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Ai Ye

Ài Yè

艾叶

Mugwort Leaves

Warm

Spleen • Liver • Kidney

Bitter • Pungent

Ba Ji Tian

Bā Jǐ tiān

巴戟天

Morinda

Slightly Warm

Kidney • Liver

Pungent • Sweet

Bai Bian Dou

Bái Biǎn Dòu

白扁豆

Hyacinth Bean

Neutral

Spleen • Stomach

Sweet

Bai Bu

Bǎi Bù

百部

Stemona Root

Slightly Warm

Lung

Sweet • Bitter

Bai Dou Kou

Bái Dòu Kòu

白⾖蔻

Round Cardamon Fruit

Warm

Spleen • Stomach • Lung

Pungent • Aromatic

Bai Fu Zi

Bái Fù Zǐ

白附子

Typhonium Root

Warm

Liver • Spleen • Stomach

Pungent • Sweet • Toxic

Toxic

Bai Guo

Bái Guǒ

白果

Ginkgo

Neutral

Lung • Kidney

Sweet • Bitter • Astringent • Mildly toxic

Mildly toxic

Bai He

Bǎihé

百合

Lily Bulb

Slightly Cold

Lung • Heart

Sweet • Slightly Bitter

Bai Hua She

Bái Huā Shé

白花蛇

White Flower Snake

Warm

Liver

Sweet • Salty

Toxic

Bai Hua She She Cao

Bái Huā Shé Shé Cǎo

白花蛇舌草

Hedyotis

Cold

Liver • Large Intestine • Small intestine • Stomach

Slightly Bitter • Sweet

Bai Ji

Bái Jī

白芨

Bletilla Rhizome

Slightly Cold

Lung • Stomach • Liver

Bitter • Astringent • Sweet

Bai Jiang Cao

Bài Jiàng Cǎo

败酱草

Thlaspi

Slightly Cold

Large Intestine • Liver • Stomach

Bitter • Pungent

Bai Jie Zi

Bái Jiè Zǐ

白芥子

White Mustard Seed

Warm

Lung

Pungent

Bai Mao Gen

Bái Máo Gēn

白茅根

Woolly Grass Rhizome

Cold

Lung • Stomach • Small Intestine • Bladder

Sweet

Bai Qian

Bái Qián

白前

Cynanchum

Slightly Warm

Lung

Pungent • Sweet

Bai Shao

Bái Sháo

白芍

White Root Peony

Cool

Liver • Spleen

Bitter • Sour

None noted

Bai Tou Weng

Bái Tóu Wēng

白头翁

Pulsatilla

Cold

Large Intestine • Stomach

Bitter

Bai Wei

Bái Wēi

白薇

Cynanchum

Cold

Stomach • Liver

Salty • Bitter

Bai Xian Pi

Bái Xiān Pí

白鲜皮

Dictamnus

Cold

Spleen • Stomach

Bitter

Bai Zhi

Bái Zhǐ

白芷

Dahurian Angelica

Warm

Lung • Spleen • Stomach

Pungent

Contains furocoumarins that may cause skin sensitivity to sunlight or a grapefruit effect. Contains angelicotoxin which can cause hypertension

Bai Zhu

Báizhú

白术

White Atractylodes Root

Warm

Spleen • Stomach

Bitter • Sweet

None noted

Bai Zi Ren

Bǎi Zǐ Rén

柏⼦仁

Platycladus Seed

Neutral

Heart • Kidney • Liver

Sweet

Ban Lan Gen

Bǎn Lán Gēn

板蓝根

Isatis Root

Cold

Heart • Lung • Stomach

Bitter

Ban Xia

Bàn Xià

半夏

Pinellia Root

Warm

Lung • Spleen • Stomach

Pungent • Toxic

Highly toxic, must be processed before use. Antidote: Sheng Jiang, Lu Dou, Ming Fan, Jin Yin Hua, Lian Qiao

Bi Ba

Bì Bá

荜茇

Long Pepper Fruit

Hot

Large Intestine • Stomach

Pungent

Bi Xie

Bì Xiè

萆薢

Fish Poison Yam

Slightly Cold

Bladder • Liver • Stomach

Bitter

Bian Xu

Biǎn Xù

扁蓄

Polygonum

Slightly Cold

Bladder

Bitter

Bie Jia

Biē Jiǎ

鳖甲

Soft shelled Turtle Shell (dorsal)

Cold

Liver • Kidney

Salty

Bing Lang

Bīn Láng

槟榔

Betel Nut

Warm

Large Intestine • Stomach

Pungent • Bitter

Long term use at high dosages leads to oral cancer.

Bing Pian

Bīng Piàn

冰片

Borneol

Slightly Cold

Heart • Spleen • Lung

Pungent • Bitter • Aromatic