Medicinal Herbs

Botanical Name: Toosendan Fructus Category: Regulate the Qi Taste: Bitter, Toxic Temperature: Cold Channels Entered: Large Intestine, Stomach, Bladder, Liver Dosage: 4.5-9g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated in those with cold from deficiency of the SP...

Botanical Name: Santali Albi Lignum Category: Regulate the Qi Taste: Acrid, Aromatic Temperature: Warm Channels Entered: Lung, Stomach, Spleen Dosage: 2-5g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated when there is fire or significant yin xu.  Actions &...

Botanical Name: Linderae Radix Category: Regulate the Qi Taste: Acrid Temperature: Warm Channels Entered: Lung, Spleen, Bladder, Kidney Dosage: 3-9g Cautions & Contraindications: Because this herb is acrid, warm, and drying, it can disperse the qi and deplete the...

Botanical Name: Cyperi Rhizoma Category: Regulate the Qi Taste: Bitter, Acrid Temperature: Neutral Channels Entered: San Jiao, Gallbladder, Liver Dosage: 6-12g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated in those with qi xu and no stagnation, or in those with...

Zhi Qiao Botanical Name: Aurantii Fructus Category: Regulate the Qi Taste: Bitter, Acrid Temperature: Slightly Cold Channels Entered: Large Intestine, Stomach, Spleen Dosage: 3-9g Cautions & Contraindications: Use with caution during pregnancy. Actions &...

Botanical Name: Aurantii Fructus Immaturus Category: Regulate the Qi Taste: Bitter, Acrid Temperature: Slightly Cold Channels Entered: Large Intestine, Stomach, Spleen Dosage: 3-9g Cautions & Contraindications: Use with caution during pregnancy and in those with...

Botanical Name: Citri Reticulatae Viride Pericarpium Category: Regulate the Qi Taste: Bitter, Acrid Temperature: Warm Channels Entered: Stomach, Gallbladder, Liver Dosage: 3-9g Cautions & Contraindications: Because this herb fiercely consumes the qi, it should be...

Aloe Category: Purgatives Taste: bitter Temperature: cold Channels Entered: Large Intestine, Stomach, Liver Dosage: 1.5-4.5g; used in pills or capsules, do not decoct Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated in those with cold from deficiency of the Spleen...

Botanical Name: Sennae Folium Category: Purgatives Taste: bitter, sweet Temperature: cold Channels Entered: Large Intestine Dosage: 1.5-3g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated in women who are pregnant, breast feeding, or have a history of heavy bleeding....

Botanical Name: Natrii Sulfas Category: Purgatives Taste: bitter, acrid, salty Temperature: very cold Channels: Dosage: 6-18g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated in cases of cold from deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach, and during pregnancy. When used...

Botanical Name: Rhei Radix et Rhizoma Category: Purgatives Taste: bitter Temperature: cold Channels Entered: heart, large intestine, liver, stomach Dosage: 3-15g internally. For a strong effect, add near the end or boil separately for three minutes and add the...

Botanical Name: Polygalae Radix Category: Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit Taste: Bitter, Acrid Temperature: Slightly Warm Channels Entered: Heart, Lung Dosage: 6-15g Key Characteristics: Transforms phlegm Opens the Heart orifice Reestablishes harmonious...

Botanical Name: Platycladi Semen Category: Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit Taste: Sweet Temperature: Neutral Channels Entered: Heart, Kidney, Large Intestine Dosage: 3-9g Key Characteristics: Nourishes the Heart blood and yin to calm the spirit Moistens the...

Botanical Name: Ziziphi spinosae Semen Category: Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit Taste: Sweet, Sour Temperature: Neutral Channels Entered: Gallbladder, Heart, Liver, Spleen Dosage: 9-15g Key Characteristics: Nourishes the Heart yin and Liver blood Promotes sleep...

Botanical Name: Cannabis Semen Category: Moist Laxatives English: hemp seed Taste: sweet Temperature: neutral Channels Entered: Large Intestine, Spleen, Stomach Dosage: 9-15g Cautions and Contraindications: Excessive consumption can lead to nausea, vomiting, and...

Botanical Name: Trogopterori Faeces Category: Invigorate the Blood Taste: Bitter, Sweet Temperature: Warm Channels Entered: Liver Dosage: 3-9g. Place in a separate cotton bag before decocting. Cautions & Contraindications: Disperses blood stasis and alleviates...

Botanical Name: Vaccariae Semen Category: Invigorate the Blood Taste: Bitter Temperature: Neutral Channels Entered: Liver, Stomach Dosage: 4.5-15g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated during pregnancy. Actions & Indications: Promotes the movement of...

Botanical Name: Cyathulae Radix Chinese Name: ??? Category: Invigorate the Blood Taste: Sweet, Bitter Temperature: Neutral Channels Entered: Liver, Kidney Dosage: 4.5-9g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated during pregnancy or in those with excessive...

Botanical Name: Achyranthis bidentatae Radix Category: Invigorate the Blood Taste: Bitter, Sour Temperature: Neutral Channels Entered: Liver, Kidney Dosage: 6-15g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated during pregnancy or in those with excessive...

Botanical Name: Myrrha Category: Invigorate the BloodTaste: BitterTemperature: NeutralChannels Entered: Heart, Liver, SpleenDosage: 3-9g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated in the absence of stasis, or during pregnancy. Use with caution in those with...

Botanical Name: Olibanum Category: Invigorate the BloodTaste: Acrid, BitterTemperature: WarmChannel Entered: Heart, Liver, SpleenDosage: 3-9g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated in the absence of stasis and during pregnancy. Use with caution in those...

Botanical Name: Sparganii Rhizoma Category: Invigorate the BloodTaste: Acrid, BitterTemperature: NeutralChannels Entered: Liver, SpleenDosage: 3-9g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated during pregnancy or in those with excessive menstruation. Actions...

Botanical Name: Curcumae Rhizoma Category: Invigorate the BloodTaste: Acrid, BitterTemperature: WarmChannels Entered: Liver, SpleenDosage: 3-9g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated during pregnancy or in those with excessive menstruation. Actions &...

Botanical Name: Carthami Flos Category: Invigorate the BloodTaste: AcridTemperature: WarmChannels Entered: Heart, LiverDosage: 3-9g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated during pregnancy. Contraindicated when there is any problem related to bleeding, such...

Botanical Name: Persicae Semen Category: Invigorate the Blood Taste: Bitter, SweetTemperature: NeutralChannels Entered: Heart, Large Intestine, Liver, LungDosage: 4.5-9g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated in those with blood deficiency. Contraindicated...

Botanical Name: Lycopi Herba Category: Invigorate the Blood Taste: Bitter, AcridTemperature: Slightly WarmChannels Entered: Liver, SpleenDosage: 9-15g Cautions & Contraindications: Use with cautions in those with blood deficiency or in the absence or blood stasis....

Botanical Name: Leonuri Herba Category: Invigorate the Blood Taste: Acrid, BitterTemperature: Slightly ColdChannels Entered: Heart, Liver, BladderDosage: 9-15g (large doses up to 30g) Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated in those with yin deficiency or...

Botanical Name: Curcumae Radix Category: Invigorate the Blood Taste: Acrid, BitterTemperature: ColdChannels Entered: Heart, Lung, LiverDosage: 6-12g Cautions & Contraindications: Use with caution during pregnancy. Actions & Indications: Invigorates the blood...

Botanical Name: Corydalis Rhizoma Category: Invigorate the Blood Taste: Acrid, BitterTemperature: WarmChannels Entered: Heart, Liver, Stomach Dosage: 3-9g Cautions & Contraindications: Inappropriate during pregnancy unless warranted by exceptional circumstances....

Botanical Name: Spathlobi Caulis Category: Invigorate the Blood Taste: Bitter, SweetTemperature: WarmChannels Entered: Heart, Liver, SpleenDosage: 9-15g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated in those with profuse menses. Actions & Indications: Promotes...

Botanical Name: Salviae miltiorrhizae Radix Category: Invigorate the Blood Taste: BitterTemperature: Slightly ColdChannels Entered: Heart, Pericardium, LiverDosage: 6-15g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated during pregnancy. Do not use with Li Lu....

Botanical Name: Chuanxiong Rhizoma Category: Invigorate the Blood Temperature: WarmTaste: AcridChannels Entered: Liver, Gallbladder, PericardiumDosage: 3-9g; when taken as a powder, 1-1.5g per dose Cautions and Contraindications: Use with caution during pregnancy, or...

Botanical Name: Paeoniae Radix rubra Category: Invigorate the Blood Taste: Sour, BitterTemperature: Slightly ColdChannels Entered: Liver, SpleenDosage: 6-15g Cautions and Contraindications: Use with caution in those with cold from deficiency. Actions and Indications:...

Botanical Name: Crotonis Fructus Category: Harsh Expellants Taste: Acrid, ToxicChannels Entered: Lung, Large Intestine, Stomach  Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated during pregnancy and in weak patients.  Always use with extreme caution.  Croton oil...

Botanical Name: Pharbitidis Semen Category: Harsh Expellants Taste: bitter, acrid, toxicTemperature: ColdChannels Entered: Lung, Large Intestine, Small Intestine, KidneyDosage: 3-6g; crush before decocting Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated during...

Botanical Name: Kansui Radix Category: Harsh Expellants Taste: bitter, sweetTemperature: coldChannels Entered: Kidney, Large Intestine, LungDosage: 0.5-1.5g Cautions and Contraindications: This substance is toxic and should only be used for ascites or other...

Botanical Name: Haematitum Category: Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors Taste: BitterTemperature: ColdChannels Entered: Heart, Liver, PericardiumDosage: 9-30g in decoctions (crushed); 1-3g in pills and powders. Key Characteristics: Relies on its heaviness to suppress...

Botanical Name: Scolopendra Category: Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors Taste: AcridTemperature: WarmChannels Entered: LiverDosage: 1-3g in decoctions; 0.6-1g when powdered and swallowed. Key Characteristics: Extinguishes wind Stops spasms, seizures, and convulsions...

Botanical Name: Scorpio Category: Extinguish Wind and Stops Tremors Taste: Salty, AcridTemperature: NeutralChannels Entered: LiverDosage: 2-4.5g in decoctions; 0.6-1g when powdered and swallowed. Key Characteristics: Strongly extinguishes Liver wind Stops spasms and...

Botanical Name: Bombyx batryticatus Category: Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors Taste: Acrid, SaltyTemperature: NeutralChannels Entered: Liver, LungDosage: 3-9g in decoction; 1-1.5g when powdered and swallowed. Key Characteristics: Eliminates wind Drains heat...

Botanical Name: Pheretima Category: Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors Taste: SaltyTemperature: ColdChannels Entered: Bladder, Liver, Lung, SpleenDosage: 4.5-15g Key Characteristics: Drains heat Extinguishes wind Stops spasms and convulsions Calms wheezing Unblocks the...

Botanical Name: Haliotidis Concha Category: Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors Taste: SaltyTemperature: ColdChannels Entered: Kidney, LiverDosage: 15-30g Key Characteristics: Cools Liver heat Anchors Liver yang Extinguishes Liver wind Nourishes Liver yin Cautions &...

Botanical Name: Tribuli FructusAlternate Name: Bai Ji Li, or Ji Li Category: Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors Taste: Acrid, BitterTemperature: NeutralChannels Entered: LiverDosage: 6-15g Key Characteristics: Expels wind Brightens the eyes Calms ascendant Liver yang...

Botanical Name: Saigae tataricae Cornu Category: Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors Taste: SaltyTemperature: ColdChannels Entered: Heart, LiverDosage: 1-3g decocted by itself for at least 2 hours or 0.3-0.6g ground into a powder Key Characteristics: Calms the Liver...

Botanical Name: Gastrodiae Rhizoma Category: Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors Taste: SweetTemperature: NeutralChannels Entered: LiverDosage: 3-9g Key Characteristics: Calms the Liver with gentle nourishment Extinguishes wind Cautions and Contraindications: None...

Botanical Name: Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis Category: Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors Taste: SweetTemperature: Slightly ColdChannels Entered: Pericardium, LiverDosage: 6-15g Key Characteristics: Drains Liver heat Settle Liver wind   Actions & Indications:...

Botanical Name: Stephanie Tetrandae Radix Category: Drain Dampness Taste: Bitter, AcridTemperature: ColdChannels Entered: Spleen, Bladder, KidneyDosage: 4.5-9g Cautions & Contraindications: Its bitter, cold nature readily injures the Stomach.  Use with caution in...

Botanical Name: Artemisiae Scopariae Herba Category: Drain Dampness Taste: BitterTemperature: Slightly ColdChannels: Stomach, Spleen, Gallbladder, LiverDosage: 9-30g Cautions & Contraindications: Careful with high dosages. Actions & Indications: Clears heat,...

Botanical Name: Alismatis Rhizoma Category: Drain Dampness Taste: Sweet, BlandTemperature: ColdChannels Entered: Bladder, KidneyDosage: 4.5-9g Cautions & Contraindications: Use with caution in those with sunken middle burner qi. Actions & Indications: Promotes...

Botanical Name: Polyporus Category: Drain Dampness Taste: Sweet, Bland Temperature: Slightly Cold Channels Entered: Spleen, Bladder, Kidney Dosage: 6-12g Cautions & Contraindications: Do not use in the absence of dampness. Actions & Indications: Promotes...

Botanical Name: Plantaginis Semen Category: Drain Dampness Taste: Sweet Temperature: Cold Channels Entered: Lung, Bladder, Kidney, Liver Dosage: 9-15g Cautions & Contraindications: Use with caution during pregnancy. Caution in those with loss of essence due to...

Botanical Name: Polygoni Avicularis Herba Category: Drain Dampness Taste: BitterTemperature: Slightly ColdChannels Entered: BladderDosage: 9-15g Cautions & Contraindications: None Actions & Indications: Clears damp-heat from the Bladder, promotes urination,...

Botanical Name: Kochiae Fructus Category: Drain Dampness Taste: Bitter, SweetTemperature: ColdChannels Entered: Bladder, KidneyDosage: 9-15g Actions & Indications: Clears damp-heat and promotes urination: for painful urinary dribbling due to damp-heat accumulating...

Botanical Name: Diathi Herba Category: Drain Dampness Taste: Bitter Temperature: Cold Channels Entered: Heart, Small Intestine, Bladder Dosage: 9-15g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated in pregnancy. Actions & Indications: Clears damp-heat, promotes...

Botanical Name: Junci Medulla Category: Drain Dampness Taste: Sweet, BlandTemperature: Slightly ColdChannels Entered: Lung, Heart, Small IntestineDosage: 1.5-4.5g Cautions & Contraindications: None Actions & Indications: Promotes urination and unblocks painful...

Botanical Name: Akebiae Caulis Category: Drain Dampness Taste: Bitter Temperature: Slightly Cold Channels Entered: Heart, Small Intestine, Bladder Dosage: 3-6g Cautions & Contraindications: Caution during pregnancy. Actions & Indications: Promotes urination...

Botanical Name: Benincasae Semen Category: Drain Dampness Taste: SweetTemperature: ColdChannels: Lung, Large Intestine, Stomach, Small IntestineDosage: 9-15g Cautions & Contraindications: None Actions & Indications: Clears heat, expels phlegm, and promotes the...

Botanical Name: Coicis Semen Category: Drain Dampness Taste: Sweet, Bland Temperature: Slightly Cold Channels Entered: Lung, Stomach, Spleen, Kidney Dosage: 9-30g Cautions & Contraindications: None Actions & Indications: Facilitates the resolution of dampness...

Botanical Name: Poriae Cutis Category: Drain Dampness Taste: Sweet, BlandTemperature: NeutralChannels Entered: Lung, Spleen, Heart, KidneyDosage: 15-30g * Outer layer of fungal node. *It is considered to be harmonius and neutral in nature,  able only to promote...

Botanical Name: Poriae Category: Drain Dampness Taste: Sweet, BlandTemperature: NeutralChannel Entered: Kidney, Spleen, Lung, HeartDosage: 9-15g Cautions and Contraindications: Use caution in those with yin deficiency, sunken spleen qi, or cold from deficiency with...

Botanical Name: Taxilli Herba Category: Dispel Wind-Dampness Taste: Bitter, Sweet Temperature: Neutral Channels: Kidney, Liver Dosage: 9-15g Cautions & Contraindications: None Actions & Indications: Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, strengthens the sinews and...

Botanical Name: Erythrinae Cortex Category: Dispel Wind-Dampness Taste: Bitter, AcridTemperature: NeutralChannels: Spleen, Kidney, LiverDosage: 6-15g Cautions & Contraindications: None Actions & Indications: Dispels wind-dampness, unblocks the channels and...

Botanical Name: Siegesbeckiae Herba Category: Dispel Wind-Dampness Taste: BitterTemperature: ColdChannels: Kidney, LiverDosage: 9-15g Cautions & Contraindications: None Actions & Indications: Dispels wind-dampness and unblocks the channels and collaterals: for...

Botanical Name: Eleutherococci Gracilistyli Cortex Category: Dispel Wind-Dampness Taste: Bitter, AcridTemperature: WarmChannels: Kidney, LiverDosage: 4.5-9g Cautions & Contraindications: None Actions & Indications: Dispels wind-dampness and strengthens the...

Botanical Name: Mori Ramulus Category: Dispel Wind-Dampness Taste: Bitter, NeutralChannels: LiverDosage: 9-15g Cautions & Contraindications: None Actions & Indications: Dispels wind, unblocks the channels and collaterals, and benefits the joints: for wind-damp...

Botanical Name: Bombycis Faeces Category: Dispel Wind-Dampness Taste: Sweet, AcridTemperature: WarmChannels: Stomach, Spleen, LiverDosage: 4.5-9g Cautions & Contraindications: None Actions & Indications: Dispels wind and eliminates dampness: for painful...

Botanical Name: Chaenomelis Fructus Category: Dispel Wind-Dampness Taste: SourTemperature: WarmChannels: Spleen, LiverDosage: 6-12g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated in those with internal constrained heat and scanty dark urine.  Also contraindicated...

Botanical Name: Clematidis Radix Category: Dispel Wind-Dampness Taste: Acrid, SaltyTemperature: WarmChannels: BladderDosage: 6-9g Cautions & Contraindications: Because this herb is very piercing and mobilizing, excessive use will readily injure the normal qi.  It...

Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix Category: Dispel Wind-Dampness Taste: Bitter, AcridTemperature: Slightly ColdChannels: Stomach, Gallbladder, LiverDosage: 3-9g Cautions & Contraindications: s  Inappropriate for those with loose stools due to Spleen deficiency. Actions...

Angelica pubescentis Radix Category: Dispel Wind-Damp Taste: acrid, bitterTemperature: warmChannels entered: Kidney, BladderDosage: 3-9g Cautions and Contraindications: This herb is drying and readily injures the yin.  Should be used with caution in those with...

Cimicifugae Rhizoma Category: Cool, Acrid Release the Exterior Taste: Sweet, AcridTemperature: Slightly ColdChannels: Lung, Large Intestine, Stomach, SpleenDosage: 3-9g Cautions & Contraindications: Because this herb has an ascending, floating nature, it should...

Puerariae Radix Category: Cool, Acrid Release the Exterior Taste: Sweet, Acrid Temperature: Cool Channels: Stomach, Spleen Dosage: 9-21g Cautions & Contraindications: None Actions & Indications: Discharges exterior conditions and releases the muscles: for...

Spirodelae Herba Category: Cool, Acrid Release the Exterior Taste: AcridTemperature: ColdChannels: Lung, BladderDosage: 3-9g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated in those with spontaneous sweating or deficiency of either blood or qi, use with caution in...

Sojae Semen preparatum Category: Cool, Acrid, Release the Exterior Taste: Sweet, BitterTemperature: Warm or ColdChannels: Lung, StomachDosage: 6-12g Cautions & Contraindications: None Actions & Indications: Releases the exterior: for both hot and cold exterior...

Viticis Fructus Cool, Acrid Release the Exterior Taste: Bitter, AcridTemperature: CoolChannels: Stomach, BladderDosage: 6-12g Cautions & Contraindications: Traditionally, it is not to be combined with the Aconitum family or with Gypsum fibrosum. Actions &...

Trichosanthis Pericarpium Category: Cool & Transform Phlegm-Heat Taste: sweetTemperature: coldChannels: Lung, Large Intestine, StomachDosage: 6-12g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated for those with diarrheas due to deficiency and weakness of the...

Sargassum Category: Cool & Transform Phlegm-Heat Taste: bitter, saltyTemperature: coldChannels: Lung, Stomach, Kidney, LiverDosage: 6-15g Cautions & Contraindications: None Actions & Indications: Reduces phlegm and softens areas of hardness: for neck...

Eckloniae Thallus Category: Cool & Transform Phlegm-Heat Taste: saltyTemperature: coldChannels: Stomach, Kidney, LiverDosage: 6-15g Cautions & Contraindications: None Actions & Indications: Reduces phlegm and softens areas of hardness: for various kinds of...

Bambusae Caulis in Taeniam Cool & Transform Phlegm-Heat Taste: sweetTemperature: slightly coldChannels: Lung, Stomach, GallbladderDosage: 4.5-9g Cautions & Contraindications: None Actions & Indications: Clears and transforms phlegm-heat: for heat in the...

Trichosanthis Semen Category: Cool & Tranform Phlegm-Heat Taste: sweet, saltyTemperature: coldChannels: Lung, Large Intestine, StomachDosage: 9-15g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated in those with a weak, deficient Spleen and either nausea or loose...

Trichosanthis Fructus Cool & Transform Phlegm-Heat Taste: sweetTemperature: coolChannels: Lung, Large Intestine, StomachDosage: 9-21g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated for those with diarrhea due to deficiency and weakness of the Spleen and...

Bulbus Fritillaria Thumbergii Cool & Trasform Phlegm-Heat Taste: BitterTemperature: ColdChannels: Lung, HeartDosage: 4.5-9g Cautions & Contraindications: None Actions & Indications: Clears and transforms phlegm-heat: for acute Lung heat patterns with...

Bulbus Fritillaria Cirrhosae Category: Cool & Transform Phlegm-Heat Taste: bitter, sweetTemperature: slightly coldChannels: Lung, HeartDosage: 3-9g Cautions & Contraindications: Unsuitable for problems associated with cold-phlegm or damp-phlegm. Actions &...

Peucedani Radix Category: Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat Taste: bitter, acridTemperature: slightly coldChannels: LungDosage: 3-9g Cautions and Contraindications: This is a bitter, draining herb and should not be used for cough due to fire from yin deficiency, or cough...

Phaseoli Radiati Semen   Category: Clear Heat, Resolve Toxicity Taste: SweetTemperature: ColdChannels: Stomach, HeartDosage: 15-30g Cautions & Contraindications: Should be used with caution in those with loose stools or diarrhea. Actions & Indications:...

Nelumbinis Folium Clear Heat, Resolve Toxicity Taste: Bitter, SweetTemperature: NeutralChannels: Spleen, Heart, LiverDosage: 3-9g Cautions & Contraindications: None Actions & Indications: Treats summerheat patterns:  for fever, irritability, excessive...

Belamcandae Rhizoma Clear Heat, Resolve Toxicity Taste: BitterTemperature: ColdChannels: LungDosage: 3-9g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated in those with loose stools, as ingestion can lead to watery diarrhea.  Relatively contraindicated during...

Smilacis Glabrae Rhizoma Category: Clear Heat and Resolve Toxicity Taste: Sweet, BlandTemperature: NeutralChannels: Stomach, LiverDosage: 15-60g Cautions & Contraindications: There is one reported case of an allergic reaction with pruritus, papulous erythema, and...

Dictamni Cortex Clear Heat, Resolve Toxicity Taste: BitterTemperature: ColdChannels: Stomach, SpleenDosage: 4.5-9g Cautions & Contraindications: Caution should be exercised if the substance is prescribed for patients with poor liver function.  Beware of allergic...

Portulacae Herba Clear Hear, Resolve Toxicity Taste: SourTemperature: CoolChannels: Large Intestine, LiverDosage: 9-15g Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated during pregnancy. Actions & Indications: Resolves fire toxicity and cools the blood: for...

Pulsitillae Radix Category: Cleat Heat, Resove Toxicity Taste: BitterTemperature: ColdChannels: Large Intestine, StomachDosage: 6-15g Cautions & Contraindications: Only dried herb should be used.  Fresh herb is highly toxic. Actions & Indications: Clears heat...

Hedyotis diffusae Herba Category: Clear Heat, Resolve Toxicity Taste: Bitter, SweetTemperature: ColdChannels: Large Intestine, Stomach, Small Intestine, LiverDosage: 15-30g Cautions & Contraindications: Use with caution during pregnancy. Actions & Indications:...