lung
Category: Herbs that stop bleeding

Snow ear mushroom (Bai Mu Er) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Stomach, Kidney, Lung
Category: Tonic herbs for Yin Deficiency

Swallow-wort root (Bai Wei) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter, Salty
Meridians: Stomach, Kidney, Liver
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and dry Dampness

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

Woad root (Ban Lan Gen) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Stomach, Liver
Category: Herbs that cool the Blood

Crow-dipper rhizome (Ban Xia) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Lung
Category: Warm herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough

Glehnia root (Bei Sha Shen) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Stomach, Lung
Category: Tonic herbs for Yin Deficiency