Acrid Warm Exterior Resolving

Ephedra sinensis Ma Huang "hemp yellow"
Cinnamon Twig Gui Zhi Cinnamon twig
Perilla Leaf Zi Su Ye "Purple Aromatic Leaf"
Schizonepeta Jing Jie Schizonepeta bud
Siler Fang Feng "Guard against wind"
Notopterygium Qiang Huo Notopterygium root, Chiang-huo
Ligusticum Gao Ben Chinese Lovage root, Ligusticum
Angelica dahurica Bai Zhi Chinese Angelica root
Asarum Xi Xin "Thin acrid"
Fresh Ginger Sheng Jiang Fresh Ginger root
Green Onion Cong Bai Scallion or Spring Onion
Elsholtzia Xiang Ru Aromatic Madder
Magnolia Flower Xin Yi Hua Magnolia flower

Acrid Cool Exterior Resolving

Mentha haplocalyx Bo He Field Mint or Mentha
Arctium Niu Bang Zi Great Burdock fruit
Cryptotympana atrata Chan Tui Cicada moulting
Mulberry leaf / Morus Sang Ye White Mulberry leaf
Chrysanthemum Ju Hua Chrysanthemum flowers
Vitex Man Jing Zi Vitex fruit
Soja/Prepared Soybean Dan Dou Chi Prepared soybeans
Pueraria Ge Gen Kudzu root
Bupleurum chinense Chai Hu "Barbarian Firewood"
Cimicifuga Sheng Ma Black Cohosh Rhizome
Lemnae-Spirodela Fu Ping Spirodela or Duckweed
Equesitum Mu Zei "wood thief" or Horsetail

Clear Heat Drain Fire

Gypsum Shi Gao "Stone Paste"
Anemarrhena Zhi Mu "know your mother"
Gardenia Zhi Zi gardenia fruit
Prunella Xia Ku Cao "Summer withered herb"
Lotus Heart Lian Xin Lotus plumule
Phragmitis Lu Gen Reed rhizome
Cassia Seed Jue Ming Zi "seeds of realized brightness"
Lophatheri Dan Zhu Ye "bland bamboo leaves"
Eriocaulonis Gu Jing Cao "grain essence herb"
Fel Ursi Xiong Dan Bear gallbladder

Clear Heat Cool Blood

Cynanchum atratum Bai Wei Swallowwort root
Stellaria Yin Chai Hu "silver barbarian firewood"
Fresh Rehmannia Sheng Di Huang "fresh earth yellow"
Scrophularia Xuan Shen "dark root"
Moutan Mu Dan Pi peony root peelings
Lithosperm Zi Cao "purple herb"
Lycium Bark Di Gu Pi "earth bone bark"
Rhino Horn Xi Jiao rhinoceros horn

Clear Heat Dry Damp

Scute Huang Qin Skullcap root
Coptis Huang Lian
Phellodendron Huang Bai
Gentiana Long Dan Cao
Sophora Flavescentis Ku Shen
Fraxinus Qin Pi
Picorrhiza Hu Huang Lian

Clear Heat Resolve Summer Heat

Citrullus Xi Gua
Dolchoris Bai Bian Dou
Artemisia Qing Hao Qing Hao
Lionicera Jin Yin Hua
Forsythia Lian Qiao
Isatis Leaf Da Qing Ye
Isatis tinctoria Ban Lan Gen
Taraxicum Pu Gong Ying
Houttuynia Yu Xing Cao
Pulsatilla chinensis Bai Tou Weng
Belamcanda She Gan
Viola Zi Hua Di Ding
Patrinia villosa/Thlaspi arvense Bai Jiang Cao
Hedyotidis/Oldenlandia Hedyotidis
Dictamnus dasycarpus Bai Xian Pi
Smilax Tu Fu Ling
Lasiosphaera Ma Bo
Ardisia

Disinhibit Water, Percolate Damp

Benincasa Dong Gua Ren winter melon seed

Offensive Drain Precipitation Agents

Rhubarb Da Huang "big yellow"
Mirabilitum Mang Xiao mirabilite mineral salt
Senna Leaf Fan Xie Ye "purgative leaf of the foreigners"
Aloe Lu Hui dried concentrate of aloe leaf juice

Moistening Drain Precipitation Agents

Cannabis/Linum Huo Ma Ren or Ma Zi Ren "fire hemp seeds"
Prunus Yu Li Ren "constrained plum pit"

Superlative Drain Precipitation and Expel Water Agents

Euphorbia Kansui Gan Sui "sweet process"

Dispel Wind Damp Agents

Angelica Pubescentis Du Huo "self-reliant existence"
Gentiana Macrophylla Qin Jiao gemntania macrophylla root
Clematis Wei Ling Xian Chinese clematis root
Erythrinia Hai Tong Xian erythrina bark
Xanthium sibiricum Cang Er Zi "deep green ear seeds"
Chaenomelis Mu Gua "wood melon"
Morus Twig Sang Zhi mulberry twig
Siegesbeckia Xi Xian Cao Siegesbeckia
Trachelospermi Luo Shi Teng "collateral stone vine"
Agkistrodon acutus Bai Hua She "white patterned snake"
Aconiti Wu Tou
Acanthopanacis Wu Jia Pi "bark of five editions"
Tiger Bone Hu Gu tiger bone
Clerodendron chou wu tong

Disinhibit Water, Percolate Damp

Poria/Hoelen Fu Ling China-root, Poria
Fu Shen Fu Shen
Yi Yi Ren Seeds of Job's tears, Coix

Warm Interior Agents

Acontite Fu Zi Aconite root
Dried Ginger Gan Jiang dried ginger
Cinnamon Bark Cx. Rou Gui inner bark of Saigon cinnamon
Evodia Wu Zhu Yu evodia fruits
Zanthoxylum Chuan Jiao Chinese prickly ash fruit, szechuan peppers
Galanga Gao Liang Jiang galangal rhizome
Cloves Ding Xiang "spike fragrance"
Fennel Xiao Hui Xiang fennel fruit

Disinhibit Water, Percolate Damp

Polyporus Zhu Ling polyporus sclerotium
Alisma Ze Xie "marsh drain"
Stephania Fang Ji stephania root

Clear Heat, Percolate Damp

Talc Hua Shi "slippery rock"
Akebia Mu Tong "open ended wood"
Juncus Deng Xin Cao juncus rush pith
Dianthus Qu Mai aerial parts of pink dianthus
Kochia Di Fu Zi "earth skin seeds"
Plantago asiatica Che Qian Zi "before the cart seeds"
Discorea tokoro Bei Xie fish poison yam rhizome, tokoro
Lyimachia/desmodium Jin Qian Cao "gold money herb"
Artemesia Capillaris Yin Chen Hao yinchenhao shoots and leaves

Warm Herbs That Transform Phlegm

Pinellia ternata Ban Xia pinellia rhizome
Arisaema, (jack-in-the-pulpit rhizome) Tian Nan Xing "star of the southern heavens"
Cynanchum Stauntonum Bai Qian "white before"
Brassica alba Bai Jie Zi white mustard seed
Platycodon Jie Geng platycodon (balloon flower) root
Typhonium giganteum Bai Fu Zi "white appendage"
Inula Xuan Fu Hua "revolved upturned flower"
Gleditsia (Chinese honeylocust fruit) Zao Jiao "soap thorn"

Cool Herbs That Transform Hot Phlegm

Peucendanum Qian Hu "before barbarians"
Tendrilled Fritillaria Chuan Bei Mu "shell mother from Szechuan"
Thunberg Fritillaria (bulb) Zhe Bei Mu "shell mother from Zhejiang"
Trichosanthes Peel Gua Luo Pi trichosanthis gourd (peel)
Trichosanthes Seed Gua Luo Ren trichosanthes seed
Trichosanthes Root Tian Hua Fen "heavenly flower powder"
Bamboo Silica Secretions Tian Zhu Huang "heavenly bamboo yellow"
Bamboo Sap Zhu Li dried bamboo sap
Bamboo Shavings Zhu Ru bamboo shavings
Pumice Fu Hai Shi "float on the sea stone"
Laminaria Kun Bu kelp thallus, eklonia
Sargassum Hai Zao sargassum seaweed
Euphorbia Ze Qi "marsh lacquer"

Suppress Cough, Calm Dyspnea Agents

Apricot Seed, Semen Armeniacae Xing Ren Apricot seed kernel
Aster Root Zi Wan Purple aster root
Tussilago Kuan Dong Hua "Welcome winter flower", coltsfoot
Perilla Fruit Zi Su Zi purple perilla fruit
Eriobtrya, Loquat Pi Pa Ye loquat leaf, eriobotrya
Stemona japonica Bai Bu "hundred parts"
Morus Bark Sang Bai Pi "mulberry white bark"
Aristolachia Ma Dou Ling "bell of a horse's hat"
Lepidium Ting Li Zi descurainia seeds

Aromatic Transform Damp Agents

Agastache Huo Xiang Agastache or Patchouli
Magnolia Bark Hou Po Cortex Magnoliae Offincialis
Atractylodes lancea Cang Zhu (Red) Atractylodes Rhizome
Amomum cardamomum Bai Dou Kou white cardamon
Cardamon Sha Ren "sand seeds"
Eupatorium Pei Lan "ornamental orchid"
Alpiniae katsumadai Cao Dou Kou "grass cardamon"
Amomum tsaoko Cao Guo "grass fruit"

Disperse Food Accumulation Agents

Crataegus Shan Zha Hawthorne fruit
Barley Sprout, Malt Mai Ya Barley Sprout Malt
Oryza Gu Ya rice sprouts
Medicated Leaven Shen Qu "divine fermented mass"
Chicken Gizzard Lining Ji Nei Jin "chicken inner gold"
Raphanus Lai Fu Zi radish seed

Rectify Qi Agents

Citrus Peel Chen Pi "aged peel"
Blue/Green Citrus Peel Qing Pi "green peel"
Areca Peel Da Fu Pi "big abdomen peel"
Chih Shi / Immature Bitter Orange Zhi Shi immature fruit of the bitter orange
Chih Ko Zhi Ke mature bitter orange
Cyperus Xiang Fu "aromatic appendage"
Saussurea Mu Xiang "wood fragrance"
Lindera Wu Yao lindera root
Aquilaria Chen Xiang "sinking fragrance"
Allium Xie Bai Chinese chive bulb
Finger Citron Fu Shou "Buddha hand"
Melia Chuan Lian Zi Szechuan pagoda tree fruit
Kaki Shi Di persimmon calyx, kaki

Staunch Bleeding, Astringe

Agrimonia Xian He Cao
Bletilla striata Bai Ji
Crinis Carbonisatus Xue Yu Tan
Cirsis Da Ji
Sanguisorba Di Yu
Flos Sophora Japonica Huai Hua
Biota orientalis (folium) Ce Bai Ye Arborvitae leaves
Imperata cylandrica Bai Mao Gen
Typha/Bullrush Pu Huang Cattail pollen
Pseudoginseng San Qi or Tian Qi
Artemesia argyi/vulgaris Ai Ye

Quicken Blood, Transform Stasis

Cnidium Chuan Xiong
Salvia Dan Shen "cinnabar root" Salvia root
Millettia Ji Xue Teng "chicken blood vine"
Corydalis Yan Hu Suo
Curcuma Yu Jin
Tumeric Jiang Huang "ginger yellow"
Leonurus Yi Mu Cao "benefit mother herb"
Lycopus Ze Lan "marsh orchid"
Red Peony Chi Shao Yao
Persica Tao Ren peach seed kernel
Carthamus Hong Hua "red flower"
Zedoaria E Zhu zedoary rhizome
Sparganium San Leng "three edges"
Frankincense Ru Xiang "fragrant milk"
Myrrh Mu Yao myrrh
Achyranthis Niu Xi "ox knee"
Cyathula Chuan Niu Xi Szechuan ox knee
Vaccaria Wang Bu Liu Xing "king who does not stay but departs"
Liquidamber Lu Lu Tong "all roads open"
Pyrite Zi Ran Tong "natural copper"
Dragons's Blood Xue Jie "exhausted blood"
Trogopterorum Wu Ling Zhi "fat of the five spirits"
Pangolin Chuan Shan Jia "penetrate mountain scales"

Quiet Shen, Nourish Heart Agents

Zizyphus Suan Zao Ren Sm Zizyphi Spinosae
Biota orientalis Bai Zi Ren
Polygala Yuan Zhi
Albizzia He Huan Pi
Polygonum Stem Ye Jiao Teng

Quiet Shen with Heavy Settlers

Dragon Bone Long Gu Os Draconis
Oyster Shell Mu Li Concha Ostreae
Magnetitum Ci Shi
Cinnabar Zhu Sha
Margarita / Pearl Zhen Zhu
Mother-of-Pearl Zhen Zhu Mu
Succinum Hu Po
Hematitum Dai Zhe Shi

Supplement Qi

Ginseng Ren Shen
Codonopsis Dang Shen
Pseudostellaria Tai Zi Shen
Astragalus Huang Qi
Dioscorea Shan Yao
Atractylodes macrocephala Bai Zhu
Jujube Da Zao
Licorice Gan Cao
Polygonatum Huang Jing
Saccharum Yi Tang
Ganoderma Ling Zhi

Supplement Yang

Deer Antler Lu Rong
Gecko Ge Jie
Cordyceps Dong Chong Xia Cao
Cistanches Rou Cong Rong
Cynamorium Suo Yang
Epimedium Yin Yang Huo
Morinda officinalis Ba Ji Tian
Walnut Hu Tao Ren
Psoralea corylifolia Bu Gu Zhi
Alpinia Oxyphylla Yi Zhi Ren

Supplement Blood

Prepared Rehmannia Shu Di Huang
Polygonum Ho Shou Wu
Angelica Sinensis Dang Gui
Paeonia lactiflora/albiflora Bai Shao Yao
Gelatin E Jiao
Lycium Fruit Gou Qi Zi
Morus Fruit Sang Shen
Longan Long Yan Rou

Supplement Yin

Glehnia littoralis Bei Sha Shen
American Ginseng Xi Yang Shen
Asparagus Tian Men Dong
Ophiopogon Mai Men Dong
Dendrobium Shi Hu
Polygonatum Yu Zhu
Lilium brownii Bai He
Loranthus Sang Ji Sheng
Eclipta Han Lian Cao
Ligustrum Nu Zhen Zi
Black Sesame Seed Hei Zhi Ma
Tortise shell Gui Ban
Amyda sinensis Bie Jia
Momordica Luo Han Guo
Tremella Bai Mu Er

Calm Liver Extinguish Wind Agents

Antelope Horn Ling Yang Jiao
Uncaria/Gambir Gou Teng
Gastrodia Tian Ma
Tribulus Bai (Ci) Ji Li
Centipede Wu Gong
Silkworm Jiang Can

Astringing Agents, Upper Jiao

Triticus Fu Xiao Mai
Ephedra Root Ma Huang Gen

Astringing Agents, Middle Jiao

Mume Wu Mei
Halloysite Chi Shi Zhi
Terminalia chebula He Zi
Myristica Rou Dou Kou

Astringing Agents, Lower Jiao

Cornus - Fr. Corni Off, Shan Zhu Yu
Schisandra Wu Wei Zi
Lotus Seed Lian Zi
Euryales Qian Shi
Rosa Laevigata Jin Ying Zi
Rubus Fu Pen Zi
Gingko biloba Bai Guo, Yin Guo
Cuttlefish Bone Hai Piao Xiao
Mantis Sang Piao Xiao

Aromatically Open Portals Agents

Moschus - Musk She Xiang
Dryobalanops aromatica Bing Pian
Acorus Shi Chang Pu
Calculus Bovis Niu Huang

Expel Worms Agents

Quisqualis Shi Jun Zi
Omphalia Lei Wan
Areca catechu Bing Lang

Ejection Agents

Veratri Li Lu

Topically Applied Agents

Alum Ming Fan or Bai Fan
Cnidium Seed She Chuang Zi

Supplement Yang

Curculinginis Xian Mao
Eucommia Du Zhong Cx. Eucommia Ulmoidis
Cibotium Gou Ji
Dipsacus Xu Duan
Cuscuta Tu Si Zi
Placenta Zi He Che

Calm Liver Extinguish Wind Agents

Haliotidis Shi Jue Ming
Lumbricus Di Long earthworm
Scorpion Quan Xie
Styrax benzoin An Xi Xiang
Croton tiglium Ba Dou
Illicium verum Ba Jiao Hui Xiang