Bitter (Ku) TCM Materia Medica

Bitter (Ku) - Herbal Taste / Temperature Grouping (178 herbs)

Full List by Function by Channel by Property

A B C D E F G H J K L M N P Q R S T W X Y Z

A
Ai Ye (Mugwort Leaf, Moxa)
B
Bai Bu (Stemona Root)
Bai Guo (Ginkgo Nut)
Bai He (Lily Bulb)
Bai Hua She She Cao (Heydyotis, Oldenlandia)
Bai Ji (Bletilla Rhizome)
Bai Jiang Cao (Patrinia, Thiaspi)
Bai Ji Li (Caltrop Fruit, Puncture Vine Fruit)
Bai Shao (White Peony Root)
Bai Tou Weng (Chinese Anemone Root, Pulsatilla)
Bai Wei (Swallowwort Root)
Bai Xian Pi (Dictamnus Root Bark)
Bai Zhu (Atractylodes (White) Rhizome)
Ban Lan Gen (Woad Root, Isatis Root)
Ban Zhi Lian (Barbat Skullcap, Scutellaria)
Bei Xie (Dioscorea Root)
Bian Xu (Knotweed, Polygonoum)
Bing Lang (Betel Nut, Areca Seeds)
Bing Pian (Borneol)
Bu Gu Zhi (Psoralea Fruit)
C
Cang Er Zi (Cocklebur Fruit, Xanthium)
Cang Zhu (Atractylodes)
Ce Bai Ye (Biota Leaves)
Chai Hu (Thorowax Root, Bupleurum)
Chang Shan (Dichroa Root)
Chao Huang Bai (Dry Fried Amur Cork Tree Bark)
Chen Pi (Tangerine Peel)
Chen Xiang (Aloeswood)
Chi Shao (Red Peony Root)
Chuan Bei Mu (Fritillaria Bulb)
Chuan Lian Zi (Sichuan Pagoda Tree Fruit)
Chuan Xin Lian (Green Chiretta)
Chun Pi (Bark or Root Bark of Ailanthus)
D
Da Huang (Rhubarb)
Dai Zhe Shi (Hermatite)
Dan Dou Chi (Prepared Soybean)
Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica Root)
Dan Nan Xing (Jack in the Pulpit Rhizome and Bile)
Dan Shen (Salvia Root)
Da Qing Ye (Woad Leaf, Indigo)
Di Fu Zi (Broom Cyprus Fruit)
Di Yu (Bloodwort Root)
Du Huo (Angelica Root)
E
E Zhu (Zeodoaria Rhizome)
F
Fan Xie Ye (Senna)
Fo Shou (Finger Citron Fruit)
G
Gan Sui (Kan Sui Root)
Gou Ji (Chain Fern Rhizome)
Guang Fang Zi (Aristolochia Root, Stephania)
Guan Zhong (Dryopteris Root)
Gu Sui Bu (Drynaria Rhizome)
H
Hai Feng Teng (Kadsura Stem, Futokadsura Stem)
Hai Ge Ke (Clam Shell)
Hai Tong Pi (Coral Bean Bark)
Hai Zao (Sargassum, Seaweed)
Han Fang Zi (Stephania Root)
Hei Lao Hu Gen (Root of Scarlet Kadsura)
He Shou Wu (Polygonum, Fleeceflower Root)
He Ye (Lotus Leaf)
He Zi (Myrobalan Fruit, Terminalia, Chebula)
Hong Teng (Sargentadoxa Vine)
Hou Po (Magnolia Bark)
Huai Hua Mi (Pagoda Tree Bud)
Huai Niu Xi (Achyranthes Root)
Huang Bai (Amur Cork Tree Bark, Phellodendron)
Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome)
Huang Qin (Baical Skullcap Root, Scutellaria)
Huang Yao Zi (Dioscorea Bulbifera Tuber)
Hu Huang Lian (Pierorhizae Rhizome)
Hu Zhang (Bushy Knotweed Root)
J
Jiang Huang (Tumeric Rhizome)
Jie Geng (Balloon Flower Rhizome)
Jiu Chao Zhi Mu (Wine Fried Anemarrhena Rhizome)
Jiu Ji Nu (Artemesia)
Ji Xue Cao (Asiatic Pennywort, Gotu Kola)
Ji Xue Teng (Millettia Vine)
Jue Ming Zi (Cao Jue Ming) (Foetid Cassia Seeds)
Ju Hong (Tangerine Peel (Red Part))
Ju Hua (Chrysanthemum Flower)
K
Ku Shen (Sophora Root)
L
Lian Qiao (Forsythia Fruit)
Lian (Zi) Xin (Lotus Plumule)
Long Dan Cao (Chinese Gentian Root, Gentiana)
Lu Hui (Dried Aloe Leaf Juice)
Lu Lu Tong (Sweetgum Fruit)
Luo Shi Teng (Star Jasmine Stem)
M
Ma Dou Ling (Birthwort Fruit)
Ma Huang (Ephedra)
Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon Tuber)
Mang Xiao (Glauber's Salt)
Man Jing Zi (Vitex Fruit Seed)
Ma Qian Zi (Nux-Vomica Seeds)
Mei Gui Hua (Young Flower of Chinese Rose)
Mo Yao (Myrrh)
Mu Dan Pi (Tree Peony Root Cortex)
Mu Tong (Akebia Caulis)
Mu Xiang (Costus Root)
Mu Zei (Scouring Rush, Shave Grass)
N
Niu Bang Zi (Great Burdock Fruit, Arctium)
Niu Huang (Cattle Gallstone)
Nu Zhen Zi (Privet Fruit)
P
Pi Pa Ye (Loquat Leaf)
Pu Gong Ying (Dandelion)
Q
Qian Cao Gen (Rubia Root)
Qiang Huo (Notopterygium Root)
Qian Hu (Hogfennel Root)
Qian Niu Zi (Morning Glory Seed)
Qing Hao (Wormwood)
Qing Pi (Green Tangerine Peel)
Qin Jiao (Gentiana Macrophylla Root)
Qin Pi (Bark of Korean Ash Branch)
Qu Mai (Dianthus)
R
Ren Shen (Ginseng Root)
Ru Xiang (Frankincense)
S
Sang Ji Sheng (Mulberry Mistletoe Stem)
Sang Ye (White Mulberry Leaf)
Sang Zhi (Mulberry Twig)
San Leng (Scirpus Rhizome)
San Qi (Tian Qi) (Pseudoginseng Root)
Shan Dou Gen (Subprostrate, Sophora Root)
Shang Lu (Poke Root)
Sha Shen (Glehnia Root)
She Chuang Zi (Cnidium Seeds)
She Gan (Belamcanda Rhizome)
Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia)
Shi Di (Persimmon Calyx)
Shi Jian Chuan (Red Sage Herb)
Shi Shang Bo (Doederlein's Spikemoss)
Shi Wei (Pyrrosia Leaves)
Shui Zhi (Leech)
T
Tai Zi Shen (Pseudostellaria)
Tao Ren (Peach Seed)
Tian Hua Fen (Trichosanthes Root)
Tian Men Dong (Asparagus Tuber)
Tian Nan Xing (Arisaema)
Ting Li Zi (Descurainia Seeds)
Tu Niu Xi (Tuniuxi Root)
W
Wang Bu Liu Xing (Vaccaria Seeds)
Wu Jia Pi (Acanthopanax Root Bark)
Wu Ling Zhi (Flying Squirrel Feces)
Wu Zhu Yu (Evodia Fruit)
X
Xia Ku Cao (Selfheal Spike, Prunella)
Xiang Fu (Nut Grass Rhizome)
Xian He Cao (Agrimony Grass)
Xie Bai (Chive Bulb)
Xi Jiao (Rhinoceros Horn)
Xing Ren (Apricot Seed)
Xiong Dan (Bear Gallbladder)
Xiong Huang (Realgar)
Xi Xian Cao (Siegesbeckia Plant)
Xi Yang Shen (American Ginseng Root)
Xuan Fu Hua (Inula Flower)
Xuan Shen (Ningpo Figwort Root, Scrophularia)
Xu Duan (Japanese Teasel Root)
Y
Ya Dan Zi (Java Brucea Fruit, Brucea)
Yan Hu Suo (Corydalis Rhizome)
Ye Jiao Teng (Polygonum Vine, Fleeceflower Vine)
Ye Ju Hua (Wild Chrysanthemum Flower)
Yi Mu Cao (Chinese Motherwort)
Yin Chen Hao (Yin Chen Hao Shoots and Leaves)
Yuan Hua (Genkwa Flower)
Yuan Zhi (Senega Root)
Yu Jin (Tumeric Tuber)
Yu Li Ren (Bush Cherry Pit)
Z
Zao Xiu (Paris Rhizome)
Ze Lan (Bugleweed)
Zhe Bei Mu (Fritillaria Bulb)
Zhi Ke (Ripe Fruit of Zhi Shi)
Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena Rhizome)
Zhi Shi (Immature Bitter Orange)
Zhi Yuan Zhi (Honey Fried Senega Root)
Zhi Zi (Cape Jasmine Fruit, Gardenia)
Zhong Jie Feng (Sarcandra Herb)
Zi Hua Di Ding (Yedeon's Violet)
Zi Ran Tong (Pyrite)
Zi Wan (Purple Aster Root)
Zi Zhu (Callicarpa Leaf)
Zong Lu Pi (Trachycarpus Stipule Fiber)

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