Bai Wei (Swallow-wort root) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter, Salty
Meridians: Kidney, Liver, Stomach
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and dry Dampness

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

Chan Tui (Cicada slough) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter, Salty
Meridians: Liver, Lung
Category: Cool/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

Ci Shi (Magnetite) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Salty
Meridians: Heart, Kidney, Liver, Lung
Category: Herbs that anchor and calm the Spirit

Di Long (Earthworm) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Salty
Meridians: Bladder, Spleen, Liver
Category: Herbs that pacify Internal Liver Wind and stop Tremors

Fu Hai Shi (Costazia skeleton) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Salty
Meridians: Lung
Category: Cool herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough

Ge Jie (Tokay gecko) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Salty
Meridians: Kidney, Lung
Category: Tonic herbs for Yang Deficiency

Gui Ban (Tortoise plastron) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Salty, Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Kidney, Liver
Category: Tonic herbs for Yin Deficiency

Hai Piao Shao (Cuttlebone) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent, Salty
Meridians: Spleen, Kidney
Category: Herbs that stabilize and bind

Hai Zao (Sargassum) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter, Salty
Meridians: Kidney, Liver, Stomach
Category: Cool herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough

Han Shui Shi (Calcitum) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Pungent, Salty
Meridians: Heart, Kidney
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and purge Fire and/or clear Summer Heat

Jiang Can (Silkworm) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Pungent, Salty
Meridians: Liver, Lung
Category: Herbs that pacify Internal Liver Wind and stop Tremors

Jin Qian Cao (Gold coin herb ) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Salty, Sweet
Meridians: Bladder, Gallbladder, Kidney, Liver
Category: Herbs that drain Dampness

Kun Bu (Kombu) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Salty
Meridians: Kidney, Liver, Stomach
Category: Cool herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough

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