Our database contains 174 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
• 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 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

• 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
• 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