While most know that herbs enter the 12 primary meridians, there is little written on which herbs enter the 8 extras. This page offers this list which was translated from Chinese and originally written by a Dr. Doe.
Not all of the herbs listed on this page are generally available or even heard of in the West. This is the information that we were given, the following herbs enter the channels as is listed below. Beyond that, their therapeutic effects on the Eight Extraordinary Channels is for you to discover in your clinical setting.
Gou Chi Zi | Sha Ren Zi | Ru Zhong | Niu Xi | Xu Duan |
Sheng Di Huang | Zi Ma (black) | Sang Ren | Tu Si Zi | Shan Zhu Yu |
Nu Zhen Zi | Suo Yang | Fu Pen Zi | Ci Shi | Long Gu |
Gui Ban | Bie Jia | Er Jiao | Zi He Che | Chuan Lian Zi |
Chuan Lian Zi | Xiang Fu | Yi Mu Cao | Yuan Hu | Jiang Xiong |
Dang Gui | Dan Shen | Chuan Xiong | Cang Zhu |
Wu Ju Yu | Ban Xia | Hou Po | Dai Zhe Shi |
Lu Rong | Wu Wei Zi | Qian Shi | Lian Zi | Jing Ying Zi |
Chai Hu | Sheng Ma | Dang Gui | Bai Shao | Xu Duan | Ai Ye |
Zi He Che | Ru Cong Rong | Bai Ji Tian | Lu Jiao | Yang Gou |
Lu Xian Cao | Fu Zi | Rou Gui | Xi Xin | Cang Er Zi |
Gao Ben | Gou Qi Zi | Huang Qi | Lu Rong |
Gui Ban | Huang Bai | Mu Xiang | Bia Jia | Ba Ji Tian | Xiang Fu |
Chuan Xiong | Dang Gui | Cang Zhu | Bai Zhu | Wu Zhu Yu | Gou Qi Zi | Dang Shen |
Rou Gui | Fang Ji (Han & Mu) | Chuan Shan Jia | Hu Gu |
Gui Zi | Bai Shao | Huang Qi |
Dang Gui | Chuan Xiong |