Chinese Herb Categories

• Warm, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
• Cool, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
• Herbs that Drain Fire
• Herbs that Cool the Blood
• Herbs that Clear Heat and Dry Dampness
• Herbs that Clear Heat and Eliminate Toxins
• Herbs that Clear and Relieve Summerheat
• Purgatives
• Moist Laxatives
• Harsh Expellants
• Herbs that Regulate Water and Drain Dampness
• Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness
• Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat
• Warm Herbs that Transform Phlegm-Cold
• Herbs that Relieve Coughing and Wheezing
• Aromatic Herbs that Transform and Dissolve Dampness
• Herbs that Relieve Food Stagnation
• Herbs that Regulate the Qi
• Herbs that Stop Bleeding
• Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
• Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold
• Herbs that Tonify Qi
• Herbs that Tonify Blood
• Herbs that Tonify Yang
• Herbs that Tonify Yin
• Herbs that Astringe, Stabilize, Bind
• Substances that Anchor, Settle, and Calm the Spirit
• Herbs that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit
• Aromatic Substances that Open the Orifices
• Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
• Herbs that Expel Parasites
• Substances for External Application
• Herbs that Expel Phlegm by Inducing Vomiting
• Uncategorized Herbs

Chinese Herb Qualities

• Temperature, Properties, and Channels

General Herb Information

• Herb-Drug Interactions
• Herb Counteractions and Incompatabilities
• Herbs that are Illegal or Considered Toxic in the United States
• Chinese Herb Tastes & Properties
• Latin Name Notes