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Xue Yu Tan

Xuè Yú Tàn

⾎余炭

Charred Human Hair

Neutral

Heart • Liver • Kidney

Bitter • Astringent

Yan Hu Suo

Yán Hú Suǒ

延胡索

Corydalis Rhizome

Warm

Liver • Spleen • Stomach • Heart

Acrid • Bitter

Yang Ji

Yáng Jì

洋蓟

Globe Artichoke

Cold

Liver • Gallblader • Stomach

Bitter • Pungent

Can be eaten as vegetable

Yang Qi Shi

Yáng Qǐ Shí

阳起石

Actinolite

Warm

Kidney

Salty

Ye Jiao Teng

Yè Jiāo Téng

夜交藤

Polygonum Vine

Neutral

Heart • Liver

Sweet

Ye Ju Hua

Yě Jú Huā

野菊花

Wild Chrysanthemum Flower

Cool

Liver • Lung

Bitter • Pungent

Yi Mu Cao

Yì Mǔ Cǎo

益母草

Chinese Motherwort

Slightly Cold

Heart • Liver • Bladder

Acrid • Bitter

Yi Tang

Yí Táng

饴糖

Malt Sugar

Warm

Lung • Spleen • Stomach

Sweet

Yi Yi Ren

Yì Yǐ Rén

薏苡仁

Coix Seeds

Slightly Cold

Lung • Kidney • Spleen • Stomach

Sweet • Bland

Yi Zhi Ren

Yì Zhì Rén

益智仁

Alpinia Fruit

Warm

Kidney • Spleen

Pungent

Yin Chen

Yīn Chén Hāo

茵陈蒿

Artemisia Capillaris

Cool

Gallbladder • Liver • Spleen • Stomach

Bitter • Pungent

None noted

Yin Yang Huo

Yín Yáng Huò

淫羊藿

Horny Goat Weed

Warm

Kidney • Liver

Pungent • Sweet

Ying Su Ke

Yīng Sù Ké

罂粟壳

Opium Poppy Husk

Neutral

Lung • Large Intestine • Kidney

Sour • Astringent • Toxic

Yu Jin

Yù Jīn

郁⾦

Tumeric Tuber

Cold

Heart • Liver • Gall Bladder

Acrid • Bitter

Yu Xing Cao

Yú Xīng Cǎo

鱼腥草

Houttuynia

Cool

Lung • Large Intestine

Pungent

Yu Zhu

Yù Zhú

玉竹

Polygonatum

Slightly Cold

Stomach • Kidney

Sweet

Yuan Zhi

Yuǎn Zhì

元志

Siberian Milk-Wort Root

Slightly Warm

Heart • Lung

Bitter • Pungent

Ze Lan

Zé Lán

泽兰

Bugleweed

Slightly Warm

Liver • Spleen

Acrid • Bitter

Ze Xie

Zé Xiè

泽泻

Alisma

Cold

Kidney • Bladder

Sweet • Bland

Zhang Nao

Zhāng Nǎo

樟脑

Camphor

Hot

Heart • Spleen

Acrid • Aromatic • Toxic

Toxic

Zhe Bei Mu

Zhè Bèi Mǔ

浙貝母

Thunberg Fritillaria Bulb (from Zhe Jiang)

Cold

Lung • Heart

Bitter

Zhe Chong

Zhé Chóng

蛰⾍

Wingless Cockroach

Cold

Liver

Salty

Slightly Toxic

Zhen Zhu

Zhēn Zhū Mǔ

珍珠母

Mother of Pearl

Cold

Heart • Liver

Sweet • Salty

Zhi Chuan Wu

Zhì Chuān Wū

制川乌

Processed Aconite Main Root

Hot

Heart • Spleen • Liver

Bitter • Pungent

Very toxic

Zhi Gan Cao

Zhì Gān Cǎo

炙甘草

Honey Fried Licorice

Warm

Heart • Pericardium • Kidney • Bladder • Small Intestine • Stomach • Spleen • Lung • Large Intestine • San Jiao • Liver • Gall Bladder

Sweet

Zhi Ke

枳壳

Ripe Bitter Orange

Slightly Cold

Spleen • Stomach • Large Intestine

Acrid • Bitter

Zhi Mu

Zhī Mǔ

知母

Anemarrhena

Cold

Lungs • Stomach • Kidney

Sweet • Bitter

Zhi Shi

Zhǐ Shí

枳实

Immature Bitter Orange

Slightly Cold

Spleen • Stomach • Large Intestine

Acrid • Bitter

Zhi Zi

Zhī Zi

栀子

Gardenia

Cold

Heart • Liver • Lung • Stomach • Triple Burner

Bitter

Overdose can lead to diarrhea

Zhu Li

Zhú Lì

竹沥

Bamboo Sap

Cold

Heart • Lung • Liver

Sweet