Individual Herbs Notebook

1530 Individual Herbs & Substances

This page is contains my notes on individual herbs and substances. The majority are Chinese but it also includes other common herbs that I have collated from various sources. Many are western herbs that patients may also be taking or that are frequently found growing here, some are just historical curiosities to satisfy my own interest in the weird and wonderful. "Among the myriad things in the world, there is nothing that cannot be a medicine," Sun Simiao: Supplement to the Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, 1.6.

It is designed to assist traditional herbalists and provide information. It is not a tool for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be sought. Some of the substances may be unsuitable for use today due to toxicity, legal reasons or scarcity, in which case the actions and indications are designed to assist find a suitable replacement or understand what effect they may have if encountered in a patient's history.

For herb-drug interactions, I recommend MediHerb® Herb-Drug Interaction Chart.

For drug-herb interactions, I recommend Evergreen Herbs' Drugs with a Higher Chance of Interaction Chart.


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Aromatic Herbs that Transform Dampness

Bai Dou Kou 白豆蔻 (Fructus Amomi rotundus / Round Cardamom)

Cang Zhu 蒼朮 (Rhizoma Atractylodes / Black Atractylodes)

Cao Dou Kou 草豆蔻 (Semen Alpiniae Katsumadai / Katsumada's Galangal Seeds)

Cao Guo 草果 (Fructus Tsaoko / Black Cardamom / Brihad Ela बृहदेला)

Hong Dou Kou 红豆蔻 (Fructus Galangae / Galangal Seeds)

Hou Po 厚朴 (Cortex Magnoliae / Magnolia Bark)

Huo Xiang 藿香 (Herba Pogostemonis seu Agastaches / Patchouli)

Pei Lan 佩蘭 (Herba Eupatorii fortunei / Fragrant Thoroughwort)

Sha Ren 砂仁 (Fructus villosi / Villous Cardamom)

Sha Ren Ke 砂仁壳 (Pericarpium villosi / Villous Cardamom Shell)

Xiao Dou Kou 小豆蔻 (Fructus Elettariae cardamomum / Lesser Cardamom / Sukshma Ela सूक्ष्मैला / Hal هال)

Yue Gui Ye 月桂叶 (Folium Lauri nobilis / Bay Leaf)


Aromatic Substances that Open the Orifices

Ai Pian 艾片 (L-Borneolum / L-Borneol)

An Xi Xiang 安息香 (Benzoinum / Benzoin / Karenar करेनर)

Bing Pian 冰片 (Borneolum / Borneol Camphor)

Hu Dan 狐膽 (Fel Vulpis / Fox Bile)

Jiu Jie Chang Pu 九節菖蒲 (Rhizoma Anemones Altaicae / Altai Anemone Root)

Niu Huang 牛黄 (Calculus Bovis / Ox Gallstone)

She Xiang 麝香 (Moschus / Musk)

Shi Chang Pu 石菖蒲 (Rhizoma Acori tatarinowii seu graminei / Grass-leaf Sweet Flag Rhizome)

Su He Xiang 苏合香 (Resina Liquidambar orientalis / Styrax)


Downward Draining Herbs

Ba Dou 巴豆 (Fructus Crotonis / Croton Fruit / Jaypala जयपाल)

Bi Ma Zi 蓖麻子 (Semen Ricini / Castor Bean)

Da Huang 大黄 (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei / Chinese Rhubarb Root / Amlavetasa अम्लवेतस)

Fan Xie Ye 番瀉葉 (Folium Sennae / Senna Leaf / Markandika मार्कण्डिका )

Gan Sui 甘遂 (Radix Euphorbia Kansui / Sweet Spurge Root)

He Guo Teng 盒果藤 (Radix Operculinae / Turpeth / Trivrut त्रिवृथ / Nishoth निशोथ)

Hong Da Ji 紅大戟 (Radix Knoxiae / Knoxia Root)

Hua Sheng You 花生油 (Oleum Arachidis hypogaeae / Peanut Oil)

Huo Ma Ren 火麻仁 (Semen Cannabis / Cannabis Seed)


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Ju Ruo 蒟蒻 / Mo Yu 魔芋 (Cormus Amorphophalli konjac / Konjac)

Liu Suan Mei 硫酸鎂 / Xie Yan 瀉鹽 (Magnesium Sulphate / Epsom Salt / MgSO4.7H2O)

Lu Hui 蘆薈 (Aloe vera seu ferox / Aloe Juice / Kumari कुमारी / Sibr صبار)

Mang Xiao 芒硝 (Natrii Sulfas / Glauber's Salt / Na2SO4·10H2O)

Ou Shu Li 欧鼠李 (Cortex Rhamni frangulae / Alder Buckthorn Bark)

Po Luo Men Zao Jia 婆罗门皂荚 (Fructus Cassiae fistulae / Goldenshower Senna Fruit / Amaltas अमलतास / Aaragvadh आरग्वध)

Qian Niu Zi 牵牛子 (Semen Pharbitidis / Morning Glory Seeds)

Shang Lu 商陆 (Phytolaccae radix / Poke Root)

Ta Huang 塔黃 (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei nobile / Noble Rhubarb Root / Padamacala पदमचाल)

Ya Ma Zi 亞麻子 (Semin Lini / Linseed)

Yao Shu Li 药鼠李 (Fructus Rhamni catharticae / Common Buckthorn Fruit)

Yu Li Ren 郁李仁 (Semen Pruni / Bush Cherry Pit)

Yuan Hua 芫花 (Flos Genkwa / Daphne Genkwa Flower)


Herbs that Clear Heat

Ba Xian Cao 八仙草 (Herba Galii aparinis / Cleavers)

Ba Xian Hua 八仙花 (Radix et folium et flos Hydrangeae macrophyllae / Largeleaf Hydrangea Root, Flower and Leaf)

Bai Fan 白礬 (Alumen / Alum / Phitkari / KAl(SO4)2·12H2O)

Bai Hua She She Cao 白花蛇舌草 (Herba Hedyotidis Diffusae / Oldenlandia)

Bai Jiang Cao 敗醬草 (Herba Patriniae / Patrinia)

Bai Lian 白蔹 (Radix Ampelopsis / Japanese Ampelopsis Root)

Bai Mao Liang 白毛茛 / Bei Mei Huang Lian 北美黃連 / Cheng Gen Cao 橙根草 (Hydrastidis rhizoma / Goldenseal)

Bai Qu Cai 白屈菜 (Herba Chelidonii / Greater Celandine)

Bai Tou Weng 白头翁 (Radix Pulsatillae Chinensis / Pulsatilla Root)

Bai Wei 白薇 (Radix Cynanchi Atrati / Blackened Swallow Wort Root)

Bai Xian 白莧 (Herba Amaranthi Viridis / Green Amaranth)

Bai Xian Pi 白鲜皮 (Cortex Dictamni / Chinese Dittany Root Bark)

Bai Yan Teng 百眼藤 (Herba Morindae parvifoliae / Littleleaf Indianmulberry Herb)

Bai Ying 白英 (Herba Solani Lyrati / Bittersweet Herb)

Ban Lan Gen 板蓝根 (Radix Isatidis / Indigo Woad Root)

Ban Zhen Zhong Hua Shu 斑疹钟花树 (Cortex Tabebuiae impetiginosae / Pau D'Arco)

Ban Zhi Lian 半枝蓮 (Herba Scutellariae Barbatae / Barbed Skullcap Herb)

Bao Chun Hua 报春花 (Herba Primulae malacoides / Fairy Primrose)

Bei Dou Gen 北豆根 (Rhizoma Menispermi / Asiatic Moonseed Root)

Bi Qian 壁錢 (Urocteae / Wall Spider)

Bi Qian Mu 壁錢幕 (Marsupium Urocteae / Wall Spider Egg Casing)

Bian Bing Huang Jin 扁柄黄堇 (Herba et Radix Corydalis mucroniferae / Whole Flatstiped Corydalis Herb with Root)

Bian Dou 扁豆 (Semen Lablab / White Hyacinth Bean)

Bian Dou Hua 扁豆花 (Flos Dolichoris / Hyacinth Bean Flower)

Bo Cai Zi 菠菜籽 (Semen Spinachiae / Spinach Seeds)

Bo He You 薄荷油 (Oleum Menthae / Menthol Oil)

Cha Tiao Qi 茶条槭 / Sang Ya 桑芽 (Folium Acers ginnalae tenera / Tender Amur Maple Leaves)

Cha Ye 茶叶 (Camelliae sinensis folium / Tea Leaves)

Chan Pi 蟾皮 (Cutis Bufonis / Toad Skin)

Chang Chun Hua 长春花 (Herba Catharanthi / Greater Madagascar Periwinkle)

Chang Shi 長石 (Anhydrite / Feldspar / KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8 and CaAl2Si2O8 in varying proportions)

Che Qian Cao 車前草 (Herba Plantaginis / Plantago)

Chi Xiao Dou Hua 赤小豆花 (Flos Phaseoli / Rice Bean Flower)

Chong Lou 重楼 (Rhizoma Paridis / Paris Root)

Chuan Mu Tong 川木通 (Caulis Clematidis Armandii / Evergreen Clematis Stem)

Chuan Xin Lian 穿心蓮 (Herba Andrographis / Green Chiretta / Kalamegh कालमेघ)

Chui Pen Cao 垂盆草 (Herba Sedi Sarmentosi / Stringy Stonecrop Herb)

Chun Ye 椿葉 (Folium Toonae sinensis / Tsubaki Leaf)

Cu Jiang Cao 酢漿草 (Herba Oxalidis corniculatae / Creeping Wood Sorrel)

Da Juan Ye 杜鹃叶 (Folium Rhododendra Simsii / Indian Azalea Leaf)

Da Qing Gen 大青根 (Radix Clerodendri cyrtophylli / Mayflower Glorybower Root)

Da Qing Yan 大青鹽 (Halitum / Halite)

Da Qing Ye 大青葉 (Folium Isatidis / Indigo Leaf)

Dan Zhu Ye 淡竹叶 (Herba Lophatheri / Bamboo Leaves and Stem)

Dang Yao 當藥 (Herba Swertiae / Chinese Swertia)

Dao Nian Zi 倒捻子 (Fructus Garciniae mangostanae / Mangosteen fruit)

Deng Long Cao 燈籠草 (Herba Physalis peruvianae / Physalis)

Di Er Cao 地耳草 (Herba Hyperici Japonici / Japanese St. John's Wort)

Di Gu Pi 地骨皮 / Gou Qi Gen Pi 枸杞根皮 (Cortex Lycii / Goji Berry Root Bark)

Diao Zhu Mei 吊竹梅 (Herba Zebrinae Pendulae / Inchplant)

Dong Ling Cao 冬淩草 (Herba Rhabdosiae rubescenes / Blushred Rabdosia)

Dou Ban Cai 豆瓣菜 (Herba Nasturtii / Watercress)

Du Wo Ju 毒莴苣 (Herba Lactucae / Lettuce)

E Dan 鵝膽 (Fel Anseris / Goose Gall)

E Hou Guan 鵝喉管 (Larynx Anseris / Goose gizzard)

E Lei Gang Pu Tao 俄勒冈葡萄 (Berberis radix / Oregon Mountain Grape root)

Fan Bai Cao 翻白草 (Herba Potentillae Discoloris / Discolor Cinquefoil Herb)

Fan Shi 矾石 (Alumite / Alum Ore / Na2SO4 . 10H2O)

Fan Shi Liu Ye 番石榴叶 (Folium Psidii Guajavae / Guava Leaf)

Fang Jie Shi 方解石 (Calcite / CaCO3)

Feng Dou Cai 蜂斗菜 (Rhizoma Petasitis / Japanese Butterbur root)

Feng Dou Cai 蜂斗菜 (Rhizoma Petasitis / Japanese Butterbur root)

Feng Wei Cao 鳳尾草 (Herba Pteridis multifidae / Chinese Brake Herb)

Fu Pen Zi Ye 覆盆子葉 (Folium Rubi / Raspberry Leaf)

Fu Rong Hua 芙蓉花 (Flos Hibisci mutabilis / Hibiscus flower)

Fu Sang Hua 扶桑花 (Flos Hibisci rosasinensis / Chinese Hibiscus Flower)

Gan Lan 甘藍 (Folium Brassicae oleraceae / Cabbage Leaf and Stem)

Gou Gu Gen 枸骨根 (Radix Ilicis cornutae / Chinese Holly Root)

Gou Mao 狗毛 (Pilus Canis / Dog Hair)

Gu Jing Cao 谷精草 (Flos Eriocauli / Buerger Pipewort Flower)

Guan Ye Lian Qiao 貫葉連翹 (Hypericum perforatum / St. John's Wort)

Guan Zhong 貫眾 (Rhizoma Cyrtomii / Holly Fern)

Gui Zhen Cao 鬼針草 (Herba Bidens pilosae / Beggartricks)

Hai Ba Ji 海巴戟 (Radix Morindae citrifoliae / Indian Mulberry Root / Noni ননী)

Hai Luo 海螺 (Caro Rapanae / Conch Meat)

Han Shui Shi 寒水石 / Ning Shui Shi 凝水石 (Glauberitum / Calcitum / Red Gypsum)

He Geng 荷梗 (Nelumbinis Petiole / Lotus Petiole)

He Ye 荷叶 (Nelumbinis Foliae / Lotus Leaf)

Hong Jing Tian 紅景天 (Radix Rhodiolae roseae seu crenulatae / Rhodiola Root)

Hong Mu 紅木 (Bixa orellana / Annatto)

Hong Niu Pi Cai 紅牛皮菜 (Herba betae / Red Chard)

Hong San Ye Cao 紅三葉草 (Herba Trifolium pratense / Red Clover)

Hong Teng 紅藤 / Da Xue Teng 大血藤 (Caulis Sargentodoxae / Sargentodoxa Vine)

Hou Rou 鱟肉 (Caro Limuli / Horseshoe Crab Meat)

Hu Huang Lian 胡黃連 (Rhizoma Picrorhizae Kurroa / Figwort-flower Picrorhiza Rhizome / Kutki कुटकी)

Hu Tong Lei 胡桐淚 (Resina Populi diversifolii / Euphrates Polar Resin)

Hua Mu Pi 樺木皮 (Cortex Betulae / Asian White Birch Bark)

Hua Shan Fan 華山礬 (Radix Symplocus / Chinese Sweetleaf Root)

Huang Bai 黄柏 (Cortex Phellodendri / Amur Corktree Bark)

Huang Gua 黃瓜 (Fuctus Cucumes sativi / Cucumber)

Huang Gua Pi 黃瓜皮 (Pericarpium Cucumes sativi / Cucumber Peel)

Huang Gua Ye 黃瓜葉 (Folium Cucumes sativi / Cucumber Leaf)

Huang Hua Zi 黄花仔 (Radix et folium Sidae cordifoliae / Heart-leaf Sida / Bala बला)

Huang Lian 黄连 (Rhizoma Coptidis / Coptis Rhizome / Mamira ममीरा)

Huang Lu Mu 黃蘆木 (Cortex Berberis / Barberry)

Huang Qin 黄芩 (Radix Scutellariae baicalensis / Baical Skullcap Root)

Huang Sang Yu Jia Gu 黃顙魚頰骨 (Os Buccale Pelteobagri / Yellowhead Catfish Cheekbone)

Huang Shu Kui Ye 黃蜀葵葉 (Folium Abelmoschi manihot / Sunset Muskmallow Leaf)

Huang Teng 黃藤 (Caulis Fibraureae / Common Fibraurea Stem)

Huang Zi Jin 黄紫堇 (Herba Corydalis ochotenses / Ochotsk Corydalis Herb)

Hui Hui Dou 回回豆 (Semen Ciceris / Chickpea / Kitchidi खिच्चा)

Hui Lu Yan Hu Suo 灰绿延胡索 (Herba Corydalis aduncae / Greyish-green Corydalis Herb)

Huo Tan Mu Cao 火炭母草 (Herba Polygoni chinense / Chinese Knotweed)

Ji Dan Hua 雞蛋花 (Flos Plumeriae Acutifoliae / Mexican Frangipani Flower)

Ji Gu Cao 雞骨草 (Herba Abri / Abrus Herb)

Ji Mao Cai 鸡毛菜 (Folium Pterocladiae tenuii / Nanjing Cabbage)

Ji Song Rong 姬松茸 / Ba Xi Mo Gu 巴西蘑菇 (Fructificatio Agarici blazei / Sun Agaric)

Ji Xue Cao 積雪草 / Luo De Da 落得打 (Herba Centellae seu Hydrocotyle asiatica / Gotu Kola)

Ji Zi Bai 雞子白 (Galli Gigeriae albumin / Egg White)

Jia Ma Chi Xian 假馬齒莧 (Herba Bacopi / Coastal Waterhyssop / Brahmi ब्राह्मी)

Jiang Li 江蘺 (Frondus Gracilaria / Purple Sea Moss)

Jiang You 醬油 (Semen Sojae preperata / Soy Sauce)

Jiao Cha Cai 角叉菜 (Frondus Chondri / Carrageen Moss)

Jie Lan 芥蘭 (Herba Alboglabrae / Chinese broccoli)

Jin Gu Cao 筋骨草 (Herba Ajugae ciliatae / Ciliate Bugle)

Jin Yin Hua 金银花 (Flos Lonicerae japonicae / Honeysuckle Flower)

Jin Yu 金魚 (Carassii aurati / Goldfish)

Jing Mi Gan 粳米泔 (Aqua Oryzae sativae / Rice washing water)

Jiu Bi Ying 救必應 (Cortex Ilicis rotundae / Ovateleaf Holly Bark)

Ju Ju 菊苣 (Herba Cichorii / Chicory)

Jue Ming Zi 决明子 (Semen Cassiae / Chinse Senna Seeds)

Ke Li Te Yan Qiang Wei 克里特岩薔薇 (Herba Cisti cretici / Pink Rock Rose)

Ku Cai 苦菜 (Herba Sonchi Oleracei / Common Sowthistle)

Ku Di Ding 苦地丁 (Herba Corydalis bungeanae / Bunge Corydalis Herb)

Ku Gua Gan 苦瓜幹 (Momordica Charantia fructus / Bitter Melon)

Ku Mang Huang Jin 库莽黄堇 (Radix et Herba Corydalis govanianae / Root and Herb of Govan Corydalis / Bhutakesa भूतकेश)

Ku Shen 苦參 (Radix Sophorae / Shrubby Sophora Root)

Ku Zhi 苦蘵 (Herba Physalis angulata / Cutleaf Groundcherry)

Kuo Yu 蛞蝓 (Limax / Slug)

La Mei Hua 蠟梅花 (Flos Chimonanthi Praecocis / Wintersweet Bud)

La Rui A 拉瑞阿 (Herba Larreae / Chapparel)

Lao Shu Le 老鼠簕 (Radix et Ramulus at folium Acanthi / Hollyleaf Acanthus / Harikusa हरीकुसा)

Leng Fan Guo 冷飯果 (Folium et Fructus Viburni Foetidi / Foetid viburnum)

Li Yu Dan 鯉魚膽 (Fel Cyprinus carpio / Carp Gallbladder)

Li Zhi Hao 痢止蒿 (Herba Ajugae forrestii / Forest Bugle)

Lian Geng 荷梗 (Nelumbinis Caulis / Lotus Stem)

Lian Qiao 连翘 (Fructus Forsythiae / Weeping Forsythia Capsule)

Lian Zi Xin 莲子心 (Plumula Nelumbinis / Lotus Plumule)

Liang Fen Cao 涼粉草 / Xian Cao 仙草 (Herba Mesonae seu Platostomae / Chinese Mesona)

Liao Da Qing Ye 蓼大青葉 (Folium Polygoni Tinctorii / Chinese or Japanese Indigo)

Ling Jiao 菱角 (Fructus Trapae / Water Caltrop)

Liu Li Jiu 琉璃苣 (Herba Borago / Borage)

Liu Ye Liu 柳葉柳 (Herba Epilobii parviflori / Smallflower Hoary Willowherb)

Long Dan Cao 龍膽草 (Radix Gentianae / Chinese Gentian Root)

Long Kui 龍葵 (Herba Solani Nigri / Black Nightshade)

Long Xu Cao 龍須草 (Herba Junci setchuensis / Sechuan Rush)

Lou Lu 漏蘆 (Radix Rhapontici seu Echinopsis / Uniflower Swisscentaury or Globeflower Root)

Lu Bian Qing 路边青 (Caulis et Folium Clerodendri cyrtophylli / Mayflower Glorybower Stem and Leaf)

Lu Dou 綠豆 (Vigna radiata / Mung Bean)

Lu Dou Le Hua 露兜竻花 (Flos Pandani tectorii / Thatch Screwpine Flower)

Lu Gen 芦根 (Rhizoma Phragmitis / Reed Rhizome)

Luo Hua Sheng Zhi Ye 落花生枝葉 (Ramulus et folium Arachidis hypogaeae / Peanut branchlet and leaf)

Luo Le Zi 羅勒子 (Fructus Ocimi / Basil seeds)

Luo Shen Hua 洛神花 / Mei Gui Qie 玫瑰茄 (Flos Hibiscus sabdariffa / Roselle Hibiscus)

Luo Tuo Ci 骆驼刺 (Secretio Alhagi / Manaplant Sweet Secretion / Yavasa यवास)

Ma Bo 马勃 (Lasiosphaera seu Calvatia / Puffball)

Ma Chi Xian 馬齒莧 (Herba Portulacae / Parslane Herb)

Ma Ji Mei 马基莓 (Fructus Aristoteliae chilensis / Maqui Berry)

Ma Ye 麻葉 (Folium Cannabis sativae)

Ma Yin Hua 马银花 (Radix Rhododendra ovata / Ovateleaf Rhododendron Root)

Mao Bai Yang 毛白楊 (Cortex et Ramulus Populi tomentosae / Chinese White Poplar Bark or Twig)

Mi Feng Zi 蜜蜂子 (Larva Apis / Larva of Chinese Honey Bee)

Mi Hou Tao 獼猴桃 (Fructus Actinidiae chinensis / Kiwi Fruit)

Mi Meng Hua 密蒙花 (Flos Buddlejae / Pale Butterflybush Flower)

Mian Zao 缅枣 (Cortex Ziziphi mauritianae / Indian Date Bark)

Mu Dan Pi 牡丹皮 (Cortex radicis Moutan / Tree Peony Root Bark)

Mu Mian Hua 木棉花 (Flos Gossampini / Chinese Cotton Tree Flower)

Nan Fei Hong Guan Mu Cha 南非红灌木茶 (Folium Aspalathi / Rooibos)

Nan Gua 南瓜 (Fructus Cucubitae / Squash or Pumpkin)

Nan Gua Hua 南瓜花 (Flos Cucurbitae / Squash Blossoms)

Nan Yang Gan Lan 南洋橄榄 (Fructus Spondias dulcis / Golden Apple)

Ning Meng 檸檬 (Fructus limon / Lemon)

Niu Dan 牛膽 (Bos Taurus seu Bubalus bubalis / Ox Gall)

Niu Er Da Huang 牛耳大黄 (Radix Rumicis crispi / Yellow Dock)

Niu Xin Fan Li Zhi 牛心番荔枝 (Fructus Annonae reticulatae / Bullock's Heart Custard Apple)

Nuo Mi Gan 糯米泔 (Aqua Fructus Oryzae glutinosae / Washing water of glutinous rice)

Ou 藕 (Radix nelumbinis / Lotus Root)

Pao Tong Ye 泡桐葉 (Folium Paulowniae / Empress Tree Leaf)

Pi Pa 枇杷 (Fructus Eriobotryae / Loquat Fruit)

Ping Guo Ye 蘋果葉 (Folium Mali / Apple Leaf)

Ping Zi Cao 瓶子草 (Herba Sarraceniae / Yellow or Purple Pitcher Plant)

Pu Er Cha 普洱茶 (Folium Camelliae preparatum / Pu'erh Tea Leaves)

Pu Gong Ying 蒲公英 (Herba Taraxaci / Dandelion)

Pu Xiao 朴消 (Na2SO4 / Mirabilitum)

Qiang Wei Hua 薔薇花 (Flos Rosae multiflorae / Japanese Rose Flower)

Qin Cai 芹菜 (Apium graveolens / Celery)

Qin Pi 秦皮 (Cortex Fraxini / Ash Bark)

Qing Dai 青黛 (Indigo Naturalis / Natural Indigo / Neel (नील) / Alniyli (النيلي))

Qing Guo 青果 (Fructus Canarii / Chinese White Olive)

Qing Hao 青蒿 (Herba Artemisiae Annuae / Sweet Wormwood)

Qing Ma 檾麻 (Herba Abutila theophrastis / Velvetweed)

Qing Niu Dan 青牛膽 / Jin Guo Lan 金果欖 (Radix Tinosporae sagittatae / Arrow-leafed or Hairy-stalked Tinospora Root)

Qing Xiang Zi 青葙子 (Semen Celosiae / Celosia Seed)

Qing Ye Dan 青葉膽 (Herba Swertiae mileensis / Mileen Swertia / Kirata tikta किराततिक्त / Qasab uz-zarirah قصب الذریره)

Qiu Kui 秋葵 (Fructus Abelmoschi esculentus / Okra / Bhenda भेण्डा)

Ren Dong Teng 忍冬藤 (Caulis Lonicerae / Honeysuckle Stem)

Ren Shen Ye 人參葉 (Folium Ginseng / Ginseng Leaf)

Ren Zhong Bai 人中白 (Depositum Urinae Hominis / Sediment of Human urine)

Ren Zhong Huang 人中黄 (Rulvis Glycyrrhizae Extractionis Sedilis / Licorice prepared with faeces)

San Cha Ku 三叉苦 (Herba Evodiae letpae / Evodia)

San Ke Zhen 三顆針 (Berberis cortex / Barberry bark)

San Qi Hua 三七花 (Flos Notoginseng / Sanchi Flower)

San Xiao Cao 三消草 (Herba Trifolia repens / White Clover)

San Xing Xiu Qiu 伞形绣球 (Radix Hydrangeae umbellatae / Umbellate Hydrangea Root)

Shan Ci Bai 山刺柏 / Ci Bai 刺柏 (Rhizoma et fructus Juniperi / Taiwanese Juniper Root and Fruit)

Shan Ci Gu 山慈菇 (Pseudobulbus Cremastrae seu Pleiones seu Rhizoma Iphigeniae Indicae / Hardy Chinese Orchid Bulb)

Shan Dou Gen 山豆根 (Radix Sophorae tonkinensis / Vietnamese Sophora Root)

Shan Fan Gen 山礬根 (Radix Symplocus / Sweetleaf Root)

Shan Fan Ye 山礬葉 (Folium Symplocus / Sweetleaf Leaf)

Shan Yang Dou 山羊豆 (Herba Galega / Goat's Rue)

Shan Yin Hua 山銀花 (Flos Lonicerae Confusae / Soft Leaved Honeysuckle Flowers)

Shan Zha Ye 山楂叶 (Folium Crataegi / Hawthorn Leaf)

Shan Zhu Zi 山竹子 (Fructus et Cortex Garciniae multiflorae / Manyflower Garcinia Fruit or Bark)

She Gan 射幹 (Rhizoma Belamcandae / Blackberry Lily Rhizome)

Sheng Di Huang 生地黃 (Radix Rehmanniae / Chinese Foxglove Root)

Shi Che Ju 矢车菊 (Herba Centaureae cyani / Cornflower)

Shi Da Gong Lao Ye 十大功勞葉 (Ilex cornuta / Chinese Holly Leaf)

Shi Gao 石膏 (Gypsum Fibrosum / Calcium Sulphate / Gypsum / Godanti गोदन्ती / Jibs جبس / CaSO4)

Shi Shang Bai 石上柏 (Herba Selaginellae Doederleinii / Doederlein's Spikemoss Herb)

Shi Zi 柿子 (Fructus kaki / Sharon Fruit)

Shu Kui Gen 蜀葵根 (Althaeae roseae radix / Hollyhock Root)

Shu Li 鼠李 (Fructus Rhamni davuricae / Dahurian Buckthorn Fruit)

Shu Zhi 鼠脂 (Adeps Mus / Mouse fat)

Shui Fei Ji 水飛薊 (Silybi marianus fructus / Milk Thistle Seed)

Shui Ku Mai 水苦蕒 (Herba Veronicae Anagallis-Aquaticae / Water Speedwell)

Shui Mian 水黽 (Gerridae / Water Strider)

Shui Niu Jiao 水牛角 (Cornu Bubali / Water Buffalo Horn)

Shui Qu Liu 水曲柳 (Cortex Fraxini mandshurica / Manchurian Ash Bark)

Si Bo Li Ya Ai Ju 西伯利亚艾菊 (Herba Tanaceti sibirici / Siberian Tansy)

Si Gua 絲瓜 (Fructus Luffae / Towel Gourd)

Si Gua Hua 絲瓜花 (Flos Luffae / Luffa Flower)

Si Gua Luo 絲瓜絡 (Retinervus Luffae Fructus / Loofah)

Si Gua Ye 絲瓜葉 (Luffae Folium / Luffa Leaf)

Si Ye Cao 四葉草 (Herba Trifolii mutata / Four leaf clover)

Su Mi Gan Shui 粟米泔水 (Aqua Fructus Setariae / Foxtail Millet Washing Water)

Suan Jiang 酸漿 (Herba Physalis alkekengi / Chinese Lantern)

Suan Jiao 酸椒 (Fructus Tamarindi / Tamarind)

Suan Mo 酸模 (Radix Rumicis acetosae / Sorrel)

Tian Gua 甜瓜 (Fructus melo / Melon)

Tian Hua Fen 天花粉 (Radix Trichosanthis / Snakegourd Root)

Tian Kui Zi 天葵子 (Radix Semiaquilegiae / Semiaquilegia Root)

Tian Luo 田螺 (Vivipari seu Cipangopaludinae / River Snail)

Tian Shi Liu 甜石榴 (Punicae granati dulcis / Sweet Pomegranate Fruit)

Tie Xiu 鐵銹 (Ferrous Oxide / Rust)

Tong Guan Teng 通關藤 (Marsdeniae tenacissimae caulis / Tenacious Condorvine / Murva (मूर्वा))

Tu Bei Mu 土贝母 (Rhizoma Bolbostemmae / Bulbostemma)

Tu Fu Ling 土茯苓 (Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae / Greenbiars Rhizome)

Wan Nian Qing 萬年青 (Rohdea Japonica / Japanese Sacred Lily)

Wan Shou Ju 万寿菊 (Herba Tagetes / Aztec Marigold)

Wang Yue Sha 望月砂 (Faeces Leporis / Hare's Dung)

Weng Cai 蕹菜 / Kong Xin Cai 空心菜 (Herba Ipomoeae aquaticae / Water Spinach / Kalambi कलम्बी)

Wo Niu 蝸牛 (Cipangopaludina chinensis / Snail)

Wu He Mi Ju 無核蜜桔 (Fructus Citri unshiu / Satsuma)

Wu Hua Guo 无花果 (Fructus Fici caricae / Common Fig Fruit)

Wu Hua Guo Ye 无花果叶 (Folium Fici caricae / Common Fig Leaf)

Wu Wei Cao 五味草 (Herba Corydalis talienses / Tali Corydalis whole herb)

Xi Gua 西瓜 (Pulpa Citrulli / Watermelon Fruit)

Xi Gua Pi 西瓜皮 (Exocarpium Citrulli / Watermelon Peel)

Xi Gua Shuang 西瓜霜 (Mirabilitum Praeparatum / Prepared Mirabilite)

Xi Mi 菥蓂 (Herba Thlaspis / Pennycress)

Xia Hua Tian Zhu Kui 狹花天竺葵 (Herba Pelargonii sidoides / Sweet Scented Geranium)

Xia Ku Cao 夏枯草 (Spica Prunellae / Self-heal Spike)

Xia Wa 蝦蛙 (Hylaranae seu Fejervaryae seu Micrylettae / Paddy Frog)

Xian Shi 苋实 (Semen Amaranthi Tricoloris / Three Coloured Amaranth)

Xian Ye Jin Ji Ju 剑叶金鸡菊 (Folium Coreopsis lanceolatae / Lanceleaf Coreopsis Leaf)

Xiang Cha Cai 香茶菜 (Herba Isodonis amethystoidis / Common Rabdosia herb)

Xiang Cha Cai Gen 香茶菜根 (Radix Isodonis amethystoides / Common Rabdosia root)

Xiang Guo 熊果 (Folium Uvae-ursi / Bearberry leaf)

Xiang Huang Lian Mu 香黃連木 (Resina Pistaciae lentisci / Mastic)

Xiang Jiao 香蕉 (Fructus Musae Sapienti / Banana)

Xiang Ri Kui Jing Sui 向日葵莖髓 (Medulla Helianthi Annui Caulis / Sunflower Stem Pith)

Xiang Ri Kui Ye 向日葵葉 (Folium Helianthi Annui / Sunflower Leaf)

Xiang Ri Kui Zi 向日葵子 / You 油 (Semen seu oleum Helianthi Annui / Sunflower Seed or Oil)

Xiao Bai Ju 小白菊 (Tanaceti parthenii herba / Feverfew)

Xiao Hua Huang Jin 小花黄堇 (Herba et Radix Corydalis racemosae / Racemose Corydalis Herb or Root)

Xiao Mi Cao 小米草 (Euphrasia herba / Eyebright)

Xuan Guo Wen Zi Cao 旋果蚊子草 (Herba Filipendula / Meadowsweet)

Xuan Ming Fen 玄明粉 (Mirabilitum Depuratum / Weathered Sodium Sulfate)

Xuan Shen 玄參 (Radix Scrophulariae / Chinese Figwort Root)

Xue Li 雪梨 (Pyrus pyrifolia / Asian Pear)

Xue Song 雪松 (Cortex et folium Cedri / Himalayan Cedar)

Xun Yi Cao 薰衣草 (Herba Lavandulae / Lavender)

Ya Dan Zi 鸭蛋子 (Fructus Bruceae / Java Brucea seed)

Yan Huang Lian 岩黄连 (Herba Corydalis thalictrifoliae / Rockliving Corydalis herb)

Yan Lan Cao 岩兰草 (Herba Vetiveriae / Vetiver)

Yang Gan Ju 洋甘菊 (Herba Matricaria / German Chamomile)

Yang Shi Cao 洋蓍草 (Achilleae millefolii herba / Yarrow)

Yao Yong Qiu Guo Zi Jin 药用球果紫堇 (Herba Fumariae / Fumitory)

Ye Ju Hua 野菊花 (Flos Chrysanthemi Indici / Wild Chrysanthemum Flower)

Ye Ming Sha 夜明砂 (Faeces Vespertilionis / Bat Faeces)

Ye Xia Zhu 葉下珠 / Zhen Zhu Cao 珍珠草 (Herba Phyllanthi urinariae seu niruriae / Leafflower Herb)

Ye Zi Jiang 椰子漿 (Cocos nucifera succus / Coconut water)

Yin Bai Yang 銀白楊 (Folium Populi albae / White Poplar Leaf)

Yin Chai Hu 银柴胡 (Radix Stellariae dichotoma / Starwort)

Yin Hua Zi 銀花子 (Fructus Lonicernae / Japanese Honeysuckle Fruit)

Ying Huo 螢火 (Lampyridae / Firefly)

Ying Pi 櫻皮 (Cerasi Cortex / Japanese Cherry Tree Bark)

Yu Xing Cao 魚腥草 (Herba Houttuyniae cordatae / Fish Mint)

Yun Shi 雲實 (Semen et radix Caesalpiniae / Mysorethorn)

Zao Ye 棗葉 (Folium Jujubae / Jujube Leaf)

Zhe Ji 蔗鸡 (Gemma Sacchari Sinensis / Sugarcane Bud)

Zheng Ji Na Shu 正鸡纳树 (Cortex Cinchonae / Quinine Bark)

Zhi Mu 知母 (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae / Anemarrhena Rhizome)

Zhi Zi 栀子 (Fructus Gardeniae / Gardenia Fruit)

Zhong Ya Ku Hao 中亚苦蒿 (Herba Artemisiae absinthium / Common Wormwood)

Zhu Gu 豬骨 (Os Porci / Pig's Bones)

Zhu Long Cao 猪笼草 (Herba Nepenthes / Tropical Pitcher Plant Leaves)

Zi Bei Jin Pan 紫背金盘 (Herba Ajugae nipponensis / Japanese Bugle)

Zi Cao 紫草 (Radix Lithospermi seu Arnebiae / Purple Gromwell Root)

Zi Hua Di Ding 紫花地丁 (Herba Violae / Violet herb)


Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness

Ai Na Xiang 艾納香 (Blumea Balsamifera / Sambong)

Ba Qi 菝葜 (Rhizoma Smilacis Chinae / Chinaroot Greenbier Rhizome)

Bai Hua Dan 白花丹 (Radix Plumbaginis Zeylanicae / Whiteflower Leadwort / Chitrak चित्रकः)

Bai Hua She 白花蛇 / Qi She 蘄蛇 (Deinagkistrodon / Long Nosed Pit Viper)

Bai Hua Teng 白花藤 (Radix Clematidis terniflora / Sweet Autumn Clematis root)

Bai Yang Shu Pi 白楊樹皮 / Shan Yang 山楊 (Cortex Populi davidianae / Wild Poplar Bark)

Bi Li 薜荔 (Fructus Fici pumilae / Climbing Fig Fruit)

Bi Ma Can 蓖麻蠶 (Larvae Samiae / Castorbean Silworm Larvae)

Can Sha 蚕沙 (Faeces Bombycis / Silkworm Faeces)

Cao Shi Can 草石蠶 (Radix Stachys sieboldii / Chinese Artichoke Tuber)

Cha Shu 檫树 (Radix et caulis Sassafras / Common Sassafras Root and Stem)

Chang Chun Teng 常春藤 (Caulis et folium Hederae / Chinese Ivy)

Chou Wu Tong 臭梧桐 (Folium et Ramulus Clerodendri trichotomi / Harlequin Glorybower Leaf and Twig)

Chuan Shan Long 穿山龍 (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Nipponicae / Japanese Yam Rhizome)

Ding Gong Teng 丁公藤 (Caulis Erycibis obtusifoliae / Obtuseleaf Ericibe Vine)

Dong Fang Gou Ji 東方狗脊 (Rhizome Woodfordiae orientalis / Oriental Chain Fern Root)

Du Huo 独活 (Radix Angelicae pubescentis seu biserratae / Pubescent Angelica Root)

Duan Shu 椴樹 (Radix Tilia / Linden Root)

Fen Tuan Hua 粉团花 (Flos Hydrangeae paniculatae / Paniculate Hydrangea Flowers)

Feng Fang 松鼠 (Nidus Vespae / Wasp's Nest)

Feng Xian Hua 鳳仙花 (Flos Impatientis / Garden Balsam Flower)

Feng Zi 蜂子 (Larva Apis ceranae / Bee Larvae)

Fu Niu Hua 伏牛花 / Ge Hu Ci Hua 隔虎刺花 (Flos Damnacanthi / Damnacanthus Flowers)

Gou Gu 狗骨 (Os Canis / Dog Bone)

Gou Guo Cao 钩果草 (Harpagophytum Tuber / Devil's Claw)

Gou Wen 鉤吻 (Herba Gelsemii / Graceful Jessamine)

Hai Feng Teng 海风藤 (Caulis Piperis Kadsurae / Kadsura Pepper Stem)

Hai Tong Pi 海桐皮 (Cortex Erythrinae / Coral-Bean Bark)

Hei Man 黑蔓 (Radix Tripterygii regelii / Regel Three-wingnut)

Hong Pi Yun Shan 紅皮雲杉 (Cortex Piceae / Korean Spruce)

Hu Ji Sheng 槲寄生 (Herba Visci / Mistletoe)

Huai Zhi 槐枝 (Ramulus Sophorae japonica / Japanese Pagodatree Twig)

Jie Gu Mu 接骨木 (Ramulus Sambuci Williamsii / Elderberry Twigs)

Jiu Li Xiang Gen 九裏香根 (Radix Murrayae / Jasmineorange Root)

Kuan Jin Teng 寬筋藤 (Caulis Tinosporae / Heart-leafed Moonseed / Guduchi गुडूची / Gilo جيلوي)

Lao Guan Cao 老鸛草 (Herba Geranii / Cranesbill)

Lei Gong Teng 雷公藤 (Radix Tripterygii Wilfordii / Thunder God Vine)

Li Yu 鳢鱼 (Caro Channa / Chanterelle)

Liang Tou Jian 兩頭尖 (Rhizoma Anemones Raddeanae / Radde Anemone Root)

Liu Bai Pi 柳白皮 (Cortex Salicae / Babylonian Weeping Willow Bark)

Liu Zhi 柳枝 (Ramulus Salicae / Babylonian Weeping Willow Twig)

Liu Zhi Huang 柳枝黃 / Yi Zhi Huang Hua 壹枝黃花 (Herba Solidaginis / Goldenrod)

Liu Zhou Zi 六軸子 (Fructus Rhododendri Mollis / Chinese Azalea Fruit)

Luo Shi Teng 絡石藤 (Caulis Trachelospermi / Star Jasmine Stem)

Mao Er Shi 貓兒屎 (Fructus Decaisneae fargesii / Blue Sausage Fruit)

Mao Gao Cai 茅膏菜 (Herba Droserae peltatae / Peltate Sundew)

Mao Gu 貓骨 (Os Felis / Cat Bone)

Mao She Xiang 毛麝香 (Herba Adenosmatis Glutinosi / Sticky Adenosma)

Mu Gua 木瓜 (Fructus Chaenomelis / Chinese Quince Fruit)

Nao Yang Hua 闹羊花 (Flos Rhododendra Mollae / Chinese Azalea Flower)

Nao Yang Hua Zi 闹羊花子 (Fructus Rhododendra Mollae / Chinese Azalea Fruit)

Pao Tong Pi 泡桐皮 (Cortex Paulowniae / Empress Tree Bark)

Pu Tao Teng Ye 葡萄藤葉 (Caulis et Folium Vitis viniferae / Stem and leaf of European Grape)

Qian Ma 蕁麻 (Herba Urticae / Stinging Nettle)

Qian Nian Jian 千年健 (Rhizoma Homalomenae / Obscured Homalomena Rhizome)

Qiang Wei Gen 薔薇根 (Radix Rosae multiflorae / Japanese Rose Root)

Qiang Wu Zei 槍烏賊 (Cephalopoda / Squid)

Qin Jiao 秦艽 (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae / Large-leaf Gentian Root)

Qing Feng Teng 青風藤 (Caulis Sinomenii / Orientvine)

Qiu Shui Xian 秋水仙 (Herba Colchici autumnalae / Autumn Crocus)

Sang Ji Sheng 桑寄生 (Herba Taxilli / Mulberry Mistletoe Stems)

Sang Zhi 桑枝 (Ramulus Mori / Mulberry Twig)

Shen Jin Cao 伸筋草 (Herba Lycopodii / Clubmoss)

Sheng Teng 生藤 (Herba Stelmatocrypti khasiani / Stem of Common Stelmatocrypton)

Shi Nan Teng 石南藤 (Caulis et folium Piperis wallichii / Stem and leaves of piper wallichii)

Shi Nan Ye 石楠叶 (Folium Photiniae / Chinese Photinia Leaf)

Song Jie 松节 (Lignum Pini Nodi / Knotty Pine Wood)

Song Mu Gen 楤木根 (Radix Araliae Chinensis / Chinese Angelica Tree)

Song Ye 松葉 (Folium Pini / Pine Leaves)

Suo La Mu 桫拉木 (Radix Salaciae / Salacia / Kothala (कोटला) / Saptarangi (सप्तरंगी))

Tao Er Qi 桃儿七 (Rhizoma Podophylli / Himalayan Mayapple Root)

Tian Xuan Hua 田旋花 (Herba et flos Convolvuli / Field Bindweed)

Tiao Lie Huang Jin 条裂黄堇 (Herba et Rhizoma Corydalis linearioides / Herb or Tuber of Linear Segmented Corydalis)

Tou Gu Cao 透骨草 (Caulis Speranskiae seu Impatientis / Garden Balsam Stem)

Wei Ling Xian 威靈仙 (Radix Clematidis Chinensis / Chinese Clematis Root)

Wu Jia Pi 五加皮 (Cortex Acanthopanacis / Siberian Ginseng Bark)

Wu Shao She 烏梢蛇 (Zaocys / Garter Snake)

Xi Geng Xiang Cao 细梗香草 (Herba Lysimachiae capillipes / Hairystalk Loosestrife)

Xi Xian Cao 豨薟草 (Herba Siegesbeckiae / Common St.Paulswort Herb)

Xiang Jia Pi 香加皮 (Cortex Periplocae / Chinese Silkvine Root Bark)

Xiang Ri Kui Hua 向日葵花 (Flos Helianthi Annui / Sunflower Flower)

Xiang Ye 香叶 (Herba Pelargonii graveolens / Rose Geranium)

Xiang Ye Yang 香葉楊 (Cortex seu folium Populi adenopodae / Chinese Poplar Bark and Leaf)

Xu Chang Qing 徐長卿 (Radix Cynanchi paniculati / Paniculate Swallowwort Root)

Zhang Shu Pi 樟树皮 (Cortex camphorae / Camphor Bark)

Zhu Sha Gen 朱砂根 (Radix Ardisiae crenatae / Coral Ardisia Root)

Zui Yu Cao 醉魚草 (Herba Buddlejae Lindleyanae / Lindley butterflybush herb)


Herbs that Drain Dampness

A Li Hong 阿里紅 (Sclerotum Laricifomis officinalidis / Agarikon)

Ban Bian Lian 半边莲 (Herba Lobeliae chinensis / Chinese Lobelia Herb)

Bi Xie 萆薢 (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae / Fish Poison Yam Rhizome)

Bian Xu 萹蓄 (Herba Polygoni Avicularis / Knotweed)

Bu Ku Ye 布枯葉 (Agathosma/Barosmae folium / Buchu)

Can Dou 蠶豆 (Semen Viciae fabae / Broad Bean)

Chan Chu 蟾蜍 (Bufonis / Asiatic Toad)

Che Qian Zi 車前子 (Semen Plantaginis / Plantago Seeds)

Chi Fu Ling 赤茯苓 (Sclerotum Poria rubrae / Red China-Root Peel)

Chi Xiao Dou 赤小豆 (Vigna angularis / Adzuki Bean)

Deng Xin Cao 灯心草 (Medulla Junci / Bulrush Pith)

Di Fu Zi 地肤子 (Fructus Kochiae / Belvedere Fruit)

Dong Gua 冬瓜 (Fructus Benincasae / Chinese Waxgourd)

Dong Gua Pi 冬瓜皮 (Exocarpium Benincasae / Chinese Waxgourd Peel)

Dong Gua Rang 冬瓜瓤 (Pulpa Benincasae / Chinese Waxgourd Pulp)

Dong Gua Zi 冬瓜子 (Semen Benincasae / Chinese Waxgourd Seed)

Dong Kui Guo 冬葵果 (Fructus Malvae / Musk Mallow Seeds)

Dong Kui Zi 冬葵子 (Semen Abutili / Chingma Abutilon Seed)

Fang Ji 防己 (Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae / Stephania Root)

Fu Ling 茯苓 (Poria / China-Root)

Fu Ling Pi 茯苓皮 (Sclerotum Poriae excorio / China-Root Peel)

Fu Shen 茯神 (Poria cum Radix Pini / China-Root Core with Tree Bark)

Fu Shui Cao 腹水草 (Herba Veronicastri / Veronicastrum Herb)

Guang Jin Qian Cao 广金钱草 (Herba Desmodii Styracifolii / Cliffside Gold Coin Grass)

Hai Jin Sha 海金沙 (Spora Lygodii / Japanese Climbing Fern Spore)

Hu Luo Bo Zi 胡蘿蔔子 (Fructus Dauci carotae / Carrot Seed)

Hua Shi 滑石 (Talcum / Magnesium Silicate / Talc / Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)

Huang Sang Yu 黃顙魚 (Caro Tachysuri / Yellowhead Catfish Meat)

Hui Shu Hua 灰树花 (Grifolae sclerotum / Hen-of-the-Woods Mushroom)

Ji Ying Su 蓟罂粟 (Herba Argemones mexicanas / Mexican Prickly Poppy)

Jin Qian Cao 金錢草 (Herba Lysimachiae christinae / Gold-coin Grass)

Jing Da Ji 京大戟 (Radix Euphorbiae Pekinensis / Peking Euphorbia Root)

Li Yu 鯉魚 (Caro Cyprinus carpio / Carp)

Lian Qian Cao 連錢草 (Herba Glechomae / Ground Ivy Herb)

Lou Gu 螻蛄 (Gryllotalpa / Mole Cricket)

Mei Zhou Suan Guo Luo 美洲酸果萝 (Fructus Oxycocci / Cranberry)

Mu Tong 木通 (Caulis Akebiae seu Caulis Clematis / Akebia or Clematis Stem)

Pi Jian Cao 披鹼草 (Radix Agropyron seu Elymi / Couch grass)

Qing Wa 青蛙 (Rana Nigromaculatae et Plancyi / Pond Frog)

Qu Mai 瞿麦 (Herba Dianthi / Fringed Pink Dianthus)

Shi Wei 石韋 (Folium Pyrrosiae / Tongue Fern Leaf)

Ta Pi Mao 獺皮毛 (Cutis et Vellus Lutrinae / Otter Skin and Fur)

Tao Hua 桃花 (Flos Pruni persicae / Peach Flower)

Tong Cao 通草 (Medulla Tetrapanax Papyriferus / Rice Paper Plant Pith)

Xi Shuai 蟋蟀 (Grylli Chinensis / Chinese Cricket)

Ya Tou 鴨頭 (Caput Anatidae / Duck's Head)

Yi Yi Gen 薏苡根 (Radix Coicis / Job's Tears Root)

Yi Yi Ren 薏苡仁 (Semen Coicis / Job's Tears)

Yin Chen Hao 茵陈蒿 (Herba Artemisiae Scopariae / Virgate Wormwood Herb)

Yu Jin Xiang 郁金香 (Flos Tulipae gesnerianae / Common Tulip Flower)

Yu Mi Xu 玉米須 (Stigma Maydis / Corn Silk stamen)

Yu Mu Pi 魚木皮 (Cortex Cratevae / Spider Tree Bark / Varuna वरुण)

Zao Fan 皂礬 / Lu Fan 綠礬 (Melanterite / FeSO4·7H2O)

Ze Xie 澤瀉 (Rhizoma Alismatis / Water Plantain Rhizome)

Zheng Yu 鯖魚 (Caro Scombrini / Mackerel)

Zhu Ling 猪苓 (Polyporus Sclerotium / Umbrella Polypore Mushroom)

Zi Teng 紫藤 (Ramulus et folium Wisteriae / Chinese Wisteria stem and leaf)


Herbs that Expel Parasites

Bing Lang 槟榔 (Semen Arecae / Betel Nut / Kramuka क्रमुक / Fufal فوفل)

Chang Shan 常山 (Radix Dichroae febrifugae / Blue Evergreen Hydrangea Root)

Da Suan 大蒜 (Bulbus Allii sativi / Garlic)

Fei Zi 榧子 (Semen Torreyae / Torreya Seeds)

He Shi 鹤虱 (Fructus Carpesii Abrotinoidis / Carpesium Fruit)

Ku Lian Pi 苦楝皮 (Cortex Meliae azedarach / Chinaberry Bark)

Lang Du 狼毒 (Radix Alocasia seu Euphorbiae (Ebracteolatae seu Fischerianae) / Spurge Root)

Lei Wan 雷丸 (Omphalia / Thunderball Fungus)

Nan Gua Zi 南瓜子 (Semen Cucurbitae / Squash or Pumpkin Seeds and Husks)

Nan He Shi 南鶴虱 (Fructus Carotae / Wild Carrot Seed)

Ran She Dan 蚺蛇膽 (Fel Python / Python Bile)

Sheng Qi 生漆 (Resina Toxicodendri verniciflui / Raw Poison Oak Lacquer)

Shi Jun Zi 使君子 (Fructus Quisqualis / Rangoon Creeper Fruit)

Shi Liu Gen 石榴根 (Radix Punicae granati / Pomegranate Root)

Shi Liu Xin Cai 石榴心材 (Lignum Punicae granati / Pomegranate Heartwood)

Tu Jing Jie 土荆芥 (Herba Dysphaniae / Epazote)

Wu Yi 芜荑 (Praeparatio Fructus Ulmi Macrocarpae / Paste of Stinking Elm Fruit)

Zi Bai Pi 梓白皮 (Cortex Catalpae Ovatae / Manchurian Catalpa Bark)


Herbs that Regulate Qi

A Wei 阿魏 (Resina Ferulae / Asafoetida / Hingu हिङ्गु / Hilteet حلتيت)

Ba Yue Zha 八月劄 (Fructus Akebiae / Akebia Fruit)

Bai Ding Xiang 白丁香 / Ma Que Fen 麻雀粪 (Faeces Passeris / Sparrow Dung)

Bai Mei Hua 白梅花 (Flos Pruni mume / White Plum Blossom)

Bai Yang Zhi 白楊枝 (Ramulus Populi Davidianae / Wild Poplar Twig)

Bo Er Duo Ye 波爾多葉 (Folium Peumi / Boldo Leaves)

Chen Pi 陈皮 (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae / Aged Tangerine Peel)

Chen Xiang 沉香 (Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum / Agarwood)

Cheng Zi 橙子 (Fructus Citri junos / Yuzu 柚子)

Cheng Zi He 橙子核 (Folium Citri junos / Fragrant Citrus Leaf)

Chou Mu Dan Gen (Radix Clerodendri bungei / Rose Glorybower Root)

Chuan Lian Zi 川楝子 (Fructus Meliae Toosendan / Sichuan Pagoda Tree Fruit)

Ci Wei Rou 刺猬肉 (Caro Erinacei / Hedgehog Meat)

Da Fu Pi 大腹皮 (Pericarpium Arecae / Betel Husk)

Dai Dai Hua 玳玳花 (Flos Aurantii / Seville Orange Flower)

Dao Dou 刀豆 (Semen Canavaliae / Sword Bean)

E Bao Chun 鄂报春 (Radix Primulae obconicae / Top Primrose Root)

Fo Shou 佛手 (Fructus Sarcodactylis / Buddha's Hand)

Gan Song 甘松 (Radix et rhizome Nardostachys / Spikenard / Jatamansi जटामांसी)

Gang Mei Gen 崗梅根 / Wan Dian Jin 萬點金 (Radix Ilicis asprellae / Chinese Holly Root)

Gou Bao 狗寶 (Calculus Canis / Dog Gallbladder, Bladder or Kidney Stone)

Hai Hui Xiang 海茴香 (Herba Crithmi / Rock Samphire)

Hai Peng Zi 海蓬子 (Herba Salicorniae / Marsh Samphire)

Hei Xia Zhi Cao 黑夏至草 (Ballotae nigrae herba / Black Horehound)

Hou Po Hua 厚朴花 (Flos Magnoliae / Magnolia Flower)

Hou Po Zi 厚朴子 (Fructus Magnoliae / Magnolia Seed)

Hu Sui 胡荽 (Herba Coriandri / Coriander Leaf)

Hu Tao Qing Pi 胡桃青皮 (Exocarpium Juglandis / Green Walnut Hull)

Hua Ju Hong 化橘红 (Exocarpium Citri Grandis / Pomelo Peel)

Huang Pi Gen 黄皮根 (Radix Clausenae lansii / Chinese Wampee Root)

Huang Pi Guo He 黃皮果核 (Semen Clausenae lansii / Chinese Wampee Seed)

Huo Shan Shi 火山石 (Obsidian / SiO2)

Jia Lan 嘉兰 (Rhizoma Gloriosae superbae / Flame Lily Root)

Jiang Shui 漿水 (Aqua Fructus Setariae Preparatum / Fermented Liquid of Foxtail Millet)

Jin Ju 金橘 (Fructus Fortunellae / Oval Kumquat Fruit)

Jin Ju Ye 金橘葉 (Folium Citri margaritae / Oval Kumquat Leaf)

Jiu Xiang Chong 酒香蟲 (Aspongopus / Stink Bug)

Ju Bai 橘白 (Endocarpium Citri Tangerinae / White Tangerine Endocarp)

Ju He 橘核 (Semen Citri Reticulatae / Tangerine Seed)

Ju Hong 橘红 (Exocarpium Citri Rubrum / Outermost Red Tangerine Peel)

Ju Luo 橘絡 (Medullam Citri reticulatae / Tangerine Pith)

Ju Pi 橘皮 (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae / Tangerine Peel)

Ju Ye 橘叶 (Citri Foliae / Tangerine Leaf)

Ka Fei 咖啡 (Fructus Coffeae / Coffee Bean)

Lan Hua 蘭花 (Flos Cymbidium / Flower of Swordleaf Cymbidium)

Li 梨 (Ramulus Pyri / Asian Pear)

Li Zhi He 荔枝核 (Semen Litchi / Lychee Seed)

Long Xian Xiang 龍涎香 (Fel Balaenae / Ambergris)

Luo Bo 萝卜 (Raphanus sativus / Daikon Radish)

Man Tuo Luo Zi 曼陀羅子 (Semen Daturae / Jimsonweed Seed)

Mao Bao Yi 貓胞衣 (Placenta Felis / Cat placenta)

Mei Gui Hua 玫瑰花 (Flos Rosae Rugosae / Rose Flower)

Mei Li Mao Zhi Mu 美麗帽柱木 (Folium Mitragynae / Kratom)

Mi Die Xiang 迷迭香 (Rosmarini folium / Rosemary Leaf)

Mo Li Hua 茉莉花 / Su Xin Hua 素馨花 (Flos Jasmina / Jasmine)

Mu Xiang 木香 (Radix Aucklandiae / Costus Root)

Ning Meng Ma Bian Cao 柠檬马鞭草 (Herba Aloysia seu Lippia citriodora / Lemon Verbena)

Ning Meng Pi 檸檬皮 (Pericarpium Limon / Lemon Peel)

Pi Jiu Hua 啤酒花 (Flos Humuli Lupuli / European Hop Flower)

Pi Shao Zi 皮哨子 (Pericarp Sapindi delavayii / Chuandian Soapberry Fruit Peel or Seed)

Ping Guo Pi 蘋果皮 (Pericarpium Mali / Apple Peel)

Pu Tao You 葡萄柚 (Fructus Citri paradisi / Grapefruit)

Qian Ri Hong 千日紅 (Flos Gomphrenae / Globe Amaranth Flower)

Qing Pi 青皮 (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride / Unripe Tangerine Peel)

Sha Zao Hua 沙棗花 (Flos Elaeagni Angustifoliae / Russian Olive Flower)

Shi Di 柿蒂 (Calyx kaki / Sharon Fruit Calyx)

Sui Hua Mu Jing 穗花牡荊 (Folium et fructus Viticis agnus-castus / European Chastetree Fruit and Leaf)

Suo Luo Zi 蘇羅子 (Semen Aesculi / Horse Chestnut)

Tan Xiang 檀香 (Lignum Santali Albi / Sandalwood)

Tao Nan Gua 桃南瓜 (Fructus Cucurbitae pepo / Peachlike Pumpkin)

Tian Cheng 甜橙 (Fructus Citri sinensis / Sweet Orange)

Tian Gua Ye 甜瓜葉 (Folium melo / Melon Flower)

Tu Mu Xiang 土木香 (Radix Inulae / Elecampane root)

Wan Dou 豌豆 (Semen Pisi sativi / Garden Pea)

Wu Gu Chong 五谷蟲 (Larvae Muscae domesticae / Housefly larvae)

Wu Jing 蕪菁 / Shui Cai 水菜 (Radix et folium Brassicae rapae / Turnip Root or Leaves)

Wu Yao 烏藥 (Radix Linderae / Lindera Root)

Xiang Fu 香附 (Rhizoma Cyperi / Nut-Grass Rhizome)

Xiang Ning Meng 香檸檬 / Fo Shou Gan 佛手柑 (Fructus Bergami / Bergamot Orange)

Xiang Yuan 香櫞 (Fructus Citri medica seu wilsonii / Citron Fruit or Wilson Orange)

Xiang Yuan Zhi Shi 香櫞枳实 (Fructus Wilsonii Immaturus / Immature Wilson Orange)

Xiao Jun 笑菌 (Sporocarp Panaeoli seu Gymnopili seu Psilocybis / Magic Mushrooms)

Xie Bai 薤白 (Bulbus Allii macrostemi / Chinese Garlic)

You He 柚核 (Semen Citri Grandis / Pomelo Seed)

Yu Mi 玉米 (Semen Zeae maydis / Maize Corn)

Yu Mi Hei Fen 玉米黑霉 (Spora Ustilaginis Maydis / Corn Smut)

Yun Tai Zi 蕓苔子 (Semen Brassicae napi / Rapeseed)

Zhi Ke 枳壳 (Fructus Aurantii / Seville Orange)

Zhi Shi 枳实 (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus / Immature Seville Orange)

Zhou Shi Nan 帚石楠 (Herba Calluna / Heather)

Zhu Shi 竹實 (Caryopsis Poaceae / Bamboo Seed)

Zi Su Geng 紫苏梗 (Caulis Perillae / Perilla Stem)


Herbs that Regulate the Blood

Ai Ye 艾叶 (Folium Artemisiae argyi / Mugwort Leaf / Damanaka दमनक)

Ao Zhou Jian Guo You 澳洲堅果油 (Oleum Macadamiae / Macadamia Nut Oil)

Bai Hua Ying Shan Hong 白花映山红 (Folium et flos et radix Rhododendra mucronata / Snow Azalea Flower, Leaf and Root)

Bai Ji 白芨 (Rhizoma Bletillae / Urn Orchid Rhizome)

Bai Mao Gen 白茅根 (Rhizoma Imperatae / Wooly Grass Rhizome)

Bai Shu Ye 柏樹葉 (Folium Cupressi / Chinese Weeping Cypress Leaf)

Bu Ying Cao 捕蝇草 (Succus Dionaeae muscipulae / Venus Flytrap)

Cao Mu Xi 草木犀 (Herba Meliloti / Sweet clover)

Cao Wen Jing 草问荆 (Herba Equiseti pratense / Meadow Horsetail)

Ce Bai Ye 侧柏叶 (Cacumen Platycladi / Oriental Arborvitae Tip)

Chi A Mi 齿阿米 (Fructus Ammii / Toothpick Ammi / Khella)

Chi Shao 赤芍 (Radix Paeoniae Rubra / Red Peony Root)

Chong Wei Zi 茺蔚子 (Fructus Leonuri / Asian Motherwort Seed)

Chou Mu Dan 臭牡丹 (Caulis et Folium Clerodendri bungei / Rose Glorybower Leaf and Stem)

Chou Wu Tong Gen 臭梧桐根 (Radix Clerodendri trichotomi / Harlequin Glorybower Root)

Chuan Niu Xi 川牛膝 (Radix Cyathulae / Hookweed Root)

Chuan Xiong 川芎 (Rhizoma Ligusticum / Sichuan Lovage root)

Chun E Bo He 唇萼薄荷 (Herba Mentha pulegium / Pennyroyal)

Cong Jie 葱芥 (Herba Alliariae / Garlic Mustard)

Cu 醋 (Acetum / Vinegar)

Da Bo Gu 大驳骨 (Folium Adhatodae / Malabar Nut / Vasaka वासका)

Da Ji 大薊 (Herba seu Radix Cirsii Japonici / Japanese Thistle)

Da Juan Hua 杜鵑花 (Flos Rhododendra simsii seu ponticum / Indian or Common Azalea Flower)

Da Tuan Nang Chong Cao 大团囊虫草 (Cordyceps ophioglossoides / Goldenthread Cordyceps Fungus)

Da Zi Jin Gu Cao 大籽筋骨草 (Herba Ajugae macrospermae / Largeseed Bugle)

Dan Shen 丹參 (Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae / Red Sage Root)

Di Yu 地榆 (Radix Sanguisorbae / Garden Burnet Root)

Du Juan Hua 杜鹃花 (Flos Rhododendra Simsii / Indian Azalea Flower)

E Zhu 莪朮 (Rhizoma Curcumae zedoariae / White Turmeric Root / Kachura कर्चूर / Karkum كركم)

Fan Lu 繁缕 (Radix Stellariae mediae / Chickweed)

Fu Fang Teng 扶芳藤 (Caulis seu Folium Euonymi fortunei / Fortune's Spindle Stem or Leaf)

Fu Rong Ye 芙蓉叶 (Folium Hibisci mutabilis / Hibiscus Leaf)

Fu Sang Gen 扶桑根 (Radix Hibisci rosasinensis / Chinese Hibiscus Root)

Fu She Dan 蝮蛇膽 (Fel Agkistrodon / Pallas Pit Viper Bile)

Gan Lan You 橄欖油 (Oleum Oleae / Olive Oil / Zayt al-Zaytun زيت الزيتون)

Gan Qi 幹漆 (Resina Toxicodendri verniciflui / Dried Poison Oak Lacquer)

Gou Xue 狗血 (Sanguis Canis / Dog Blood)

Gui Jian Yu 鬼箭羽 (Ramulus Euonymi alati / Winged Euonymus Twig)

Gun Shan Chong 滾山蟲 (Glomeridis / Pill Millipede)

Hai Tong 海通 (Ramulus et Folium Clerodendri mandarinori / Tomentose Glorybower Branchlet and Leaf)

He Hua Yan Ling Cao 褐花延龄草 (Radix Trilii erecti / Red Trillium root)

Hei Mu Er 黑木耳 (Auricularia Auricula-judae / Black Fungus)

Hong Hua 红花 (Flos Carthami / Safflower / Osfor (عصفر))

Hong Mao Ji 紅毛雞 (Caro Centropi Sinensis / Crow Pheasant)

Hong Niang Chong 紅娘蟲 (Huechys sanguinea / Black and Scarlet Cicada)

Hong Qu Mi 紅曲米 (Monascus purpureus Went. / Red Yeast Rice)

Hu Zhang 虎杖 (Rhizoma Polygoni cuspidati / Japanese Knotweed Root)

Hua Cha Biao (Radix Ribis / Chinese Winterberry Currant root)

Hua Rui Shi 花蕊石 (Ophicalcitum / Verd Antique)

Huai Hua 槐花 / Huai Mi 槐米 (Flos Sophorae Immaturus / Pagodatree Flower Bud)

Huai Jiao 槐角 (Fructus Sophorae / Pagodatree Pod)

Huai Niu Xi 懷牛膝 (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae / Ox Knee Root)

Huang Ma Ye 黄麻葉 (Folium Corchori capsularis / Jute Leaf)

Huang Ma Zi 黄麻子 (Semen Corchori capsularis / Jute Seed)

Huang Shu Kui Gen 黃蜀葵根 (Radix Abelmoschi manihot / Sunset Muskmallow Root)

Huang Shu Kui Hua 黃蜀葵花 (Flos Abelmoschi manihot / Sunset Muskmallow Flower)

Huang Xi Xin 黄细心 (Radix Boerhaviae / Red Spiderling / Punarnava (पुनर्नवा))

Ji Cai 薺菜 (Herba Capsellae / Shepherd's Purse)

Ji Xing Zi 急性子 (Semen Impatientis / Garden Balsam Seed)

Ji Xue 雞血 (Gullus sanguine / Chicken Blood)

Ji Xue Teng 鸡血藤 (Caulis Spatholobi / Millettia Root and Vine)

Jian Ma 剑麻 (Folium Agaves sisalanae / Sisel-hemp Leaf)

Jiang Huang 姜黄 (Rhizoma Curcumae longae / Turmeric Root / Haridra हरिद्रा / Zard Chob زردچوبه)

Jiang Xiang 降香 (Lignum Dalbergiae odoriferae / Fragrant Rosewood Heart)

Jin Zhan Ju Gen 金盏菊根 (Radix Calendulae / Marigold Root)

Jin Zhan Ju Hua 金盏菊花 (Flos Calendulae / Marigold Flower)

Jiu Li Xiang 九裏香 (Folium et Cacumen Murrayae / Jasmineorange Leaf and Branchlet)

Jiu Niang 酒釀 (Fermented glutinous rice)

Juan Bai 卷柏 (Herba Selaginellae / Tamariskoid Spikemoss Herb)

Juan Ju Zi Jin 尖距紫堇 (Herba seu rhizoma Corydalis suaveolens / Sharpspur Corydalis herb or tuber)

Kuan Ye Yang Jiao Qin 寬葉羊角芹 (Herba Aegopodii / Ground Elder)

Lei Shu 鼺鼠 (Pteromyini / Flying Squirrel)

Li Zi 栗子 (Semen Castaneae / Chestnut)

Lian Fang 蓮房 (Receptaculum Nelumbinis / Lotus Seed Pot)

Liang Mian Zhen 两面针 (Radix Zanthoxyli Nitidum / Shiny-leaf Prickly Ash Root)

Ling Xiao Hua 凌霄花 / Zi Wei 紫葳 (Flos Campsis / Chinese Trumpet-creeper Flower)

Liu Ji Nu 劉寄奴 (Herba Artemisiae Anomalae / Anomalous Artemisia)

Long She Shan 龍舌蘭 (Folium Agaves americanae / Agave Leaf)

Lu Lu Tong 路路通 (Fructus Liquidamberis / Sweetgum Fruit)

Lu Xian Cao 鹿銜草 (Herba Pyrolae / Chinese Pyrola Herb)

Ma An Teng 马鞍藤 (Herba Ipomoeae / Beech Morning Glory)

Ma Bian Cao 馬鞭草 (Herba Verbenae / Verbena)

Mai Jiao 麦角 (Ergot fungi / Ergot fungus)

Mao Dong Qing 毛冬青 (Radix Ilicis pubescentis / Wintergreen Root)

Mao Hou Qiao Rui Hua 毛喉鞘蕊花 (Radix Plectranthi seu Colei / Indian Coleus / Makandi माकन्दी)

Mao Mei 茅莓 (Fructus Rubi parviforlii / Japanese Raspberry)

Mei Zhou Hua Jiao 美洲花椒 / Mei Guo Ci Jiao 美国刺椒 (Cortex Zanthoxylum / Prickly Ash)

Meng Chong 虻虫 (Tabanus / Horsefly)

Mi Hua Mei Deng Mu 密花美登木 (Folium Mayteni confertiflorus / Crown Flowered Mayten Leaf)

Mo Yao 沒藥 (Resina Commiphorae / Myrrh / Guggul गुग्गुल / Muqil مقل)

Mu Dan Hua 牡丹花 (Flos Paeoniae suffruticosae / Peony Flower)

Mu Ti Ceng Kong Jun 木蹄層孔菌 (Sclerotum Fomis fomentarii / Tinder Fungus)

Niu Gu 牛骨 (Os Bovis / Ox or Water Buffalo Bone)

Ou Jie 藕节 (Nodus Nelumbinis Rhizomatis / Lotus Rhizome Node)

Pu Huang 蒲黄 (Pollen Typhae / Cattail Pollen)

Qi Cao 蠐螬 (Holotrichia / White Grub)

Qi Zi 漆子 (Semen Toxicodendri / Lacquer or Wax Tree Seed)

Qian Cao Gen 茜草根 (Radix Rubiae cordifoliae / Indian Madder Root)

Qiang Lang 蜣螂 (Catharsius / Dung Beetle)

Qie Zi 茄子 (Fructus Melongenae / Aubergine)

Qiu Shi Mei Deng Mu 丘氏美登木 (Cortex Mayteni chuchuhuasci / Chuchuhuasi bark)

Quan Yuan Ye Mei Zhou Cha 全緣葉美洲茶 (Ramulus et folium Ceanothi / Deerbrush)

Rong Yan 戎鹽 (Sodium Chloride / Rock Salt)

Ru Xiang 乳香 (Olibanum / Frankincense / Shallaki शल्लकी)

San Leng 三棱 (Rhizoma Sparganii / Burr-Reed Rhizome)

San Qi 三七 / Tian Qi 田七 (Radix Notoginseng / Pseudoginseng Root)

Sang Er 桑耳 (Sporocarp Tremellae / Mulberry Fungus)

Sang Huang 桑黃 (Sporocarp Phellini / Hoof Mushroom)

Sha Guo 沙果 (Radix et fructus Gaultheria / Himalayan Wintergreen)

Shan Jin Che 山金车 (Herba Arnica / Arnica)

Shan Yang Xue 山羊血 (Sanguis Caprae / Goat's Blood)

Shan Zha Hua 山楂花 (Flos Crataegi / Hawthorn Flowers)

She Guo Huang Jin 蛇果黄堇 (Herba Corydalis ophiocarpae / Snakefruit Corydalis Herb)

She Mei 蛇莓 (Herba Duchesneae Indicae / Indian Mock Strawberry)

Shi Hui 石灰 (Saxi Calcis / Limestone / CaCO3)

Shi Liu Hua 石榴花 (Flos granati / Pomegranate Flowers)

Shu Fu Chong 鼠婦蟲 (Armadillidium / Pillbug)

Shui Gui Jiao Ye 水鬼蕉葉 (Folium Hymenocallidis / Beach Spider Lily Leaf)

Shui Hong Hua Zi 水红花子 (Polygoni Orientalis Fructus / Prince's-Feather Fruit)

Shui Jie Gu Dan 水接骨丹 (Herba Epilobii hirsutum / Hairy Willow Weed)

Shui Zhi 水蛭 (Hirudo / Leech)

Si Gua Gen 絲瓜根 (Radix Luffae / Luffa root)

Song Shu 松鼠 (Sciurus Vulgaris / Squirrel)

Song Xun 松蕈 (Sporocarp matsutake / Pine Mushroom)

Su Mu 苏木 (Lignum Sappan / Sappan Wood)

Tao Ren 桃仁 (Semen Persicae / Peach Seed)

Tao Zhi 桃枝 (Ramulus Pruni / Peach Twig)

Teng Huang Shu 藤黄树 (Resinae Garciniae Hanburyii / Hanbury Garcinia Resin)

Tu Bie Chong 土鳖虫 (Eupolyphagae seu Steleophagae / Woodlouse)

Tu Niu Xi 土牛膝 (Achyranthes Aspera / Chaff-flower)

Tu Xue 兔血 (Sanguis Leporidae / Rabbit's Blood)

Wa Leng Zi 瓦楞子 (Concha Arcae / Ark Clams)

Wang Bu Liu Xing 王不留行 (Semen Vaccariae / Cowherb Seed)

Wen Jing 问荆 (Herba Equiseti arvense / Field Horsetail)

Wo Ju Zi 莴苣子 (Semen Lactucae / Lettuce seeds)

Wu Fang 鹜肪 (Adeps Anatidae / Duck Fat)

Wu Ling Zhi 五灵脂 (Faeces Trogopterori / Flying Squirrel Feces)

Xi Shu 喜树 (Fructus et Cortex Camptothecae / Cancer Tree Fruit and Bark)

Xia Tian Wu 夏天无 (Rhizoma Corydalis decumbens / Decumbent Corydalis Root)

Xia Zi Hua 蝦子花 (Flos Woodfordiae fructiosae / Shrubby woodfordia flowers / Dhataki धटकि)

Xian He Cao 仙鹤草 (Herba Agrimoniae / Agrimony)

Xian Ren Zhang 仙人掌 (Herba Opuntiae / Cactus)

Xian Suan Qiang 咸酸蔃 (Radix Embeliae / Whiteflower Embelia Root / Vidanga विडङ्ग / Bao barang باؤ بڑنگ )

Xiao Bo Gu 小駁骨 (Herba Gendarussae / Willow-leaved Justicia)

Xiao Hong Shen 小红參 (Radix Rubiae yunnanensis / Yunnan Madder Root)

Xiao Ji 小蓟 (Herba Cirsii seu Cephalanoplos / Field Thistle)

Xiao Shi 消石 (Potassium Nitrate / Saltpetre / KNO3)

Xiao Xue Teng 小血藤 (Radix Caulis et Folium Schisandrae sinensis / Schisandra Root, Stem and Leaf)

Xiao Ye Lian 小葉蓮 (Fructus Podophylli / Mayapple)

Xue Jie 血竭 (Sanguis Draconis / Dragon's Blood)

Xue Yu 鱈魚 (Caro Gadi / Cod)

Xue Yu Tan 血余炭 (Crinis Hominis adustus / Charred Human Hair)

Yan Fang 雁肪 (Adeps Anser / Wild Goose Fat)

Yan Hu Suo 延胡索 / Xuan Hu Suo 玄胡索 (Rhizoma Corydalis / Corydalis Rhizome)

Yang Ti Gen 羊蹄根 / Tu Da Huang 土大黄 (Radix Rumicis japonici / Japanese Dock root)

Yi Mu Cao 益母草 (Herba Leonuri / Chinese Motherwort)

Yi Pin Hong 一品红 (Herba Euphorbiae Pulcherrimae / Poinsetta)

Yi Zhi Hao 一枝蒿 (Achilleae alpiniae herba / Alpine Yarrow)

Ying Hu 蠅虎 (Menemeri / Jumping Spider)

Ying Ye Jia Mi 櫻葉莢蒾 (Cortex Viburni / Black Haw)

Yu Jin 鬱金 (Radix Curcumae / Turmeric Tuber / Aranya Haridra अरण्य हरिद्रा / karkum eitriun كركم عطري)

Yu Shan Du 羽扇豆 (Semen Lupinii / Lupin Bean)

Yu Yi Cao Mei 羽衣草莓 (Herba Alchemilla / Lady's Mantle)

Yue Ji Hua 月季花 (Flos Rosae Chinensis / Chinese Rose Flower)

Yue Jian Cao Zi You 月見草籽油 (Oleum Oenotherae / Evening Primrose Oil)

Zang Hong Hua 藏紅花 (Stigma Croci / Saffron / Kumkuma कुङ्कुम / Zafran زعفران)

Zao Shu Gen 棗樹根 (Radix Jujubae / Jujube Root)

Zao Xin Tu 竈心土 (Terra Flava Usta / Furnace Soil)

Ze Lan 泽兰 (Herba Lycopi / Bugleweed)

Zhang Lang 蟑螂 (Blattae seu Periplanetae / Cockroach)

Zhi Ju Gen 枳椇根 (Radix Hoveniae / Japanese Raisin Tree Root)

Zhong Guo Xiu Qiu 中国绣球 (Radix Hydrangeae chinensis / Chinese Hydrangea Root)

Zhu Chang 豬腸 (Intestinis Porci / Pig's Intestine)

Zhu Ma Gen 苎麻根 / Ning Ma Gen 苧麻根 (Radix Boehmeriae / Ramie Root)

Zi Jing Pi 紫荆皮 (Cortex Kadsurae Radicis / Chinese Redbud Bark)

Zi Ran Tong 自然铜 (Pyritum / Pyrite / FeS2)

Zi Teng Zi 紫藤子 (Semen Wisteriae / Chinese Wisteria Seed)

Zi Zhu 紫珠 (Folium Callicarpae Formosanae / Beautyberry Leaf)

Zong Lu Pi 棕櫚皮 (Petiolus Trachycarpi / Chinese Palm)


Herbs that Release the Exterior

Bai Qian Ceng 白千层 (Folium Melaleucae Leucadendrae / Cajeput leaf)

Bai Zhi 白芷 (Radix Angelicae dahuricae / Dahurian Angelica Root)

Bo He 薄荷 (Herba Menthae haplocalycis / Field Mint)

Cang Er Zi 苍耳子 (Fructus Xanthii / Cocklebur Fruit)

Chai Hu 柴胡 (Radix Bupleuri / Hare's Ear Root)

Chan Tui 蝉蜕 (Periostracum Cicadae / Cicada Moulting)

Chang Shuo Huang Ma 长蒴黄麻 (Folium Corchori / Jute Mallow / Mulukhiya ملوخية)

Cheng Liu 檉柳 (Cacumen Tamaricis / Tamarisk Stems and Leaves)

Chou Cao 臭草 (Herba Rutae / Common Rue)

Cong Bai 葱白 (Bulbus Allii / Spring Onion)

Da Dou Huang Juan 大豆黄卷 (Semen Sojae Germinatum / Bean Sprout)

Da Tou Chen 大頭陳 (Herba Adenosmatis indiani / Indian Adenosma)

Dan Dou Chi 淡豆豉 (Semen Sojae Preparatum / Fermented Soybean)

Di Tao Hua 地桃花 (Radix et herba Hibisci moscheutos / Rose Mallow Flower)

Du Ma Cao 毒马草 (Herba Sideritidis / Mountain Tea)

Duan Hua 椴花 (Flos Tilia / Linden Flower)

E Bu Shi Cao 鵝不食草 (Herba Centipdae / Small Centipede Herb)

Fang Feng 防风 (Radix Saposhnikoviae seu Ledebouriellae / Siler)

Fu Ping 浮萍 (Herba Spirodelae / Duckweed)

Gao Ben 藁本 (Radix et Rhizoma Ligustici Sinensis / Straw Weed)

Ge Gen 葛根 (Radix Puerariae / Kudzu Vine Root)

Ge Hua 葛花 (Flos Puerariae / Flower of Kudzuvine)

Gui Zhi 桂枝 (Ramulus Cinnamomi / Cinnamon Twig)

Hei Jie Gu Mu Hua 黑接骨木花 (Sambuci nigrae flos / Elderflower)

Hei Jie Gu Mu Zi 黑接骨木子 (Sambuci nigrae fructus / Elderberry)

Hei Sheng Ma 黑升麻 (Rhizoma Vernoniae / Chinese Black Cohosh)

Huang Jing Gen 黄荆根 (Radix Vitex negundinis / Negundo Chastetree Root / Nirgundi निर्गुन्डी / Fiatkis nijundu فيتكس نيجوندو)

Huang Jing Ye 黄荆葉 (Folium Viticis Negundinis / Chinese Chastetree Leaf / Nirgundi निर्गुन्डी / Fiatkis nijundu فيتكس نيجوندو)

Huang Jing Zi 黄荆子 (Fructus Vitex negundinis / Negundo Chastetree Seed / Nirgundi निर्गुन्डी / Fiatkis nijundu فيتكس نيجوندو)

Huang Pi Ye 黃皮葉 (Folium Clausenae lansii / Chinese Wampee Leaf)

Jia Jing Jie 假荆芥 (Herba Nepetae catariae / Catnip)

Jing Jie 荆芥 (Herba Schizonepetae / Japanese Catnip)

Ju Hua 菊花 (Flos Chrysanthemi / Chrysanthemum)

Ke Li Te Niu Zhi 克里特牛至 (Folium Origani dictamnus / Dittany of Crete)

Ku Ding Cha 苦丁茶 (Folium Ilicis latifoliae / Broadleaf Holly Leaf)

La Bo He 辣薄荷 (Herba Menthae piperitae / Peppermint)

Ling Ling Xiang 零陵香 (Herba Lysimachiae foenum-graecum / Stongfragrant Loosestrife)

Liu Lan Xiang 留蘭香 (Herba Menthae spicatae / Spearmint)

Liu Ye Ma Li Jin 柳叶马利筋 (Radix Asclepiadeae / Pleurisy Root)

Luo Le 羅勒 (Herba Ocimi basilici / Basil)

Ma Huang 麻黄 (Herba Ephedrae / Ephedra Stem / Somalata सोमलता)

Man Jing Zi 蔓荆子 (Fructus Viticis / Vitex Fruit)

Mu Zei 木賊 (Herba Equiseti hiemalis / Horsetail)

Niu Bang Gen 牛蒡根 (Radix Arctii / Burdock Root)

Niu Bang Zi 牛蒡子 (Fructus Arctii / Burdock Seed)

Niu Zhi 牛至 (Folium Origani vulgare / Oregano)

Qiang Huo 羌活 (Rhizoma seu Radix Notopterygii / Notopterygium Root and Rhizome)

Sang Ye 桑叶 (Folium Mori / Mulberry Leaf)

She Xiang Cao 麝香草 (Herba Thymi / Thyme)

Sheng Jiang 生姜 (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens / Fresh Ginger / Ardraka आर्द्रक / Zanjabil زنجبيل)

Sheng Jiang Pi 生姜皮 (Exocarpium Zingiberis Recentis / Ginger Peel)

Sheng Ma 升麻 (Rhizoma Actaeae / Chinese Cohosh)

Shu Wei Cao 鼠尾草 (Salvia officinalis folium / Common Sage Leaf)

Wu Ju Lou Dou Cai 無距耬斗菜 (Herba et radix Aquilegiae / Spurless Columbine)

Xi He Liu 西河柳 / Cheng Liu 檉柳 (Cacumen Tamaricis / Chinese Tamarisk)

Xi Xiang Cong 细香葱 (Folium Allii schoenoprasi / Common Chives)

Xi Xin 细辛 (Herba cum Radix Asari / Chinese Wild Ginger)

Xiang Mao 香茅 (Herba Cymbopogon / Lemongrass)

Xiang Ru 香薷 (Herba Moslae seu Elscholtsiae / Aromatic Madder)

Xin Yi Hua 辛夷花 (Flos Magnoliae / Magnolia Flower Bud)

Yang Cong 洋蔥 (Bulbus Alii cepae / Onion)

Ying Shan Hong 迎山红 (Folium Rhododendra mucronulata / Korean Rhododendron Leaf)

Zi Su Ye 紫苏叶 (Folium Perillae / Perilla Leaf)

Zi Zhui Ju 紫锥菊 / Zi Hua Song Guo Ju 紫花松果菊 (Echinaceae radix / Echinacea)


Herbs that Relieve Food Stagnation

Bai Yu 白魚 (Caro Culteris / Topmouth culter)

Bo Luo Gen Ye 菠蘿根葉 (Radix et Folium Ananas / Pineapple Root and Leaf)

Dao Cao 稻草 (Herba Oryzae sativae / Rice Straw)

Dao Ya 稻芽 / Gu Ya 谷芽 (Fructus Oryzae seu Setariae Germinatus / Rice or Millet Sprouts)

Duo Xiang Guo 多香果 (Fructus Pimentae / Allspice)

Fan Mu Gua 番木瓜 (Fructus Caricae papayae / Papaya Fruit)

Gan Qing Tie Xian Lian 甘青铁线莲 (Herba Clematidis tangutica / Golden Clematis)

Hu Sui Zi 胡荽子 (Fructus Coriandri / Coriander Seed / Kustumburu कुस्तुम्बुरु / Kazbara كسبرة)

Ji Nei Jin 鸡内金 (Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli / Chicken Gizzard)

Ji Shi Teng 雞屎藤 (Herba Paederiae / Chinese Fevervine Herb)

Jiang Li Mu Gen 絳梨木根 (Radix Rhamni leptophyllae / Thinleaf Buckthorn Root)

Kuo Bao Ju 阔苞菊 / Luan Xi 栾樨 (Caulis et radix Plucheae indicae / Indian Pluchea stem-leaf or root)

Lai Fu Ye 萊菔葉 (Folium Raphani / Radish Leaf)

Lai Fu Zi 莱菔子 (Semen Raphani / Radish Seed)

Mai Ya 麦芽 (Fructus Hordei Germinatus / Malt Barley Sprouts)

Mo Gu 蘑菇 (Agarici sporocarp / Button Mushroom)

Sha Yu Pi 鯊魚皮 / Jiao Yu Pi 鮫魚皮 (Corium Selachimorphae seu Siluriformis / Shark Skin)

Shan Zha 山楂 (Fructus Crataegi / Hawthorn Fruit)

Shen Qu 神曲 (Massa Fermentata / Medicated Leaven)

Shu Mi 黍米 (Fructus Setariae / Foxtail Millet)

Shui Chang Pu 水菖蒲 / Zang Chang Pu 藏菖蒲 (Rhizoma Acori Calami / Sweet Flag Rhizome / Vacha बच)

Xiang Du Jun 羊肚菌 (Sporocarp Morchellae / Morel Mushroom)

Ya Zhun Yi 鴨肫皮 (Anatis ventriculum cutis / Membrane of Duck Gizzard)

Yan Cao 煙草 (Folium Nicotianae tabaci / Tobacco Leaves)

Yang Ji 洋蓟 (Foium et flos Cynara scolymus / Globe Artichoke)

You 柚 (Fructus Citri grandis / Pomelo Fruit)

Yu Gan Zi 余甘子 (Fructus Phyllanthi emblica / Emblic / Amla आँवला / Amalaki आमलकी)


Herbs that Stabilize and Bind

Bai Guo 白果 (Semen Ginkgonis Bilobae / Ginkgo Seed)

Bai Shi Zhi 白石脂 (Halloysitum Album / White Kaolin)

Cai Se Dou Ma Bo 彩色豆馬勃 (Sporocarp Pisolithi arhizi / Dyeball Fungus)

Chi Shi Zhi 赤石脂 (Halloysitum Rubrum / Red Kaolin)

Chun Pi 椿皮 (Cortex Ailanthi / Tree of Heaven Bark)

Ci Wei Pi 刺猬皮 (Corium Erinacei Seu Hemiechinus / Hedgehog Skin)

E Mao 鵝毛 (Pluma Anseris / Goose Feathers)

Fan Shi Liu Gan 番石榴干 (Fructus Psidii Guajavae Immaturus / Immature Guava Fruit)

Fan Shi Liu Pi 番石榴皮 (Cortex Psidii Guajavae / Guava Tree Bark)

Fan Shi Liu Zi 番石榴子 (Semen Psidii Guajavae / Guava Seed)

Fu Pen Zi 覆盆子 (Fructus Rubi / Chinese Raspberry)

Fu Xiao Mai 浮小麦 (Fructus Tritici levis / Floating Wheat)

Hai Piao Xiao 烏賊骨 (Os Sepiae / Cuttlefish Bone)

He Guo Jue Yu 黑果越橘 (Fructus myrtilli / European Bilberry Fruit)

He Zi 诃子 (Fructus Terminaliae Chebulae / Myrobalan Fruit / Haritaki हरीतकी / Halela kabuli هليلج كابلي)

Hei Shi Zhi 黑石脂 (Halloysitum Nigra / Black Kaolin)

Hu Tao Shu Pi 胡桃树皮 (Cortex Juglandis / Walnut Bark)

Hu Tao Ye 胡桃葉 (Folium Juglandis / Walnut Leaf)

Hu Ye 槲叶 (Folium Querci dentatae / Daimyo Oak Leaf)

Huang Shi Zhi 黄石脂 (Halloysitum Flavum / Yellow Kaolin)

Ji Chang 雞腸 (Intestinis Galli / Chicken Intestines)

Ji Guan Hua 鸡冠花 (Flos Celosiae cristatae / Cockscomb Flower)

Ji Zi Ke 雞子殼 (Ova galli conchae / Chicken Egg Shell)

Jin Lu Mei 金縷梅 (Hamamelidis cortex seu folium / Witch Hazel)

Jin Ying Zi 金櫻子 (Fructus Rosae Laevigatae / Cherokee Rosehip)

Li Shu Pi 栎属皮 (Cortex Querci / Oak bark)

Lian Xu 蓮須 (Stamen Nelumbinis / Lotus Stem)

Lian Zi 莲子 (Semen Nelumbinis / Lotus Seed)

Ma Huang Gen 麻黄根 (Radix Ephedrae / Ephedra Root)

Mo Shi Zi 沒食子 (Galla Querci / Aleppo Gall / माजूफल Majuphal)

Mu Ju 木橘 (Fructus Aeglis immaturus / Bengal Quince / Bilva बिल्व / Safarjal al-hindi سفرجل الهندي)

Nan Zhu Zi 南燭子 (Fructus bracteatum / Sea Bilberry Fruit)

Nuo Dao Gen Xu 糯稻根须 (Radix Oryzae Glutinosae / Root of Glutinous Rice)

Qian Shi 芡实 (Semen Euryales / Fox Nut)

Qing Shi Zhi 青石脂 (Halloysitum Caerulus / Green Kaolin)

Rou Dou Kou 肉豆蔻 (Semen Myristicae / Nutmeg / Jaiphal जायफल / Jauzut-teeb جوزة الطيب)

Sang Piao Xiao 桑螵蛸 (Ootheca Mantidis / Praying Mantis Egg-Case)

Shan Zhu Yu 山茱萸 / Shan Yu Rou 山萸肉 (Fructus Corni / Dogwood Fruit)

Shi Liu Pi 石榴皮 (Pericarpium Granati / Pomegranate Rind)

Song Hua Fen 松花粉 (Pollen Pini / Pine Pollen)

Suan Shi Liu 醋石榴 (Punicae granati uvam / Sour Pomegranate Fruit)

Tian Luo Ke 田螺殼 (Concha Vivipari seu Cipangopaludinae / River Snail Shell)

Wu Bei Zi 五倍子 (Galla Chinensis / Chinese Gall)

Wu Mei 烏梅 (Fructus Mume / Black Plum)

Wu Wei Zi 五味子 (Fructus Schisandrae / Schisandra Fruit)

Wu Zei Mo 烏賊墨 (Sepiae atramento / Cuttlefish Ink)

Xiang Shi 橡實 (Fructus Querci Acutissimae / Acorn)

Xiang Shi Ke 橡實殼 (Cupula Querci Acutissimae / Acorn Cup)

Xiao Mai 小麥 (Fructus Tritici / Wheat Grain)

Yan Fu Zi 鹽膚子 / 鹽麩子 (Fructus Rhois chinensis / Chinese Sumac)

Yu Yu Liang 禹余粮 (Limonitum / Limonite / FeO(OH)⋅nH2O)


Herbs that Tonify Qi

An Chun 鵪鶉 (Caro Coturnicis / Quail Meat)

Bai Hua Rong 白桦茸 / Hua Jie Kong Jun 桦褐孔菌 (Sclerotium Inonoti obliqui / Chaga Mushroom)

Bai Xi Jiang Guo 巴西堅果 (Fructus Bertholletiae / Brazil Nut)

Bai Zhu 白朮 (Rhizoma Atractylodes macrocephalae / Largehead Atracylodes Rhizome)

Bing Tang 冰糖 (Crystalli Saccharo / Crystal Sugar)

Bo Luo Mi 波羅蜜 (Fructus Artocarpi heterophylli / Jackfruit)

Cao Mei 草莓 (Fructus Fragariae / Strawberry)

Chang Jiao Dou 長角豆 (Semen Ceratoniae / Carob Bean)

Chang Yu 鯧魚 (Caro Bramidae / Pomfret Fish)

Chi Sha Tang 赤沙糖 (Rubrum saccharum / Brown Sugar)

Chi Yang Zi 赤陽子 (Fructus Pyracanthae / Fortune's Firethorn Fruit)

Ci Guo Fan Li Zhi 刺果番荔枝 (Fructus Annonae muricatae / Soursop)

Ci Wu Jia 刺五加 (Radix Acanthopanacis senticosi / Siberian Ginseng Root)

Da Mai 大麥 (Fructus Hordei vulgaris / Barley)

Da Zao 大枣 (Fructus Jujubae / Jujube Berry)

Dang Shen 党參 (Radix Codonopsis / Pilose Asiabell Root)

Dou Fu 豆腐 (Firmum emulsio Sojae preparatum / Bean Curd)

E Rou 鹅肉 (Caro Anser / Goose meat)

E Shen 峨參 (Radix et Folium Anthrisci / Cow Parsley Root and Leaf)

Fan Li Zhi 番荔枝 (Fructus Annonae squamosae / Sweet Custard Apple)

Fan Qie 番茄 (Fructus Lycopersici Esculenti / Tomato Fruit)

Fan Shu 番薯 / Hong Shu 红薯 / Gan Shu 甘薯 (Radix Ipomoeae / Sweet Potato)

Feng Jiao 蜂膠 (Propolis)

Feng Mi 蜂蜜 (Mel / Honey)

Gan Cao 甘草 (Radix Glycyrrhizae / Liquorice Root / Yashtimadhu यष्टिमधु / Asl-us-soos السوس)

Gan Cao Shao 甘草梢 (Apex Radicis Glycyrrhizae / Licorice Root Tips)

Gao Liang 高粱 (Semen Sorghi vulgaris / Sorghum)

Ge 鸽 (Columbidae / Pigeon)

Gu Ke 古柯 (Folium Cocae / Coca Leaves)

Gui Yu 鳜鱼 (Caro Synchiropi / Mandarinfish)

Hei Ma Yi 黑螞蟻 (Polyrhachis vicina / Chinese Black Mountain Ant)

Hong Qi 红芪 (Radix Hedysari / Hedysarum Root)

Hou Tou Gu 猴頭菇 (Hericium Erinaceus / Lions Mane Mushroom)

Hu Luo Bo 胡蘿蔔 (Radix Dauci carotae / Carrot)

Hu Rou 狐肉 (Caro Vulpis / Fox Meat)

Huang Da Dou 黄大豆 (Semen Sojae alba / Soybean)

Huang Jing 黄精 (Rhizoma Polygonati / Solomon's Seal Root)

Huang Qi 黄芪 (Radix Astragali / Astragalus Root)

Ji Rou 雞肉 (Caro Pullus / Chicken Meat)

Ji Tu Gu 雞腿菇 (Sporocarp Coprini / Ink Cap Mushroom)

Jiang Dou 豇豆 (Semen Vignae unguiculatae / Black-Eyed Peas)

Jiao Gu Lan 绞股蓝 (Rhizoma seu Herba Gynostemmatis / Fiveleaf Gynostemma Herb)

Jiao Mu Jun 酵母菌 (Saccharomyces fungi / Brewers Yeast)

Jin Qiang Yu 金枪鱼 (Caro Thunnini / Tuna)

Jing Mi 粳米 (Semen Oryzae / Non-Glutinous Rice Seed)

Ju Zong Lu 鋸棕櫚 / Ju Ye Zong 锯叶棕 (Serenoae repens Fructus extractum / Saw Palmetto)

Ke Fei Er 克菲爾 (Lactobaccilli kefiranofaciensis / Kefir)

Ke Teng Zi 榼藤子 (Semen Entadae / Entada phaseoloides)

La Mu 辣木 (Herba et Fructus et Radix Moringae oleiferae / Moringa)

Liu Huang Jun 硫磺菌 (Sclerotum Laetipori / Chicken-of-the-Woods Fungus)

Lu Yu 鱸魚 (Caro Perca / Perch)

Luo Xuan Zao 螺旋藻 (Arthrospira platensis seu maxima / Spirulina)

Ma Ling Shu 馬鈴薯 (Radix Solani tuberosi / Potato)

Mao Di Huang 毛地黃 (Herba Digitalis / Foxglove)

Mao He Zi 毛訶子 (Fructus Terminaliae Billericae / Belleric Fruit / Bibhitaki बिभीतकी / Balela بلیله)

Ni Qiu 泥鰍 (Caro Misgurni anguillicaudati / Oriental Weatherfish)

Niu Chang 牛腸 (Intestinis Bovis / Ox Intestines)

Niu Du 牛肚 (Intestinis Bovis / Ox or Water Buffalo Tripe)

Niu Fei 牛肺 (Pulmonis Bovis / Ox or Water Buffalo Lung)

Nuo Mi 糯米 (Semen Oryzae Glutinosae / Glutinous Rice)

Pu Tao 葡萄 (Fructus Vitidis / Grape)

Qi Dai 臍帶 (Praecisus umbilicus / Umbilical Cord)

Qian Jin Ba 千斤拔 (Radix Flemingiae Philippinensis / Philippine Flemingia Root)

Qing Qian Liu Ye 青钱柳叶 (Folium Cyclocaryae paliuri / Money Tree Leaf)

Ren Shen 人參 (Radix Panax ginseng / Ginseng Root)

Ren Shen Hua 人參花 (Flos Ginseng / Ginseng Flower)

San Wen Yu 三文鱼 (Caro Salmonidae / Salmon)

Sha Yu Rou 鯊魚肉 / Jiao Yu Rou 鮫魚肉 (Caro Selachimorphae seu Siluriformis / Shark or Catfish Meat)

Shan Yao 山药 (Rhizoma Dioscoreae / Chinese Yam)

Shi Geng Teng 匙羹藤 (Gymnema sylvestre folium / Gymnema)

Shu 鼠 (Caro Ratti / Rat Meat)

Shui Jing Yu 水晶魚 (Salanx seu Hemisalanx / Crystal Fish)

Su Mi 粟米 (Semen Panici / Broomcorn Millet)

Tai Zi Shen 太子參 (Radix Pseudostellariae / False Starwort Root)

Tu Rou 兔肉 (Caro Leporidae / Rabbit Meat)

Wo Niu Ke 蝸牛殼 (Conchae Cipangopaludinae / Snail Shell)

Wu Ping 無萍 / Wu Gen Ping 無根萍 (Herba Wolffia / Mankai)

Wu Yu Dan 烏魚蛋 (Ovum Sepiae / Cuttlefish Roe)

Xiang Gu 香菇 (Sporocarp Lentini / Shiitake Mushroom)

Xiao Qiu Zao 小球藻 (Chlorella)

Yang Fei 羊肺 (Pulmonem Ovilla et Capra / Sheep or Goat's Stomach)

Yang Rou 羊肉 (Caro Ovilla / Lamb or Goat's Meat)

Yang Shen 羊肾 (Renibi Orvillae et Carpae / Sheep or Goat's Kidneys)

Yang Wei 羊胃 (Ovilla et Capra Stomachi / Sheep or Goat Stomach)

Yang Ya Rou 洋鴨肉 (Caro Cairinae moschatae / Muscovy Duck Meat)

Ye Zi Rang 椰子瓤 (Cocos nucifera albumen / Coconut albumen)

Yi Tang 饴糖 (Maltosum / Maltose)

Yin Xing Ye 銀杏葉 (Folium Ginkgo / Ginkgo Leaf)

Ying Tao 櫻桃 (Fructus Cerasi / Cherry Fruit)

Yu 玉 (Jadeite / Jade / NaAlSi2O6)

Yu Tou 芋頭 (Fructus Colocasiae / Taro)

Yun Zhi 雲芝 (Sporocarp Trametis versicolor / Turkey Tail Mushroom)

Zhen Zi 榛子 (Fructus Coryli / Hazelnut)

Zhu Du 豬肚 (Intestinis Porci / Pork Tripe)

Zhu Rou 豬肉 (Caro Porci / Pork)


Herbs that Tonify Yang

Ba Ji Tian 巴戟天 (Radix Morindae / Medicinal Indian Mulberry Root)

Bu Gu Zhi 補骨脂 (Fructus Psoraleae / Psoralea Fruit / Bakuchi बाकुची / Babchi بابشي)

Cong Zi 蔥子 (Semen Allii Fistulosi / Onion Seed)

Da Mi A Na 达米阿那 (Herba Turnera / Damiana)

Dong Chong Xia Cao 冬蟲夏草 (Ophiocordyceps sinensis / Chinese Caterpillar Fungus)

Du Zhong 杜仲 (Cortex Eucommiae / Hardy Rubber Tree)

Dui Xia 對蝦 (Penaei / Prawn)

Ge Jie 蛤蚧 (Gekko / Tokay Gecko)

Gou Ji 狗脊 (Rhizoma Cibotii / Chain Fern Rhizome)

Gou Rou 狗肉 (Caro Canis / Dog Meat)

Gu Sui Bu 骨碎补 (Rhizoma Drynariae / Boneknit Rhizome)

Hai Gou Bian 海狗鞭 (Penis et Testis Ursini / Fur Seal's Penis and Testes)

Hai Long 海龍 (Syngnathus / Pipe Fish)

Hai Ma 海馬 (Hippocampus / Seahorse)

Hai Niu 海牛 (Caro Trichechi / Manitee)

He Tun 河豚 (Caro Tetraodontidae / Pufferfish Meat)

Hei Song Lu 黑松露 (Tuber melanosporum / Black Truffle)

Hei Zhong Cao 黑種草 (Semen seu herba Nigellae / Nigella Seed or grass / Kalonji कलौंजी)

Hong Shen 紅參 (Radix Panax Ginseng preperata / Red Ginseng)

Hu Lu Ba 葫蘆巴 (Semen Trigonellae / Fenugreek Seed)

Hu Tao Ren 胡桃仁 (Semen Juglandis / Walnut)

Hu Tao You 胡桃油 (Oleum Juglandis / Walnut Oil)

Jiu Cai Zi 韭菜子 (Semen Allii Tuberosi / Chinese Leek Seed)

Kai Xin Guo 開心果 (Fructus Pistaciae / Pistachio Nut)

Kou Tou Chong 叩頭蟲 (Pleonomi canaliculati / Burrowed Click Beetle)

Ling Lan 鈴蘭 (Herba Convallaria / Lily of the Valley)

Liu Lian 榴槤 (Fructus Durio / Durian Fruit)

Long Xia 龍蝦 (Nephropidae / Lobster)

Lu Bian 鹿鞭 (Penis et Testis Cervi / Deer Penis and Testes)

Lu Jiao Shuang 鹿角霜 (Cornu Cervi Degelatinatum / Deer Antler)

Lu Rong 鹿茸 (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum / Deer Antler Velvet)

Lu Rou 鹿肉 (Caro Cervidae / Venison)

Lu Xin Xue 鹿心血 (Sanguis Cervi / Deer's Heart Blood)

Niu Shen 牛腎 (Renibi Bovis / Ox or Water Buffalo Kidney)

Ping Gu 平菇 / Ce Er 側耳 (Pleurotaceae sporocarp / Oyster Mushroom)

Qing Ting 蜻蜓 (Anisopterae / Dragonfly)

Ren Qi 人氣 (Pneuma Hominis / Human Breath)

Rou Cong Rong 肉蓯蓉 (Herba Cistanches / Broomrape Stem, "Ginseng of the deserts")

Sha Yuan Zi 沙苑子 (Semen Astragali complanati / Flattened Milkvetch Seed)

Suo Yang 鎖陽 (Herba Cynomorii coccineum / Maltese Mushroom)

Tu Si Zi 菟丝子 (Semen Cuscutae / Chinese Dodder Seeds)

Xi Lai Zhi 喜来芝 / Kao Xun 渣驯 (Asphaltum / Mineral Pitch / शिलाजीत Shilajit)

Xia 蝦 (Carideae / Shrimp)

Xian Mao 仙茅 (Rhizoma Curculiginis / Golden-Eye Grass Rhizome)

Xiong Can E 雄蠶蛾 (Masculi Antheraeae / Male Silkworm Moth)

Xu Duan 续断 (Radix Dipsaci / Himalayan Teasel Root)

Yang Qi Shi 陽起石 (Actinolitum / Actinolite / Ca2Si8O22(OH)2)

Yi Zhi Ren 益智仁 (Fructus Alpiniae Oxyphyllae / Sharp-leaf Galangal Pod)

Yin Jia Luo Bo 印加蘿蔔 (Radix Lepidii meyenii / Maca)

Yin Yang Huo 淫羊藿 / Xian Ling Pi 仙靈脾 (Herba Epimedii / Horny Goat Weed)

Zhong Ru Shi 鐘乳石 (Stalactitum / Stalactite / CaCO3)

Zhu Shen 豬腎 (Renibus Porci / Pork Kidneys)


Herbs that Tonify Yin

Bai He 百合 (Bulbus Lilii / Lily Bulb)

Bai Mu Er 白木耳 / Yin Er 銀耳 (Tremella fuciformis / Snow Fungus)

Bai Sha Tang 白砂糖 / Zhe Tang 蔗糖 (Sucrose / White Granulated Sugar)

Bai Shou Wu 白首乌 (Radix Cynanchi Auriculati / Leather Eater Root)

Bei Sha Shen 北沙參 (Radix Glehniae / Coastal Glehnia Root)

Bian Tao 扁桃 (Semen amygdali seu dulcidis / Sweet Almond)

Bie Jia 鳖甲 (Carapax Trionycis / Soft Turtle Shell)

Cai Dou 菜豆 (Semen Phaseoli / Kidney Beans)

Chi Yu Shu Pi 赤榆樹皮 (Cortex Ulmi rubrae / Slippery Elm Bark)

Chu Shi Zi 楮实子 (Fructus Broussonetiae / Paper Mulberry Fruit)

Dan Cai 淡菜 (Mytilussiccus / Mussel)

Du Xian Zi 都咸子 (Fructus Anacardii occidentales / Cashew Nut)

E Li 鳄梨 (Fructus Perseae / Avocado)

Gan Zhe 甘蔗 (Succus Sacchari / Sugarcane)

Ge Shan Xiao 隔山消 / Niu Pi Xiao 牛皮消 / Bai Shou Wu 白首乌 (Radix Cynanchi auriculati seu bungei / Auriculate or Bunge Swallowwort)

Gui Ban 龟板 (Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis / Fresh-Water Turtle Plastron)

Gui Ban Jiao 龟板胶 (Colla Carapacis et Plastri Testudinis / Turtle Plastron Glue)

Gui Jia 龟甲 (Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis / Turtle Shell)

Hai Shen 海參 (Trepang / Sea Cucumber)

Hei Dou 黑豆 (Semen Sojae nigrum / Black Soy Bean)

Hei Gui Dou 黑龜豆 / Hei Dou 黑豆 (Semen Phaseoli / Black Bean)

Hei Mei 黑莓 (Fructus Rubi fructiosi / Blackberry)

Hei Shen 黑參 (Radix Pedicularitis / Pedicularis root)

Hei Zhi Ma 黑芝麻 (Semen Sesame Nigrum / Black Sesame Seed)

Hua Cai 花菜 (Curdus botrytii / Cauliflower)

Hua Sheng 花生 (Semen Arachidis hypogaeae / Peanut)

Huang Ming Jiao 黃明膠 (Colla Corii Bovis / Oxhide Gelatin)

Huang Sang Yu Xian 黃顙魚涎 (Mucus Pelteobagri / Yellowhead Catfish Mucus)

Ji Zi 雞子 (Ova gallinarum / Hen's Egg)

Ji Zi Huang 鸡子黄 (Galli Gigeriae Vitellus / Egg Yolk)

Kun Lun Xue Ju 昆侖雪菊 (Flos Coreopsis tinctorae / Snow Chrysanthemum Flower Bud)

Li Pi 梨皮 (Pericarpium Pyrus pyrifolia / Pear Skin)

Li Zi 李子 / Jia Ying zi 嘉应子 (Fructus Pruni salicinae / Japanese Plum Fruit)

Liang Tian Chi 量天尺 (Flos Hylocerei undati / Dragonfruit Flower)

Mai Men Dong 麥門冬 (Radix Ophiopogonis / Dwarf Lilyturf Root)

Mang Guo 芒果 (Fructus Mangifera / Mango)

Mao Rui Hua 毛蕊花 (Herba Verbasci / Mullein)

Mao Tou Ying 貓頭鷹 (Caro seu Os Strigiformi / Owl meat and bone stew)

Mi Hou Li 猕猴梨 (Fructus Actinidiae argutae / Hardy Kiwi Fruit)

Mo Han Lian 墨旱莲 / Han Lian Cao 旱蓮草 (Herba Ecliptae / False Daisy / Bhringraj भ्रिंगराज)

Nan Sha Shen 南沙參 (Radix Adenophorae / Ladybell Root)

Niu Sui 牛髓 (Medullam os Bovis / Ox or Water Buffalo Marrow)

Nu Zhen Zi 女貞子 (Fructus Ligustri Lucidi / Glossy Privet Fruit)

Nuo Li 諾麗 (Fructus Morindae citrifoliae / Noni)

Ping Guo 蘋果 (Fructus Mali / Apple)

Qiu Shi 秋石 (Depositum Urinae Hominis Preparatum / Refined urinary salts)

Ren Gong Yong Chong Cao 人工蛹虫草 (Cordyceps militaris / Cultivated Scarlet Caterpillar Fungus)

Ren Niao 人尿 (Urina hominis / Human Urine)

Ren Ru Zhi 人乳汁 (Lac Hominis / Human Breast Milk)

Shi Hu 石斛 (Herba Dendrobii / Stonebushel Stem)

Shui Ta Gan 水獺肝 (Jecur Lutrinae / Otter Liver)

Song Zi Ren 松子仁 (Semen Pinus / Pine Nut)

Tai Bai Bei Mu 太白贝母 (Bulbus Fritillariae Taipaiensis / Taipei Fritillary Bulb)

Tian Men Dong 天門冬 (Radix Asparagi / Asparagus Root / Shatavari शतावरी)

Tong Bian 童便 (Infantalis Urina / Child's Urine)

Wu Ci Fan Ma 无刺番麻 (Folium Agaves marginatae / Spineless Agave Leaf)

Wu Gu Ji 黑骨雞 (Silkie / Black-bone Silky Fowl)

Xi Men Fei Cao 西门肺草 (Radix Symphyti / Comfrey Root)

Xi Yang Shen 西洋參 (Radix Panacis Quinquefolii / American Ginseng)

Ya Dan 鸭蛋 / Ya Luan 鴨卵 (Ova Anatidae / Duck's Eggs)

Ya Rou 鴨肉 (Caro Anatidae / Duck Meat)

Yan Mai 燕麥 (Herba Avenae / Oats)

Yan Wo 燕窩 (Cubilose / Bird's Nest)

Yao Shu Kui Gen 藥蜀葵根 (Althaeae radix / Marshmallow Root)

Yi Bei Mu 伊贝母 (Bulbus Fritillariae Pallidiflorae / Sinkiang Fritillary Bulb)

Yong Chong Cao 蛹蟲草 (Cordyceps militaris / Scarlet Caterpillar Fungus)

Yu Zhu 玉竹 (Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati / Fragrant Solomon's Seal Root)

Zhi Ju Zi 枳椇子 (Semen Hoveniae / Japanese Raisin Seed)

Zhu Dan Fen 豬膽粉 (Fel Porci / Pig's Bile)

Zhu Fu 豬膚 (Cutis Porci / Pork Skin)

Zhu Sui 豬髓 (Medullae Porci / Pig bone marrow and spinal cord)

Zhu Sun 竹荪 (Phalli indusiati fungi / Bamboo Stinkhorn Fungus)

Zhu Zhi Gao 猪脂膏 (Lardum / Lard)

Zi He Che 紫河车 (Placenta Hominis / Placenta)

Zong Zhuang Sheng Ma 总状升麻 (Rhizoma Cimicifugae racemosae / Black Cohosh)


Herbs that Tonify Blood

Bai Shao 白芍 (Radix Paeoniae Alba / White Peony Root)

Bai Zhi Ma 白脂麻 (Semen Sesame alba / White Sesame Seeds)

Bo Cai 菠菜 (Herba Spinaciae cum Radice / Spinach)

Cai Zi You 菜籽油 (Oleum Seminis Brassicae Campestris / Rapeseed Oil)

Dang Gui 當歸 (Radix Angelicae sinensis / Chinese Angelica Root)

Dou Jiang 豆漿 (Semen Sojae preparatum / Soya Milk)

Dou You 豆油 (Oleum Sojae / Soybean Oil)

E Jiao 阿胶 (Colla Corii Asini / Donkey-Hide Gelatin)

Gou Qi Ye 枸杞葉 (Folium Lycii / Goji Berry Leaves)

Gou Qi Zi 枸杞子 (Fructus Lycii / Goji Berries)

Hai Man 海鰻 (Caro Muraenesocis cinerei / Conger Eel)

Hai Man Luan 海鰻卵 (Ova Muraenesocis cinerei / Conger Eel Roe)

He Shou Wu 何首乌 (Radix Polygoni Multiflori Praeparata / Fleeceflower Root)

Hei Cha Biao Zi 黑茶藨子 (Fructus Ribis / Blackcurrant)

Ji Gan 雞肝 (Jecur Galli / Chicken Liver)

Jia Ye Shu 假葉樹 (Radix et Rhizoma Rusci aculeati / Butcher's Broom)

Li Zhi 荔枝 (Fructus Litchi / Lychee Fruit)

Long Yan Rou 龙眼肉 (Arillus Longan / Longan Fruit)

Lu Jiao Jiao 鹿角胶 (Colla Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum / Deer Antler Glue)

Ma Rou 馬肉 (Caro Equus / Horsemeat)

Niu Gan 牛肝 (Jecur Bovis / Ox or Water Buffalo Liver)

Niu Nao 牛腦 (Cerebra Bovis / Ox or Water Buffalo Brain)

Niu Rou 牛肉 (Caro Bovis / Beef)

Niu Xue 牛血 (Sanguis Bovis / Ox or Water Buffalo Blood)

Qiao Ke Li 巧克力 (Semen Theobromae cacao / Cocoa Bean)

Qing Jin Shi 青金石 (Lapis lazuli / (Na,Ca)8Al8Si8O24 (S,SO)4)

Ren Xue 人血 (Sanguis Hominis / Human Blood)

Ru 乳 / Nai 奶 (Lacte / Milk)

Ru Fu 乳腐 (Lac butyrum / Milk Curd)

Sang Shen 桑椹 (Fructus Mori / Mulberry Fruit)

Sha Zao 沙棗 (Fructus Elaeagni angustifoliae / Russian Olive)

Shan Yu Gan 鲨鱼肝 (Oleum Jecoris Piseis / Shark Liver Oil)

Shao Yao 芍药 (Radix Paeoniae / Peony Root)

Shu Di Huang 熟地黄 (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata / Prepared Chinese Foxglove Root)

Su You 酥油 (Butyrum / Clarified Butter / Ghee)

Tian Cai 甜菜 / Hong Cai Tou 红菜头 (Radix et folium Betae / Beetroot)

Wei Zeng 味噌 (Semen Sojae Preparatum / Miso)

Wu Zei Yu Rou 烏賊魚肉 (Caro Sepiae / Cuttlefish)

Xia Tian Gao 霞天膏 (Bubulae surrepo / Concentrated beef extract)

Ya Xue 鴨血 (Sanguis Anatidae / Duck's Blood)

Yan Mai Pian 燕麦片 (Semen Avenae / Oatmeal)

Yang Gan 羊肝 (Ovilla et Capra Jecur / Sheep or Goat Liver)

Yang Nao 羊腦 (Ovilla et Capra Cerebra / Sheep or Goat Brain)

Yang Xue 羊血 (Sanguis Orvillae et Caprae / Sheep or Goat's Blood)

Yu Mi You 玉米油 (Oleium Maydis / Corn Oil)

Zhang Yu 章魚 (Caro Octopi Vulgaris / Octopus)

Zhu Gan 豬肝 (Jecur Porci / Pork Liver)

Zhu Ti 猪蹄 (Ungulae Porcis / Pig's Trotters)

Zhu Xue 豬血 (Porci sanguine / Pig's Blood)


Herbs that Transform Phlegm

An Ye 桉葉 (Folium Eucalypti / Eucalyptus Leaf)

An Zi Bei Mu 暗紫贝母 (Bulbus Fritillariae unibracteatae / Unibract Fritillary Bulb)

Bai Bu 百部 (Radix Stemonae / Stemona Root)

Bai Fu Zi 白附子 (Rhizoma Typhonii / Giant Typhonium Rhizome)

Bai Jie Zi 白芥子 (Semen Brassicae Albae / Mustard Seed / Siddhartha (सिद्धार्थ))

Bai Mao Xia Ku Cao 白毛夏枯草 (Herba Ajugae decumbenis / Decumbent Bugle)

Bai Qian 白前 (Rhizoma Cynanchi Stauntonii / Prime White Rhizome)

Ban Xia 半夏 (Rhizoma Pinelliae / Pinellia Rhizome)

Bei Mu 贝母 (Bulbus Fritillariae / Fritillaria Bulb)

Bi Lu Xiang Jiao 秘鲁香胶 (Resina Myroxylon pereirae / Balsam of Peru)

Bi Qi 荸薺 (Eleocharis dulcis / Water Chestnut)

Bo Luo Pi 菠蘿皮 (Pericarpium Ananas / Pineapple Peel)

Chen Dong Cai Lu Zhi 陈冬菜卤汁 (Sal Marinade Brassicae chinensis / Aged Marinade of Salted Winter Vegetables)

Chuan Bei Mu 川贝母 (Bulbus Fritillariae cirrhosae / Yellow Himalayan Fritillary Bulb)

Dan Nan Xing 胆南星 (Arisaema Cum Bile / Bile prepared Jack-in-the-Pulpit Rhizome)

Fei Zao Cao 肥皂草 (Radix Saponariae / Soapwort Root)

Fu Hai Shi 海浮石 (Os Costaziae / Pumice)

Gan Su Bei Mu 甘肃贝母 (Bulbus Fritillariae przewalskii / Przewalsk Fritillary Bulb)

Gua Di 瓜蒂 (Pedicellus Melo / Melon Pedicle)

Gua Ke 瓜科 / Hua Ke 又名华科 (Herba Mikaniae / Guaco)

Gua Lou 瓜蒌 (Fructus Trichosanthis / Snakegourd Fruit)

Gua Lou Pi 瓜蒌皮 (Pericarpium Trichosanthis / Snakegourd Fruit Peel)

Gua Lou Ren 瓜蔞仁 (Semen Trichosanthis / Snakegourd Seed)

Gua Zi Jin 瓜子金 (Herba Polygalae japonicae / Japanese Milkwort)

Gui Hua 桂花 (Flos Osmanthi Fragrantis / Sweet Osmanthus Flower)

Gui Jiu 鬼臼 (Rhizoma Podophylli versipoellidis / Common Dysosma Rhizome)

Hai Dai 海带 (Laminariae / Kelp)

Hai Ge Ke 海蛤殼 (Concha Meretricis seu Cyclinae / Clam Shell)

Hai Luo Ke 海螺殼 (Concha Rapanae / Conch Shell)

Hai Xing 海星 (Asterias Rollestoni / Five pointed Starfish)

Hai Zao 海藻 (Sargassum / Hikiji)

Hu Bei Bei Mu 湖北贝母 (Bulbus Fritillariae Hupehensis / Hupeh Fritillary Bulb)

Huang Yao Zi 黃藥子 (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Bulbiferae / Potato Yam Tuber)

Jia Du Xing Cai 家獨行菜 (Herba et semen Lepidii / Garden Cress)

Jie Geng 桔梗 (Radix Platycodi / Balloon Flower Root)

Ku Bo He 苦薄荷 (Herba Marrubium / White Horehound)

Kuan Dong Hua 款冬花 (Flos Farfarae / Coltsfoot Flower)

Kun Bu 昆布 (Thallus Eckloniae seu Saccharinae / Konbu)

Li Lu 藜蘆 (Radix et Rhizoma Veratri / Black False Hellebore)

Ling Nan Du Juan 岭南杜鹃 (Folium et Flos et Ramulus et Radix Rhododendra Mariae / Lingnan Rhododendron Flower, Leaf, Twig or Root)

Long Shu Du Juan 陇蜀杜鹃 / Jin Bei Pi Pa Ye 金背枇杷葉 (Folium Rhododendra Przewalskii / Przewallsk Rhododendron Leaf)

Luo Han Guo 羅漢果 (Fructus Momordicae / Monk fruit)

Man Shan Hong 满山红 (Folium Rhododendra Dauricae / Dahurian Rhododendron Leaf)

Mao Guo Du Juan 毛果杜鹃 (Radix et Folium et Flos Rhododendra Seniavinii / Hairfruit Rhododendron Root, Leaf and Flower)

Mei Zhou Xue Gen Cao 美洲血根草 (Sanguinaria canadensis rhizoma / Bloodroot)

Meng Shi 礞石 (Lapis Mica seu Chloriti / Lapis Stone)

Ming Dang Shen 明黨參 (Radix Changii / Medicinal Changium Root)

Mo Jian Lan 墨角蘭 (Folium Origani majoranae / Marjoram)

Mo Jiao Zao 墨角藻 (Fuci thalli / Bladderwrack)

Mu Hu Die 木蝴蝶 / Gu Zhi Hua 故紙花 (Semen Oroxyli / Indian Trumpet Flower Seeds)

Ning Meng Ye 檸檬葉 (Folium limon / Lemon Leaf)

Pang Da Hai 胖大海 (Semen Sterculiae Lychnophorae / Malva Nut)

Pao Tong Guo 泡桐果 (Fructus Paulowniae / Empress Tree Fruit)

Pi Pa Ye 枇杷叶 (Folium Eriobotryae / Loquat Leaf)

Ping Bei Mu 平贝母 (Bulbus Fritillariae Ussuriensis / Ussuri Fritillary Bulb)

Qian Hu 前胡 (Radix Peucedani / Hogfennel Root)

Qun Dai Cai 裙带菜 (Thallus Undariae / Wakame)

San Se Jin 三色堇 (Herba Violae tricolor / Garden Pansy)

Sang Bai Pi 桑白皮 (Cortex Mori / Mulberry Root Bark)

Sha Ji 沙棘 / Cu Liu Guo 醋柳果 (Fructus Hippophae / Sea Buckthorn)

Shen Xiang Cao 神香草 (Herba Hyssopi / Hyssop)

Shu Qi 蜀漆 (Ramulus et Folium Dichroae febrifugae / Blue Evergreen Hydrangea Branchlet and Leaf)

Suo Sha Bei Mu 梭砂贝母 (Bulbus Fritillariae delavayi / Bhutan Fritillary Bulb)

Teng Huang Shan Zhu Zi 藤黄山竹子 (Fructus Garciniae gummi-guttae / Garcinia Cambogia)

Tian Nan Xing 天南星 (Rhizoma Arisaematis / Jack-in-the-Pulpit Rhizome)

Tian Shan Hua Qiu 天山花楸 (Ramulus et Fructus Sorbi tianshanicae / Tianshan Mountain Mountain Ash Branchlet and Fruit)

Tian Zhu Huang 天竺黄 (Concretio Silicea Bambusae / Bamboo Sugar)

Tie Li Mu 鐵力木 (Cortex, flos et semen Museae / Ceylon Ironwood / Nahor নাহৰ)

Ting Li Zi 葶苈子 (Semen Lepidii / Pepperweed Seed)

Tou Hua Du Juan 头花杜鹃 (Folium et flos Rhododendra capitatae / Capitate Rhododendron Leaf and Flower)

Tu Gen 吐根 (Radix et rhizoma ipecacuanhae / Ipecac)

Wa Er Teng 娃儿藤 (Radix Tylophorae Floribundae / Root of Multiflower Tylophora / Lataksiri लताक्षीरी)

Wu Huan Zi 無患子 (Fructus Sapindi / Chinese Soapberry Fruit)

Wu Huan Zi Pi 無患子皮 (Pericarp Sapindi / Chinese Soapberry Fruit Peel)

Xian Qie 鮮切 (Herba Justiciae / Tilo)

Xiao Ye Pi Pa 小叶枇杷 (Folium Rhododendra anthopogonoides / Savoury Rhododendron Leaf)

Xin Ze Xi Cha 新泽西茶 (Radix et folium Ceanothi / Redroot tea)

Xing Ren 杏仁 (Semen armeniacae / Bitter Apricot Kernel)

Xuan Fu Hua 旋覆花 (Flos Inulae / Elecampane Flower)

Yan Fu Ye 鹽麩葉 (Folium Rhois chinensis / Chinese Sumac Leaf)

Yang Ye 羊靨 (Glandulae Orvillae et Caprae / Sheep or Goat's Thyroid)

Ye Ma Zhui 野馬追 (Herba Eupatorii Lindleyani / Lindley Eupatorium Herb)

Ying Cao Gen 櫻草根 (Radix et Rhizoma Primulae Sieboldii / Root and Rhizome of Japanese Primrose)

Yuan Ye Mao Gao Cai 圆叶茅膏菜 (Herba Droserae rotundifoliae / Roundleaf Sundew)

Zao Jiao 皂角 (Fructus Gleditsiae Abnormalis / Abnormal Chinese Honeylocust Fruit)

Zao Jiao Ci 皂角刺 (Spina Gleditsiae / Chinese Honey Locust Thorn)

Zao Shu Pi 皂皮树 (Cortex Quillajae saponariae / Soapbark)

Ze Qi 澤漆 (Herba Euphorbiae Helioscopiae / Sun Spurge)

Zhao Shan Bai 照山白 (Folium et Flos Rhododendra Micrantha / Manchurian Rhododendron Flower and Branchlet Leaf)

Zhe Bei Mu 浙贝母 (Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii / Thunberg Fritillary Bulb)

Zhu Dan 豬膽 (vesicae biliaris Porci / Pig's Gallbladder)

Zhu Fei 豬肺 (Pulmonis Porci / Pork Lung)

Zhu Li 竹瀝 (Succus Bambusae / Bamboo Sap)

Zhu Ru 竹茹 (Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam / Bamboo Shavings)

Zi Jin Niu 紫金牛 / Ai Di Cha 矮地茶 (Herba Ardisiae Japonicae / Japanese Ardisia)

Zi Su Zi 紫蘇子 (Fructus Perillae / Perilla Seed)

Zi Wan 紫菀 (Radix Asteris / Purple Aster Root)

Zui Yu Cao Hua 醉魚草花 (Flos Buddlejae Lindleyanae / Lindley butterflybush flower)


Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold

A Yu Wei 阿育魏 (Fructus Trachyspermi / Ajwain Seeds)

Ba Jiao Hui Xiang 八角茴香 (Fructus Illicium verum / Chinese Star Anise)

Bi Ba 蓽茇 (Fructus Piperis Longi / Long Pepper)

Bi Cheng Qie 蓽澄茄 (Fructus Litseae / May Chang)

Chuan Wu 川乌 (Radix Aconiti Preparata / Sichuan Aconite Root)

Da Liang Jiang 大良姜 (Rhizoma Alpiniae galangae / Greater Galangal Root)

Ding Xiang 丁香 (Flos Caryophylli / Clove / Laung लौंग / Qaranful قرنفل)

Duan Ju 短蒟 (Herba Piperis mullesuae / Globular Pepper / Chavya चव्या)

Fu Zi 附子 (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Praeparata / Wolf's-bane Root / Ativisha अतिविषा / Bish بيش)

Gan Jiang 干姜 (Rhizoma Zingiberis / Dried Ginger / Sunthi सुंठि / Alzanjabil almujafaf الزنجبيل المجفف)

Gao Liang Jiang 高良姜 (Rhizoma Alpiniae Officinarum / Lesser Galangal Root)

Ge Lu Zi 葛縷子 (Fructus Carvi / Caraway Seeds / Krishna Jeerak कृष्ण जीरक / Zeera Siyah زیره سیاه )

Hong Zun 虹鱒 (Caro Oncorhynchi mykiss / Rainbow Trout)

Hu Jiao 胡椒 (Fructus Piperis nigra / Black Pepper)

Hua Jiao 花椒 / Chuan Jiao 川椒 (Pericarpium Zanthoxyli / Sichuan Pepper)

Hui Qin 茴芹 (Fructus Pimpinellae anisi / Aniseed)

Jiu 酒 (Alcohol / Rice Wine)

Jiu Cai 韭菜 (Folium Allii tuberosum / Chinese Chives)

La Gen 辣根 (Amoracia rusticana / Horseradish)

La Jiao 辣椒 (Fructus Capsici / Chili Pepper)

Man Tuo Qie Gen 曼陀茄根 (Radix Mandragorae caulescentis / Himalayan Mandrake Root)

Rou Gui 肉桂 (Cortex Cinnamomi / Cinnamon Bark / Tvak त्वक् / Dar Sini دارچین / Qirfa قرفة)

Rou Gui Ye 肉桂葉 (Folium Cinnamomi / Cinnamon Leaf)

Shan Nai 山奈 (Rhizoma Kaempferiae / Resurrection Lily Root)

Shi Luo Zi 蒔蘿子 (Fructus Anethi / Dill Seed)

Wu Zhu Yu 吴茱萸 (Fructus Evodiae / Evodia Fruit)

Xiao Hui Xiang 小茴香 (Fructus Foeniculi / Fennel Seed / madhurika मधुरिका / Raziyanaj رازيانج)

Yin Xiang 陰香 (Cortex Cinnamomi burmannii / Burmese Cinnamon Bark)

Zhang Mu 樟木 (Lignum camphorae / Camphor Wood)

Zi Ran 孜然 (Fructus Cumini / Cumin Seed / Jeeraka जीरक)

Zun Yu 鱒魚 (Caro Squaliobarbi curriculi / Barbel Chub Fish)


Obsolete Substances

Bao Ban E Gao 豹斑鹅膏 (Sporocarp Amanitae pantherinae / Panther Cap Mushroom)

Bian Fu 蝙蝠 (Vespertilio / Vesper Bat)

Chuan Shan Jia 穿山甲 (Squama Manitis / Pangolin Scales)

Ci Huang 雌黃 (Orpimentum / Orpiment / As2S3)

Du E Gao 毒鹅膏 (Sporocarp Amanitae phalloides / Death Cap Mushroom)

Fu Ren Yue Shui 婦人月水 (Menstralis Hominis / Human Menstrual Blood)

Guan Mu Tong 關木通 (Caulis Aristolochiae manshuriensis / Manchurian Dutchmanspipe Stem)

Guang Fang Ji 广防己 (Radix Aristolochiae fangchi / Aristolochia Root)

Hong Dou Shan 红豆杉 (Cortex Taxi / Yew Bark)

Hou Zao 猴棗 (Calculus Macacae mulattae / Macaque Bezoar)

Huang Dan 黄丹 (Minium / Red Lead / Pb2+2Pb4+O4)

Ling Mao Rou 靈貓肉 (Caro Zibethi / Large Indian Civet)

Ma Dou Ling 馬兜鈴 (Fructus Aristolochiae / Dutchman's Pipe Fruit)

Ma Qian Zi 马钱子 (Semen Strychni / Nux-Vomica Seeds)

Mi Ren 蜜人 / Mi Zi Ren 蜜漬人 (Mellitus hominis / Mellified Man)

Mi Tuo Seng 密陀僧 (Lithargyrum / Galena / PbS)

Peng Sha 硼砂 (Borax / Na2[B4O5(OH)4])

Pi Shi 砒石 (Arsenolite / As4O6)

Pi Shuang 砒霜 (Arsenicum Album / White Arsenic / As2O3)

Qian Dan 鉛丹 (Miniumite / Lead Oxide / PbO)

Qian Fen 鉛粉 (Plumbum / Lead Powder / Pb)

Qing Fen 輕粉 (Calomelas / Calomel / Hg2Cl2)

Qing Mu Xiang 青木香 (Radix Aristolochiae debilis / Slender Dutchmanspipe Root)

Ren Dan 人膽 (Fel Hominis / Human Bile)

Ren Gu 人骨 (Ossis Hominis / Human Bones)

Ren Jing 人精 (Essentia Hominis / Human Essence)

Ren Po 人魄 (Animae Hominis / Human Ghost-Soul)

Ren Rou 人肉 (Caro Hominis / Human Flesh)

Shao Kun 燒褌 (Braccas adustus / Burnt Drawers of the Opposite Sex)

Sheng Yao 升藥 (Hydrargyrum Oxydatum Crudum / Mercury Oxide / HgO)

Shi Dan 石胆 (Cuprous Sulphate / Bluestone / Cu2SO4)

Shui Yin 水銀 (Mercury / Hg)

Ti 銻 (Antimony / Sb)

Tian Ling Gai 天靈蓋 (Bregma Hominis / Human Skull Top)

Xi Jiao 犀角 (Cornu Rhinocerotis Asiatici / Rhinoceros Horn)

Xiang Dan 象膽 (Fel Elephas / Elephant Bile)

Xiong Dan 熊膽 (Fel Ursi / Bear Bile)

Xiong Huang 雄黃 (Realgar / As2S2)

Xiong Zhi 熊脂 (Adeps Ursi / Bear Fat)

Xun Gu Feng 尋骨風 (Herba Aristolochiae mollissimae / Hairy Birthwort)

Xun Yu 鱘魚 (Caro Psephuri seu Acipensers / Chinese Sturgeon or Paddlefish)

Yin Zhu 銀朱 (Vermilion / HgS)

Ying Su Ke 罂粟壳 (Pericarpium Papaveris / Opium Poppy)

Yu Quan 玉泉 (Nephritum seu Lapis Sapo seu Amiantus / Asbestos / Ca2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 seu Mg6(SiO10)(OH)8)

Zhao Jia 爪甲 (Unguis Hominis / Finger and Toe Nails)

Zhong Dou 種豆 (Inoculatum Variolae virus / Smallpox Variolation)

Zhu Sha 朱砂 (Cinnabaris / Cinnabar / HgS)

Zhu Sha Lian 朱砂蓮 (Radix Aristolochiae kaempferi / Kaempfer Dutchmanspipe Root)


Substances for External Application

Bai Shu Liang 白薯莨 (Tuber Dioscoreae hispidae / Hispid Yam)

Bai Yang Ye 白楊葉 (Folium Populi Davidianae / Wild Poplar Leaf)

Ban Mao 斑蝥 (Mylabris / Blister Beetle)

Bao Zhu 爆竹 (Sonorus explosivae / Firecrackers / KNO3 + S + 3C)

Bi Ma You 蓖麻油 (Oleum Ricini / Castor Oil)

Bo Ai Da Ji 孛艾大戟 (Latex Euphorbiae Peplus / Petty Euphorbia Latex)

Cao Wu 草烏 / Wu Tou 烏頭 (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii seu Agrestis / Wild Aconite Root / Ativisha अतिविषा / Atees أتيس)

Chan Su 蟾酥 (Venenum Bufonis / Toad Venom)

Chu Yu 雛菊 (Herba Bellium / Daisy)

Cu Mao Shu Yu 粗毛薯蓣 (Tuber Dioscoreae hirsutae / Hirsute Yam)

Da Feng Zi 大風子 (Semen Hydnocarpi / Hydnocarpus Seeds)

Deng E 燈蛾 (Arctia Caja / Great Tiger Moth)

Dun Ye Gui Jiu 盾叶鬼臼 (Rhizoma Podophylli peltati / Mayapple Root)

E Cui 鵝臎 (Caudalis Anseris / Goose Tail Fat Glands)

E Dan Ke 鵝蛋殼 (Ovum-crusta Anseris domestica / Goose Eggshell)

E Tui Gu 鵝腿骨 (Os Anseris domestica / Goose Thigh Bone)

Er Cha 儿茶 (Pasta Acaciae / Catechu)

Er Cha Gou Teng 兒茶鉤藤 (Ramulus Uncariae gambir preparata / Paste from Decocted Gambir vine)

Fan Mu Gua Ye 番木瓜叶 (Folium caricae papayae / Papaya Leaf)

Feng Du 蜂毒 (Apis venenum / Bee venom)

Feng La 蜂蜡 (Cera Flava / Beeswax)

Fu Sang Ye 扶桑葉 (Folium Hibisci rosasinensis / Chinese Hibiscus Leaf)

Fu She 蝮蛇 (Gloydius halys / Pallas Pit Viper)

Fu She Pi 蝮蛇皮 (Cutis Gloydius halys / Pallas Pit Viper Skin)

Hai Qi 海漆 (Herba Excoecariae / Blind-you-eye Mangrove)

He He Ba You 荷荷巴油 (Oleum Simmondsiae / Jojoba Oil)

He Tun Mu 河豚目 (Oculus Tetradontidae / Pufferfish Eye)

He Tun Yu Gan You 河豚魚肝油 (Oleum Jecoris Tetraodontidae / Pufferfish Liver Oil)

He Tun Zi 河豚子 (Ova Tetraodontidae / Pufferfish Roe)

Huang Shu Rou 黄鼠肉 (Caro Spermophili / Daurian ground squirrel meat)

Hui Ti Kuang 輝銻礦 (Antimonite / Stibnite / Kohl / Sb2S2)

Ju Hua Huang Lian 菊花黄连 (Radix Corydalis pallidae / Yellowflower Corydalis Root)

Kang You 糠油 (Oleum Oryzae Testae / Rice Bran Oil)

Li La Gen 黎辣根 (Radix Rhamni crenatae / Oriental Buckthorn Root)

Liu Huang 硫黄 (Sulfur grundum / Sulphur granules / S8)

Liu Li 琉璃 / Bo Li 玻璃 (Vitrum / Natural Glass)

Lu Gan Shi 爐甘石 (Calamina / Calamine / Zinc oxide (ZnO) plus 0.5% ferric oxide (Fe2O3))

Luo Fei Yu Pi 羅非魚皮 (Corium Oreochromidis nilotici / Nile Tilapia Skin)

Ma Lu 馬陸 / Qian Jiao Chong 千腳蟲 (Diplopod / Millipede)

Ma Nao 瑪瑙 (Agate / Si02)

Ma You 香油 (Oleum Sesami / Sesame Oil)

Mao You 貓油 (Adeps Felis / Cat Fat)

Mu Bie Zi 木鳖子 (Semen Momordicae / Cochin Bitter Melon Seeds)

Mu Shu 木薯 (Folium et Amylum Manihot / Cassava)

Nan Gua Rang 南瓜瓤 (Pulpa Cucurbitae / Pumpkin Pulp)

Ni Qiu Hua Ye 泥鰍滑液 (Mucus Misgurni seu Cobitidis / Loach Mucus)

Nian Yu 鯰魚 (Parasiluri / Japanese Catfish)

Qiang Wei Ye 薔薇葉 (Folium Rosae multiflorae / Japanese Rose Leaf)

Ran She Gao 蚺蛇膏 (Oleum Pythonis / Python fat)

Shan Huang Ma 山黄麻 (Radix et folium Tremae / Gunpowder Tree)

She Chuang Zi 蛇床子 (Fructus Cnidii / Cnidium Seed)

Shi Suan 石蒜 (Bulbus Lycoris / Shorttube Lycoris Bulb)

Shu Gan 鼠肝 (Jecur Ratti / Rat Liver)

Shu Pi 鼠皮 (Corium Mus / Mouse Skin)

Shu Zhi Da Ji 樹脂大戟 (Resina Euphorbiae resiniferae / Resinous Spurge)

Shui Xian Gen 水仙根 (Bulbus Narcissi / Chinese Narcissus Bulb)

Si Ji Su Xin Hua 四季素馨花 (Radix et Folium Jasmina seguiniae / Seguini Jasmine Root or Leaf)

Song Xiang 松脂 (Resina Pini / Colophonium)

Su Kang 粟糠 (Furfures Setariae / Foxtail Millet Bran)

Teng Huang 藤黃 (Latex Garciniae / Gamboge)

Tian Gua Gen 甜瓜根 (Radix Melo / Melon Root)

Tong Lu 銅綠 (Verdigris / Cu2CO3(OH)2 or Cu2(OH)3Cl)

Tong You 桐油 (Oleum Verniciae / Tung Oil)

Tu Jing Pi 土荊皮 (Cortex Pseudolaricis / Golden Larch Bark)

Xiong Ji Kou Xian 雄雞口涎 (Saliva Galli Maris / Cock's Saliva)

Xue Yu Gu 鱈魚骨 (Os Gadi / Codfish Bone)

Yan 鹽 (Sodium Chloride / Salt)

Ye Zi You 椰子油 (Oleum Cocois Nuciferae / Coconut Oil)

Yu Teng 鱼藤 (Radix seu herba Derres trifolatae / Trifoliate Jewelvine)

Yun Nan Mei Deng Mu 云南美登木 (Cortex Mayteni hookeri / Yunnan Mayten bark)

Zhang Nao 樟脑 (Camphorae / Camphor)

Zhi Jia Hua Ye 指甲花葉 (Folium Lawsoniae / Henna Leaf)

Zhi Zhu Tui Ke 蜘蛛蛻殼 (Periostracum Aranei Ventricosi / Spider Molting)

Zhi Zhu Wang 蜘蛛網 (Sericum aranearum / Spider's Web)

Zi Hua Yu Deng Cao 紫花鱼灯草 (Herba et Radix Corydalis incisa / Herb and Root of Incised Corydalis)


Substances that Calm the Spirit

Bai Mei Huang Qin 北美黃芩 (Herba Scutellariae lateriflora / Skullcap)

Bai Shi Ying 白石英 (SiO2 / White Quartz)

Bai Zi Ren 柏子仁 (Semen Platycladi / Arborvitae Seed)

Ci Shi 磁石 (Magnetitum / Magnetite / Fe2+Fe3+2O4)

Cui Mian Shui Qie 催眠睡茄 / Nan Fei Zui Jia 南非醉茄 (Radix Withaniae somniferae / Ashwagandha / Ashwagandha अश्वगंधा / Kakanj Hindi كَاكَنْج الهندية)

Du Dou 毒豆 (Semen Laburni / Goldenchain Seeds)

Dui Xia Ke 對蝦殼 (Carapax Penaei / Prawn Shell)

Gan Mu Tong 甘木通 (Herba Clematidis Filamentosae / Filamentous Clematis Herb)

He Huan Hua 合欢花 (Flos Albiziae / Mimosa Flowers)

He Huan Pi 合欢皮 (Cortex Albiziae / Mimosa Tree Bark)

Hu Po 琥珀 (Succinum / Amber)

Hua Ling Cao 花菱草 (Flos et fructus Eschscholzia californica / California Poppy)

Jia Na Zi 加納籽 (Semen Griffoniae / Griffonia Seed)

Jin Bo 金箔 (Aurum Naturale Preparatum / Gold Foil / Au)

Jing Hua Shui 井華水 (Mane Primo Trahit Aquam / The First Drawing of Well Water in the Morning / H2O)

Ka Wa Hu Jiao 卡瓦胡椒 (Radix et Rhizoma Piperis methysticus / Kava-kava)

Ling Zhi 靈芝 (Sporocarp Ganodermae / Reishi Mushroom)

Long Chi 龙齿 (Dens Draconis / Fossilised Teeth)

Long Gu 龙骨 (Ossa Draconis / Fossilised Bones)

Mu Li 牡蛎 (Concha Ostreae / Oyster Shell)

Ning Meng Xiang Feng Cao 檸檬香蜂草 (Melissae folium / Lemon Balm)

Sheng Luo Le 聖羅勒 (Herba Ocimi sancti / Holy Basil / Tulsi तुलसी)

Sheng Tie Luo 生铁落 (Ferrosic Oxide / Oxidised Iron Filings)

Shui Cai 睡菜 (Herba Menyanthis / Buckbean)

Shui Xian Hua 水仙花 (Flos Narcissi / Chinese Narcissus Flower)

Su Dan Ku Le Guo 蘇丹可樂果 (Semen Colae / Kola Nut)

Suan Zao 酸枣 (Fructus Ziziphi spinosae / Spiny Date)

Suan Zao Ren 酸枣仁 (Semen Ziziphi spinosae / Spiny Date Seed)

Xi Fan Lian 西番蓮 (Passiflorae herba / Passion Flower)

Xie Cao 纈草 (Radix Valerianae / Valerian Root)

Yao Shui Su 药水苏 (Herba Stachys officinalis / Wood Betony)

Ye Jiao Teng 夜交藤 (Caulis Polygoni Multiflori / Fleeceflower Vine)

Yi Lan Yi Lan 依兰依兰 (Flos Cananga odorata / Ylang Ylang)

Yin Bo 銀箔 (Argentum Naturale Preparatum / Silver Foil / Ag)

Yu Jin Xiang Gen 郁金香根 (Radix Tulipae gesnerianae / Common Tulip Root)

Yuan Zhi 遠志 (Radix Polygalae / Chinese Senega)

Yun Mu Shi 雲母石 (Muscovite / Common Mica / KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2, or (KF)2(Al2O3)3(SiO2)6(H2O))

Zhen Zhu 珍珠 (Margarita / Pearl)

Zhen Zhu Mu 珍珠母 (Concha Margaritifera Usta / Mother-of-Pearl Shell)

Zhu Xin 豬心 (Cor Porci / Pig's Heart)

Zi Bei Chi 紫貝齒 (Concha Cypraeae / Cowry Shell)

Zi Shi Ying 紫石英 (Fluoritum / Fluorite / CaF2)


Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors

Bai Hua She Tou 白花蛇頭 / Qi She Tou 蘄蛇頭 (Caput Deinagkistrodon / Long Nosed Pit Viper Head)

Bai Jiang Can 白僵蠶 (Bombyx Batryticatus / Silkworm)

Bei Mei Zhou Shan Geng Cai 北美洲山梗菜 (Folium Lobelia inflata / Indian Tobacco)

Bi Hu 壁虎 (Hemidactylus / House Gecko)

Da Ma 大麻 / Ma Fen 麻蕡 / Ma Hua 麻花 / Ma Bo 麻勃 (Herba Cannabis sativa / Marijuana / Bhaang भांग / Qinnab قنب)

Dai Mao 玳瑁 (Carapax Eretmochelyos / Hawksbill Turtle Shell)

Dai Zhe Shi 代赭石 (Haematitum / Haematite / Fe2O3)

Di Long 地龙 (Pheretima seu Lumbricus / Earthworm)

Dian Qie Cao 顛茄草 (Herba Belladonnae / Deadly Nightshade)

Gou Teng 钩藤 (Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis / Cat's Claw Vine)

Hei Dou Yi 黑豆衣 / Lu Dou Yi 穞豆衣 (Testa Sojae / Pericarpium Phaseoli Radiati / Soybean or Mung Bean Skin)

Ji Li 蒺藜 / Bai Ji Li 白蒺藜 / Ci Ji Li 刺蒺藜 (Fructus Tribuli / Caltrop Fruit / Gokshura गोक्षुर)

Ji Nao 雞腦 (Cerebra Galli / Chicken Brain)

Jiang Can 僵蚕 (Bombyx Batryticatus / Silkworm)

Lang Dang Zi 莨菪子 (Fructus hyoscyami niger / Black Henbane Seeds)

Ling Yang Jiao 羚羊角 (Cornu Saigae Tataricae / Antelope's Horn)

Luo Bu Ma Ye 羅布麻葉 (Folium Apocyni Veneti / Sword-leaf Dogbane Leaf)

Ma Bao 馬寶 (Calculus Equi / Horse Bezoar)

Man Tuo Lou 曼陀羅 / Yang Jin Hua 洋金花 (Flos Daturae / Jimsonweed / Dhattura धत्तूर)

Mi Huan Jun 蜜環菌 / Zhen Mo 榛蘑 (Sporocarp Armillariae melleae / Honey Mushroom)

Quan Xie 全蝎 (Buthus Martensi / Scorpion)

Sang Gen 桑根 (Radix Mori / Mulberry Root)

Shan Yang Jiao 山羊角 (Cornu Capra / Goat Horn)

She Tui 蛇蛻 (Periostracum Serpentis / Snake Slough)

Shi Jue Ming 石决明 (Concha Haliotidis / Abalone Shell)

Shui Su 水蘇 (Herba Stachys japonicae / Japanese Betony)

Tang Lang 螳螂 (Tenodera seu Statilia / Mantis)

Tian Ma 天麻 (Rhizoma Gastrodiae / Gastrodia Rhizome)

Tian Xian Zi 天仙子 (Semen Hyoscyami orientalis / Oriental Henbane Seed)

Wu Gong 蜈蚣 / 吳公 (Scolopendrae / Centipede)

Wu She Dan 烏蛇膽 (Fel Zaocys / Black Snake Bile)

Ya Mai Jia Shan Zhu Yu 牙买加山茱萸 (Radix Piscidia / Jamaican Dogwood)

Zeng Qing 曾青 (Azuritum / Layered Copper Ore / Cu3 (CO3)2(OH)2)

Zhi Zhu 蜘蛛 (Aranei Ventricosi / Common Orb-Weaving Garden Spider)


Substances that Transform Phlegm

Bai Qing 白青 (Azuritum / Light Blue Copper Ore / Cu3 (CO3)2(OH)2)

Kong Qing 空青 (Azuritum / Copper Ore / Cu3 (CO3)2(OH)2)


Uncategorised

Hou Mian Bao Guo 猴面包果 (Fructus Adansoniae / Baobab Fruit)


Reference Notes:

Individual herb information has sourced mainly from TCM Wiki and American Dragon for basic data and then updated manually with my own notes. Zhou, Xie and Yan (2011): Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Vol. 5, has been used for entries not available from those sources with additional material searched for and filled in where available. Western herbs not appearing in the Chinese literature have used Ross (2010): Combining Western Herbs and Chinese Medicine: A Clinical Materia Medica, White Rabbit Institute of Healing and therapeutika.ch. Choices of which source to use or combine have been my own.

These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted. Actions and indications are taken from traditional uses and do not necessarily reflect the evidence base which should be researched independently. Dosages are for guidance only and will vary dependening on the potency of the batch and the tolerance of the individual so should be evaluated by a professional based on individual needs.