Materia Medica of Herbal Medicine

A
Abelmoschus esculentus    PRO
Abelmoschus moschatus    PRO
Abies, Fir Tree
Abies webbiana, Talispatra   PRO  
Abroma augusta, Pishacha karpasa   PRO
Abrotonum, Southernwood   PRO
Abrus precatorius, Jequirity, Gunja   PRO
Absinthum, Wormwood 
Abutilon indicum, Country Mallow, Atibala    PRO
Acacia, Gum Arabic
Acalypha, Haritamanjari   PRO  
Acanthopanax, Wu Jia Pi
Acanthus, Bears Breech
Acetosa, Sorrel
Acetosella, Wood Sorrel
Achillea, Yarrow
Achyranthes, Niu Xi
Aconitum, Bong nga, The Tibetan Aconites PRO
Aconitum anthora, Yellow Aconite PRO  
Aconitum carmichaeli, Fu Zi  附子 (‘Daughter root’) PRO
Aconitum carmichaeli, Wu Tuo 乌涂 (‘Mother’) PRO
Aconitum chasmanthum, Vatsanabha  PRO  
Aconitum folium, Aconite leaf   PRO
Aconitum ferox, Bong nga nag po   PRO  
Aconitum fischeri, Bong nga ser po   PRO  
Aconitum heterophyllum, Atis   PRO
Aconitum napellus    PRO
Aconitum naviculare, Bong nga dmar po  PRO  
Acorus, Calamus
Actiniopteris, Mayurashikhaa    PRO 
Adhatoda vasica, Malabar nut, Vasa
Adenophora, Nan Sha Shen
Adiantum, Maidenhair
Adonis, False Hellebore    PRO
Aeginetia, Ye Gu   PRO
Aegle marmelos, Begal Quince, Bilva    PRO
Aerva lanata, Gorakshganja   PRO  
Aesculus, Horse Chestnut
Aframomum, Grains of Paradise   PRO  
Agaricus, Agaric
Agastache, Huo Xiang   PRO
Agathosma, Buchu
Agnus Castus, Chaste tree
Agrimonia, Agrimony, Xian He Cao
Ailanthus, Tree of Heaven, Chun Pi
Ajuga, Bugle
Akebia Caulis, Mu Tong
Akebia Fructus, Ba Yue Zha   PRO 
Alangium, Ankola
Albizia cortex, He Huan Pi
Albizia flos, He Huan Hua
Albizia semen   PRO
Alcea, Hollyhock
Alchemilla, Lady’s Mantle
Alchemilla arvensis, Parsley Piert
Allium, Garlic
Allium fistulosum, Cong Bai
Aloe
Alpinia Galanga, Galangal Seed, Hong Dou Kou
Alpinia Katsumadai, Galangal Seed, Cao Dou Kou
Alpinia oxyphylla, Yi Zhi Ren    
Alstonia scholaris, Saptaparna   PRO
Alternanthera, Matsyakshi   PRO
Althea, Marshmallow
Amaranthus hypochondriacus   PRO 
Amaranthus spinosus   PRO 
Amberboa ramosa, Badaward   PRO
Ammi, Ajowan, Yavani
Ammoniacum, Gum Ammoniacum
Amomum, Greater Cardamon
Amomum krervanh, Bai Dou Kou
Amomum tsao-ko, Cao Guo  
Ampelopsis, Bai Lian    PRO
Amylum, Starch
Anacardium   PRO
Anagallis, Scarlet Pimpernel   PRO
Anaphalis, Spra ba   PRO 
Anchusa, Alkanet   PRO
Anchusa officinalis, Bugloss
Andrographis
Androsace, Sga tig    PRO
Anemarrhena, Zhi Mu
Anemone coronaria, Wild Poppy   PRO
Anethum, Dill
Angelicae, Angelica
Angelica dahurica, Bai Zhi
Angelica gigas, Korean Angelica   PRO 
Angelica glauca, Lca ba    PRO
Angelica pubescens, Du HuoAngelica sinensis, Dang GuiAnisodus, Thang phrom nag po    PRO
Anisomeles indica, Bhangra   PRO
Annis, Aniseed
Anogeissus latifolia, Dhava   PRO
Anthocephalus, Kadamba    PRO
Apium, Celery
Aquilaria, Aloeswood, Chen Xiang
Aquilegia, Columbine
Arctium Radix, Burdock Root
Arctium Semen, Burdock Seed
Ardisia, Zi Jin Niu    PRO
Areca catechu, Betel nut   PRO
Arenaria, A krong   PRO  
Argemone mexicana, Mexican Poppy   PRO
Argyreia   PRO
Aristolochia, Birthwort   PRO
Arjuna
Armeniaca, Apricot kernel, Xing Ren
Arnica   PRO
Arum, Cuckoo-pint, Tian Nan Xing   PRO
Artemisia, Mkhan pa   PRO  
Artemisia absinthum, Wormwood
Artemisia annua, Qing Hao
Artemisia anomala, Liu Ji Nu    PRO
Artemisia dracunculus, Tarragon
Artemisia pontici, Pontic Wormwood
Artemisia santolinifolia, Phur nag   PRO  
Artemisia scoparia, Yin Chen Hao
Artemisia vulgaris, Mugwort
Assafoetida, Asafetida, A Wei
Asarum, Asarabacca, Xi Xin   PRO
Asclepiadis, Swallow-wort
Asclepias, Pleurisy root   PRO
Asparagus officinalis, Tian Men Dong
Asparagus racemosus, Shatavari
Asphodelus, Asphodel   PRO
Aspidistra, Zhi Zhu Bao Dan   PRO
Asplenium, Ceterach
Aster atticus, Star-wort    PRO 
Aster tartaricus, Zi Wan
Aster himalaicus, Me tog lug mig   PRO
Astragalus, Huang Qi
Astragalus et al., Srad ma   PRO
Atractylodes, Bai Zhu
Atractylodes, Cang Zhu   PRO
Atriplex, Arrach
Aurantium, Orange peel, Ju Hong
Auricula muris, Mouse-ear
Auricula, Jew’s Ear
Avena, Oats
Azadirachta, Neem

B

Bacopa, Brahmi
Baecka, Gang Song    PRO
Balanites aegyptiaca, Ingudi   PRO
Baliospermum, Danti   PRO
Balsam, Balsam tree
Bambusa Caulis, Zhu Ru    PRO
Bambusa Succus, Zhu Li    PRO 
Bauhinia, Kanchanara   PRO
Bdellium
Begonia, Zi Bei Tian Kui   PRO   NEW 8/23
Beijing Ink, Jing Mo   PRO    NEW 11/23
Belamcanda chinensis, She Gan   PRO
Belladonna, Deadly Nightshade   PRO
Bellis, Daisy
Benincasa Exocarpium, Dong Gua Pi
Benincasa Semen, Dong Gua Zi
Benzoin, An Xi Xiang
Berberis, Barberry 
Bergenia, Yan Bai Cai   PRO
Bergenia ciliata, Pashanbheda   PRO
Beta, Beet root
Betonica, Betony
Betula, Birch tree
Bidens bipinnata, Gui Zhen Cao   PRO
Bidens tripartita, Water Agrimony   PRO
Bistorta, Bistort
Blepharis, Utangana PRO
Bletilla, Bai Ji   PRO
Blumea balsamifera, Ai Na Xiang   PRO
Boehmeria, Zhu Ma Gen    PRO
Boerhaavia, Punarnava   PRO
Bolbostemma, Tu Bei Mu   PRO
Boletus cervinus, Deer Mushroom   PRO
Borago, Borage
Borneo Camphor, Bing Pian   PRO
Boschniakia, Hui Chuan Cao   PRO
Brassica campestris, Field Mustard   PRO  
Brucea, Ya Dan Zi    PRO
Bruscus, Butcher’s Broom
Bryonia alba, White Bryony   PRO
Buddleja, Mi Meng Hua    PRO
Bupleurum, Chai Hu
Bursa pastoris, Shepherd’s Purse
Butea   PRO

C
Caesalpinia crista   PRO
Caesalpinia sappan, Pattanga, Su Mu   PRO
Cajeput oil
Calamintha, Calamint
Calendula, Marigold
Callerya, Niu Da Li     NEW 6/24
Callicarpa, Zi Zhu   PRO
Calotropis, Swallow-wort, Arka   PRO
Caltha, Marsh Marigold, Rta rmig    PRO
Camphora, Camphor
Campsis, Ling Xiao Hua    PRO
Camptotheca, Xi Shu   PRO 
Canarium, Qing Guo   PRO
Canavalia, Sword Bean, Dao Dou
Cannabis Flos, Cannabis Flower   PRO
Cannabis Semen, Cannabis Seed
Capparum, Capers
Capsicum, Chili
Caragana, Mdzo mo shing PRO     NEW 1/24
Cardamine, Chu rug    PRO
Cardamomum, Lesser Cardamom
Carduus Benedictus, Blessed Thistle
Careya arborea, Kumbhi    PRO  
Carica, Papaya
Carissa carandas, Karamarda    PRO  
Carlina, Carline Thistle
Carthamus, Safflower, Hong Hua
Carthamus Semen, Safflower Seed   PRO
Carum, Caraway
Cassia Fistula
Cassia Lignea
Cassia tora, Jue Ming Zi
Cassiope, Gru gu ras sna    PRO
Castanea, Chestnut
Catechu, Er Cha
Catechu Wood, Seng ldeng    PRO    NEW 02/24
Catharanthus, Madagascar Periwinkle   PRO
Caulophyllum, Blue Cohosh
Cedrela, Xiang Chun   PRO
Cedrus, Cedar 
Celastrus paniculatus, Jyotishmati   PRO  
Celosia, Qing Xiang Zi    PRO  
Centauri minus, Centaury the less
Centaurea behen, White Behen   PRO
Centella, Pennywort, Brahmi
Centipeda, E Bu Shi Cao   PRO
Cepa, Onion
Cerasa, Cherry
Ceratostigma, Shing skyu ru ma    PRO
Cerefolium, Chervil
Ceterach, Asplenium
Chaenomeles, Mu Gua
Chamedrys, Germander
Chamepitys, Ground pine
Chamomila, Camomile
Changium, Ming Dang Shen    PRO
Chelidonium majus, Celandine
Cheiranthus, Wall-flower
Chenopodium, Goosefoot   PRO  
China, China root
Chionanthus, Fringetree   PRO
Chicorium, Chicory
Chlorophytum, Musali
Choerospondias, Guang Zao
Chondrodendron, Pareira   PRO
Chrysanthemum, Ju Hua
Chrysanthemum indicum, Ye Ju Hua
Chrysosplenium, Gya kyi ma    PRO
Cibotium, Gou Ji
Cicer, Chickpea
Cicerbita et al. Rtsa mkhris   PRO  
Cimicifuga foetida, Sheng Ma
Cimicifuga racemosa, Black Cohosh
Cinchona   PRO
Cinnamonum Cortex, Cinnamon bark, Rou Gui
Cinnamonum Folium, Indian leaf, Tejapatra
Cinnamonum Ramulus, Cinnamon twig, Gui Zhi
Cirsium, Da Ji  
Cirsium, Xiao Ji  
Cissampelos, Patha PRO
Cissus, Asthisamhara    PRO  
Cistanche, Broomrape, Rou Cong Rong
Cistus ladanifer, Labdanum    PRO
Citrus, Citron
Citrus reticulata, Tangerine, Chen Pi
Citrullus, Melon
Clematis, Wei Ling Xian    PRO  
Clematis, Dbyi mong    PRO
Cleome, Ajagandha    PRO
Clerodendrum, Bai Long Chuan Hua Tou PRO
Clerodendrum phlomidis, Agnimantha   PRO
Clerodendrum serratum, Bharangi   PRO
Clerodendrum trichotomum, Chou Wu Tong
Clitoria ternatea   PRO  
Cnidium, She Chuang Zi
Coccinia grandis, Bimbi  PRO  
Cochlearia, Scurvy-grass
Cochlospermum
Cocos, Coconut  
Codonopsis, Dang Shen
Codonopsis, Klu bdud rdo rje   PRO
Codonopsis convolvulacea, Snyi ba    PRO
Coix, Job’s Tear, Yi Yi Ren
Colchicum, Hermodactyl   PRO
Coleus, Makandi   PRO
Colocasia, Taro
Colocynthis, Coloquintida   PRO
Collinsonia, Stoneroot    PRO
Commelina, Ya Zhi Cao   PRO
Conium, Hemlock   PRO
Contrayerva, Counterpoison
Consolida
Convallaria, Lily of the Valley   PRO
Convolvulus arvensis, Bindweed   PRO
Convolvulus prostratus, Shankhapushpi   PRO
Conyza, Xiao Fei Peng    PRO
Coptis Huang Lian
Corallina   PRO
Corallodiscus, Brag skya ha bo   PRO
Corchorus, Huang Ma   PRO
Cordia, Sebesten
Coriandrum, Coriander
Coriolus (Trametes), Yun Zhi
Cornus, Shan Zhu Yu
Corydalis, Yan Hu Suo  
Corydalis conspera, Stong ri zil b    PRO
Corydalis dasyptera, Rgu drus   PRO
Corydalis meifolia, Stong zil   PRO
Corydalis melanochlora, De wa   PRO
Corydalis nepalensis, Re skon   PRO
Corylus, Hazelnut
Costus, Mu Xiang
Costus speciosus, Push kar mu la  PRO
Cotoneaster, Tshar ‘brum    PRO
Crataegus, Hawthorn
Crataeva, Varuna   PRO
Cremanthodium ellisii, Ming can nag po    PRO
Cremanthodium nepalense, Sngo sga    PRO
Cremastra seu Pleione, Shan Ci Gu   PRO
Crocus, Saffron
Crotalaria juncea, Sana    PRO  
Croton   PRO
Cubeba, Cubebs
Cucumis, Cucumber
Cucurbita, Gourd
Cucurbita, Pumpkin
Cudrania, Chuan Po Shi   PRO
Cuminum, Cumin
Curculigo, Xian Mao
Curcuma, Tumeric
Curcuma, Yu Jin
Cusctua herba, Dodder
Cuscuta semen, Dodder seed, Tu Si Zi
Cyananthus, Sngon bu mchog   PRO  
Cyanus, Blue-bottle or Cornflower
Cyathula, Chuan Niu Xi
Cyclamen, Sowbread   PRO
Cydonia majus, Quince
Cymbopogon, Lemongrass
Cymbopogon martinii, Rohisha    PRO  
Cynanchum atratum, Bai Wei    PRO
Cynanchum paniculatum, Xu Chang Qing   PRO
Cynanchum stauntonii, Bai Qian   PRO   
Cynodon dactylon, Bermuda Grass   
Cynomorium, Suo Yang
Cynosbatus, Rose hip
Cynoglossum, Hound’s Tongue    PRO
Cynoglossum, Nad ma   PRO  
Cyperus rotundus
Cypresses, Cypress
Cypripedium, Ladies Slipper   PRO
Cypripedium, Khu byug pa PRO
Cytisus, Broom

D
Dactylorhiza, Finger root 
Dalbergia, Jiang Xiang
Daphne Gnidium   PRO
Datura, Stramonium   PRO
Daucus, Wild Carrot
Delphinium, Bya rgod spos   PRO
Delphinium denudatum   PRO
Delphinium grandiforum, Bya rkang    PRO
Dendrobium nobile, Shi Hu
Desmodium gangeticum, Salparni   PRO
Desmos, Jiu Bing Ye   PRO
Dianthus, Qu Mai   PRO
Dichondra, Ma Ti Jin    PRO 
Dictamnus, White Dittany, Bai Xian Pi
Digitalis, Foxglove   PRO 
Dioscorea polystachya, Shan Yao, Chinese Yam
Dioscorea bulbifera, Huang Yao Zi   PRO
Dioscorea hypoglauca, Bi Xie   PRO
Dioscorea nipponica, Chuan Shan Long   PRO
Dioscorea villosa, Wild Yam    PRO 
Diospyros ebenum, Ebony   PRO
Diploclisia, Cang Bai Cheng Gou Feng PRO
Dipsacus, Teasle, Xu Duan
Doelingera, Dong Feng Cai   PRO
Dolichis, Hyacinth Bean, Bai Bian Dou
Dolichos biflorus, Horse Gram, Kulatha   PRO
Doronicum   PRO
Dracocephalum, Pri yang ku   PRO
Dracunculus, Dragons   PRO
Drosera, Sundew
Drymaria, He Lian Dou Cao   PRO
Drynaria, Gu Sui Bu
Dryopteris crassirhizoma, Guan Zhong   PRO
Dryopteris fragrans, Xiang Lin Mao Jue   PRO
Dulcamara, Bittersweet
Dysosma, Liu Jiao Lian PROE
Ebulus, Dwarf Elder
Echinacea
Echium, Viper’s Bugloss   PRO
Eclipta, Mo Han Lian
Edgeworthia, Lu Luo Hua   PRO 
Elaterium, Wild Cucumber   PRO
Eleocharis, Water Chestnut, Bi Qi    PRO
Elephantopus, Ding Shu Xiu    PRO
Eleutherococcus, Ci Wu Jia
Elsholtzia, Byi rug   PRO
Embelia, Vidanga
Endivae, Endive
Entada, Gla gor zho sha   PRO
Ephedra, Ma Huang   PRO
Ephedra root, Ma Huang Gen    PRO
Epimedium, Yin Yang Huo
Equisetum, Horsetail
Eriobotrya, Loquat leaf, Pi Pa Ye
Eriocaulon, Gu Jing Cao    PRO
Eriophyton, Spang tshan pu ru   PRO   
Eruca, Rocket
Eryngium, Sea Holly
Erythrina, Hai Tong Pi    PRO
Esula, Spurge   PRO
Eucalyptus
Eucommia, Du Zhong
Eugenia, Clove, Ding Xiang
Eugenia jambolana
Euonymus, Gui Jian Yu   PRO 
Eupatorium cannabinum, Hemp Agrimony
Eupatorium fortunei, Pei Lan
Eupatorium purpureum, Queen of the Meadow
Euphorbia dracunculoides, Saptala   PRO 
Euphorbia helioscopiae, Ze Qi
Euphorbia kansui, Gan Sui   PRO
Euphorbia lathyris, Caper Spurge, Qian Jin Zi PRO
Euphorbia neriifolia, Snuhi    PRO  
Euphorbia pekinensis, Jing Da Ji   PRO
Euphorbia stracheyi, Khron bu   PRO
Euphorbia thymifolia, Dudhi    PRO  
Euphorbium, Official Spurge   PRO
Euphoria, Longan fruit
Euphrasia, Eyebright
Euryale, Qian Shi 
Eurycoma, Tongkat Ali   PRO  
Evodia, Wu Zhu Yu   PRO

F
Faba, Bean
Fagonia, Dhanvayasa   PRO
Fermentum Cerevisiae, Yeast
Ferula sumbul, Musk root     PRO
Ficus, Fig tree
Ficus religiosa   PRO
Ficus simplicissima   PRO   NEW 8/24
Filipendula, Dropwort
Filicis, Fern
Flemingia, Yi Tiao Gen PRO
Foeniculum, Fennel
Forsythia, Lian Qiao
Fragaria, Strawberry
Fraxinus, Ash tree
Fraxinus rhynchophylla, Qin Pi
Fritillaria, Bei Mu   PRO
Fucus, Kelp, Kun Bu
Fumaria, Fumitory

G
Galangae, Galangal
Galbanum
Galega, Goat’s Rue    PRO
Galium, Cleavers
Galium odoratum, Woodruff
Galls
Ganoderma, Ling Zhi
Ganoderma applanatum, Shu Shi Ling Zhi   PRO
Garcinia pedunculata, Amlavetasa    PRO    NEW 8/23
Gardenia, Zhi Zi
Gastrodia, Tian MaGelsemium sempervirens, Yellow Jasmine
Gelsemium elegans, Gou Wen 鉤吻
Gentiana, Gentian
Gentiana algida, Spang rgyan  PRO
Gentiana macrophylla, Qin Jiao
Gentiana tibetica, Kyi lce   PRO
Gentiana urnula, Gang ga chung    PRO
Geranium robertum, Herb Robert
Geranium pratense, Meadow Cranesbill
Geranium, Lao Guan Cao   PRO
Geum, Avens PRO
Ginkgo Folium, Ginkgo Leaf, Yin Xing Ye    PRO
Ginkgo Semen, Ginkgo Nut, Bai Guo
Gladiolus, Sou Shan Huang   PRO
Glechoma, Ground Ivy
Gleditsia Fructus, Zao Jia 
Gleditsia Spina, Zao Jiao Ci 
Glehnia, Bei Sha Shen 
Gloriosa, Glory Lily   PRO
Glycyrrhiza, Licorice
Gmelina, Gambhari   PRO 
Gnaphalium, Shu Qu Cao   PRO
Gnetum, Mai Ma Teng   PRO
Gomphrena, Qian Ri Hong   PRO
Gossypium, Cotton   PRO
Gramen, Cough Grass
Gratiola, Hedge Hyssop    PRO
Guaiaci, Guaiacum
Gundelia   PRO
Gymnema, Gurmar
Gynostemma, Jiao Gu LanGynura, San Qi Cao  PRO

H
Hackelia, Nad ma snun ma    PRO
Halerpestes, Chu rug sbal lag    PRO
Hedera, Ivy   PRO
Hedychium, Shathi   PRO
Hedyotis, Bai Hua She She Cao   PRO
Helichrysum, Yellow Everlasting   PRO 
Helicteres, Avartani   PRO
Hellebori nigri, Black Hellebore   PRO
Hemidesmus, Sariva
Hemiphragma, A bi ra    PRO
Hepatica, Liverwort
Heracleum candicans, Spru dkar PRO
Herba Paris, Herb Paris, or Herb True-love   PRO
Hemerocallis, Day Lily, Xuan Cao   PRO
Herniaria, Rupturewort
Herpetospermum   PRO
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, China Rose    PRO
Hippoglossum, Horsetongue    PRO
Hippophae, Sea Buckthorn
Hiptage benghalensis, Madhavi   PRO
Holarrhena, Kutaja   PRO
Holoptelea, Chirabilva   PRO
Homalomena, Qian Nian Jian   PRO
Hordeum, Barley
Houttuynia, Yu Xing Cao 
Hydnocarpus, Chaulmoogra   PRO
Hyoscyamus, Henbane   PRO
Hydrastis, Golden Seal
Hygrophila auriculata, Kokilaksha    PRO 
Hypecoum, Par pa ta   PRO
Hypericum, St. John’s Wort
Hypocistus    PRO
Hyssopus, HyssopI
Iberis, Bitter Candytuft   PRO
Illicium, Star Anise, Da Hui Xiang
Imperata, Bai Mao Gen
Imperatoriae, Masterwort    PRO
Incarvillea, Ug chos   PRO
Indigo, Qing Dai   PRO
Indigofera tinctoria, Nila   PRO
Inonotus obliquus, Chaga   PRO
Inula, Elecampane