Latin Name: Cortex Albiziae
Properties: sweet, neutral

Latin Name: Flos Albiziae
Properties: sweet, neutral

Latin Name: Herba Ecliptae Prostratae
Properties: sweet, sour, slightly cold

Latin Name: Herba Sargassii
Properties: bitter, salty, cold

Latin Name: Erythrinae Cortex
Properties: acrid, bitter, neutral

Latin Name: Radix Stephaniae Tetrandae
Properties: bitter, acrid, very cold

Latin Name: Os Sepiae
Properties: salty, astringent, slightly warm

Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils and other aromatic compounds extracted from plants for physiological and psychological treatment. There are two basic ways of aromatherapy, by inhalation and by applying the oils to the skin. As scents, they can activate the limbic system and emotional centers of the brain, also known as olfaction, when applied to the skin in form of massage oils, they penetrate the tissues and find their way into the bloodstream where they are further transported to the organs and systems of the body.

Latin Name: Hippocampus
Properties: sweet, salty, warm

Latin Name: Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae
Properties: acrid, sweet, warm

Latin Name: Radix Aristolochiae Fangchi
Properties: bitter, acrid, cold, toxic

Latin Name: Rhizoma Cyrtomii
Properties: bitter, slightly cold, toxic

Latin Name: Plastrum Testudinis
Properties: salty, sweet, neutral