Acrid, cool, aromatic, Lu Lv

Benefit throat, Clear eyes, clear head, soothe Lv qi, vent rashes

sweet, bitter, cold, Lu, Lv

clear eyes, clear heat from Lu and moisten dryness, cool blood and stop bleeding

acrid, bitter, cold, Lu, St

benefit throat, clear heat and detoxify, moisten intestine, vent rashes

sweet, salty, sl cold, Lu, Lv

stop itching, benefit throat, clear eyes, extinguish Lv wind, stop spasm, vent rashes

Bitter, acrid, cool, UB, Lv, St

clear eyes, clear head, expel wind damp bi

sweet, sl bitter, cold or warm, Lu, St

eliminate irritability, 

Qing Dou Chi- prepared w sang ye, Qing Huo

Wen Dou Chi- prepared w Ma Huang and Zi Su Ye

sweet, bitter, neutral, GB, Lu, Lv

clear eyes, brighten eyes, and remove visual obstructions, clear heat and stop bleeding

bitter, acrid, cool, Gb, Lv, Pc, St

resolve Shao Yang disorders (alt chills and fever) and reduce fever (malaria), raise Yang Qi, treat MJ sinking, soothe Lv Qi

sweet, acrid, cool, Sp, St

raise yang qi, treat Mj sinking, clear heat and detoxify for toothache, gum infection etc, vents rashes for WH exterior or measles w incomplete expression

sweet, acrid, cool, Sp, St

raise yang qi to stop diarrhea, release muscles and clear heat, vents rashes for measles, etc, release muscles and clear heat, treats hypertension

acrid, sweet, warm, Ht, Lu, UB

release exterior w or wo sweat, harmonize ying/wei qi, assist Ht, unblocks yang qi in chest, warm channels and vessels, warm middle for irregular menses, abdominal masses due to blood stag,

acrid, warm, aromatic, Lu, Sp

move, qi, expand chest, calm fetus (morning sickness), seafood poisoning

acrid, sl warm, Lu, Lv

for both WC and WH, release rash and stop itching, stop bleeding (charred)

acrid, sweet, sl warm, UB, Lv, Sp

expel WD, stop pain, expels Lv wind to stop itch, stop spasm (tetany), painful diarrhea, migraine HA 

acrid, bitter, warm, aromatic, UB, Kd

expel WCD, stop Tai Yang (occipital), pain in upper extremities

acrid, warm, UB, DU

Jue Yin HA (vertex), drying nature for WCD

acrid, warm, Lu, St, Sp, 

expel WCD, stop yang ming HA (frontal), open nasal orfice, reduce swelling and expel pus, expel damp and alleviate discharge,toothache due to wind cold or wind fire

sweet, bitter, warm, toxic, Lu

expel WCD, disperse wind and dispel wind, open nasal orifice

acrid, sl warm, Lu, Sp, St

warm Lu, stop cough, transform phlegm, warm MJ, alleviate vomiting, harmonize Ying/Wei Qi, reduce toxicity of Ban Xia, tian nan xing, for seafood poisoning

acrid, sl warm, aromatic, Lu, St

expel summer heat, transform damp, promote urination, reduce swelling

(SUmmer Ma Huang)