Herbs With Cold (Han) Properties
Our database contains 127 TCM Herbs with Cold (Han) properties
B
- Bai He (Lily Bulb) Herbs That Tonify Yin
- Bai Hua She She Cao (Heydyotis, Oldenlandia) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Bai Jiang Cao (Patrinia, Thiaspi) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Bai Mao Gen (Wolly Grass Root) Herbs That Stop Bleeding
- 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
- Ban Lan Gen (Woad Root, Isatis Root) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Ban Mao (Cantharides, Mylabris) Herbs For External Applications
- Ban Zhi Lian (Barbat Skullcap, Scutellaria) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Bian Xu (Knotweed, Polygonoum) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Bie Jia (Chinese Soft Turtle Shell) Herbs That Tonify Yin
C
- Chan Tui (Cicada Moulting) 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
- Che Qian Zi (Plantago Seeds) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- 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
- Ci Shi (Magnetite) Herbs That Anchor, Settle and Calm The Spirit
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 Zhu Ye (Lophatherum Stem and Leaves) Herbs That Drain Fire
- Deng Xin Cao (Rush Pith) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Di Fu Zi (Broom Cyprus Fruit) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Di Gu Pi (Wolfberry Root Cortex) Herbs That Cool The Blood
- Di Long (Earthworm) Herbs That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
- Di Yu (Bloodwort Root) Herbs That Stop Bleeding
- Dong Gua Ren (Winter Melon Seed) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Dong Kui Zi (Musk Mallow Seeds) Herbs That Drain Dampness
F
- Fan Xie Ye (Senna) Herbs That Drain Downward
- Fu Hai Shi (Pumice) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
- Fu Ping (Duckweed, Spirodela) Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat
G
- Gan Sui (Kan Sui Root) Herbs That Drain Downward
- Gua Lou (Trichosanthes Fruit) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
- Gua Lou Ren (Trichosanthes Fruit Seeds) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
- Guan Zhong (Dryopteris Root) Herbs That Expel Parasites
- Guang Fang Zi (Aristolochia Root, Stephania) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Gui Ban (Fresh Water Turtle Shell) Herbs That Tonify Yin
H
- Hai Zao (Sargassum, Seaweed) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
- Han Fang Zi (Stephania Root) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Han Shui Shi (Calcitum) Herbs That Drain Fire
- Hu Huang Lian (Pierorhizae Rhizome) Herbs That Clear Heat and Dry Dampness
- Hu Zhang (Bushy Knotweed Root) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Hua Shi (Talcum Powder) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- 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
J
- Ji Xue Cao (Asiatic Pennywort, Gotu Kola) Herbs That Clear Heat and Dry Dampness
- Jin Sha Teng (Japanese Fern) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Jin Yin Hua (Honeysuckle Flower, Lonicera) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Jiu Chao Zhi Mu (Wine Fried Anemarrhena Rhizome) Herbs That Drain Fire
- Ju Hua (Chrysanthemum Flower) Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat
K
- Ku Shen (Sophora Root) Herbs That Clear Heat and Dry Dampness
- Kun Bu (Kelp) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
L
- Lian (Zi) Xin (Lotus Plumule) Herbs That Drain Fire
- Ling Yang Jiao (Antelope Horn) Herbs That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
- Long Dan Cao (Chinese Gentian Root, Gentiana) Herbs That Clear Heat and Dry Dampness
- Lu Gen (Reed Rhizome) Herbs That Drain Fire
- Lu Hui (Dried Aloe Leaf Juice) Herbs That Drain Downward
- Luo Shi Teng (Star Jasmine Stem) Herbs That Dispel Wind Dampness
M
- Ma Chi Xian (Purslane, Portulaca) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Ma Dou Ling (Birthwort Fruit) Herbs That Relieve Coughing and Wheezing
- Ma Qian Zi (Nux-Vomica Seeds) Herbs For External Applications
- Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon Tuber) Herbs That Tonify Yin
- Mang Xiao (Glauber's Salt) Herbs That Drain Downward
- Ming Fan (Alum) Herbs For External Applications
N
- Niu Bang Zi (Great Burdock Fruit, Arctium) Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat
P
- Pang Da Hai (Boat Sterculia Seed) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
- 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
- Qin Pi (Bark of Korean Ash Branch) Herbs That Clear Heat and Dry Dampness
- Qing Dai (Indigo Naturalis) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Qing Fen (Calomel) Herbs For External Applications
- Qing Hao (Wormwood) Herbs That Clear and Relieve Summerheat
- Qu Mai (Dianthus) Herbs That Drain Dampness
R
- Ren Dong Teng (Honeysuckle Stem) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
S
- Sang Bai Pi (Mulberry Root Bark) Herbs That Relieve Coughing and Wheezing
- Sang Shen (Mulberry Fruit-Spike) Herbs That Tonify Blood
- Sang Ye (White Mulberry Leaf) Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat
- Sang Zhi (Mulberry Twig) Herbs That Dispel Wind Dampness
- Shan Dou Gen (Subprostrate, Sophora Root) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Shang Lu (Poke Root) Herbs That Drain Downward
- She Gan (Belamcanda Rhizome) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia) Herbs That Cool The Blood
- Shi Gao (Gypsum) Herbs That Drain Fire
- Shi Hu (Dendrobium Stem) Herbs That Tonify Yin
- Shi Jian Chuan (Red Sage Herb) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Shi Jue Ming (Abolone Shell) Herbs That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
- Shi Shang Bo (Doederlein's Spikemoss) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Shi Wei (Pyrrosia Leaves) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Su Jiu Gui Ban (Deep Fried Fresh Water Turtle Shell) Herbs That Tonify Yin
T
- Tian Hua Fen (Trichosanthes Root) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
- Tian Men Dong (Asparagus Tuber) Herbs That Tonify Yin
- Tian Zhu Huang (Siliceous Secretions of Bamboo) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
- Ting Li Zi (Descurainia Seeds) Herbs That Relieve Coughing and Wheezing
- Tong Cao (Rice Paper Pith) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Tu Bie Chong (Wingless Cockroach) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
W
- Wu Bei Zi (Gallnut of Chinese Sumac) Herbs That Stabilize and Bind
X
- Xi Gua (Watermelon) Herbs That Clear and Relieve Summerheat
- 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 Lu Gen (Fresh Reed Rhizome) Herbs That Drain Fire
- Xiong Dan (Bear Gallbladder) Herbs That Drain Fire
- 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
- Ye Gu (Ghost Flower) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Ye Ju Hua (Wild Chrysanthemum Flower) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Ye Ming Sha (Bat Feces) Herbs That Drain Fire
- Yi Mu Cao (Chinese Motherwort) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Yi Yi Ren (Seeds of Job's Tears) Herbs That Drain Dampness
Z
- Ze Xie (Water Plantain Root) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Zhe Bei Mu (Fritillaria Bulb) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
- Zhen Zhu (Pearl) Herbs That Anchor, Settle and Calm The Spirit
- Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena Rhizome) Herbs That Drain Fire
- Zhi Shi (Immature Bitter Orange) Herbs That Regulate The Qi
- Zhi Zi (Cape Jasmine Fruit, Gardenia) Herbs That Drain Fire
- Zhu Ru (Bamboo Shavings) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
- Zi Cao (Groomwell Root, Lithospermum) Herbs That Cool The Blood
- Zi Hua Di Ding (Yedeon's Violet) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
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