见肾寒。
见心寒。
见肝寒。
见大肠寒。
见心寒。
见心补。
见肾补。
见胆和。
见肺和。
见肝和。
见心和。
辛微苦微寒，入心包肝，消水行血，去瘀生新，解毒利二便，辛散滑利并不补益。
茺蔚子活血调经，明目行中有补，血滞血热者宜之。
甘平，入心包肝经血分，生用性滑，行血消瘀，祛心腹膀胱之热，疗疮，肿炒黑性涩
止血。
见胃攻。
见肝寒。
见肝寒。
见小肠寒。
见肝寒。
即苦菜，苦咸微寒，入心包肾，主暴热火疮疥痔，除痈肿结热风痹，为治肠痈之上药
。
见肝寒。
见命门热。
辛甘苦温，入心肝脾，治冲脉带脉为病，为血中气药，血滞能通，血虚能补，血
枯能润，血乱能抚，使气血各有所归，散内寒补不足，去瘀生新，润燥滑肠。治上用头，治
中用身，治下用尾，统治全用。辛气太甚如熬膏则去其辛散之气，专取润补之力，虚弱畏辛
气者用之大妙。归须力薄，其气不升，且能宣络，不似归身之辛温上升也。
苦酸微寒，入肝脾血分，为肺之行经药，泻肝火和血脉，收阴气敛逆气，缓中退热，
其收降之性又能入血海，治一切血病脾热易饥。赤芍泻肝火，散恶血利小肠。白补而敛，赤
散而泻，白益脾能于土中泻木，赤散邪能行血中之滞。
(Kushen/Sophora flavescens Root) is indicated for Kidney Cold syndrome.
Indicated for Heart Cold syndrome.
Indicated for Liver Cold syndrome.
Indicated for Large Intestine Cold syndrome.
Bitter, sweet, and cool in nature; nourishes yin to moisten dryness, cools blood, stops bleeding, dispels wind, and clears heat from the Qi level of the Shaoyang (Lesser Yang) channel.
Indicated for Heart Cold syndrome.
Indicated for Heart Tonification syndrome.
Indicated for Kidney Tonification syndrome.
Indicated for Gallbladder Harmonization syndrome.
Indicated for Lung Harmonization syndrome.
Indicated for Liver Harmonization syndrome.
Indicated for Heart Harmonization syndrome.
(Danshen/Salvia miltiorrhiza Root) Pungent, slightly bitter, and slightly cold; enters the Pericardium and Liver channels; promotes water metabolism and moves blood, removes stasis to generate new blood, detoxifies, and facilitates urination and defecation. Its pungent dispersing and slippery lubricating properties do not possess tonifying effects.
(Chongweizi/Ecliptae Herba) Moves blood and regulates menstruation, brightens the eyes, and possesses tonifying qualities within its blood-moving action; suitable for cases of Blood Stagnation and Blood Heat.
(Baishao/Radix Paeoniae Alba) Sweet and neutral; enters the blood aspect of the Pericardium and Liver channels. When used raw, it is slippery, moves blood, eliminates stasis, clears heat from the heart, abdomen, and bladder, and treats sores and swellings. When stir-fried until charred, it becomes astringent and stops bleeding.
Indicated for Stomach Attack/Purging syndrome.
Sour, salty, and warm; enters the Pericardium and Liver channels; moves blood and unblocks stagnation; use with caution in cases without Blood Stagnation.
Sweet, sour, and cold; enters the Pericardium and Liver channels; breaks blood and removes stasis; clears latent fire from the blood; treats conditions where Blood Heat generates Wind.
Indicated for Liver Cold syndrome.
Indicated for Liver Cold syndrome.
Indicated for Small Intestine Cold syndrome.
Indicated for Liver Cold syndrome.
(i.e., Kucai/Glehniae Radix or similar bitter vegetable) Bitter, salty, and slightly cold; enters the Pericardium and Kidney channels; primarily treats sudden violent fire sores, scabies, tinea, and hemorrhoids; eliminates abscesses, swelling, wind-heat bi obstruction; is a premier herb for treating Intestinal Abscess (Chang Yong).
Indicated for Liver Cold syndrome.
Indicated for Mingmen (Gate of Life) Heat syndrome.
(Danggui/Angelicae Sinensis Radix) Pungent, sweet, bitter, and warm; enters the Heart, Liver, and Spleen channels; treats diseases of the Chong (Penetrating) and Dai (Girdling) vessels; known as the "Qi herb within the Blood category"; unblocks Blood Stagnation, tonifies Blood Deficiency, moistens Blood Withering, soothes Blood Chaos, ensuring Qi and Blood return to their proper residences; disperses internal cold, supplements insufficiency, removes stasis to generate new blood, moistens dryness, and lubricates the intestines. For upper body ailments, use the root head; for middle body, the body; for lower body, the tail; for general treatment, use the whole root. If the pungent property is too strong, it can be processed into an ointment/paste to remove its pungent dispersing quality, retaining only its moistening and tonifying power; this is excellent for those who are deficient and fear pungent dispersing agents. Danggui Xu (rootlets) has weak force, does not ascend, and can disseminate collaterals, unlike Danggui Shen (body), which is pungent-warm and ascending.
(Chishao/Radix Paeoniae Rubra) Bitter, sour, and slightly cold; enters the blood aspect of the Liver and Spleen channels; acts as a guiding herb for the Lung channel; drains Liver Fire, harmonizes blood vessels, collects Yin Qi, and restrains rebellious Qi; soothes the center and reduces fever. Its collecting and descending nature also enters the Sea of Blood, treating all blood disorders and spleen heat with easy hunger. Chishao drains Liver Fire, disperses foul blood, and benefits the Small Intestine. Baishao (White Peony Root) is tonifying and astringent; Chishao is dispersing and draining. Baishao benefits the Spleen, allowing for the draining of Wood (Liver) within Earth (Spleen); Chishao disperses pathogenic factors and moves stagnation within the blood.