Properties & Channels

Drug Interactions

Incompatible Herbs

Toxic or Endangered

Latin Name Notes

• Da Feng Zi (Chaulmoogra Seeds)
  Latin: Semen Hydnocarpi Anthelminticae
  Properties: Spicy, Hot, Toxic
  Channels: KI, LIV, SP
  
• Da Fu Pi (Betel Husk)
  Latin: Pericarpium Arecae Catechu
  Properties: Spicy, Slightly Warm
  Channels: LI, SI, SP, ST
  
• Da Huang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome)
  Latin: Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei
  Properties: Bitter, Cold
  Channels: HT, LI, LIV, ST
  
• Da Ji (Japanese Thistle, Cirsium)
  Latin: Herba Cirsii Japonici
  Properties: Sweet, Cool
  Channels: LIV, SP, HT
  
• Da Qing Ye (Indigo or Woad Leaf)
  Latin: Folium Daqingye
  Properties: Bitter, Very Cold
  Channels: HT, LU, ST
  
• Da Suan (Garlic Bulb)
  Latin: Bulbus Allii Sativi
  Properties: Spicy, Warm
  Channels: LI, LU, SP, ST
  
• Da Zao (Date, Jujube)
  Latin: Fructus Zizyphi Jujubae
  Properties: Sweet, Warm
  Channels: SP, ST
  
• Dai Mao (Hawksbill turtle carapace)
  Latin: Carapax Eretmochelydis
  Properties: Cold, Sweet, Salty
  Channels: SI
  
• Dai Zhe Shi (Hematite)
  Latin: Haematitum
  Properties: Bitter, Cold
  Channels: HT, LIV, PER
  
• Dan Dou Chi (Prepared Soybean)
  Latin: Semen Praeparatum Sojae
  Properties: Sweet, Slightly Bitter, Neutral
  Channels: LU, ST
  
• Dan Nan Xing (Jack-in-the-Pulpit Rhizome & Bile)
  Latin: Rhizoma Arisaematis (Processed with Bile)
  Properties: Bitter, Cool
  Channels: LIV, LU, SP
  
• Dan Shen (Salvia Root)
  Latin: Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae
  Properties: Bitter, Slightly Cold
  Channels: HT, PER, LIV
  
• Dan Zhu Ye (Lophatherum Stem and Leaves)
  Latin: Herba Lophatheri Gracilis
  Properties: Sweet, Bland, Cold
  Channels: HT, SI, ST
  
• Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica Root)
  Latin: Radix Angelicae Sinensis
  Properties: Sweet, Spicy, Bitter, Warm
  Channels: HT, LIV, SP
  
• Dang Shen (Codonopsis Root)
  Latin: Radix Codonopsitis Pilosulae
  Properties: Sweet, Neutral
  Channels: LU, SP
  
• Deng Xin Cao (Rush Pith, Juncus)
  Latin: Medulla Junci Effusi
  Properties: Sweet, Bland, Slightly Cold
  Channels: HT, LU, SI
  
• Di Fu Zi (Broom Cypress, Kochia Fruit)
  Latin: Fructus Kochiae Scopariae
  Properties: Sweet, Bitter, Cold
  Channels: BL
  
• Di Gu Pi (Cortex of Wolfberry Root or Lycium Bark)
  Latin: Cortex Radicis Lycii Chinensis
  Properties: Sweet, Cold
  Channels: LU, LIV, KI
  
• Di Long (Earthworm)
  Latin: Lumbricus
  Properties: Salty, Cold
  Channels: BL, LIV, LU, SP
  
• Di Yu (Burnet Bloodwort Root)
  Latin: Radix Sanguisorbae
  Properties: Bitter, Sour, Slightly Cold
  Channels: LIV, LI, ST
  
• Ding Xiang (Clove Flower Bud)
  Latin: Flos Caryophylli
  Properties: Spicy, Warm
  Channels: KI, SP, ST
  
• Dong Chong Xia Cao (Cordyceps, Chinese Caterpillar Fungus)
  Latin: Cordyceps Chinensis
  Properties: Sweet, Warm
  Channels: LU, KI
  
• Dong Gua Pi (Winter Melon Peel, Wax Gourd Peel)
  Latin: Exocarpium Benincasae
  Properties: Sweet, Bland, Cool
  Channels: LU, SI
  
• Dong Gua Zi (Winter Melon, Wax Gourd Seed, Benincasa)
  Latin: Semen Benincasae Hispidae
  Properties: Sweet, Cold
  Channels: LU, ST, LI, SI
  
• Dong Kui Zi (Musk Mallow Seeds, Abutilon Seeds)
  Latin: Semen Malvae
  Properties: Sweet, Cold
  Channels: BL, LI, SI
  
• Dong Qing Ye (Ilex)
  Latin: Folium Ilexis
  Properties: Bitter, Astringent, Cold
  Channels: LU, HT
  
• Dou Chi Jiang (Aromatic Litsea Root and Stem)
  Latin: Radix et Ramus Litseae Cubebae
  Properties: Spicy, Aromatic, Warm
  Channels: LIV, LU
  
• Dou Juan (Young Soybean Sprout)
  Latin: Semen Glycines Germinatum
  Properties: Sweet, Neutral
  Channels: SP, ST
  
• Du Huo (Pubescent Angelica Root)
  Latin: Radix Angelicae Pubescentis
  Properties: Bitter, Spicy, Warm
  Channels: KI, BL
  
• Du Zhong (Eucommia Bark)
  Latin: Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis
  Properties: Sweet, Slightly Spicy, Warm
  Channels: KI, LIV