Qian Dan (Minium ) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Heart, Lung
Category: Herbs for external application

Qian Hu (Hogfennel root) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Lung
Category: Cool herbs that transform Phlegm and stop Cough

Qian Nian Jian (Homalomena rhizome) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent, Sweet
Meridians: Kidney, Liver
Category: Herbs that dispel Wind and Dampness

Qian Niu Zi (Morning glory seed) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Kidney, Large intestine, Lung
Category: Cathartic herbs that drain downward

Qiang Huo (Notopterygium root) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Bladder, Kidney
Category: Warm/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

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

Qing Fen (Calomelas) Nature: Cold
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Bladder, Kidney, Liver
Category: Herbs for external application

Qing Pi (Green tangerine peel) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Gallbladder, Stomach, Liver
Category: Herbs that regulate Qi

Quan Shen (Bistort rhizome) Nature: Cool
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Large intestine, Liver, Lung
Category: Herbs that clear Heat and relieve Toxicity

Quan Xie (Scorpion ) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Liver
Category: Herbs that pacify Internal Liver Wind and stop Tremors

Rou Dou Kou (Nutmeg) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Large intestine, Spleen, Stomach
Category: Herbs that stabilize and bind

Rou Gui (Cinnamon bark) Nature: Hot
Taste(s): Pungent, Sweet
Meridians: Heart, Kidney, Liver, Spleen
Category: Herbs that warm the Interior and/or expel Cold

Ru Xiang (Frankincense) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Heart, Liver
Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood

San Leng (Common burreed tuber) Nature: Neutral
Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent
Meridians: Spleen, Liver
Category: Herbs that invigorate the Blood

Sha Ren (Amomum fruit) Nature: Warm
Taste(s): Pungent
Meridians: Kidney, Spleen, Stomach
Category: Aromatic herbs that transform Dampness