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There are 26 Chinese Herbs in Pinyin starting with "Y"


  • Ya Dan Zi (Java Brucea Fruit)
    Latin: Fructus Bruceae Javanicae
    Properties: Bitter, Cold ,Toxic
    Channels: LI, LIV

  • Ya Xiao ()
    Latin: Nitrum
    Properties:
    Channels: Unknown

  • Yan Hu Suo (Corydalis Rhizome)
    Latin: Corydalis Rhizome
    Properties: Spicy, Bitter, Warm
    Channels: HT, LIV, LU

  • Yang Qi Shi (Actinolite)
    Latin: Actinolitum
    Properties: Salty, Slightly Warm
    Channels: KI

  • Ye Jiao Teng (Fleeceflower Vine, Polygonum Vine)
    Latin: Polygoni Multiflori Caulis
    Properties: Sweet, Slightly Bitter, Neutral
    Channels: HT, LIV

  • Ye Ju Hua (Wild Chrysanthemum Flower)
    Latin: Flos Chrysanthemi Indici
    Properties: Bitter, Spicy, Slightly Cold
    Channels: LU, LIV

  • Ye Ming Sha (Bat Feces)
    Latin: Excrementum Vespertilionis Murini
    Properties: Spicy, Cool
    Channels: LIV

  • Yi Mu Cao (Chinese Motherwort)
    Latin: Herba Leonuri Heterophylli
    Properties: Spicy, Bitter, Slightly Cold
    Channels: HT, LIV, BL, PER

  • Yi Tang (Barley Malt Sugar, Maltose)
    Latin: Saccharum Granorum
    Properties: Sweet, Slightly Warm
    Channels: LU, SP, ST

  • Yi Yi Ren (Seeds of Job's Tears)
    Latin: Semen Coicis Lachyrma-jobi
    Properties: Sweet, Bland, Slightly Cold
    Channels: SP, LU, KI

  • Yi Zhi Ren (Black Cardamon, Alpinia Oxyphylla Fruit)
    Latin: Fructus Alpiniae Oxyphyllae
    Properties: Spicy, Warm
    Channels: KI, SP

  • Yin Chai Hu (Stellaria Root)
    Latin: Radix Stellariae Dichotomae
    Properties: Sweet, Cool
    Channels: LIV, ST

  • Yin Chen Hao (Yinchenhao Shoots and Leaves, Capillaris)
    Latin: Herba Artemisiae Yinchenhao
    Properties: Bitter, Spicy, Cool
    Channels: LIV, SP, GB, ST

  • Yin Er (Fruiting Body of Tremella, Wood Ear)
    Latin: Fructificatio Tremellae Fuciformis
    Properties: Sweet, Bland, Neutral
    Channels: LU, ST

  • Yin Yang Huo (Aerial Parts of Epimedium)
    Latin: Herba Epimedii
    Properties: Spicy, Sweet, Warm
    Channels: KI, LIV

  • Ying Su Ke (Opium Poppy Husk)
    Latin: Pericarpium Papaveris Somniferi
    Properties: Sour, Astringent, Neutral, Toxic
    Channels: KI, LI, LU

  • Yu Jin (Tumeric Tuber)
    Latin: Tuber Curcumae
    Properties: Spicy, Bitter, Cold
    Channels: HT, LU, LIV, GB

  • Yu Li Ren (Bush Cherry Pit)
    Latin: Semen Pruni
    Properties: Spicy, Bitter, Sweet, Neutral
    Channels: LI, SI, SP

  • Yu Liang Shi (Limonite, Limonitum)
    Latin: Limonite
    Properties: Sweet, Astringent, Neutral
    Channels: LI, ST

  • Yu Mi Xu (Cornsilk)
    Latin: Stylus Zeae Mays
    Properties: Sweet, Neutral
    Channels: BL, GB, LIV

  • Yu Xing Cao (Houttuynia)
    Latin: Herba cum Radice Houttuyniae Cordatae
    Properties: Spicy, Cool
    Channels: LI, LU

  • Yu Zhu (Solomon's Seal Rhizome, Polygonatum)
    Latin: Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati
    Properties: Sweet, Slightly Cold
    Channels: LU, ST

  • Yuan Hua (Genkwa Flower)
    Latin: Flos Daphnis Genkwae
    Properties: Bitter, Spicy, Warm, Toxic
    Channels: KI, LI, LU

  • Yuan Ming Fen ()
    Latin: Matrii Sulfas Exsiccatus
    Properties: Salty, Bitter, Cold
    Channels: LU, ST, LI.

  • Yuan Zhi (Chinese Senega Root)
    Latin: Radix Polygalae Tenuifoliae
    Properties: Bitter, Spicy, Slightly Warm
    Channels: HT, LU, LIV

  • Yue Ji Hua (Chinese Tea Rose Flower (Partially Opened))
    Latin: Flos Et Fructus Rosae Chinensis
    Properties: Sweet, Warm
    Channels: LIV