Traditional Chinese Medicines and directions: Eastern White Peony Root, Southern Star, American Ginseng, Northern Adenophora. Chinese Medicine and the Four Seasons: Cardamom in spring, Zhe grass in summer, mulberry leaves in autumn, and sunflower seeds in winter. Chinese herbs and five colors: Indigo naturalis, Astragalus membranaceus, Red Peony Root, Atractylodes macrocephala, black lead. Chinese herbal medicine and five ingredients: Sweet stone lotus, sour jujube seed, Sophora flavescens, spicy Polygonum multiflorum, and salty autumn stone. Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Five Elements: Honeysuckle, Akebia, Otter liver, hemp seed, and Poria cocos. Traditional Chinese Medicine and Meteorology: Wind Eggplant, Cloud Poria, Umbrella Grass, Snow Green, Thunder Pill. Traditional Chinese Medicine and Geography: Yam, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Wangjiangnan, Hebaicao, Haifushi, Daylily. Traditional Chinese medicine and six livestock: Pig's tooth soap, Achyranthes bidentata, Rhododendron amurense, Horse treasure, Spatholobus suberectus, and dog liver vegetable. Traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese zodiac signs: Rat Gluttony, Ox roe, Tiger Bone, Rabbit silk, gentian grass, Snake skin, Horse gall, mutton, Monkey jujube, chicken gizzard lining, dog spine, Poria cocos.