Sourness enters the liver

Sour medicinals tend to act on the liver. Sour medicinals that enter the liver include achyranthes (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, 牛膝 niú xī), chaenomeles (Chaenomelis Fructus, 木瓜 mù guā), cornus (Corni Fructus, 山茱萸 shān zhū yú), crataegus (Crataegi Fructus, 山楂 shān zhā), eclipta (Ecliptae Herba, 墨旱莲 mò hàn lián), litchee (Litchi Fructus, 荔枝 lì zhī), mume (Mume Fructus, 乌梅 wū méi), ophicalcite (Ophicalcitum, 花蕊石 huā ruǐ shí), red peony (Paeoniae Radix Rubra, 赤芍药 chì sháo yào), rhinoceros horn (Rhinocerotis Cornu, 犀角 xī jiǎo), rubus (Rubi Fructus, 覆盆子 fù pén zǐ), sanguisorba (Sanguisorbae Radix, 地榆 dì yú), and white peony (Paeoniae Radix Alba, 白芍药 bái sháo yào).