Bie Jia (Softshell turtle shell) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Salty
Meridians: Kidney, Liver
Category: Tonic herbs for Yin Deficiency

Chi Shao (Red peony root) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Liver
Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood

Chong Wei Zi (Motherwort fruit) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Spleen, Liver
Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood

Chuan Niu Xi (Cyathula root) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Kidney, Liver
Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood

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

Da Huang (Rhubarb) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Large intestine, Liver, Pericardium
Category: Purgative herbs that drain downward

Da Xue Teng (Sargentodoxa stem) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Large intestine, Liver
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity

Dan Shen (Red sage root) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Heart, Liver
Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood

Dang Gui (Dong quai) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent, Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Liver, Spleen
Category: Tonic herbs for Blood Deficiency

Gan Qi (Lacquer) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Stomach, Lung
Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood

Gui Zhi (Cinnamon twig) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent, Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Lung, Spleen
Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

Hong Hua (Safflower) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Heart, Liver
Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood

Hu Po (Amber) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Bladder, Heart, Liver
Category: Herbs that anchor and calm the Spirit

Jiang Huang (Turmeric) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Liver, Spleen
Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood

Liu Ji Nu (Diverse wormwood herb) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Spleen, Heart
Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood