Lu Tien-cheng, director of the Chiayi Herbal Medicine Society and a doctor of Chinese medicine, says that as a general rule wild flowers and herbs that have dark green blooms help protect the liver. Those with yellow blooms have properties related to the spleen. Black ones are good for the kidneys, and red ones have properties related to the heart and circulatory system.
根據嘉義藥用學會理事、也在嘉義執業的中醫師呂天成歸納，花草的顏色，深綠色的多保護肝臟，黃色跟脾臟有關，黑色用以補腎，紅色跟心臟血管有關等。