CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE DATABASE

Silvery wormwood leaf (Ai Ye) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Kidney, Liver
Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood

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

Morinda root (Ba Ji Tian) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent, Sweet
Meridians: Kidney, Liver
Category: Tonic herbs for Yang 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

Angelica root (Bai Zhi) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Lung
Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

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

Castor bean (Bi Ma Zi) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Pungent, Sweet
Meridians: Large intestine, Lung
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity

Areca nut (Bin Lang) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Stomach, Large intestine
Category: Herbs that expel parasites

Wild mint (Bo He) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Liver, Lung
Category: Cool/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

Black atractylodes rhizome (Cang Zhu) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach
Category: Aromatic herbs that transform Dampness

Tsaoko fruit (Cao Guo) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach
Category: Aromatic herbs that transform Dampness

Tangerine peel (Chen Pi) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Lung
Category: Herbs that regulate Qi

Agarwood (Chen Xiang) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Kidney, Lung
Category: Herbs that regulate Qi

Szechuan lovage root (Chuan Xiong) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Gallbladder, Liver, Pericardium
Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood

Scallion (Cong Bai) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Stomach, Lung
Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior