Chinese Herbology - Categorization

Categorization

There are several different methods to classify traditional Chinese medicinals:

• The Four Natures (simplified Chinese: 四气; traditional Chinese: 四氣; pinyin: sìqì)
• The Five Flavors (Chinese: 五味; pinyin: wǔwèi)
• The meridians (simplified Chinese: 经络; traditional Chinese: 經絡; pinyin: jīngluò)
• The specific function.