Si Gua Luo (Sponge gourd) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Liver, Lung, Stomach
Category: Herbs that stabilize and bind

Xi Yang Shen (American ginseng) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Stomach, Heart, Kidney, Lung
Category: Tonic herbs for Qi Deficiency

Xiang Ru (Vietnamese balm) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Lung, Stomach
Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

Xuan Shen (Ningpo figwort root) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter
Meridians: Large intestine, Liver, Stomach
Category: Herbs that cool the Blood

Yin Chai Hu (Stellaria Root) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Stomach, Kidney, Liver
Category: Herbs that cool the Blood

Zhi Ju Zi (Japanese raisin tree seed) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Sour, Sweet
Meridians: Spleen, Heart, Lung
Category: Tonic herbs for Yin Deficiency

Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena rhizome) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Kidney, Lung, Stomach
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and purge Fire and/or clear Summer Heat

Zhu Sha (Cinnabar) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Heart
Category: Herbs that anchor and calm the Spirit