Huang Bo (Phellodendron bark) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Bladder, Kidney, Large intestine
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and dry Dampness

Huang Lian (Goldthread rhizome) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Gallbladder, Heart, Large intestine, Liver, Spleen, Stomach
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and dry Dampness

Ju Hua (Chrysanthemum flower) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Liver, Lung
Category: Cool/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

Ling Yang Jiao (Saiga antelope's horn) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Salty
Meridians: Heart, Liver
Category: Herbs that pacify Internal Liver Wind and stop Tremors

Long Dan Cao (Chinese Gentian) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Gallbladder, Heart, Large intestine, Liver, Lung
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and dry Dampness

Lu Hui (Aloe vera) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Large intestine, Liver
Category: Purgative herbs that drain downward

Ma Bian Cao (Verbena leaf) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Spleen, Liver
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity

Ma Huang (Ephedra) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Bladder, Lung
Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

Niu Huang (Ox gallstone) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Liver
Category: Herbs that cool the Blood

Pi Pa Ye (Loquat leave) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Stomach, Lung
Category: Herbs that relieve coughing and wheezing

Qin Jiao (Gentian root) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Gallbladder, Stomach, Liver
Category: Herbs that dispel Wind and Dampness

Qing Hao (Sweet wormwood herb) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Gallbladder, Kidney, Liver
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and purge Fire and/or clear Summer Heat

Shi Gao (Gypsum) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Pungent, Sweet
Meridians: Lung, Stomach
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and purge Fire and/or clear Summer Heat

Shi Hu (Dendrobium) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Stomach, Kidney, Lung
Category: Tonic herbs for Yin Deficiency

Shui Niu Jiao (Water buffalo horn) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter, Salty
Meridians: Stomach, Heart, Liver
Category: Herbs that cool the Blood