Pearl (Zhen Zhu) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Salty, Sweet Meridians: Heart, Liver Category: Herbs that nourish the Heart and calm the Spirit
Prepared aconite (Zhi Fu Zi) Nature: Hot Taste(s): Pungent, Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Heart, Kidney Category: Herbs that warm the Interior and/or expel Cold
Japanese raisin tree seed (Zhi Ju Zi) Nature: Neutral Taste(s): Sour, Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Heart, Lung Category: Tonic herbs for Yin Deficiency
Bitter orange (Zhi Ke) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent, Sour Meridians: Spleen, Stomach Category: Herbs that regulate Qi
Anemarrhena rhizome (Zhi Mu) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet Meridians: Stomach, Kidney, Lung Category: Herbs that clear Heat and purge Fire and/or clear Summer Heat
Immature Bitter Orange (Zhi Shi) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent, Sour Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Large intestine Category: Herbs that regulate Qi
Cape jasmine fruit (Zhi Zi) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Gallbladder, Heart, Lung, Sanjiao Category: Herbs that clear Heat and purge Fire and/or clear Summer Heat
Polyporus (Zhu Ling) Nature: Neutral Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Bladder, Kidney Category: Herbs that drain Dampness
Bamboo shaving (Zhu Ru) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Gallbladder, Stomach, Lung Category: Cool herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough
Cinnabar (Zhu Sha) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Heart Category: Herbs that anchor and calm the Spirit
Human placenta (Zi He Che) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Salty, Sweet Meridians: Heart, Kidney, Liver, Lung Category: Tonic herbs for Yang Deficiency
Perilla leaf (Zi Su Ye) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Spleen, Lung Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior
Perilla seed (Zi Su Zi) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Lung Category: Warm herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough