Category
1 Herbs for Relieving Exterior Syndromes
Part
1 Herbs Pungent in Flavour and Warm in Nature for
Relieving
Exterior
Syndromes
Ephedra
(Herba Ephedrae) (Ma huang)
Cinnamom
Twig (Ramulus Cinnamomi) (Gui zhi)
Asarum
Herb (Herba Asari) (Xi xin)
Purple
Perilla Leaf (Folium Perillae) (Zi su ye)
Schizonepeta
(Herba Schizonepetae) (Jing jie)
Ledebouriella
Root (Radix Ledebouriellae) (Fang feng)
Dahurian
Angelica Root (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae) (Bai zhi)
Magnolia
Flowder (Flos Magnoliae) (Xin yi)
Fresh
Ginger (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) (Sheng jiang)
Elscholtzia,
Mosla (Herba Elscholtziae seu Moslae) (Xiang ru)
Xanthium
(Fructus Xanthii) (Cang'er zi)
Part
2 Herbs Pungent in Flavour and Cool in Nature for
Relieving
Exterior
Syndromes
Peppermint
(Herba Menthae) (Bo he)
Arctium
Fruit (Fructus Arctii) (Niu bang zi)
Cicada
Slough (Periostracum Cicadae) (Chan yi)
Prepared
Soybean (Semen Sojae Praeparatum) (Dan dou chi)
Pueraria
Root (Radix Puerariae) (Ge gen)
Cimicifuga
Rhizome (Rhizoma Cimicifugae) (Sheng ma)
Mulberry
Leaf (Folium Mori) (Sang Ye)
Chrysanthemum
Flower (Flos Chrysanthemi) (Ju hua)
Bupleurum
Root (Radix Bupleuri) (Chai hu)
Category
2 Heat-Clearing
Herbs
Part
1 Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Herbs
Gypsum
(Gypsum Pibrosum) (Shi gao)
Anemarrhena
Rhizome (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae) ( Zhi mu)
Reed
Rhizome (Rhizoma Phragmitis) (Lu gen)
Trichosanthes
Root (Radix Trichosanthis) (Tian hua fen)
Capejasmine
Fruit (Fructus Gardeniae) (Zhi zi)
Prunella
Spike (Spica Prunellae) (Xia ku cao)
Cassia
Seed (Semen Cassias) (Jue ming zi)
Part
2 Heat-Clearing and Dampness-Drying Herbs
Scutellaria
Root (Radix Scutellariae) (Huang qin)
Coptis
Root (Rhizoma Coptidis) (Huang lian)
Phellodendron
Bark (Cortex Phellodendri) (Huang bai)
Gentian
Root (Radix Gentianae) (Long dan cao)
Flavescent
Sophora Root (Radix Sophorae Flavescentis) (Ku shen)
Ash
Bark (Cortex Fraxini) (Qin pi)
Part
3 Heat-Clearing and Blood-Cooling Herbs
Dried
Rehmannia Root (Radix Rehmanniae) (Sheng di huang)
Scrophularia
Root (Radix Scrophulariae) (Xuan shen)
Moutan
Bark (Cortex Moutan Radicis) (Mu dan pi)
Red
Peony Root (Radix Paeoniae Rubra) (Chi shao)
Arnebia
(or Lithosperm) Root (Radix Arnebiae seu Lithospermi) (Zi
cao)
Part
4 Heat-Clearing and Detoxication Herbs
Honeysuckle
Flower (Flos Lonicerae) (Jin yin hua)
Forsythia
Fruit (Fructus Forsythiae) (Lian qiao)
Dandelion
Herb (Herba Taraxaci) (Pu gong ying)
Viola
Herb (Herba Violae) (Zi hua di ding)
Isatis
Leaf (Folium Isatidis) (Da qing ye )
Natural
Indigo (Indigo Naturalis) (Qing dai)
Houttuynia
(Herba Houttuyniae) (Yu xing cao)
Sargentgloryvine
(Caulis Sargentodoxae) (Hong teng)
Patrinia
(Herba Patriniae) (Bai jiang cao)
Portulaca
(Herba Portulaceae) (Ma chi xian)
Pulsatilla
Root (Radix Pulsatillae) (Bai tou weng)
Belamcanda
Rhizome (Rhizoma Belamcandae) (She gan)
Subprostrate
Sophora Root (Radix Sophorae Subprostratae) (Shan dou gen)
Green
Chiretta (Herba Andrographitis) (Chuan xin lian)
Part
5 Herbs for Clearing Heat of Deficiency Type
Sweet
Wormwood (Herba Artemisiae) (Qing hao)
Swallowwort
Root (Radix Cynanchi Atrati) (Bai wei)
Wolfberry
Bark (Cortex Lycci Radicis) (Di gu pi)
Stellaria
Root (Radix Stellariae) (Yin chai hu)
Category
3 Purgative Herbs
Part
1 Purgatives
Rhubarb
(Radix et Rhizoma Rhei) (Da huang)
Mirabilite
(Natrii Sulphas) (Mang xiao)
Senna
Leaf (Folium Cassiae) (Fan xie ye)
Part
2 Laxatives
Hemp
Seed (Fructus Cannabis) (Huo ma ren)
Bush-Cherry
Seed (Semen Pruni) (Yu li ren)
Part
3 Drastic Hydragogues
Kansui
Root (Radix Euphorbia Kansui) (Gan sui)
Knoxia
Root (Radix Knoxiae) (Da ji)
Genkwa
(Flos Genkwa) (Yuan hua)
Morning
Glory Seed (Semen Pharbitidis) (Qian niu zi)
Category
4
Anti-Rheumatics
Notopterygium
Root (Rhizoma seu Radix Notopterygii) (Qiang huo)
Pubescent
Angelica Root (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis) (Du huo)
Clematis
Root (Radix Clematidis) (Wei ling xian)
Tetrandra
Root (Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae) (Fang ji)
Large-Leaf
Gentian Root (Radix Gentiane Macrophyllae) (Qin jiao)
Chaenomeles
Fruit (Fructus Chaenomelis) (Mu gua)
Loranthus
Mulberry Mistletoe (Ramulus Loranthis) (Sang ji sheng)
Acanthopanax
Bark (Cortex Acanthopanacis) (Wu jia pi)
Agkistrodon
Snake (Agkistrodon Acutus) (Bai hua she)
Category
5
Aromatic Herbs for Resolving Dampness
Atractylodes
Rhizome (Rhizoma Atractylodis) (Cang zhu)
Magnolia
Bark (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis) (Hou po)
Agastache
(Herba Agastachis) (Huo xiang)
Eupatorium
(Herba Eupatorii) (Pei lan)
Amomum
Fruit (Fructus Amomi) (Sha ren)
Round
Cardamon Seed (Semen Amomi Cardamomi) (Bai dou kou)
Tsaoko
(Cardamon) (Frutus Tsaoko) (Cao guo)
Category
6
Herbs for Inducing Diuresis and Excreting Dampness
Poria
(Poria) (Fu ling)
Umbellate
Pore-Fungus (Polyporus Umbellatus) (Zhu ling)
Coix
Seed (Semen Coicis) (Yi yi ren)
Oriental
Water Plantain Rhizom (Rhizoma Alismatis) (Ze xie)
Plantago
Seed (Semen Plantaginis) (Che qian zi)
Talc
(Talcum) (Hua shi)
Manshurian
Aristolochia Stem (Caulis Aristolochiae Manshurie) (Mu tong )
Rice
Paper
Pith (Medulla Tetrapanacis) (Tong cao)
Yam
Rhizome (Rhizoma Dioscoreae) (Bi xie)
Oriental Wormwood (Herba Artemisiae Capillaris) (Yin chen
hao)
Pyrrosia
Leaf (Folium Pyrrosiae) (Shi wei)
Climbing
Fern Spore (Spora Lygodii) (Hai jin sha)
Lysmachia
(Herba Lysimachiae) (Jin qian cao)
Category
7
Herbs for Warming the Interior
Prepared
Aconite Root (Radix Aconiti Praeparata) (Fu zi)
Chinese
Cassia Bark (Cortex Cinnamomi) (Rou gui)
Dried
Ginger (Rhizoma Zingiberis) (Gan jiang)
Clove
(Flos Caryophylli) (Ding xiang)
Common
Fennel Fruit (Fructus Foenicuii) (Xiao hui xiang)
Galangal
Rhizome (Rhizoma Galangae) (Gao liang jiang)
Evodia
Fruit (Fructus Evodiae) (Wu zhu yu)
Pricklyash
Peel (Pericarpium Zanthoxyli) (Hua jiao)
Category
8
Herbs for Regulating Qi
Tangerine
Peel (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae) (Ju pi)
Green
Tangerine Orange Peel (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae)
(Qing
pi)
Immature
Bitter Orange (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus) (Zhi shi)
Citron
Fruit (Fructus Citri) (Xiang yuan)
Aucklandia
Root (Radix Aucklandiae) (Mu xiang)
Nutgrass
Flatsedge Rhizome (Rhizome Cyperi) (Xiang fu)
Lindera
Root (Radix Linderae) (Wu yao)
Eagle
Wood (Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum) (Chen xiang)
Sichuan
Chinaberry (Furctus Meliae Toosendan) (Chuan lian zi)
Macrostem
Onion (Bulbus Allii Macrostemi) (Xie bai)
Category
9
Herbs for Removing Food Stagnation
Radish
Seed (Semen Raphani) (Lai fu zi)
Germinated
Barley (Fructus Hordei Germinatus) (Mai ya)
Medicated
Leaven (Massa Fermentata Medicinalis) (Shen qu)
Hawthorn
Fruit (Fructus Crataegi) (Shan zha)
Chicken¡¯s
Gizzard-Skin (Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli) (Ji nei
jin)
Category
10
Anthelmintics
Quisqualis
Fruit (Fructus Quisqualis) (Shi jun zi)
Chinaberry
Bark (Cortex Meliae) (Ku lian pi)
Areca
Seed (Semen Arecae) (Bing lang)
Pumpkin
Seed (Semen Cucurbitae) (Nan gua zi)
Omphalia
(Omphalia) (Lei wan)
Torreya
Seed (Semen Torreyae) (Fei zi)
Category
11 Hemostatics
Japanese
Thistle (Herba seu Radix Cirsii Japonic) (Da ji)
Field
Thistle (Herba Cephalanoploris) (Xiao ji)
Biota
Tops (Cacumen Biotae) (Ce bai ye)
Cogongrass
Rhizome (Rhizoma Imperatae) (Bai mao gen)
Japanese
Beauty-Berry (Folium Callicarpae Nudiflorae) (Zi
zhu)
Sophora
Flower (Flos Sophorae) (Huai hua)
Sanguisorba
Root (Radix Sanguisorbae) (Di yu)
Hyacinth
Bletilla (Rhizoma Bletillae) (Bai ji)
Hairy
Vein Agrimony (Herba Agrimoniae) (Xian He Cao)
Charred
Palm (Petiolus Trachycarpi) (Zong lu tan)
Notoginseng
(Radix Notoginseng) (San Qi)
Cat-Tail
Pollen (Pollen Typhae) (Pu Huang)
Rubia
Root (Radix Rubiae) (Qian Cao)
Argyi
Leaf (Folium Artemisiae Argyi) (Ai Ye)
Category
12 Herbs for Promoting Blood Circulation and Relieving
Blood Stasis
Chuanxiong
Rhizome (Rhizoma Ligustici Chuangxiong) (Chuan Xiong)
Red
Sage Root (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhiae) (Dan Shen)
Motherwort
(Herba Leonuri) (Yi Mu Cao)
Peach
Kernel (Semen Persicae) (Tao Ren)
Safflower
(Flos Carthami) (Hong Hua)
Achyranthes
Root (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae) (Niu Xi)
Pongolin
Scales (Squama Manitis) (Chuan Shan Jia)
Curcuma
Root (Radix Curcumae) (Yu Jin)
Giant
Knotweed Rhizome (Rhizoma Polygoni Cuspidati) (Hu zhang )
Corydalis
Tuber (Rhizoma Corydalis) (Yan Hu Suo)
Frankincense
(Resina Olibani) (Ru Xiang)
Myrrh
(Myrrha) (Mo Yao)
Burreed
Tuber (Rhizoma Sparganii) (San Leng)
Zedoary
(Rhizoma Zedoariae) (E Zhu)
Leech
(Hirudo) (Shui Zhi)
Ground
Beetle (Eupolyphaga Seu Steleophaga) (Tu bie Chong)
Category
13 Herbs Resolving Phlegm and Relieving Cough and Asthma
Part
1 Herbs Relieving Cold-Phlegm by Warming
Pinellia
Tuber (Rhizoma Pinelliae) (Ban Xia)
Arisaema
Tuber (Rhizoma Arisaematis) (Tian Nan Xing)
Giant
Typhonium Tuber (Rhizoma Typhonii) (Bai Fu zi)
White
Mustard Seed (Semen Sinapis Albae) (Bai Jie Zi)
Platycodon
Root (Radix Platycodi) (Jie Geng)
Inula
Flower (Flos Inulae) (Xuan Fu Hua)
Part
2 Herbs for Clearing Heat-Phlegm
Trichosanthes
Fruit (Fructus Trichosanthis) ( Gua Lou)
Fritillary
Bulb (Balbus Fritillariae) (Bei Mu)
Peucedanum
Root (Radix Peucedani) (Qian Hu)
Bamboo
Shavings (Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam) (Zhu Ru)
Tabasheer
(Concretio Silicea Bambusae) (Tian Zhu Huang)
Bamboo
Juice (Succus Bambusae) (Zhu Li)
Sargassum
(Sargassum) (Hai Zao)
Chlorite-Schist
(Chlorite-Schist) (Meng Shi)
Part
3 Herbs for Relieving Cough and Asthma
Bitter
Apricot Kernel (Semen Armeniacae Amarum) (Xing Ren)
Stemona
Root (Radix Stemonae) (Bai Bu)
Aster
Root (Radix Stemonae) (Zi Wan)
Perilla
Fruit (Fructus Perillae) (Su Zi)
Mulberry
Bark (Cortex Mori Radicis) (Sang bai pi)
Lepidium
Seed (Semen Lepidii Seu Descurainiae) (Ting Li Zi)
Aristolochia
Fruit (Fructus Aristolochiae) (Ma Dou Ling)
Ginko
Nut (Semen Ginkgo) (Bai Guo)
Category
14 Tranquilizers
Cinnabar
(Cinnabaris) (Zhu Sha)
Magnet
(Magnetitum) (Ci Shi)
Dragon¡¯s
Bone (Os Draconis Fossilia) (Long Gu)
Oyster
Shell (Concha Ostrea) (Mu Li)
Wild
or Sping Jujuba Seed (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae) (Suan Zao
Ren)
Polygala
Root (Radix Polygalae) (Bo zi ren)
Arborvitae
Seed (Semen Biotae) (Yuan zhi)
Category
15 Herbs for Calming the Liver and Checking Wind
Abalone
Shell (Concha Haliotidis) (Shi Jue Ming)
Pearl
Shell (Concha Margaritifera Usta) (Zhen zhu mu)
Red
Ochre (Ochra Haematitum) (Dai Zhe Shi)
Cow
Bezoare (Calculus Bovis) (Niu Huang)
Gastrodia
Tuber (Rhizoma Gastrodiae) (Tian Ma)
Uncaria
Stem With Hooks (Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis) (Gou Teng)
Earthworm
(Lumbricus) (Di Long)
Batryticated
Silkworm (Bombyx Batryticatus) (Bai Jiang Can)
Scorpion
(Scorpion) (Quan Xie)
Centipede
(Scolopendra) (Wu Gong)
Category
16 Herbs for Resuscitation
Borneol
(Borneolum) (Bing pian)
Storax
(Styrax Liquidus) (Su He Xiang)
Grassleaved
Sweetflag Rhizome (Rhizoma Acori Graminei) (Shi Chang Pu)
Category
17 Tonics for Deficiency Syndromes
Part
1 Herbs for Invigorating Qi
Ginseng
(Radix Ginseng) (Ren Shen)
Dangshen
(Radix Codonopsis Pilosulae) (Dang Shen)
American
Ginseng Root (Radix Panacis Quinquefolii) (Xi Yang Shen)
Astragalus
Root (Radix Astragali seu Hedysari) (Huang qi)
White
Atractylodes Rhizome (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macroceph) (Bai
Zhu)
Chinese
Yam (Rhizoma Dioscoreae) (Shan Yao)
Liquorice
(Radix Glycyrrhizae) (Gan Cao)
Chinese
Date (Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae) (Da Zao)
Honey
(Mel) (Feng Mi)
Part
2 Blood Tonics
Prepared
Rehmannia Root (Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata) (Shu Di
Huang)
Fleece
Flower Root (Radix Polygoni Multiflori) (He Shou Wu)
Chinese
Angelica Root (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) (Dang Gui)
White
Peony Root (Radix Paeoniae Alba) (Bai Shao)
Longan
Aril (Arillus Longan) (Long Yan Rou)
Part
3 Yin Tonics
Straight
Ladybell Root (Radix Adenophorae Strictae) (Sha shen)
Fragrant
Solomonseal Rhizome (Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati) (Yu Zhu)
Siberian
Solomonseal Rhizome (Rhizoma Polygonati) (Huang Jing)
Ophiopogon
Root (Radix Ophiopogonis) (Mai Men Dong)
Wolfberry
Fruit (Fructus Lycci) (Gou Qi Zi)
Eclipta
(Herba Ecliptae) (Mo Han Lian)
Glossy
Privet Fruit (Fructus Ligustri Lucidi) (Nu Zhen zi)
Tortoise
Plastron (Plastrum testudinis) (Gui Ban)
Fresh
Water Turtle Shell (Carapax Trionycis) (Bie Jia)
Part
4 Yang Tonics
Epimedium
(Herba Epimedii) (Yin Yang Huo)
Curculigo
Rhizome (Rhizoma Curculiginis) (Xian Mao)
Morinda
Root (Radix Morindae Officinalis) ( Ba Ji Tian)
Walnut
Kernel (Semen Juglandis) (Hu Tao Ren)
Chinese
Caterpillar Fungus (Cordyceps) (Dong Chong Xia Cao)
Psoralea
Fruit (Fructus Psoraleae) (Bu Gu Zhi)
Bitter
Cardamon (Fructus Alpinae Oxyphyllae) (Yi Zhi Ren)
Desertliving
Cistanche (Herba Cistanchis) (Rou Cong Rong)
Dried
Human Placenta (Placenta Hominis) (Zi He Che)
Gecko
(Gecko) (Ha Jie)
Eucommia
Bark (Cortex Eucommiae) (Du Zhong )
Dipsacus
Root (Radix Dipsaci) (Xu Duan)
Dodder
Seed (Semen Cuscutae) (Tu Si Zi)
Category
18 Astringents
Light
Wheat (Fructus Tritici Levis) (Fu Xiao Mai)
Glutinous
Rice Root (Radix Oryzae Glutinosae) (Nuo Dao Gen Xu)
Schisandra
Fruit (Fructus Schisandrae) (Wu Wei Zi)
Black
Plum (Fructus Mume) (Wu Mei)
Chebula
Fructus (Fructus Chebulae) (Ke Zi)
Chinese
Gall (Galla Chinensis)
(Wu bei zi )
Red
Halloysite (Halloysitum Rubrum) (Chi Shi Zhi)
Nutmeg
(Semen Myristicae) (Rou Dou Kou)
Gordon
Euryale Seed (Semen Euryales) (Qian Shi)
Lotus
Seed (Semen Nelumbinis) (Lian Zi)
Dogwood
Fruit (Fructus Corni) (Shan Zhu Yu)
Mantis
Egg-Case (Ootheca Mantides) (Sang Piao Xiao)
Cuttle
Bone (Os Sepiella seu Sepiae) (Wu zei gu)
Ailanthus
Bark (Cortex Ailanthi) (Chun gen pi)
Category
19 Herbs for External Use and Others
Sulphur
(Sulphur) (Liu Huang)
Realgar
(Realgar) (Xiong Huang)
Chinese
Blistering Beetle Banmao (Mylabris) (Ban mao)
Nux-Vomica
Seed (Semen Strychni) (Ma Qian Zi)
Muskmelo
Pediceln (Pedeculus Melo) (Gua Di)
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