CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE DATABASE

Japanese thistle (Da Ji) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Liver
Category: Herbs that stop bleeding

Isatis leaves (Da Qing Ye) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Stomach, Heart, Lung
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity

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

Jujube date (Da Zao) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach
Category: Tonic herbs for Qi Deficiency

Bitter orange flower (Dai Dai Hua) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Stomach, Liver
Category: Herbs that drain Dampness

Hematite (Dai Zhe Shi) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Stomach, Heart, Liver, Pericardium
Category: Herbs that anchor and calm the Spirit

Fermented soybean (Dan Dou Chi) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Stomach, Lung
Category: Cool/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

Arisaema with bile (Dan Nan Xing) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Liver, Lung
Category: Cool herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough

Red sage root (Dan Shen) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Heart, Liver
Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood

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

Dong quai (Dang Gui) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent, Sweet
Meridians: Spleen, Heart, Liver
Category: Tonic herbs for Blood Deficiency

Codonopsis root (Dang Shen) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Spleen, Lung
Category: Tonic herbs for Qi Deficiency

Sword bean (Dao Dou) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Stomach, Kidney
Category: Herbs that warm the Interior and/or expel Cold

Common rush (Deng Xin Cao) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Lung, Small intestine
Category: Herbs that drain Dampness

Goji tree root bark (Di Gu Pi) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Kidney, Liver, Lung
Category: Herbs that cool the Blood