Buddha's hand (Fo Shou) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent, Sour Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Liver, Lung Category: Herbs that regulate Qi
Hyacinth bean (Bai Bian Dou) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Stomach Category: Tonic herbs for Qi Deficiency
Ginkgo nut (Bai Guo) Nature: Neutral Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet Meridians: Lung Category: Herbs that stabilize and bind
Lily bulb (Bai He) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Heart, Lung Category: Tonic herbs for Yin Deficiency
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
Long pepper (Bi Ba) Nature: Hot Taste(s): Bitter Meridians: Stomach, Large intestine Category: Herbs that warm the Interior and/or expel Cold
Wild mint (Bo He) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Liver, Lung Category: Cool/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior
Shiral leaf (Bu Zha Ye) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Sour Meridians: Spleen, Stomach Category: Herbs that relieve Food Stagnation
Tsaoko fruit (Cao Guo) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Spleen, Stomach Category: Aromatic herbs that transform Dampness
Bitter orange flower (Dai Dai Hua) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet Meridians: Stomach, Liver Category: Herbs that drain Dampness
Fermented soybean (Dan Dou Chi) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent Meridians: Stomach, Lung Category: Cool/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior
Lophatherum herb (Dan Zhu Ye) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Stomach, Heart, Small intestine Category: Herbs that clear Heat and purge Fire and/or clear Summer Heat
Sword bean (Dao Dou) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Stomach, Kidney Category: Herbs that warm the Interior and/or expel Cold
Clove (Ding Xiang) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Kidney, Lung Category: Herbs that warm the Interior and/or expel Cold
Chinese nutmeg yew (Fei Zi) Nature: Neutral Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Stomach, Large intestine, Lung Category: Herbs that expel parasites
Palmleaf raspberry (Fu Pen Zi) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Sour, Sweet Meridians: Bladder, Kidney Category: Herbs that stabilize and bind