Common reed rhizome (Lu Gen) Nature: Cold Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Stomach, Lung Category: Herbs that clear Heat and purge Fire and/or clear Summer Heat
Vietnamese balm (Xiang Ru) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Stomach, Lung Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior
Fennel seed (Xiao Hui Xiang) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Kidney, Liver Category: Herbs that warm the Interior and/or expel Cold
Field thistle (Xiao Ji) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet Meridians: Heart, Liver Category: Herbs that cool the Blood
Long-stamen onion bulb (Xie Bai) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent Meridians: Stomach, Large intestine, Lung Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior
Apricot seed (Xing Ren) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet Meridians: Large intestine, Lung Category: Herbs that relieve coughing and wheezing
Coriander (Hu Sui) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Stomach, Lung Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior
Sharp-leaf galangal fruit (Yi Zhi Ren) Nature: Warm Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Spleen, Kidney Category: Tonic herbs for Yang Deficiency
Job's tears (Yi Yi Ren) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Lung Category: Herbs that drain Dampness
Houttuynia (Yu Xing Cao) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Pungent Meridians: Lung Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity
Bush cherry pit (Yu Li Ren) Nature: Neutral Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent, Sweet Meridians: Spleen, Large intestine, Small intestine Category: Laxative herbs that drain downward
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
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
Virgate wormwood (Yin Chen) Nature: Cool Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent Meridians: Gallbladder, Spleen, Stomach, Liver Category: Herbs that drain Dampness
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