Herbs With Sweet (Gan) Properties
Our database contains 163 TCM Herbs with Sweet (Gan) properties
B
- Ba Ji Tian (Morinda Root) Herbs That Tonify Yang
- Ba Qia (Chinaroot Greenbier Rhizome) Herbs That Dispel Wind Dampness
- Bai Bian Dou (Hyacinth Bean) Herbs That Clear and Relieve Summerheat
- Bai Bu (Stemona Root) Herbs That Relieve Coughing and Wheezing
- Bai Fu Zi (Typhonium Rhizome) Herbs That Transform Phlegm Cold
- Bai Guo (Ginkgo Nut) Herbs That Stabilize and Bind
- Bai He (Lily Bulb) Herbs That Tonify Yin
- Bai Hua She (Agkistrodon, Bungarus Snake with Inner Organs Removed) Herbs That Dispel Wind Dampness
- Bai Hua She She Cao (Heydyotis, Oldenlandia) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Bai Ji (Bletilla Rhizome) Herbs That Stop Bleeding
- Bai Mao Gen (Wolly Grass Root) Herbs That Stop Bleeding
- Bai Qian (Cynanchum Rhizome) Herbs That Transform Phlegm Cold
- Bai Zhu (Atractylodes (White) Rhizome) Herbs That Tonify Qi
- Bai Zi Ren (Arbor-Vitae Seed) Herbs That Nourish The Heart and Calm The Spirit
- Ban Bian Lian (Lobelia) Herbs That Drain Dampness
C
- Can Sha (Silkworm Feces) Herbs That Dispel Wind Dampness
- Cang Er Zi (Cocklebur Fruit, Xanthium) Herbs That Dispel Wind Dampness
- Chan Tui (Cicada Moulting) Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat
- Che Qian Zi (Plantago Seeds) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Chi Shi Zhi (Halloysite, Kaolin) Herbs That Stabilize and Bind
- Chi Xiao Dou (Aduki Bean) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Chuan Bei Mu (Fritillaria Bulb) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
D
- Da Ji (Japanese Thistle) Herbs That Stop Bleeding
- Da Zao (Chinese Date, Jujube) Herbs That Tonify Qi
- Dan Dou Chi (Prepared Soybean) Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat
- Dan Zhu Ye (Lophatherum Stem and Leaves) Herbs That Drain Fire
- Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica Root) Herbs That Tonify Blood
- Dang Shen (Codonopsis Root) Herbs That Tonify Qi
- 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
- Dong Chong Xia Cao (Chinese Caterpillar Fungus, Cordyceps) Herbs That Tonify Yang
- Dong Gua Ren (Winter Melon Seed) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Dong Kui Zi (Musk Mallow Seeds) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Du Zhong (Eucommia Bark) Herbs That Tonify Yang
E
- E Jiao (Donkey-Hide Glue, Gelatin) Herbs That Tonify Blood
F
- Fan Xie Ye (Senna) Herbs That Drain Downward
- Fang Feng (Ledebouriella root, siler) Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Cold
- Fu Ling (Poria, China Root) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Fu Pen Zi (Chinese Raspberry) Herbs That Stabilize and Bind
- Fu Xiao Mai (Un-Ripe Wheat Grain) Herbs That Stabilize and Bind
G
- Gan Cao (Licorice Root) Herbs That Tonify Qi
- Gan Sui (Kan Sui Root) Herbs That Drain Downward
- Ge Gen (Kudzu Root, Pueraria) Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat
- Geng Mi (Rice) Herbs That Tonify Qi
- Gou Ji (Chain Fern Rhizome) Herbs That Tonify Yang
- Gou Qi Zi (Chinese Wolfberry Fruit) Herbs That Tonify Blood
- Gou Teng (Gambir Vine Stems and Thorns) Herbs That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
- Gu Jing Cao (Pipewort Scapus, Inflorescence) Herbs That Drain Fire
- Gu Ya (Rice Sprout) Herbs That Relieve Food Stagnation
- Gua Lou (Trichosanthes Fruit) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
- Gua Lou Ren (Trichosanthes Fruit Seeds) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
- Gui Ban (Fresh Water Turtle Shell) Herbs That Tonify Yin
- Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig) Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Cold
H
- Han Lian Cao (Eclipta) Herbs That Tonify Yin
- He Huan Pi (Mimosa Tree Bark) Herbs That Nourish The Heart and Calm The Spirit
- He Shou Wu (Polygonum, Fleeceflower Root) Herbs That Tonify Blood
- He Ye (Lotus Leaf) Herbs That Clear and Relieve Summerheat
- Hei Zhi Ma (Black Sesame Seeds) Herbs That Tonify Yin
- Hong Qu (Red Yeast Rice) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Hu Po (Amber) Herbs That Anchor, Settle and Calm The Spirit
- Hu Tao Ren (Walnut Nut) Herbs That Tonify Yang
- Hua Shi (Talcum Powder) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Huang Jing (Siberian Solomon Seal Rhizome) Herbs That Tonify Qi
- Huang Qi (Astragalus Root) Herbs That Tonify Qi
- Huo Ma Ren (Hemp Seeds) Herbs That Drain Downward
J
- Ji Nei Jin (Chicken Gizzard's Stomach Lining) Herbs That Relieve Food Stagnation
- Ji Xue Teng (Millettia Vine) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Jin Qian Cao (Lysimachia, Whole Plant) Herbs That Drain 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
- Ju Hua (Chrysanthemum Flower) Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat
- Jue Ming Zi (Cao Jue Ming) (Foetid Cassia Seeds) Herbs That Drain Fire
L
- Lai Fu Zi (Radish/Turnip Seeds) Herbs That Relieve Food Stagnation
- Li Zhi He (Leechee Nut) Herbs That Regulate The Qi
- Lian Zi (Lotus Seed) Herbs That Stabilize and Bind
- Long Gu (Fossilized Bones) Herbs That Anchor, Settle and Calm The Spirit
- Long Yan Rou (Longan Fruit Flesh) Herbs That Tonify Blood
- Lu Dou (Mung Bean) Herbs That Clear and Relieve Summerheat
- Lu Feng Fang (Hornets Nest) Herbs For External Applications
- Lu Gan Shi (Smithsonite) Herbs For External Applications
- Lu Gen (Reed Rhizome) Herbs That Drain Fire
- Lu Jiao Jiao (Deer Antler Glue) Herbs That Tonify Yang
- Lu Rong (Elk/Deer Horn, Velvet) Herbs That Tonify Yang
- Luo Han Guo (Momordica Fruit) Herbs That Tonify Yin
M
- Ma Huang Gen (Ephedra Root) Herbs That Stabilize and Bind
- Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon Tuber) Herbs That Tonify Yin
- Mai Ya (Barley Sprout, Malt) Herbs That Relieve Food Stagnation
- Mei Gui Hua (Young Flower of Chinese Rose) Herbs That Regulate The Qi
- Meng Shi (Lapis Stone) Herbs That Relieve Coughing and Wheezing
- Mi Meng Hua (Buddleia Flower Bud) Herbs That Drain Fire
- Mu Hu Die (Oroxylum Seeds) Herbs That Relieve Coughing and Wheezing
- Mu Zei (Scouring Rush, Shave Grass) Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat
N
- Nan Gua Zi (Pumpkin Seeds) Herbs That Expel Parasites
- Niu Huang (Cattle Gallstone) Herbs That Open Orifices
- Nu Zhen Zi (Privet Fruit) Herbs That Tonify Yin
- Nuo Dao Gen Xu (Glutinous Rice Root) Herbs That Stabilize and Bind
O
- Ou Jie (Lotus Rhizome Nodes) Herbs That Stop Bleeding
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
- Pu Huang (Cattail Pollen, Bulrush) Herbs That Stop Bleeding
Q
- Qian Shi (Euryale Seed) Herbs That Stabilize and Bind
- Qing Xiang Zi (Celosia Seeds) Herbs That Drain Fire
R
- Ren Dong Teng (Honeysuckle Stem) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Ren Shen (Ginseng Root) Herbs That Tonify Qi
- Rou Cong Rong (Fleshy Stem of Broomrape) Herbs That Tonify Yang
- Rou Gui (Dried Cinammon Bark) Herbs That Warm the Interior and Expel Cold
S
- San Qi (Tian Qi) (Pseudoginseng Root) Herbs That Stop Bleeding
- Sang Bai Pi (Mulberry Root Bark) Herbs That Relieve Coughing and Wheezing
- Sang Piao Xiao (Ootheca Mantidis) Herbs That Stabilize and Bind
- 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
- Sha Shen (Glehnia Root) Herbs That Tonify Yin
- Sha Yuan Ji Li (Milkvetch Seed, Astragalus Seed) Herbs That Tonify Yang
- Shan Yao (Chinese Yam) Herbs That Tonify Qi
- Shan Zha (Hawthorn Fruit) Herbs That Relieve Food Stagnation
- Shen Qu (Medicated Leaven) Herbs That Relieve Food Stagnation
- Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia) Herbs That Cool The Blood
- Sheng Ma (Black Cohosh Rhizome, Bugbane Rhizome) Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat
- Shi Gao (Gypsum) Herbs That Drain Fire
- Shi Hu (Dendrobium Stem) Herbs That Tonify Yin
- Shi Wei (Pyrrosia Leaves) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Shu Di Huang (Rehmannia, Chinese Foxglove Root) Herbs That Tonify Blood
- Si Gua Luo (Dried Vegetable Sponge) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Su He Xiang (Resin of Rose Maloes, Styrax) Herbs That Open Orifices
- Su Jiu Gui Ban (Deep Fried Fresh Water Turtle Shell) Herbs That Tonify Yin
- Su Mu (Sappan Wood) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Suan Zao Ren (Sour Jujube Seed) Herbs That Nourish The Heart and Calm The Spirit
- Suo Yang (Fleshy Stem of Cynomorium) Herbs That Tonify Yang
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 Ma (Gastrodia Root) Herbs That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
- Tian Men Dong (Asparagus Tuber) Herbs That Tonify Yin
- Tian Zhu Huang (Siliceous Secretions of Bamboo) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
- Tong Cao (Rice Paper Pith) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Tu Fu Ling (Glabrous Greenbrier Rhizome, Smilax) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Tu Si Zi (Chinese Dodder Seeds) Herbs That Tonify Yang
W
- Wa Leng Zi (Cockle Shell, Ark Shell) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Wu Ling Zhi (Flying Squirrel Feces) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
- Wu Shao She (Black Striped Snake) Herbs That Dispel Wind Dampness
X
- Xi Gua (Watermelon) Herbs That Clear and Relieve Summerheat
- Xi Yang Shen (American Ginseng Root) Herbs That Tonify Yin
- Xian Lu Gen (Fresh Reed Rhizome) Herbs That Drain Fire
- Xiang Fu (Nut Grass Rhizome) Herbs That Regulate The Qi
- Xuan Shen (Ningpo Figwort Root, Scrophularia) Herbs That Cool The Blood
- Xue Jie (Dragons Blood) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
Y
- Ye Gu (Ghost Flower) Herbs That Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
- Yi Yi Ren (Seeds of Job's Tears) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Yin Chai Hu (Stellaria Root) Herbs That Cool The Blood
- Yin Yang Huo (Arial Parts of Epimedium, Horny Goat Weed) Herbs That Tonify Yang
- Yu Li Ren (Bush Cherry Pit) Herbs That Drain Downward
- Yu Mi Xu (Cornsilk) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Yu Zhu (Solomon's Seal Rhizome, Polygonatum) Herbs That Tonify Yin
- Yue Ji Hua (Partially Opened Flower of Chinese Tea Rose) Herbs That Invigorate Blood
Z
- Ze Xie (Water Plantain Root) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Zhen Zhu (Pearl) Herbs That Anchor, Settle and Calm The Spirit
- Zhi Gan Cao (Honey Fried Licorice Root) Herbs That Tonify Qi
- Zhu Ling (Polyporus Sclerotium) Herbs That Drain Dampness
- Zhu Ru (Bamboo Shavings) Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat
- Zhu Sha (Cinnabar) Herbs That Anchor, Settle and Calm The Spirit
- Zi Cao (Groomwell Root, Lithospermum) Herbs That Cool The Blood
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