Medicinal properties of various commonly used traditional Chinese medicines

Four natures are cold, cool, warm and hot, and those without obvious cold and heat bias are flat.

Cold medicine has the function of clearing heat and purging fire, and is suitable for heat-induced diseases; Warming drugs have the characteristics of warming the interior and dispelling cold, and are suitable for cold diseases.

Five flavors

It is known as pungent, sour, sweet, bitter and salty, and it also has a light taste.

The characteristics of the five flavors are "pungent, sour, sweet, slow, bitter, firm, salty and soft".