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. 2016 Sep 6;6:32400. doi: 10.1038/srep32400

Table 2. The shared herbs that belong to heart and stomach meridians.

Herb names Pinyin Meridians  
Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma Shichangpu heart, stomach pungent, bitter, temperature
Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus Xiebai heart, lung, stomach, large intestine pungent, bitter, temperature
Ampelopsis Radix Bailian heart, stomach bitter, little cold
Bambusae Caulis in Taenias Zhuru lung, stomach, heart, gallbladder sweet, little cold
Baphicacanthis Cusiae Rhizoma et Radix Nanbanlangen heart, stomach bitter, cold
Coptidis Rhizoma Huanglian heart, spleen, stomach, liver, gallbladder, large intestine bitter, cold
Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata Cum Melle Zhigancao heart, lung, spleen, stomach sweet, natured
Hippophae Fructus Shaji spleen, stomach, lung, heart sour, astringent, temperature
Hyoscyami Semen Tianxianzi heart, stomach, liver bitter, pungent, temperature, large toxic
Isatidis Folium Daqingye heart, stomach bitter, cold
Isatidis Radix Banlangen heart, stomach bitter, cold
Liriopes Radix Shanmaidong heart, lung, stomach sweet, little bitter, little cold
Lonicerae Flos Shanyinhua lung, heart, stomach sweet, cold
Lonicerae Japonicae Flos Jinyinhua lung, heart, stomach sweet, cold
Lophatheri Herba Danzhuye heart, stomach, small intestine sweet, bland, cold
Ophiopogonis Radix Maidong heart, lung, stomach sweet, little bitter, little cold
Polygoni Tinctorii Folium Liaodaqingye heart, stomach bitter, cold
Santali Albi Lignum Tanxiang spleen, stomach, heart, lung pungent, temperature
Sophorae Flavescentis Radix Kushen heart, liver, stomach, large intestine, bladder bitter, cold
Tamaricis Cacumen Xiheliu heart, lung, stomach sweet, pungent, natured
Zingiberis Rhizoma Ganjiang spleen, stomach, kidney, heart, lung pungent, hot