Properties & Channels

Drug Interactions

Incompatible Herbs

Toxic or Endangered

Latin Name Notes

Herbs that Clear Heat and Eliminate Toxins

Select an Herb Category... Warm, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior Cool, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior Herbs that Drain Fire Herbs that Cool the Blood Herbs that Clear Heat and Dry Dampness Herbs that Clear Heat and Eliminate Toxins Herbs that Clear and Relieve Summerheat Purgatives Moist Laxatives Harsh Expellants Herbs that Regulate Water and Drain Dampness Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat Warm Herbs that Transform Phlegm-Cold Herbs that Relieve Coughing and Wheezing Aromatic Herbs that Transform and Dissolve Dampness Herbs that Relieve Food Stagnation Herbs that Regulate the Qi Herbs that Stop Bleeding Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold Herbs that Tonify Qi Herbs that Tonify Blood Herbs that Tonify Yang Herbs that Tonify Yin Herbs that Astringe, Stabilize, Bind Substances that Anchor, Settle, and Calm the Spirit Herbs that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit Aromatic Substances that Open the Orifices Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors Herbs that Expel Parasites Substances for External Application Herbs that Expel Phlegm by Inducing Vomiting Uncategorized Herbs

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• Bai Hua She She Cao (Oldenlandia or Heydyotis)
  Latin: Herba Hedyotidis Diffusae
  Properties: Bitter, Sweet, Cold
  Channels: LIV, ST, LI.
  
• Bai Jiang Cao (Patrinia, Thiaspi)
  Latin: Herba cum Radice Patriniae
  Properties: Spicy, Bitter, Slightly Cold
  Channels: LI, LIV, ST
  
• Bai Lian (Ampelopsis, Japanese Ampelopsis Root)
  Latin: Radix Ampelopsis
  Properties: Bitter, Spicy, Cool
  Channels: HT, ST, LIV
  
• Bai Tou Weng (Chinese Anemone Root or Pulsatilla)
  Latin: Radix Pulsatillae Chinensis
  Properties: Bitter, Cold
  Channels: LI, LIV, ST
  
• Bai Xian Pi (Cortex of Chinese Dittany Root)
  Latin: Cortex Dictamni Dasycarpi Radicis
  Properties: Bitter, Cold
  Channels: SP, ST
  
• Ban Lan Gen (Woad Root or Isatis Root)
  Latin: Radix Isatidis seu Baphicacanthi
  Properties: Bitter, Cold
  Channels: HT, LU, ST
  
• Ban Zhi Lian (Barbat Skullcap or Scutellaria)
  Latin: Radix Scutellariae Barbatae
  Properties: Spicy, Bitter, Cold
  Channels: LI, LIV, LU, ST
  
• Chuan Xin Lian (Green Chiretta or Kariyat or Andrographis)
  Latin: Herba Andrographitis Paniculatae
  Properties: Bitter, Cold
  Channels: LI, LU, SI, ST
  
• Da Qing Ye (Indigo or Woad Leaf)
  Latin: Folium Daqingye
  Properties: Bitter, Very Cold
  Channels: HT, LU, ST
  
• Hong Teng (Sargentodoxa Vine)
  Latin: Caulis Sargentodoxae
  Properties: Bitter, Neutral
  Channels: LI, LIV
  
• Jin Sha Teng (Japanese Fern or Lygodium)
  Latin: Herba Lygodii Japonici
  Properties: Sweet, Cold
  Channels: BL, SI
  
• Jin Yin Hua (Honeysuckle Flower or Lonicera)
  Latin: Flos Lonicerae Japonicae
  Properties: Sweet, Cold
  Channels: LI, LU, ST
  
• Lian Qiao (Forsythia Fruit)
  Latin: Fructus Forsythiae Suspensae
  Properties: Bitter, Slightly Spicy, Cool
  Channels: HT, LIV, GB
  
• Lou Lu (Echinops Root or Rhaponticum)
  Latin: Radix Rhapontici seu Echinopsis
  Properties: Bitter, Salty, Cold
  Channels: LI, ST
  
• Ma Bo (Fruiting Body of Puffball or Lasiosphaera)
  Latin: Fructificatio Lasiosphaerae seu Calvatiae
  Properties: Spicy, Neutral
  Channels: LU
  
• Ma Chi Xian (Purslane or Portulaca)
  Latin: Herba Portulacae Oleraceae
  Properties: Sour, Cold
  Channels: LI, LIV
  
• Pu Gong Ying (Dandelion)
  Latin: Herba Taraxaci Mongolici cum Radice
  Properties: Bitter, Sweet, Cold
  Channels: LIV, ST
  
• Qing Dai (Indigo)
  Latin: Indigo Maturalis
  Properties: Salty, Cold
  Channels: LIV, LU, ST
  
• Ren Dong Teng (Honeysuckle Stem)
  Latin: Caulis Lonicerae
  Properties: Sweet, Cold
  Channels: LU, ST
  
• Shan Dou Gen (Sophora Root or Subprostrate)
  Latin: Radix Sophorae Subprostratae
  Properties: Bitter, Cold
  Channels: LI, LU
  
• She Gan (Belamcanda Rhizome)
  Latin: Rhizoma Belamcandae
  Properties: Bitter, Cold
  Channels: LU
  
• Shi Shang Bai (Selaginella)
  Latin: Herba Selaginellae Doederleinii
  Properties: Sweet, Spicy, Neutral, Bitter, Cold
  Channels: LIV
  
• Tu Fu Ling (Smilax or Glabrous Greenbrier Rhizome)
  Latin: Rhizoma Smilacis Galbrae
  Properties: Sweet, Bland, Neutral
  Channels: LIV, ST
  
• Tu Niu Xi (Tuniuxi Root)
  Latin: Radix Achyranthis
  Properties: Bitter, Sour, Neutral
  Channels: LIV, KI
  
• Ya Dan Zi (Java Brucea Fruit)
  Latin: Fructus Bruceae Javanicae
  Properties: Bitter, Cold ,Toxic
  Channels: LI, LIV
  
• Ye Ju Hua (Wild Chrysanthemum Flower)
  Latin: Flos Chrysanthemi Indici
  Properties: Bitter, Spicy, Slightly Cold
  Channels: LU, LIV
  
• Yu Xing Cao (Houttuynia)
  Latin: Herba cum Radice Houttuyniae Cordatae
  Properties: Spicy, Cool
  Channels: LI, LU
  
• Zi Bei Tian Kui (Begonia)
  Latin: Herba Begoniae
  Properties: Sweet, Cool
  Channels: LIV, ST
  
• Zi Hua Di Ding (Viola or Yedeon's Violet)
  Latin: Herba cum Radice Violae Yedoensitis
  Properties: Spicy, Bitter, Cold
  Channels: HT, LIV