Yu Zhu (Angular solomon's seal root) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Lung, Stomach
Category: Tonic herbs for Yin Deficiency

Yuan Hua (Genkwa flower) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Kidney, Large intestine, Lung
Category: Cathartic herbs that drain downward

Yuan Zhi (Chinese senega root) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Kidney, Lung
Category: Herbs that nourish the Heart and calm the Spirit

Yue Ju (Lingonberry) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent, Sweet
Meridians: Gallbladder, Stomach, Kidney, Large intestine
Category: Herbs that drain Dampness

Zao Jiao Ci (Gleditsia thorn) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Stomach, Liver, Lung
Category: Warm herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough

Zao Xin Tu (Stove earth) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Sour
Meridians: Spleen, Stomach
Category: Herbs that stop bleeding

Ze Lan (Lycopi rhizome) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Liver
Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood

Ze Xie (Water plantain) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Sweet
Meridians: Bladder, Kidney
Category: Herbs that drain Dampness

Zhang Nao (Camphor) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Heart
Category: Herbs that open the Orifices

Zhen Zhu (Pearl) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Salty, Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Liver
Category: Herbs that nourish the Heart and calm the Spirit

Zhen Zhu Mu (Mother of pearl) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Salty, Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Liver
Category: Herbs that anchor and calm the Spirit

Zhi Cao Wu (Prepared Kusnezoffii aconite) Nature: Hot
Taste(s): Pungent, Sour
Meridians: Spleen, Kidney, Liver
Category: Herbs that warm the Interior and/or expel Cold

Zhi Chuan Wu (Prepared Sichuan aconite) Nature: Hot
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Heart, Kidney, Liver
Category: Herbs that dispel Wind and Dampness

Zhi Fu Zi (Prepared aconite) Nature: Hot
Taste(s): Pungent, Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Kidney, Spleen
Category: Herbs that warm the Interior and/or expel Cold

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