Xiao Hui Xiang (Fennel seed) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Kidney, Liver, Spleen, Stomach
Category: Herbs that warm the Interior and/or expel Cold

Xie Bai (Long-stamen onion bulb) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Large intestine, Lung, Stomach
Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

Xin Yi Hua (Biond’s magnolia flower) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Stomach, Lung
Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

Xiong Huang (Realgar) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Stomach, Heart, Liver
Category: Herbs for external application

Xu chang Qing (Paniculate swallowwort root) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Stomach, Liver
Category: Herbs that dispel Wind and Dampness

Xuan Fu Hua (Inula flower) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Large intestine, Liver, Lung
Category: Warm herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough

Xun Ma (Stinging nettle leaf) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Liver
Category: Herbs that dispel Wind and Dampness

Yan Hu Suo (Corydalis tuber) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Heart, Liver, Lung
Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood

Ye Ming Sha (Bat fece) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Liver
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and purge Fire and/or clear Summer Heat

Yi Mu Cao (Motherwort herb) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Heart, Liver
Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood

Yi Zhi Ren (Sharp-leaf galangal fruit) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Kidney, Spleen
Category: Tonic herbs for Yang Deficiency

Yin Chen (Virgate wormwood) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Gallbladder, Liver, Spleen, Stomach
Category: Herbs that drain Dampness

Yin Yang Huo (Epimedium herb) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent, Sweet
Meridians: Kidney, Liver
Category: Tonic herbs for Yang Deficiency

Ying Su Ke (Poppy capsule ) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Pungent, Sour
Meridians: Kidney, Large intestine, Lung
Category: Herbs that stabilize and bind

Yu Jin (Turmeric tuber) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Heart, Liver, Lung
Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood