Herbs With Bitter (Ku) Properties
Our database contains 178 TCM Herbs with Bitter (Ku) properties
A
- Ai Ye (Mugwort Leaf, Moxa) Herbs That Stop Bleeding
B
- Bai Bu (Stemona Root) Herbs That Relieve Coughing and Wheezing
- Bai Guo (Ginkgo Nut) Herbs That Stabilize and Bind
- Bai He (Lily Bulb) Herbs That Tonify Yin
- Bai Hua She She Cao (Heydyotis, Oldenlandia) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Bai Ji (Bletilla Rhizome) Herbs That Stop Bleeding
- Bai Ji Li (Caltrop Fruit, Puncture Vine Fruit) Herbs That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
- Bai Jiang Cao (Patrinia, Thiaspi) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Bai Shao (White Peony Root) Herbs That Tonify Blood
- Bai Tou Weng (Chinese Anemone Root, Pulsatilla) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Bai Wei (Swallowwort Root) Herbs That Cool The Blood
- Bai Xian Pi (Dictamnus Root Bark) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Bai Zhu (Atractylodes (White) Rhizome) Herbs That Tonify Qi
- Ban Lan Gen (Woad Root, Isatis Root) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Ban Zhi Lian (Barbat Skullcap, Scutellaria) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Bei Xie (Dioscorea Root) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Bian Xu (Knotweed, Polygonoum) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Bing Lang (Betel Nut, Areca Seeds) Herbs That Expel Parasites
- Bing Pian (Borneol) Herbs That Open Orifices
- Bu Gu Zhi (Psoralea Fruit) Herbs That Tonify Yang
C
- Cang Er Zi (Cocklebur Fruit, Xanthium) Herbs That Dispel Wind Dampness
- Cang Zhu (Atractylodes) Aromatic Herbs That Transform Dampness
- Ce Bai Ye (Biota Leaves) Herbs That Stop Bleeding
- Chai Hu (Thorowax Root, Bupleurum) Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat
- Chang Shan (Dichroa Root) Herbs That Expel Parasites
- Chao Huang Bai (Dry Fried Amur Cork Tree Bark) Herbs That Clear Heat and Dry Dampness
- Chen Pi (Tangerine Peel) Herbs That Regulate The Qi
- Chen Xiang (Aloeswood) Herbs That Regulate The Qi
- Chi Shao (Red Peony Root) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Chuan Bei Mu (Fritillaria Bulb) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
- Chuan Lian Zi (Sichuan Pagoda Tree Fruit) Herbs That Regulate The Qi
- Chuan Xin Lian (Green Chiretta) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Chun Pi (Bark or Root Bark of Ailanthus) Herbs That Stabilize and Bind
D
- Da Huang (Rhubarb) Herbs That Drain Downward
- Da Qing Ye (Woad Leaf, Indigo) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Dai Zhe Shi (Hermatite) Herbs That Anchor, Settle and Calm The Spirit
- Dan Dou Chi (Prepared Soybean) Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat
- Dan Nan Xing (Jack in the Pulpit Rhizome and Bile) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
- Dan Shen (Salvia Root) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica Root) Herbs That Tonify Blood
- Di Fu Zi (Broom Cyprus Fruit) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Di Yu (Bloodwort Root) Herbs That Stop Bleeding
- Du Huo (Angelica Root) Herbs That Dispel Wind Dampness
E
- E Zhu (Zeodoaria Rhizome) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
F
- Fan Xie Ye (Senna) Herbs That Drain Downward
- Fo Shou (Finger Citron Fruit) Herbs That Regulate The Qi
G
- Gan Sui (Kan Sui Root) Herbs That Drain Downward
- Gou Ji (Chain Fern Rhizome) Herbs That Tonify Yang
- Gu Sui Bu (Drynaria Rhizome) Herbs That Tonify Yang
- Guan Zhong (Dryopteris Root) Herbs That Expel Parasites
- Guang Fang Zi (Aristolochia Root, Stephania) Herbs That Drain Dampness
H
- Hai Feng Teng (Kadsura Stem, Futokadsura Stem) Herbs That Dispel Wind Dampness
- Hai Ge Ke (Clam Shell) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
- Hai Tong Pi (Coral Bean Bark) Herbs That Dispel Wind Dampness
- Hai Zao (Sargassum, Seaweed) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
- Han Fang Zi (Stephania Root) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- He Shou Wu (Polygonum, Fleeceflower Root) Herbs That Tonify Blood
- He Ye (Lotus Leaf) Herbs That Clear and Relieve Summerheat
- He Zi (Myrobalan Fruit, Terminalia, Chebula) Herbs That Stabilize and Bind
- Hei Lao Hu Gen (Root of Scarlet Kadsura) Herbs That Regulate The Qi
- Hong Teng (Sargentadoxa Vine) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Hou Po (Magnolia Bark) Aromatic Herbs That Transform Dampness
- Hu Huang Lian (Pierorhizae Rhizome) Herbs That Clear Heat and Dry Dampness
- Hu Zhang (Bushy Knotweed Root) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Huai Hua Mi (Pagoda Tree Bud) Herbs That Stop Bleeding
- Huai Niu Xi (Achyranthes Root) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Huang Bai (Amur Cork Tree Bark, Phellodendron) Herbs That Clear Heat and Dry Dampness
- Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome) Herbs That Clear Heat and Dry Dampness
- Huang Qin (Baical Skullcap Root, Scutellaria) Herbs That Clear Heat and Dry Dampness
- Huang Yao Zi (Dioscorea Bulbifera Tuber) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
J
- Ji Xue Cao (Asiatic Pennywort, Gotu Kola) Herbs That Clear Heat and Dry Dampness
- Ji Xue Teng (Millettia Vine) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Jiang Huang (Tumeric Rhizome) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Jie Geng (Balloon Flower Rhizome) Herbs That Transform Phlegm Cold
- Jiu Chao Zhi Mu (Wine Fried Anemarrhena Rhizome) Herbs That Drain Fire
- Jiu Ji Nu (Artemesia) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Ju Hong (Tangerine Peel (Red Part)) Herbs That Regulate The Qi
- Ju Hua (Chrysanthemum Flower) Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat
- Jue Ming Zi (Cao Jue Ming) (Foetid Cassia Seeds) Herbs That Drain Fire
K
- Ku Shen (Sophora Root) Herbs That Clear Heat and Dry Dampness
L
- Lian (Zi) Xin (Lotus Plumule) Herbs That Drain Fire
- Lian Qiao (Forsythia Fruit) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Long Dan Cao (Chinese Gentian Root, Gentiana) Herbs That Clear Heat and Dry Dampness
- Lu Hui (Dried Aloe Leaf Juice) Herbs That Drain Downward
- Lu Lu Tong (Sweetgum Fruit) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Luo Shi Teng (Star Jasmine Stem) Herbs That Dispel Wind Dampness
M
- Ma Dou Ling (Birthwort Fruit) Herbs That Relieve Coughing and Wheezing
- Ma Huang (Ephedra) Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Cold
- Ma Qian Zi (Nux-Vomica Seeds) Herbs For External Applications
- Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon Tuber) Herbs That Tonify Yin
- Man Jing Zi (Vitex Fruit Seed) Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat
- Mang Xiao (Glauber's Salt) Herbs That Drain Downward
- Mei Gui Hua (Young Flower of Chinese Rose) Herbs That Regulate The Qi
- Mo Yao (Myrrh) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Mu Dan Pi (Tree Peony Root Cortex) Herbs That Cool The Blood
- Mu Tong (Akebia Caulis) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Mu Xiang (Costus Root) Herbs That Regulate The Qi
- Mu Zei (Scouring Rush, Shave Grass) Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat
N
- Niu Bang Zi (Great Burdock Fruit, Arctium) Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat
- Niu Huang (Cattle Gallstone) Herbs That Open Orifices
- Nu Zhen Zi (Privet Fruit) Herbs That Tonify Yin
P
- Pi Pa Ye (Loquat Leaf) Herbs That Relieve Coughing and Wheezing
- Pu Gong Ying (Dandelion) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
Q
- Qian Cao Gen (Rubia Root) Herbs That Stop Bleeding
- Qian Hu (Hogfennel Root) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
- Qian Niu Zi (Morning Glory Seed) Herbs That Drain Downward
- Qiang Huo (Notopterygium Root) Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Cold
- Qin Jiao (Gentiana Macrophylla Root) Herbs That Dispel Wind Dampness
- Qin Pi (Bark of Korean Ash Branch) Herbs That Clear Heat and Dry Dampness
- Qing Hao (Wormwood) Herbs That Clear and Relieve Summerheat
- Qing Pi (Green Tangerine Peel) Herbs That Regulate The Qi
- Qu Mai (Dianthus) Herbs That Drain Dampness
R
- Ren Shen (Ginseng Root) Herbs That Tonify Qi
- Ru Xiang (Frankincense) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
S
- San Leng (Scirpus Rhizome) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- San Qi (Tian Qi) (Pseudoginseng Root) Herbs That Stop Bleeding
- Sang Ji Sheng (Mulberry Mistletoe Stem) Herbs That Tonify Yin
- Sang Ye (White Mulberry Leaf) Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat
- Sang Zhi (Mulberry Twig) Herbs That Dispel Wind Dampness
- Sha Shen (Glehnia Root) Herbs That Tonify Yin
- Shan Dou Gen (Subprostrate, Sophora Root) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Shang Lu (Poke Root) Herbs That Drain Downward
- She Chuang Zi (Cnidium Seeds) Herbs For External Applications
- She Gan (Belamcanda Rhizome) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia) Herbs That Cool The Blood
- Shi Di (Persimmon Calyx) Herbs That Regulate The Qi
- Shi Jian Chuan (Red Sage Herb) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Shi Shang Bo (Doederlein's Spikemoss) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Shi Wei (Pyrrosia Leaves) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Shui Zhi (Leech) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
T
- Tai Zi Shen (Pseudostellaria) Herbs That Tonify Qi
- Tao Ren (Peach Seed) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Tian Hua Fen (Trichosanthes Root) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
- Tian Men Dong (Asparagus Tuber) Herbs That Tonify Yin
- Tian Nan Xing (Arisaema) Herbs That Transform Phlegm Cold
- Ting Li Zi (Descurainia Seeds) Herbs That Relieve Coughing and Wheezing
- Tu Niu Xi (Tuniuxi Root) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
W
- Wang Bu Liu Xing (Vaccaria Seeds) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Wu Jia Pi (Acanthopanax Root Bark) Herbs That Dispel Wind Dampness
- Wu Ling Zhi (Flying Squirrel Feces) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Wu Zhu Yu (Evodia Fruit) Herbs That Warm the Interior and Expel Cold
X
- Xi Jiao (Rhinoceros Horn) Herbs That Cool The Blood
- Xi Xian Cao (Siegesbeckia Plant) Herbs That Dispel Wind Dampness
- Xi Yang Shen (American Ginseng Root) Herbs That Tonify Yin
- Xia Ku Cao (Selfheal Spike, Prunella) Herbs That Drain Fire
- Xian He Cao (Agrimony Grass) Herbs That Stop Bleeding
- Xiang Fu (Nut Grass Rhizome) Herbs That Regulate The Qi
- Xie Bai (Chive Bulb) Herbs That Regulate The Qi
- Xing Ren (Apricot Seed) Herbs That Relieve Coughing and Wheezing
- Xiong Dan (Bear Gallbladder) Herbs That Drain Fire
- Xiong Huang (Realgar) Herbs For External Applications
- Xu Duan (Japanese Teasel Root) Herbs That Tonify Yang
- Xuan Fu Hua (Inula Flower) Herbs That Transform Phlegm Cold
- Xuan Shen (Ningpo Figwort Root, Scrophularia) Herbs That Cool The Blood
Y
- Ya Dan Zi (Java Brucea Fruit, Brucea) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Yan Hu Suo (Corydalis Rhizome) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Ye Jiao Teng (Polygonum Vine, Fleeceflower Vine) Herbs That Nourish The Heart and Calm The Spirit
- Ye Ju Hua (Wild Chrysanthemum Flower) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Yi Mu Cao (Chinese Motherwort) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Yin Chen Hao (Yin Chen Hao Shoots and Leaves) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Yu Jin (Tumeric Tuber) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Yu Li Ren (Bush Cherry Pit) Herbs That Drain Downward
- Yuan Hua (Genkwa Flower) Herbs That Drain Downward
- Yuan Zhi (Senega Root) Herbs That Nourish The Heart and Calm The Spirit
Z
- Zao Xiu (Paris Rhizome) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Ze Lan (Bugleweed) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Zhe Bei Mu (Fritillaria Bulb) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
- Zhi Ke (Ripe Fruit of Zhi Shi) Herbs That Regulate The Qi
- Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena Rhizome) Herbs That Drain Fire
- Zhi Shi (Immature Bitter Orange) Herbs That Regulate The Qi
- Zhi Yuan Zhi (Honey Fried Senega Root) Herbs That Nourish The Heart and Calm The Spirit
- Zhi Zi (Cape Jasmine Fruit, Gardenia) Herbs That Drain Fire
- Zhong Jie Feng (Sarcandra Herb) Herbs That Cool The Blood
- Zi Hua Di Ding (Yedeon's Violet) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Zi Ran Tong (Pyrite) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Zi Wan (Purple Aster Root) Herbs That Relieve Coughing and Wheezing
- Zi Zhu (Callicarpa Leaf) Herbs That Stop Bleeding
- Zong Lu Pi (Trachycarpus Stipule Fiber) Herbs That Stop Bleeding
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