This is the PRO version of the Materia Medica.

The following represents the major herbs used in Traditional Medicine.
The aim of the following Monographs is to:

1. supply a detailed understanding of the traditional Materia Medica;
   
2. show common and different uses of the same medicine in different systems;
3. compile information from various Traditions into one organized format.

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See also

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A

Abelmoschus esculentus
Abelmoschus moschatus
Abies, Fir Tree
Abies webbiana, Talispatra
Abroma augusta, Pishacha karpasa   
Abrotonum, Southernwood
Abrus precatorius, Jequirity, Gunja
Absinthum, Wormwood
Abutilon indica, Country Mallow, Atibala
Acacia, Gum Arabic
Acalypha, Haritamanjari
Acanthopanax, Wu Jia Pi 五加皮
Acanthus, Bears Breech
Acetosa, Sorrel
Acetosella, Wood Sorrel
Achillea, Yarrow
Achyranthes, Niu Xi 牛膝
Aconitum, Bong nga, The Tibetan Aconites  
Aconitum anthora, Yellow Aconite
Aconitum carmichaeli, Fu Zi  附子 (‘Daughter root’)
Aconitum carmichaeli, Wu Tuo 乌涂 (‘Mother root’)
Aconitum folium, Aconite leaf
Aconitum ferox, Bong nga nag po 
Aconitum fischeri, Bong nga ser po 
Aconitum heterophyllum, Atis
Aconitum napellus
Aconitum naviculare, Bong nga dmar po 
Acorus, Calamus, Shi Chang Pu 石菖蒲
Actiniopteris, Mayurashikhaa
Adenanthera, Rakta Kambal
Adenophora, Nan Sha Shen 北沙参
Adhatoda vasica, Malabar nut, Vasa
Adiantum, Maidenhair
Adonis, False Hellebore
Aeginetia, Ye Gu 野菰
Aegle marmelos, Begal Quince, Bilva
Aerva lanata, Gorakshganja   
Aesculus, Horse Chestnut
Aframomum, Grains of Paradise
Agaricus, Agaric
Agathosma, Buchu
Agastache, Huo Xiang 藿香
Agnus Castus, Chaste tree
Agrimonia, Agrimony, Xian He Cao 仙鹤草
Ailanthus, Tree of Heaven, Chun Pi 纯皮
Ajuga, Bugle
Akebia Caulis, Mu Tong 木通
Akebia Fructus, Ba Yue Zha 八月札
Alangium, Ankola
Albizia cortex, He Huan Pi 合欢皮
Albizia flos, He Huan Hua 合欢花
Albizia semen
Alcea, Hollyhock
Alchemilla, Lady’s Mantle
Alchemilla arvensis, Parsley Piert
Allium, Garlic, Da Suan 大蒜
Allium fistulosum, Cong Bai 葱白
Aloe, Lu Hui 芦荟
Alpinia Galanga, Galangal Seed, Hong Dou Kou 红豆蔻
Alpinia Katsumadai, Galangal Seed, Cao Dou Kou 草豆蔻
Alpinia oxyphylla, Yi Zhi Ren 益智仁
Alstonia scholaris, Saptaparna   
Alternanthera, Matsyakshi
Althea, Marshmallow
Amaranthus hypochondriacus   
Amaranthus spinosus 
Amberboa ramosa, Badaward
Ammi, Ajowan, Yavani
Ammoniacum, Gum Ammoniacum
Amomum, Greater Cardamon, Sha Ren 砂仁
Amomum krervanh, Bai Dou Kou 白豆蔻
Amomum tsao-ko, Cao Guo 草果
Ampelopsis, Bai Lian 白蔹
Amylum, Starch
Anacardium
Anagallis, Scarlet Pimpernel
Anaphalis, Spra ba   
Anchusa tinctoria, Alkanet
Anchusa officinalis, Bugloss
Andrographis
Androsace, Sga tig    
Anemarrhena, Zhi Mu 知母
Anethum, Dill
Angelica archangelica, Angelica
Angelica dahurica, Bai Zhi 白芷
Angelica gigas, Korean Angelica
Angelica glauca, Lca ba
Angelica pubscens, Du Huo 独活
Angelica sinensis, Dang Gui 当归
Anemone coronaria, Wild Poppy
Anisodus, Thang phrom nag po
Anisomeles indica, Bhangra  
Annis, Aniseed
Anogeissus latifolia, Dhava  
Anthocephalus, Kadamba  
Apium, Celery
Aquilaria, Aloeswood, Chen Xiang 沉香
Aquilegia, Columbine
Arctium Radix, Burdock Root
Arctium Semen, Burdock Seed
Ardisia, Zi Jin Niu 紫金牛
Areca catechu, Betel nut
Arenaria, A krong
Argemone mexicana, Mexican Poppy
Argyreia
Aristolochia, Birthwort
Arjuna
Armeniaca, Apricot kernel, Xing Ren 杏仁   
Arnica
Arum, Cuckoo-pint, Tian Nan Xing 天南星
Artemisia, Mkhan pa
Artemisia absinthum, Wormwood
Artemisia annua, Qing Hao 青蒿
Artemisia anomala, Liu Ji Nu 刘寄奴
Artemisia dracunculus, Tarragon
Artemisia pontici, Pontic Wormwood
Artemisia santolinifolia, Phur nag   
Artemisia scoparia, Yin Chen Hao 茵陈蒿
Artemisia vulgaris, Mugwort
Assafoetida, Asafetida, A Wei 啊魏
Asarum, Asarabacca, Xi Xin 细辛
Asclepiadis, Swallow-wort
Asclepias, Pleurisy root
Asparagus officinalis, Tian Men Dong 天门洞
Asparagus racemosus, Shatavari
Asphodelus, Asphodel
Aspidistra, Zhi Zhu Bao Dan  蜘蛛抱蛋
Asplenium, Ceterach
Aster atticus, Star-wort  
Aster tartaricus, Zi Wan, 紫菀
Aster himalaicus, Me tog lug mig
Astragalus, Huang Qi 黄芪
Astragalus et al., Srad ma
Atractylodes, Bai Zhu 白术
Atractylodes, Cang Zhu 苍术
Atriplex, Arrach
Aurantium, Orange peel, Ju Hong 橘红
Auricula muris, Mouse-ear
Auricula, Jew’s Ear
Avena, Oats
Azadirachta, Neem

B

Bacopa, Brahmi
Baecka, Gang Song  岗松
Balanites aegyptiaca, Ingudi   
Baliospermum, Danti  
Balsam, Balsam tree
Bambusa Caulis, Zhu Ru 竹茹
Bambusa Succus, Zhu Li 竹沥
Bauhinia, Kanchanara
Bdellium, Guggulu
Begonia, Zi Bei Tian Kui 紫背天葵.   NEW 8/23
Beijing Ink, Jing Mo 京墨.   NEW 11/23
Belamcanda chinensis, She Gan 射干
Belladonna, Deadly Nightshade
Bellis, Daisy
Benincasa Exocarpium, Dong Gua Pi, 冬瓜皮
Benincasa Semen, Dong Gua Zi, 冬瓜子
Benzoin, An Xi Xiang, 安息香
Berberis, Barberry
Bergenia, Yan Bai Cai 岩白菜
Bergenia ciliata, Pashanbheda
Betonica, Betony
Beta, Beet root
Betula, Birch tree
Bidens bipinnata, Gui Zhen Cao 鬼针草
Bidens tripartita, Water Agrimony
Bistorta, Bistort
Blepharis, Utangana
Bletilla, Bai Ji
Blumea balsamifera, Ai Na Xiang 艾纳香
Boehmeria, Zhu Ma Gen 苎麻根
Boerhaavia, Punarnava
Bolbostemma, Tu Bei Mu 土贝母
Boletus cervinus, Deer Mushroom
Borago, Borage
Borneo Camphor, Bing Pian 冰片
Boschniakia, Hui Chuan Cao
Brassica campestris, Field Mustard 
Brucea, Ya Dan Zi  鸦胆子
Bruscus, Butcher’s Broom
Bryonia alba, White Bryony
Bupleurum, Chai Hu, 柴胡
Bursa pastoris, Shepherd’s Purse
Butea

C

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

D

Dactylorhiza, Finger root
Dalbergia, Jiang Xiang, 降香
Daphne Gnidium
Datura, Stramonium
Daucus, Wild Carrot
Delphinium, Bya rgod spos
Delphinium denudatum
Delphinium grandiforum, Bya rkang
Dendrobium nobile, Shi Hu, 石斛
Desmodium gangeticum, Salparni
Desmos, Jiu Bing Ye 酒饼叶
Dianthus, Qu Mai 瞿麦
Dichondra, Ma Ti Jin 马蹄金
Dictamnus, White Dittany, Bai Xian Pi, 白鲜皮
Digitalis, Foxglove
Dioscorea polystachya, Chinese Yam, Shan Yao, 山药
Dioscorea bulbifera, Huang Yao Zi  黄药子
Dioscorea hypoglauca, Bi Xie 萆薢
Dioscorea nipponica, Chuan Shan Long 穿山龙
Dioscorea villosa, Wild Yam 
Diospyros ebenum, Ebony
Diploclisia, Cang Bai Cheng Gou Feng 苍白秤钩风
Dipsacus, Teasle, Xu Duan  续断
Doelingera, Dong Feng Cai  东风菜
Dolichis, Hyacinth Bean, Bai Bian Dou, 白扁豆
Dolichos biflorus, Horse Gram, Kulatha
Doronicum
Dracocephalum, Pri yang ku
Dracunculus, Dragons
Drosera, Sundew
Drymaria, He Lian Dou Cao 荷莲豆草
Drynaria, Gu Sui Bu, 骨碎补
Dryopteris crassirhizoma, Mian Ma Guan Zhong
Dryopteris fragrans, Xiang Lin Mao Jue 香鳞毛蕨  
Dulcamara, Bittersweet
Dysosma, Liu Jiao Lian 六角莲

E

Ebulus, Dwarf Elder
Echinacea
Echis, Viper’s Bugloss
Eclipta, Mo Han Lian, 墨旱莲
Edgeworthia, Lu Luo Hua  绿萝花
Elaterium, Wild Cucumber
Eleocharis, Water Chestnut, Bi Qi 荸荠
Elephantopus, Ding Shu Xiu 丁竖朽
Eleutherococcus, Ci Wu Jia 刺五加
Elsholtzia, Byi rug
Embelia, Vidanga
Endivae, Endive
Entada, Gla gor zho sha
Ephedra, Ma Huang 麻黄
Ephedra root, Ma Huang Gen  麻黄根
Epimedium, Yin Yang Huo, 淫羊藿
Equisetum, Horsetail, Mu Zei, 木贼
Eriobotrya, Loquat leaf, Pi Pa Ye, 枇杷叶
Eriocaulon, Gu Jing Cao 谷精草
Eriophyton, Spang tshan pu ru   
Eruca, Rocket
Eryngium, Sea Holly
Erythrina, Hai Tong Pi 海桐皮
Esula, Spurge
Eucalyptus
Eucommia, Du Zhong, 杜仲
Eugenia, Clove, Ding Xiang, 丁香
Eugenia jambolana
Euonymus, Gui Jian Yu 鬼箭羽
Eupatorium cannabinum, Hemp Agrimony
Eupatorium fortunei, Pei Lan
Eupatorium purpureum, Queen of the Meadow
Euphorbia dracunculoides, Saptala  
Euphorbia helioscopiae, Ze Qi, 泽漆
Euphorbia kansui, Gan Sui 甘遂
Euphorbia lathyris, Caper Spurge, Qian Jin Zi
Euphorbia neriifolia, Snuhi  
Euphorbia pekinensis, Jing Da Ji 京大戟
Euphorbia stracheyi, Khron bu
Euphorbia thymifolia, Dudhi  
Euphorbium, Official Spurge
Euphoria, Longan fruit, Long Yan Rou 龙眼肉
Euphrasia, Eyebright
Euryale, Qian Shi 芡实
Eurycoma, Tongkat Ali
Evodia, Wu Zhu Yu 吴茱萸

F

Faba, Bean
Fagonia, Dhanvayasa  
Fermentum Cerevisiae, Yeast
Ferula sumbul, Musk root
Ficus, Fig tree
Ficus religiosa
Ficus simplicissima, Wu Zhi Mao Tao 五指毛桃.  NEW 8/24
Filipendula, Dropwort
Filicis, Fern
Flemingia, Yi Tiao Gen  一条根
Foeniculum, Fennel, Xiao Hui Xiang 小茴香
Forsythia, Lian Qiao 连翘
Fragaria, Strawberry
Fraxinus, Ash tree
Fraxinus rhynchophylla, Qin Pi 秦皮
Fritillaria, Bei Mu 贝母
Fucus, Kelp, Kun Bu 昆布
Fumaria, Fumitory

G

Galangae, Galangal, Gao Liang Jiang 高良姜
Galbanum
Galega, Goat’s Rue
Galium, Cleavers
Galium odoratum, Woodruff
Galls, Wu Bei Zi 五倍子
Ganoderma, Ling Zhi 灵芝
Ganoderma applanatum, Shu Shi Ling Zhi
Garcinia pedunculata, AmlavetasaNEW 8/23
Gardenia, Zhi Zi 栀子
Gastrodia, Tian Ma 天麻
Gelsemium sempervirens, Yellow Jasmine
Gelsemium elegans, Gou Wen 鉤吻
Gentiana, Gentian, Long Dan Cao 龙胆草
Gentiana algida, Spang rgyan
Gentiana macrophylla, Qin Jiao, 秦艽
Gentiana tibetica, Kyi lce
Gentiana urnula, Gang ga chung   
Geranium robertum, Herb Robert
Geranium pratense, Meadow Cranesbill
Geranium, Lao Guan Cao  老鹳草  
Geum, Avens
Ginkgo Folium, Ginkgo Leaf, Yin Xing Ye
Ginkgo Semen, Ginkgo Nut, Bai Guo 白果
Gladiolus, Sou Shan Huang 搜山黄
Glechoma, Ground Ivy
Glehnia, Bei Sha Shen 北沙参
Gleditsia Fructus, Zao Jia 皂荚
Gleditsia Spina, Zao Jiao Ci, 皂角刺
Gloriosa, Glory Lily
Glycyrrhiza, Licorice, Gan Cao, 甘草
Gmelina, Gambhari  
Gnaphalium, Shu Qu Cao  鼠曲草
Gnetum, Mai Ma Teng 买麻藤
Gomphrena, Qian Ri Hong 千日红
Gossypium, Cotton
Gramen, Cough Grass
Gratiola, Hedge Hyssop
Guaiaci, Guaiacum
Gundelia
Gymnema, Gurmar
Gynostemma, Jiao Gu Lan 绞股蓝
Gynura, San Qi Cao 三七草

H

Hackelia, Nad ma snun ma
Halerpestes, Chu rug sbal lag
Hedera, Ivy
Hedychium, Shathi
Hedyotis, Bai Hua She She Cao 白花蛇舌草
Helichrysum, Yellow Everlasting   
Helicteres, Avartani
Hellebori nigri, Black Hellebore
Hemidesmus, Sariva
Hepatica, Liverwort
Heracleum candicans, Spru dkar
Herba Paris, Herb Paris, Chong Lou 重楼
Hemerocallis, Day Lily, Xuan Cao 萱草
Hemiphragma, A bi ra
Herniaria, Rupturewort
Herpetospermum
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, China Rose
Hippoglossum, Horsetongue    
Hippophae, Sea Buckthorn
Hiptage benghalensis, Madhavi  
Holarrhena, Kutaja
Holoptelea, Chirabilva
Homalomena, Qian Nian Jian
Hordeum, Barley
Houttuynia, Yu Xing Cao
Hydnocarpus, Chaulmoogra
Hydrastis, Golden Seal
Hygrophila auriculata, Kokilaksha  
Hyoscyamus, Henbane
Hypecoum, Par pa ta  
Hypericum, St. John’s Wort
Hypocistus
Hyssopus, Hyssop

I

Iberis, Bitter Candytuft
Illicium, Star Anise, Da Hui Xiang 大茴香
Imperata, Bai Mao Gen
Imperatoriae, Masterwort
Incarvillea, Ug chos
Indigo, Qing Dai 青黛
Indigofera tinctoria, Nila
Inonotus obliquus, Chaga
Inula, Elecampane
Inula japonica, Xuan Fu Hua  旋覆花
Ipecacuanha
Ipomoea sepiaria, LakshmanaNEW 6/23
Iris, Orris, or Flower de Luce
Iris spp., Dres ma
Isatis, Woad, Da Qing Ye 大青叶, Ban Lan Gen 板蓝根

J-K

Jugulans Nux, Walnuts
Jugulans Pericarp, Green Walnut Hull
Jugulans Folium, Walnut leaf
Juncus, Rush, Deng Xin Cao 灯心草
Juniperus, Juniper
Juniperus, Shug pa

Kadsura, Hong Gu She 红骨蛇
Kochia, Di Fu Zi 地肤子

L

Lactuca, Lettuce
Lagerstroemia, Crape Myrtle, Zi Wei 紫薇
Lamium, Dead-Nettle
Lancea, Spa yag rtsa ba  
Lasiosphaera seu Calvatia, Puffball
Laurus, Bay-tree
Lavandula, Lavender
Lawsonia, Henna, Madayanti
Leibnitzia, Khrog chung ba
Lemna, Duckweed, Fu Ping 浮萍
Lentinus, Shiitake
Leonotis nepetiifolia, Granthiparni
Leonurus, Motherwort, Yi Mu Cao 益母草
Leonurus semen, Motherwort seed, Chong Wei Zi  茺蔚子
Lepidium, Garden Cress
Lepidium iberis, Pepper Grass
Lepidium/Descurainia, Ting Li Zi 葶苈子
Lepidium meyenii, Maca
Leptadenia, Jivanti
Lethariella, Red Snow Tea
Levisticum, Lovage
Ligularia amplexicaulis, Ri sho
Ligusticum chuanxiong, Chuan Xiong 川芎
Ligusticum sinense, Gao Ben 藁本
Ligustrum, Glossy Privet Fruit, Nu Zhen Zi 女贞子
Lilium brownii, Bai He 百合
Lilium candidum, White Lily
Limonum, Lemon
Lindera, Wu Yao 乌药
Linum, Linseed
Liquidambar fructus, Lu Lu Tong 路路通
Liriope, Shan Mai Dong 山麦冬
Litchi, Li Zhi He 荔枝核
Litsea, Medasaka
Lithospermum, Gromwell
Lloydia serotina, Rtswa a wa   
Lobelia
Lobelia chinensis, Ban Bian Lian 半边莲
Lodoicea, Sea Coconut
Lonicera caulis, Honeysuckle stem, Ren Dong Teng
Lonicera flos, Honeysuckle flower, Jin Yin Hua 金银花
Lophatherum, Dan Zhu Ye 淡竹叶
Ludwigia, Shui Ding Xiang  水丁香
Luffa, Si Gua Luo 丝瓜络
Lupinus, Lupin
Lupulus, Hops
Lycium Fructas, Gou Qi Zi 枸杞子
Lycium Cortex, Di Gu Pi 地骨皮
Lycopodium, Clubmoss, Shen Jin Cao  伸筋草
Lycopus, Bugleweed, Ze Lan 泽兰
Lycoris, Red Spider Lily, Shi Suan 石蒜
Lygodium, Hai Jin Sha 海金沙
Lyonia, Li Mu 悷木
Lysimachia, Jin Qian Cao  金钱草

M

Madhuca, Madhuka
Magnolia Coretx, Hou Po 厚朴
Magnolia Flos, Xin Yi 辛夷
Magnolia champaca, Champaka
Mallotus, Kampillaka
Malus, Apple  
Malvae, Mallows
Mandragora, Mandrake
Mangifera, Mango
Marjorana, Oreganum; Marjoram, Oregano
Marrubium, Horehound
Marsdenia, MurvaNEW 6/23
Mastic, Mastic Gum
Meconopsis, Ut pal
Meconopsis horridula, Tsher sngon
Medicated Leaven, Shen Qu 神曲
Melia azedarach, Ku Lian Pi   
Melia toosenden, Chuan Lian Zi 川楝子
Melicope, Thin Evodia, San Ya Ku   NEW 11/23
Melilotus, Melilot
Melissa, Balm
Melo, Melon
Menispermum canadense, Yellow Parilla
Menispermum dauricum, Bei Dou Gen
Mentha, Mint, Bo He 薄荷
Menyanthes, Buckbean
Mercurialis, Pot-Mercury
Mespilus, Medlar
Mesua ferrea
Meum athamanticum, Spignel
Mezereon, Spurge Olive; Laureola, Spurge Laurel
Mimosa, Sensitive Plant     NEW 8/23
Mimusops, Bakula     NEW 11/23
Mirabilis himalaica, Ba spru
Momordica, Bitter Gourd
Momordica cochinchinensis, Mu Bie Zi 木鳖子
Momordica fruit, Luo Han Guo 罗汉果
Morina, Spyang tsher
Morinda, Ba Ji Tian 巴戟天
Moringa oleifera, Shigru
Morus Nigra, Mulberry tree
Morus Cortex, Mulberry bark, Sang Bai Pi 桑白皮
Morus Folium, Mulberry leaf, Sang Ye 桑叶
Morus Fructus, Mulberry fruit, Sang Shen 桑葚
Morus Ramulus, Mulberry twig, Sang Zhi 桑枝
Mosla / Elsholtzia, Xiang Ru 香茹
Mucuna, Cowhage, Kapikachhu
Mukia, Mao Er Gua 帽儿瓜
Muscus, Moss
Myrica, Bayberry  
Myricaria, ‘Om bu
Myristica, Nutmeg; Macis, Mace
Myrobalan, Belleric
Myrobalan, Black
Myrobalan, Chebula
Myrobalan, Emblic
Myrobalan, Yellow
Myrrha, Myrrh, Mo Yao 没药
Myrtus, Myrtle

N

Nardi Celtica, Celtic Spikenard
Nardostachys, Indian Spikenard
Nasturtium, Water Cress
Nelumbo Folium, Lotus Leaf, He Ye 荷叶
Nelumbo Plumuia, Lotus Plumule, Lian Zi Xin 莲子心
Nelumbo Receptaculum, Lotus Receptacle, Lian Fang
Nelumbo Rhizoma, Lotus Rhizome, Ou Jie 藕节
Nelumbo Semen, Lotus Seed, Lian Zi 莲子
Nelumbo Stamen, Lotus Stamen, Lian Xu 莲须
Neottia ovata, Bifoil
Nepeta hindostana, Badranjboya
Nerium, Oleander
Nigella, Gith
Notoginseng San Qi 三七
Notopterygium, Qiang Huo 羌活  
Nux Pinea, Pine nuts
Nux Vomica, Ma Qian Zi 马钱子
Nymphyae, Water Lilly

O

Ocimum, Basil
Oenanthe, Shui Qin  水芹
Olea, Olive tree
Olibanum, Frankincense, Ru Xiang 乳香
Omphalia, Lei Wan
Ononis, Restharrow
Onosma, Bri mog, Ratanjot
Opium
Ophioglossum, Adder’s Tongue
Ophiopogon japonicus, Mai Men Dong 麦门冬
Opopanax
Orchis, Satyrion
Oreosolen, Rta lpags dkar po
Origanum dictamnus, Dittany of Crete
Orobanche, Broomrape
Oroxylum, Mu Hu Die 木蝴蝶
Oryza, Rice
Osmanthus, Gui Hua 桂花
Oxytropis, Stag sha

P

Paederia, Ji Xiang Teng 鸡香藤
Paeoniae officinalis, Western Peony
Paeoniae lactiflora, Chinese Peony, Shao Yao 芍药
Paeonia suffruticosa, Tree Peony, Mu Dan Pi 牡丹皮
Panax, Ginseng, Ren Shen 人参
Panax, American Ginseng, Xi Yang Shen 西洋参
Panicum, Millet   
Papaver Capsula, Poppy Capsule
Papaver Semen, Poppy seed
Papaver rhoeas, Corn Poppy   
Paraquilegia, Yu mo mde’u ’byin  
Parietaria, Pellitory of the Wall
Parmelia, Rock Moss
Pastinacae, Garden Parsnips
Pastinacae sylvestris, Wild Parsnip
Pedicularis, Lug ru
Pegaeophyton, Sro lo dkar po
Peganum, Wild Rue
Pennisetum, Rtsa ram pa
Perilla, Perilla leaf, Zi Su Ye 紫苏叶
Periploca, Xiang Jia Pi  香加皮   
Persica, Peach tree, Tao Ren 桃仁
Petasites, Butterbur
Petroselinum, Parsley
Peucedanum, Hog-fennel
Pharbitis, Qian Niu Zi 牵牛子
Phaseolus, Kidney Bean
Phaseolus angularis, Chi Xiao Dou 赤小豆  
Phaseolus radiatus, Mung bean, Lu Dou 绿豆
Phellinus, Sang Huang 桑黃
Phellodendron, Huang Bai 黄柏
Phlomis rotata, Rta lpags
Phlomis younghusbandii, Lug Mur
Phoenix, Date-tree
Phragmites, Reed, Lu Gen 芦根
Phyla, Ya She Huang 鸭舌黄
Phyllanthus amarus
Physalis, Winter Cherry
Physochlaina, Hua Shan Shen 华山参
Phytolacca, Poke root, Shang Lu 商陆
Picrasma quassioides, Ku Mu 苦木
Picrorhiza, Hu Huang Lian 胡黄连
Pila Marina, Sea Balls
Pimpinella, Saxifrage
Pinellia, Ban Xia 半夏
Pinus, Pine tree
Pinus Lignum, Song Jie  松节
Piper betle, Nagavali  
Piper kadsura, Hai Feng Teng  海风藤
Piper nigrum et album, Pepper, Black & White
Piper longum, Long Pepper
Piper methysticum, Kava
Pistacia, Pistachio
Pisum, Peas
Plantago Herba, Plantain Herb
Plantago Semen, Plantain Seed, Che Qian Zi 车前子
Plantago ovata, Ispaghul
Plantago Aquatica, Water Plantain, Ze Xie 泽泻
Platycladus Folium, Ce Bai Ye  侧柏叶
Platycladus Semen, Bai Zi Ren 柏子仁
Platycodon, Jie Geng 桔梗
Pluchea, Rasana
Plumbago, Chitraka
Podophyllum hexandrum, Indian Podophyllum
Podophyllum peltatum, American Mandrake
Pogonatherum Jin Si Cao 金丝草
Pogostemon/Agastache, Huo Xiang 藿香
Polipodium, Polypody
Polycarpaea, Xing Se Cao 星色草
Polygala, Senega
Polygala, Yuan Zhi, 远志
Polygonatum, Soloman’s Seal, Yu Zhu 玉竹
Polygonatum sibiricum, Huang Jing 黄精
Polygonum cuspidatum, Hu Zhang 虎杖
Polygonum multiflorum, He Shou Wu 何首乌
Polygonum multiflorum, Ye Jiao Teng 夜交藤
Polygonum, Knotgrass, Bian Xu 扁蓄
Polygonum hydropier, Persicaria
Polyporus, Zhu Ling 猪苓
Pongamia, Indian Beech
Populus, Poplar-tree
Poria, Fu Ling 茯苓
Poria Cutis, Fu Ling Pi 茯苓皮
Poria Pararadicis, Fu Shen 茯神
Poria Rubra, Chi Fu Ling 赤茯苓
Porrum, Leek Jiu Cai Zi 韭菜子
Portulaca, Purslane
Potentilla anserina, Gro lo sa ‘dzin
Potentilla chinensis, Wei Ling Cai, Rgyu mkhris
Potentilla fruticosa, Spen nag
Potentilla reptens, Cinquefoil
Pratia, Tong Chui Yu Dai Cao 铜锤玉带草
Premna, Agnimantha   
Primula auricula, Bear’s Ears
Primula veris, Cowslip
Primula, Shang dril
Prunella, Self-heal, Xia Ku Cao 夏枯草
Prunus armeniaca amara, Bitter Almond
Prunus armeniaca dulcis, Sweet Almond
Prunus domestica, Plum-tree, Prune
Prunus humilis, Dwarf Cherry seed, Yu Li Ren 郁李仁
Prunus mume, Wu Mei 乌梅
Prunus spinosa, Sloe
Przewalskia, Thang phrom dkar po
Pseudostellaria Tai Zi Shen 太子参
Psoralea, Bu Gu Zhi 补骨脂, Bakuchi
Pterocephalus, Spang rtsi do bo
Pterocarpus, Red Sandalwood
Pueraria montana, Ge Gen 葛根  
Pueraria tuberosa, Vidari
Pulegium, Pennyroyal
Pulmonaria, Lungwort
Pulsatilla, Pasque flower, Bai Tou Weng 白头翁
Punica Fructus, Pomegranate Fruit, Shi Liu 石榴
Punica Flos et Pericarp, Pomegranate Flower & Rind
Punica Cortex, Pomegranate Bark
Pyrethrum, Pellitory
Pyrethrum tatsiense, Gzer joms
Pyrola, Wintergreen, Lu Xian Cao  鹿衔草   
Pyrrosia, Shi Wei  石韦

Q-R

Quercus, the Oak
Quisqualis, Shi Jun Zi 使君子

Rabdosia, Dong Ling Cao 冬淩草
Rapi, Turnip
Raphani, Radish, Garden and Wild
Rauwolfia
Rehmannia, Sheng Di Huang 生地黄
Rehmannia, Shu Di Huang 熟地黄
Rhei Pontici Rapontici, Rhaponticum
Rhabarbari, Rhubarb, Da Huang 大黄
Rhabarbari monachorum, Monk’s Rhubarb
Rhamnus catharticus, Buckthorn
Rhaponticum uniflorum, Lou Lu  漏芦
Rhodiola, Rose root, Hong Jing Tian 红景天
Rhododendron anthopogon, Dwa lis
Rhododendron dauricum, Man Shan Hong 满山红
Rhododendron molle, Nao Yang Hua 闹羊花
Rhus, Sumac
Ribes, Currant
Ricinus Semen, Castor Seed
Ricinus Oleum, Castor Oil
Robinia, Ci Huai Hua 刺槐花
Rohdea, Wan Nian Qing 万年青
Rosa, Rose
Rosmarinus, Rosemary
Rostellularia, Shu Wei Huang 鼠尾癀
Rubia Tinctorum, Madder, Qian Cao 茜草
Rubus fruticosus, Blackberry
Rubus Idaeus, Raspberry, Fu Pen Zi, 覆盆子
Rubus, Kanda ka ri
Ruta, Rue

S

Sabina, Savin
Saccharum, Sugar
Sagapenum, Sagapen
Sagittaria, Arrowhead
Salix, Willow
Salmalia, Silk Cotton Tree
Salvia, Sage
Salvia haematodes, Red Behen
Salvia miltiorrhiza, Dan Shen 丹参
Sambucus Cortex, Elder Bark
Sambucus Flos, Elder Flower
Sambucus Folium, Elder Leaf
Sambucus Fructus, Elder Fruit
Sandarac, Cypress Gum
Sanguinaria, Bloodroot  
Sanguisorba, Burnet
Sanguis Draconis, Dragon’s Blood, Xue Jie 血竭
Sanicula, Sanicle
Santalum, Sandalwood, Tan Xiang 檀香
Santonicum, Wormseed
Sapindus, Soap nut, Arishtaka
Saponaria, Soapwort
Saposhnikovia, Fang Feng 防风
Saraca, Ashok
Sarcandra, Zhong Jie Feng 肿节风
Sarcocolla
Sargassum, Hai Zao 海藻
Sargentodoxa, Da Xue Teng 大血藤
Sarsaparilla
Sarracenia, Pitcher Plant
Sassafras
Satureia, Savory
Saururus, San Bai Cao  三白草
Saussurea involucrata, Snow Lotus, Xue Lian 雪莲
Saussurea nepalensis, Kon pa gab skyes
Saussurea superba, Sngo spyi bzhar
Saxifrage alba, White Saxifrage
Saxifraga, Lhasa Saxifrage, Sum cu tig
Saxifraga, ‘Od ldan
Scabiosa, Scabious
Scammonia, Scammony
Schisandra, Wu Wei Zi  五味子
Schizonepeta, Jing Jie 荆芥
Schoenanthus, Squinanth
Scindapsus officinalis, Gajakrishna
Scilla, Squill
Scolopendrum, Hart’s Tongue
Scordium, Water Germander
Scorzonera
Scrophularia, Figwort, Xuan Shen 玄参
Scutellaria baicalensis, Huang Qin 黄芩
Scutellaria barbata, Ban Zhi Lian 半枝莲
Scutellaria lateriflora, Scullcap
Securinega, Yi Ye Qiu 一叶秋
Sedum sarmentosum, Chui Pen Cao 垂盆草
Selaginella doederleinii, Shi Shang Bai 石上柏
Selaginella pulvinata, Chu srin sder mo
Selinum wallichianum, Tang kun
Semiaquilegia, Tian Kui Zi
Sempervium & Sedum, Houseleek
Senecio, Ragwort
Senecio scandens, Rgu drus dman pa
Senna, Fan Xie Ye 番泻叶
Serenoa, Saw Palmetto.  NEW 4/24
Sesamum, Sesame, Hei Zhi Ma 黑芝麻
Sesbania grandiflora
Seseli, Siler Montane
Setaria Germinans Su Ya 粟芽
Shiraia, Zhu Huang 竹黄
Shorea, Shala
Sida, Bala
Sideritis, Ironwort   
Sigesbeckia Xi Xian Cao  稀薟草
Siliqua, Carob
Silybum, Mary’s Thistle
Sinapi, Mustard
Sinomenium, Qing Feng Teng 青风藤   
Sisymbrium, Sgong thug pa
Solanum lyratum Bai Ying 白英
Solanum nigrum, Black Nightshade, Long Kui 龙葵
Solanum xanthocarpum, Kantakari 
Solidago virgaurea, Golden Rod
Solms-Laubachia, Sro lo smug po
Sophora flavescens, Ku Shen 苦参
Sophora japonica, Huai Mi 槐米, Huai Jiao 槐角
Sophora moorcroftiana, Skyi ba
Sophora tonkinensis, Shan Dou Gen 山豆根
Soroseris, Srol gong
Smyrnium, Alexander
Sparganium, San Leng 三棱
Spatholobus, Ji Xue Teng 鸡血藤
Sphaeranthus, Mundi
Spica, Lavender
Spinacia, Spinach
Spiranthes, Pan Long Shen
Spondias pinnata, Amrata
Spongia Marina, Sponge
Stachys palustris, Clowns Woundwort 
Stacte, Liquid Myrrh
Staphysacre, Stavesacre
Stauntonia, Ye Mu Gua  野木瓜
Stellaria, Chickweed
Stellera chamaejasme, Re lcag pa
Stellaria dichotoma, Yin Chai Hu 银柴胡
Stellaria holostea, Stitchwort
Stemona, Bai Bu 百部
Stephania japonica, Qian Jin Teng 千金藤
Stephania tetrandra, Han Fang Ji 汉防己
Sterculia, Pang Da Hai 胖大海
Stillingia, Queens Delight
Stoechas
Styrax, Storax, Su He Xiang 苏合香
Succisa, Devil’s Bit
Swertia
Symphytum, Comfrey
Symplocos Cortex, Lodhra
Symplocos folium, Zhu mkhan

T

Tabasheer, Tian Zhu Huang 天竺黄, Vansha
Tamarindus, Tamarind
Tamarix chinensis, Xi He Liu  西河柳
Tamarix gallica, Tamarisk
Tanacetum, Tansy
Tanacetum Parthenium, Feverfew
Tanacetum umbelliferum, Buzidan
Taraxacum, Dandelion, Pu Gong Ying 蒲公英
Taxus, Yew tree
Tecomella undulata, Rohitaka
Tectaria, Dao Di Wu Gong 倒地蜈蚣
Tephrosia, Sharapunkha
Terebinth, Turpentine tree
Terebinth Laricea, Venice Turpentine
Tetrapanax, Tong Cao 通草
Teucrium polium, Poley Montane
Thalictrum, Meadow Rue
Thamnolia, Dngul skud mchog
Thapsia, Scorching Fennel
Thea, Tea
Thlaspi, Treacle Mustard
Thuja
Thymus, Thyme
Tinospora, Guduchi 
Tinospora Starch, Giloy SatvaNEW 11/23
Tilia, Linden
Tormentilla, Tormentil
Torreya, Fei Zi 榧子
Toxicodendron, Gan Qi 干漆
Trachelospermum Caulis, Luo Shi Teng 络石藤
Tragacantha, Gum Tragacanth
Tragopogon, Salsify
Trapa natans, Water Chestnut
Tribulus, Caltrop, Ci Ji Li 刺蒺藜
Trichosanthes Fructus, Gua Lou 瓜蒌
Trichosanthes Pericarpium, Gua Lou Pi 瓜娄皮
Trichosanthes Radix, Tian Hua Fen 天花粉
Trichosanthes Semen, Gua Lou Ren 瓜娄仁
Trifolium, Red Clover
Trigonella, Fenugreek, Hu Lu Ba 葫芦巴
Tripterygium, Lei Gong Teng  雷公藤
Triticum, Wheat
Triticum spelta, Spelt    
Tuber, Truffles    
Turnera, Damiana
Turpeth, Turbith
Tussilago, Coltsfoot, Kuan Dong Hua 款冬花
Typha, Cattail pollen, Pu Huang  蒲黄   
Typhonium, Bai Fu Zi 白附子
Tylophora, Anthrapachaka

U-V

Ulmus, Elm
Ulmus rubra, Slippery Elm   
Ulva, Sea Lungwort   
Uncaria, Gou Teng
Urtica, Nettle
Usnea, Tree Moss  
Uva Ursi, Bearberry

Vaccaria, Wang Bu Liu Xing 王不留行
Valeriana, Valerian
Vanilla
Vateria, Sarja   NEW 6/23
Vervatrum, White Hellebore, Li Lu   
Verbascum, Mullein
Verbena, Vervain, Ma Bian Cao 马鞭草
Vernonia anthelmintica
Vernonia cinerea, Sahadevi
Veronica ciliata, Ldum nag dom mkhris
Veronica officinalis, Paul’s Betony
Vetiveria, Ushira
Viburnum, Cramp-bark
Vigna trilobata, Mudgaparni  
Vinca Pevinca, Periwinkle
Vincetoxicum, Swallow-wort
Viola, Violet
Viola tricolor, Heart’s Ease
Viscum, Mistletoe, Sang Ji Sheng 桑寄生
Vitex, Nirgundi, Man Jing Zi
Vitis, Grape Vine
Vitis amurensis, Shan Pu Tao 山葡萄

W-Z

Wikstroemia, Le Ge Wang 了哥王
Withania, Ashwaganda
Woodfordia, Dhataki
Wrightia tinctoria, Shveta Kutaja  
Xanthium, Byi tsher, Cang Er Zi   
Xylaria, Wu Ling Shen 乌灵参NEW 6/24
Zanthoxylum, Sichuan Pepper, Hua Jiao 花椒
Zanthoxylum nitidum, Liang Mian Zhen  两面针  
Zataria, Satyr
Zea, Corn Silk
Zedoaria, Zedoary, E Zhu 莪术
Zerumbet
Zinziberis Siccum, Dry Ginger, Gan Jiang  干将
Zinziberis Recens, Fresh Ginger, Sheng Jiang  生姜
Ziziphus, Jujube, Chinese Date, Da Zao 大枣
Zizyphus Semen, Suan Zao Ren 酸枣仁

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