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. 2014 Feb 20;2014:985176. doi: 10.1155/2014/985176

Table 2.

Characteristics (flavor, nature, and meridian distributions) of the 10 most potent anti-inflammatory herbs.

Plant name and authority Flavorsa,b Naturesa,b Meridian distributionsa,b
Daphne genkwa Sieb.et Zucc. Bitter, pungent Warm Lung, spleen, kidney
Caesalpinia sappan L. Sweat, salty Moderate Heart, liver, spleen
Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl Bitter Litter cold Lung, heart, intestinum tenue
Zingiber officinale Rosc. Pungent Hot Spleen, stomach, kidney, heart, lung
Inula japonica Thunb. Bitter, pungent, salty Little warm Lung, spleen, stomach, intestinum crassum
Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. Pungent Warm Liver, gallbladder, pericardium meridian
Curcuma longa L. Pungent, bitter Warm Spleen, liver
Typha angustifolia L. Sweat Moderate Liver, pericardium meridian
Nigella glandulifera Freyn et Sint. Sweat, pungent Warm Liver, kidney
Bletilla striata (Thunb.) Reichb.f. Bitter, sweet, astringent Little cold Lung, liver, stomach

aBased on Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2010).

bBased on Chinese Materia Medica (1998).