Expel wind-damp herbs

17 herbs in the Shen Study library belong to the Expel wind-damp category.

Expel wind-damp herbs are mostly bitter, and most enter the Liver and Kidney channels.

Herb	Nature	Flavour	Channels	Main action
Dú Huó Pubescent angelica	Warm	Acrid, Bitter	Kidney, Bladder	Expels Wind-Cold-Damp, relieves Bi pain — especially lower body
Qiāng Huó Notopterygium	Warm	Acrid, Bitter	Bladder, Kidney	Releases exterior Wind-Cold, dispels Wind-Damp
Wēi Líng Xiān Chinese clematis root	Warm	Acrid, Salty	Bladder	Strongly expels Wind-Damp, unblocks channels, relieves pain
Fáng Jǐ Stephania root	Cold	Bitter, Acrid	Bladder, Kidney, Spleen	Expels Wind-Damp, relieves Bi pain — Hot or Cold Bi
Mù Guā Chinese quince fruit	Warm	Sour	Liver, Spleen	Expels Wind-Damp, relieves Bi — especially sinews and muscles
Sāng Jì Shēng Mulberry mistletoe stem	Neutral	Sweet, Bitter	Liver, Kidney	Expels Wind-Damp, tonifies Liver and Kidney, strengthens sinews and bones
Wǔ Jiā Pí Slender acanthopanax bark	Warm	Acrid, Bitter	Liver, Kidney	Expels Wind-Damp, tonifies Liver and Kidney
Luò Shí Téng Star jasmine stem	Cool	Bitter	Heart, Liver, Kidney	Expels Wind-Damp, unblocks channels — for Heat Bi
Xī Xiān Cǎo Siegesbeckia herb	Cold	Bitter	Liver, Kidney	Expels Wind-Damp, unblocks channels
Qín Jiāo Large-leaf gentian root	Neutral	Acrid, Bitter	Stomach, Liver, Gallbladder	Expels Wind-Damp, relieves Bi pain — Hot or Cold Bi
Hǎi Tóng Pí Coral bean bark	Neutral	Bitter, Acrid	Liver	Expels Wind-Damp, unblocks collaterals, relieves pain
Sāng Zhī Mulberry twig	Neutral	Slightly bitter	Liver	Expels Wind-Damp, benefits joints — especially the upper limbs
Gǒu Jǐ Cibotium rhizome	Warm	Bitter, Sweet	Liver, Kidney	Expels Wind-Damp
Bái Huā Shé Krait snake	Warm	Sweet, Salty	Liver	Dispels Wind, unblocks collaterals
Cǎo Wū Wild aconite root	Hot	Acrid, Bitter	Heart, Liver, Kidney, Spleen	Expels Wind, eliminates Damp
Hǎi Fēng Téng Kadsura pepper stem	Warm	Acrid, Bitter	Liver	Expels Wind-Damp and unblocks the channels
Chuān Wū Prepared Sichuan aconite main root	Hot	Acrid, Bitter	Heart, Liver, Kidney, Spleen	Dispels Wind-Damp and warms the channels

Other herb categories

• Release exterior (Cold)
• Release exterior (Heat)
• Clear heat
• Drain downward
• Warm interior
• Regulate qi
• Invigorate blood
• Resolve phlegm
• Tonify qi
• Tonify blood
• Tonify yin
• Tonify yang
• Calm shen
• Stabilise & bind
• Aromatic, transform damp
• Drain damp
• Stop bleeding
• Relieve food stagnation
• Expel parasites
• Anchor Yang / extinguish Wind
• Open orifices
• Topical use