Herbal Functional Groupings
TCM Materia Medica
TCM Herbs - Functional Categories
Within Traditional Chinese Medicine, herbs are categorized by their intended functions. Follow the link for each functional group and you may view summary/study notes for that group and the list of individual herbs that fall under that category.
- ViewAromatic Herbs That Transform Dampness (7)
- ViewHerbs For External Applications (10)
- ViewHerbs That Anchor, Settle and Calm The Spirit (7)
- ViewHerbs That Clear and Relieve Summerheat (5)
- ViewHerbs That Clear Heat and Dry Dampness (9)
- ViewHerbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity (28)
- ViewHerbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat (15)
- ViewHerbs That Cool The Blood (9)
- ViewHerbs That Dispel Wind Dampness (16)
- ViewHerbs That Drain Dampness (23)
- ViewHerbs That Drain Downward (11)
- ViewHerbs That Drain Fire (16)
- ViewHerbs That Expel Parasites (4)
- ViewHerbs That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors (9)
- ViewHerbs That Invigorate Blood (32)
- ViewHerbs That Nourish The Heart and Calm The Spirit (6)
- ViewHerbs That Open Orifices (6)
- ViewHerbs That Regulate The Qi (18)
- ViewHerbs That Release The Exterior Wind Cold (13)
- ViewHerbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat (12)
- ViewHerbs That Relieve Coughing and Wheezing (11)
- ViewHerbs That Relieve Food Stagnation (6)
- ViewHerbs That Stabilize and Bind (18)
- ViewHerbs That Stop Bleeding (15)
- ViewHerbs That Tonify Blood (8)
- ViewHerbs That Tonify Qi (11)
- ViewHerbs That Tonify Yang (18)
- ViewHerbs That Tonify Yin (15)
- ViewHerbs That Transform Phlegm Cold (9)
- ViewHerbs That Warm the Interior and Expel Cold (8)
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