NCCAOM Herb List
Select a category to list the herbs in it (Categories based on Bensky)
Warm
Spleen • Liver • Kidney
Bitter • Pungent
Uterine bleeding • Excessive menstrual bleeding • Nosebleed • Bloody stool • Cold dysentery • Dysmenorrhea • Cold womb infertility • Vaginal bleeding from potential miscarriage • Stomach or Spleen deficiency cold • External wash for genital itching, eczema, or tinea
Slightly Warm
Kidney • Liver
Pungent • Sweet
Impotence • Infertility • Kidney Yang Xu • Bone and joint pain • Muscle spasms and cramps • Bi Zheng
Neutral
Spleen • Stomach
Sweet
SP: diarrhea, poor appetite, vaginal discharge. Summer heat dampness: diarrhea, vomiting. [35] • Alcohol or food poisoning[42]
Slightly Warm
Lung
Sweet • Bitter
Various coughs: Chronic/Acute cough, hot/cod, excess/deficiency, interior/exterior • Pinworms • Lice • Vaginal trichomonas • Tinea
Warm
Spleen • Stomach • Lung
Pungent • Aromatic
Dampness Obstructing the Middle Jiao and Damp-Warmth (a stifling sensation in the chest, fullness in the epigastrium, anorexia and a very greasy tongue coat). Vomiting due to Spleen and Stomach, Deficiency Cold, Spleen and Stomach Cold, Cold Dampness and Food Stagnation[3]
Neutral
Lung • Kidney
Sweet • Bitter • Astringent • Mildly toxic
Cough/wheezing with lung heat sputum, phlegm heat asthma, unproductive cough from Lung Dryness or from Kidney Deficiency, chronic respiratory disorders, clear or yellow vaginal discharge • cloudy urine • urinary incontinence, spermatorrhea [18]
Slightly Cold
Lung • Heart
Sweet • Slightly Bitter
dry Lungs, Lung Heat cough, Lung Heat sore throat, insomnia, restlessness, irritability after a febrile disease, palpitations from Yin and Qi deficiency[25]
Warm
Liver
Sweet • Salty
Chronic wind damp Bi • Muscle cramps • Stroke sequelae • Syphillis • Tinea • Skin numbness • Skin rash • Facial paralysis • Bell's palsy • Hemiplegia
Cold
Liver • Large Intestine • Small intestine • Stomach
Slightly Bitter • Sweet
Intestinal abscess • Cancer • Dampness • Heat toxin •Lin Zheng • Shi-re Lin • Damp heat jaundice
Slightly Cold
Lung • Stomach • Liver
Bitter • Astringent • Sweet
Tuberculosis • Bloody vomit • Nose bleed • Bloody mucus • Traumatic injuries • Burns • Chapped skin • Sores • Chapped skin • Stomach and duodenum ulcers • Traumatic bleeding (topically) • Lung damage • Generate flesh
Neutral
Liver
Acrid • Bitter
Exterior Wind Heat skin disorders, bitter taste, eczema, itchy dry skin lesions, Liver Qi stagnation, Liver Yang Rising, Liver Heat eye disorders,
Slightly Cold
Large Intestine • Liver • Stomach
Bitter • Pungent
Intestinal abscess • Blood stasis • Heat toxins • Sores and abscesses
Warm
Lung
Pungent
Cough with copious but thin sputum • Chest distension • Joint pain • General body aches • Yin type sores and boils • Oozing ulcers
Cold
Lung • Stomach • Small Intestine • Bladder
Sweet
Bloody or dark yellow urine • Bloody mucus • Bloody vomit • Nosebleed • Hot Lin • Bloody Lin • Dysuria • Edema • Jaundice • Nephritis • Hepatitis • Lung heat cough • Stomach heat nausea and thirst
Neutral/ Slightly Warm
Lung
Pungent • Sweet
Sticky-sputum • Wheezing • Throat gurgling
Cool
Liver • Spleen
Bitter • Sour
Tonify Blood: cramps, uterine bleeding, irregular menses, headache, dizziness, vaginal discharge, spermatorrhea. Soothe Liver: pale complexion, spasms in hands and feet, abdominal pain from Liver qi stagnation, Liver Yang rising. Harmonize Yin and Wei: night sweats, spontaneous sweating, wind-cold deficiency.[31] • Spasms, cramps, and pain (muscle and sinew related, not from Wind)[42].
Cold
Large Intestine • Stomach
Bitter
Abscess • Dampness • Hot dysenteric disorders • Diarrhea with mucus • Bloody Diarrhea
Cold
Stomach • Liver
Salty • Bitter
Lin Zheng, steaming bone disorder, Blood heat, dysuria, Lung heat, Yin deficiency[31] • Blood deficiency with intermittent fever and chills[42]
Cold
Spleen • Stomach
Bitter
Damp heat in the blood leading to skin lesions, sores, jaundice, vaginal discharge • Bi pain • Wind heat • Damp heat in blood vessels
Warm
Lung • Spleen • Stomach
Pungent
Frontal Headaches• Sinus Headaches • Ulcers • Sores • Wind cold • Headache • Nasal congestion • Dampness
Warm
Spleen • Stomach
Bitter • Sweet
Edema from Spleen deficiency • Poor urination • Spontaneous sweating • Restless fetus • Vomiting • Poor appetite • Fatigue • Phlegm-fluid • Painful obstruction • Diarrhea • Dampness
Neutral
Heart • Kidney • Large Intestine
Sweet
Heart Blood Deficiency, palpitations, insomnia, constipation, dry stool, feeling of insecurity, anxiety, poor memory, night sweats
Cold
Heart • Lung • Stomach
Bitter
Viral infections • Wind heat • Sore throat • Skin blotches • Fever • Tonsillitis
Warm
Lung • Spleen • Stomach
Pungent
Cold damp phlegm • Plumpit Qi, Cough with copious sputum • Wheezing • Nausea • Vomiting • Mucous • Toothache • Spleen dampness • Lung phlegm • Vomiting • Nodules • Abdominal and epigastric distention from damp cold (Ban Xia/ Da Fu Pi)
Hot
Large Intestine • Stomach
Pungent
Slightly Cold
Bladder • Liver • Stomach
Bitter
Lower jiao dampness, cloudy urination, wind damp, damp heat skin sores
Slightly Cold
Bladder
Bitter
Tapeworm • Pinworm • Hookworm • UTI • Damp heat jaundice • Lin syndrome
Cold
Liver • Kidney
Salty
Yin deficiency, blood stasis, nodules, irregular menses
Cool
Liver • Lung
Pungent
Headache • Fever • Cough • Cold symptoms • Sore throat • Eczema • Hives • Red eyes • Blurred vision
Very Warm
Kidney • Spleen
Pungent • Bitter
Spleen and Kidney Yang deficiency early morning diarrhea, impotence, night sweats, spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation, urinary incontinence, frequent urination, low back pain. Grasp Lung Qi: shortness of breath, asthma, wheezing. Used as tincture for VITILIGO[42]
Warm
Lung
Sweet • Bitter • Toxic
Runny nose • Sinus pain • Sinus headaches • Nasal congestion
Warm
Spleen • Stomach
Pungent • Bitter • Aromatic
Middle jiao dampness: anorexia, epigastric distention, nausea, vomiting; Wind Cold dampness: Wind Damp Bi, fever, headache, chills, nasal congestion; Vision: rough sensation in eyes, night blindness; Damp heat: sore joints, vaginal discharge, swollen joints
Warm
Spleen • Stomach • Lung
Pungent • Aromatic
Middle Jiao cold and damp accumulation, nausea and vomiting from cold phlegm
Warm
Spleen • Stomach
Pungent • Aromatic
abdominal cold and pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, greasy tongue[21] • Food stagnation from eating too much meat [42]
Hot
Heart • Liver • Spleen
Pungent • Bitter
Slightly Cold
Large Intestine • Liver • Lungs
Bitter • Astringent
bleeding, hemoptysis, burns, blood heat - particularly in lungs, excessive nosebleed, excessive menstrual bleed, bloody stool, bloody mucus, bloody urine, bleeding ulcers, bleeding hemorrhoids, deficiency bleeding, bleeding anywhere on the body
Cool
Gallbladder • Liver • Pericardium • San Jiao
Bitter • Pungent
Fever • Chills • Sore throat • Wind heat • Cold/Flu
Slightly Cold
Lung • Liver
Sweet • Salty
Severe fever • Mild chills • Sore throat • Red eyes • Rashes
Cold
Kidney • Small Intestine • Liver • Lung ♦ Seeds also enters the Urinary Bladder
Sweet
Poor urination • Infections • Diarrhea • Cough • Edema
Warm
Lung • Spleen • Stomach
Bitter • Pungent • Aromatic
Cough • Phlegm • Nausea • Vomiting • Chest discomfort • Abdominal distention, Poor appetite • Belching • Bloating • Greasy and thick tongue coating • Chen Pi is focus on the epigastric area for moving Qi
Warm
Spleen • Stomach • Kidney
Pungent • Bitter • Aromatic
Pain from Qi and deficiency cold stagnation
Slightly Cold
Liver • Spleen
Sour • Bitter
Toxic sores • Blood deficiency • Dysmenorrhea • Amenorrhea • Admonimal masses and pain • Traumatic injury • Purple tongue • Fever • Early stage abscesses • Early stage boils
Warm
Spleen • Stomach • Large Intestine
Sweet • Sour • Astringent
chronic diarrhea from deficiency cold, chronic dysenteric disorder with mucus and blood or undigested food in stool. Chronic non-healing ulcers, weeping damp sores, rectum prolapse. [21]
Slightly Cold
Lung • Heart
Bitter • Sweet
Chronic cough from yin deficiency • Hot dry phlegm, bloody sputum, stubborn sputum • Phlegm heat • Sores • Nodules - breast abscess, Lung abscess.
Cold
Liver • Bladder • Small Intestine • Stomach
Bitter
Breast distention - especially from PMS Qi stagnation, Liver Qi stagnation causing heat, tinea/ ring worms, Qi stagnation pain, parasites
Neutral
Liver • Kidney
Bitter • Sour
Dysmenorrhea • Amenorrhea • Lochioschesis • Blood stasis lower back pain • Knee pain • Muscle soreness • Lin Syndrome • Traumatic injuries • Vaginal discharge • Reckless hot blood • Liver yang rising • Stomach fire • Blurred vision • epistaxis
Warm
Liver • Gallbladder • Pericardium
Pungent
headaches, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, lochioschesis, blood stagnation, Qi stagnation
Cold
Stomach • Large Intestine
Bitter • Astringent
Damp heat • Roundworms • Damp heat leukorrhea • Damp heat diarrhea • Damp heat dysentery
Cold
Kidney • Liver
Pungent • Salty
Slightly Warm
Large intestine • Small intestine • Spleen • Stomach
Pungent
Damp accumulation, Qi stagnation, water accumulation, acid regurgitation, abdominal pain, epigastric distention, belching, irregular bowel movements, sudden turmoil disorder, superficial edema, damp leg Qi
Cold
Heart • Liver • Large intestine • Stomach • Spleen
Bitter
Constipation, food accumulation, tenesmus, low or no menstruation, heat, conjunctivitis, swollen gums, fever, incoherent speech. Promoting urination to treat lin syndrome (Ba Zheng San). Drain dampness to treat jaundice (Yin Chen Hao Tang). Invigorating blood after traumatic injury (Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang).
Cool
Liver • Spleen • Heart
Sweet
Especially useful for vomiting or coughing blood. Blood heat leading to nosebleed, blood in urine or stool. Uterine bleeding. Swelling or carbuncles. Hypertension and promote gallbladder function[21]
