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Materia Medica of Herbal Medicine

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The following lists a detailed Materia Medica of the major herbs used in Traditional Medicine. The aim of the following Monographs is:
  1. supply an understanding of the traditional Materia Medica;
  2. to show common and different uses of the same medicine in different systems;
  3. to compile information from various Traditions into one organised format.


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A
Abelmoschus esculentus
Abelmoschus moschatus
Abies, Fir Tree
Abies webbiana, Talispatra   PRO  
Abroma augusta, Pishacha karpasa   PRO  
Abrotonum, Southernwood   PRO
Abrus precatorius, Jequirity, Gunja   PRO
Absinthum, Wormwood 
Abutilon indica, Country Mallow, Atibala
Acacia, Gum Arabic   PRO
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 N 9/21
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   PRO
Adenophora, Nan Sha Shen
Adiantum, Maidenhair

Adonis, False Hellebore    PRO
Aeginetia, Ye Gu   PRO
Aegle marmelos, Begal Quince, Bilva
Aerva lanata, Gorakshganja   PRO  
Aesculus, Horse Chestnut
Agaricus, Agaric   PRO
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   PRO
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     NEW 1/22
Alstonia scholaris, Saptaparna   PRO
Alternanthera, Matsyakshi
Althea, Marshmallow
Amaranthus hypochondriacus   PRO 
Amaranthus spinosus   PRO 

Amberboa ramosa, Badaward   PRO
Ammi, Ajowan, Yavani
Ammoniacum, Gum Ammoniacum   PRO
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
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    NEW 1/22
Angelica glauca, Lca ba   
Angelica pubscens, Du Huo

Angelica sinensis, Dang Gui
Anisodus, Thang phrom nag po    PRO   NEW 9/21
Anisomeles indica, Bhangra   PRO
Annis, Aniseed
Anogeissus latifolia, Dhava   PRO
Anthocephalus, Kadamba    PRO
Apium, Celery
Aquilaria, Aloeswood, Chen Xiang   PRO
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    NEW 1/22
Artemisia pontici, Pontic Wormwood
Artemisia santolinifolia, Phur nag   PRO  
Artemisia scoparia, Yin Chen Hao
Artemisia vulgaris, Mugwort
Assafoetida, Asafetida, A Wei   PRO
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    PRO
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

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
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   PRO 
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
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

Callicarpa, Zi Zhu   PRO
Calotropis, Swallow-wort, Arka   PRO
Caltha, Marsh Marigold, Rta rmig    PRO    NEW 9/21
Camphora, Camphor   PRO
Campsis, Ling Xiao Hua    PRO    NEW 9/21
Camptotheca, Xi Shu   PRO     NEW 1/22

Canarium, Qing Guo   PRO
Canavalia, Sword Bean, Dao Dou
Cannabis, Hemp   PRO
Capparum, Capers
Capsicum, Chili
Cardamine, Chu rug    PRO    NEW 9/21
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
Caryophyllatum, Avens   PRO  
Cassia Fistula
Cassia Lignea
Cassia tora
Cassiope, Gru gu ras sna    PRO    NEW 9/21
Castanea, Chestnut
Catechu

Catharanthus, Madagascar Periwinkle   PRO
Caulophyllum, Blue Cohosh
Cedrela, Xiang Chun   PRO
Cedrus, Cedar    PRO  
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   NEW 9/21
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   PRO
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  
Cissus, Asthisamhara    PRO  
Cistanche, Broomrape, Rou Cong Rong
Cistus ladanifer, Labdanum
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    NEW 9/21
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   NEW 9/21
Corchorus, Huang Ma   PRO
Cordia, Sebesten
Coriandrum, Coriander
Coriolus (Trametes), Yun Zhi
Cornus, Shan Zhu Yu
Corydalis, Yan Hu Suo   PRO
Corydalis conspera, Stong ri zil ba    PRO
Corydalis dasyptera, Rgu drus   PRO
Corydalis meifolia, Stong zil   PRO
Corydalis melanochlora, De wa   PRO
Corydalis nepalensis, Re skon   PRO
Corylus, Hazelnut
Costus
Costus speciosus, Push kar mu la  PRO
Cotoneaster, Tshar 'brum    PRO    NEW 9/21
Crataegus, Hawthorn
Crataeva, Varuna   PRO
Cremanthodium ellisii, Ming can nag po    PRO    NEW 9/21
Cremanthodium nepalense, Sngo sga   
PRO   NEW 9/21
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   
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
Cynoglossum, Nad ma   PRO  
Cyperus rotundus
Cypresses, Cypress

Cypripedium, Ladies Slipper   PRO
Cypripedium, Khu byug pa    PRO    NEW 9/21
Cytisus, Broom

D
Dactylorhiza, Finger root   PRO
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, Mian Ma Guan Zhong   PRO
Dryopteris fragrans, Xiang Lin Mao Jue   PRO
Dulcamara, Bittersweet

Dysosma, Liu Jiao Lian   PRO    NEW 9/21

E
Ebulus, Dwarf Elder
Echinacea
Echis, Viper's Bugloss
Eclipta, Mo Han Lian
Edgeworthia, Lu Luo Hua   PRO    NEW 1/22
Elaterium, Wild Cucumber   PRO
Eleocharis, Water Chestnut, Bi Qi    PRO
Elephantopus, Ding Shu Xiu    PRO
Eleutherococcus, Ci Wu Jia    PRO
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   
NEW 2/22
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    NEW 9/21
Euphorbia thymifolia, Dudhi    PRO  
Euphorbium, Official Spurge   PRO
Euphoria, Longan fruit
Euphrasia, Eyebright
Euryale, Qian Shi 
Evodia, Wu Zhu Yu

F
Faba, Bean
Fagonia, Dhanvayasa   PRO
Fermentum Cerevisiae, Yeast
  
Ferula sumbul, Musk root
Ficus, Fig tree
Ficus religiosa   PRO
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
Galium, Cleavers

Galium odoratum, Woodruff
Galls
Ganoderma, Ling Zhi
Ganoderma applanatum, Shu Shi Ling Zhi   PRO
Gardenia, Zhi Zi
Gastrodia, Tian Ma

Gelsemium sempervirens, Yellow Jasmine
Gelsemium elegans, Gou Wen 鉤吻    NEW 9/21

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
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
Guaiaci, Guaiacum
Gundelia   PRO
Gymnema, Gurmar
Gynostemma, Jiao Gu Lan

H
Hackelia, Nad ma snun ma    PRO    NEW 9/21
Halerpestes, Chu rug sbal lag    PRO    NEW 9/21
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    NEW 9/21
Hepatica nobilis, Liverwort

Heracleum candicans, Spru dkar   PRO    NEW 9/21
Herba Paris, Herb Paris, or Herb True-love   PRO
Hemerocallis, Day Lily, Xuan Cao   PRO   NEW 7/21
Herniaria, Rupturewort
Herpetospermum   PRO
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, China Rose    PRO
Hippoglossum, Horsetongue    PRO
Hippophae, Sea Buckthorn
Hiptage benghalensis, Madhavi   PRO
Holarrhena, Kutaja
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
Hyssopus, Hyssop


I
Illicium, Star Anise, Da Hui Xiang
Imperata, Bai Mao Gen
Imperatoriae, Masterwort
Incarvillea, Ug chos   PRO
Indigo, Qing Dai   PRO
Indigofera tinctoria, Nila   PRO
Inonotus obliquus, Chaga   PRO
Inula, Elecampane

Inula japonica, Xuan Fu Hua  PRO
Ipecacuanha    PRO
Iris, Orris, or Flower de Luce
Iris spp., Dres ma   PRO
Isatis, Woad, Da Qing Ye, Ban Lan Gen

J
Jugulans Nux, Walnuts
Jugulans Pericarp, Green Walnut Hull
Jugulans Folium, Walnut leaf
Juncus, Deng Xin Cao
Juniperus, Juniper
Juniperus, Shug pa   PRO

K
Kadsura, Hong Gu She   PRO
Kochia, Di Fu Zi

L
Lactuca, Lettuce
Lagerstroemia, Crape Myrtle, Zi Wei   PRO
Lamium, Dead-Nettle
Lancea, Spa yag rtsa ba    PRO

Lasiosphaera seu Calvatia, Puffball
Laurus, Bay-tree
Lavandula, Lavender
Lawsonia, Henna, Madayanti   PRO
Leibnitzia, Khrog chung ba   PRO    NEW 9/21
Lemna, Duckweed, Fu Ping
Lentinus, Shiitake
Leonotis nepetiifolia, Granthiparni   PRO
Leonurus, Motherwort, Yi Mu Cao
Leonurus semen, Motherwort seed, Chong Wei Zi
Lepidium, Garden Cress
Lepidium meyenii, Maca
Lepidium/Descurainia, Ting Li Zi   PRO
Leptadenia, Jivanti   PRO
Lethariella, Red Snow Tea
Levisticum, Lovage

Ligularia amplexicaulis, Ri sho   PRO    NEW 9/21
Ligusticum chuanxiong, Chuan Xiong
Ligusticum sinense, Gao Ben
Ligustrum, Glossy Privet Fruit, Nu Zhen Zi
Lilium brownii, Bai He
Lilium candidum, White Lily
Limonum, Lemon
Lindera, Wu Yao    PRO 
Linum, Linseed
Liquidambar fructus, Lu Lu Tong   PRO
Liriope, Shan Mai Dong   PRO   
NEW 1/22
Litchi, Li Zhi He
Lithospermum, Gromwell
Lloydia serotina, Rtswa a wa   PRO
Lobelia   PRO
Lobelia chinensis, Ban Bian Lian    PRO
Lonicera caulis, Honeysuckle stem, Ren Dong Teng
Lonicera flos, Honeysuckle flower, Jin Yin Hua
Lophatherum, Dan Zhu Ye
Ludwigia, Shui Ding Xiang   PRO
Luffa, Si Gua Luo   PRO
Lupinus, Lupin
Lupulus, Hops
Lycium Fructus, Gou Qi Zi
Lycium Cortex, Di Gu Pi
Lycopodium, Clubmoss, Shen Jin Cao
Lycopus, Bugleweed, Ze Lan   PRO
Lygodium, Hai Jin Sha    PRO
Lysimachia, Jin Qian Cao

M
Madhuca, Madhuka   PRO
Magnolia Coretx, Hou Po
Magnolia Flos, Xin Yi
Magnolia champaca, Champaka
Mallotus   PRO
Malus, Apple
Malvae, Mallows
Mandragora, Mandrake   PRO
Mangifera, Mango
Marjorana, Oreganum; Marjoram, Oregano
Marrubium, Horehound
Mastic, Mastic Gum
Meconopsis, Ut pal   PRO
Meconopsis horridula, Tsher sngon   PRO
Medicated Leaven, Shen Qu    PRO
Melia azedarach, Ku Lian Pi   PRO
Melia toosenden, Chuan Lian Zi   PRO 
Melilotus, Melilot
Melissa, Balm
Melo, Melon

Menispermum canadense, Yellow Parilla
Menispermum dauricum, Bei Dou Gen    PRO 
Mentha, Mint
Menyanthes, Buckbean  
Mercurialis, Pot-Mercury
Mespilus, Medlar
Mesua ferrea   PRO
Meum athamanticum, Spignel   PRO
Mezereon, Spurge Olive; Laureola, Spurge Laurel   PRO
Mirabilis himalaica, Ba spru   PRO
Momordica, Bitter Gourd 
Momordica cochinchinensis, Mu Bie Zi   PRO
Momordica fruit, Luo Han Guo   PRO

Morina, Spyang tsher   PRO   NEW 9/21
Morinda, Ba Ji Tian
Moringa oleifera, Shigru   PRO
Morus Nigra, Mulberry tree
Morus Cortex, Mulberry bark, Sang Bai Pi
Morus Folium, Mulberry leaf, Sang Ye
Morus Fructus, Mulberry fruit, Sang Shen
Morus Ramulus, Mulberry twig, Sang Zhi
Mosla / Elsholtzia, Xiang Ru   PRO
Mucuna, Cowhage, Kapikachhu   PRO
Mukia, Mao Er Gua   PRO
Muscus, Moss
Myrica, Bayberry
Myricaria, 'Om bu   PRO
Myristica, Nutmeg; Macis, Mace
Myrobalan, Belleric   PRO
Myrobalan, Black    PRO
Myrobalan, Chebula
Myrobalan, Emblic    PRO
Myrobalan, Yellow    PRO
Myrrha, Myrrh
Myrtus, Myrtle

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

O
Ocimum, Basil
Oenanthe, Shui Qin  PRO
Olea, Olive tree
Olibanum, Frankincense, Ru Xiang
Omphalia, Lei Wan   PRO
Ononis, Restharrow
Onosma, Bri mog, Ratanjot   PRO
Opium
Ophioglossum, Adder's Tongue
Ophiopogon japonicus, Mai Men Dong
Opopanax
Orchis, Satyrion
Oreosolen, Rta lpags dkar po   PRO    NEW 9/21
Origanum dictamnus, Dittany of Crete
Orobanche, Broomrape
Oroxylum, Mu Hu Die   PRO
Oryza, Rice
Osmanthus, Gui Hua
Oxytropis, Stag sha   PRO

P
Paederia, Ji Xiang Teng    PRO
Paeoniae officinalis, Western Peony
Paeoniae lactiflora, Chinese Peony, Shao Yao
Paeonia suffruticosa, Tree Peony, Mu Dan Pi
Panax, Ren Shen, Ginseng
Panax, American Ginseng, Xi Yang Shen
Panicum, Millet
Papaver Capsule, Poppy Capsule   PRO
Papaver Semen, Poppy seed   PRO
Papaver rhoeas, Corn Poppy
Paraquilegia, Yu mo mde’u ’byin   PRO
Parietaria, Pellitory of the Wall
Parmelia, Rock Moss   PRO
Pastinacae, Garden Parsnips
Pastinacae sylvestris, Wild Parsnip
Pedicularis, Lug ru   PRO
Pegaeophyton, Sro lo dkar po   PRO
Peganum, Wild Rue   PRO

Pennisetum, Rtsa ram pa    PRO    NEW 9/21
Perilla, Perilla leaf, Zi Su Ye
Perilla, Perilla seed, Zi Su Zi
Periploca, Xiang Jia Pi   PRO
Persica, Peach tree
Petasites, Butterbur   PRO
Petroselinum, Parsley
Peucedanum, Hog-fennel
Pharbitis, Qian Niu Zi   PRO
Phaseolus, Kidney Bean
Phaseolus angularis, Chi Xiao Dou
Phaseolus radiatus, Mung bean
Phellinus, Sang Huang   PRO
Phellodendron, Huang Bai
Phlomis rotata, Rta lpags   PRO    NEW 9/21
Phlomis younghusbandii, Lug Mur
Phoenix, Date-tree
Phragmites, Reed, Lu Gen   PRO
Phyla, Ya She Huang    PRO
Phyllanthus amarus   PRO
Physalis, Winter Cherry
Physochlaina, Hua Shan Shen   PRO
Phytolacca, Poke root, Shang Lu   PRO
Picrasma quassioides, Ku Mu   PRO
Picrorhiza, Hu Huang Lian   PRO
Pila Marina, Sea Balls   PRO
Pimpinella, Saxifrage
Pinellia, Ban Xia   PRO
Pinus, Pine tree
Pinus Lignum, Song Jie   PRO
Piper betle, Nagavali    PRO
Piper kadsura, Hai Feng Teng
Piper nigrum et album, Pepper, Black & White
Piper longum, Long Pepper
Piper methysticum, Kava   PRO
Pistacia, Pistacio
Pisum, Peas
Plantago Herba, Plantain Herb
Plantago Semen, Plantain Seed
Plantago Aquatica, Water Plantain, Ze Xie
Plantago ovata, Ispaghul
Platycladus Folium, Ce Bai Ye
Platycladus Semen, Bai Zi Ren
Platycodon, Jie Geng
Pluchea, Rasana
Plumbago, Chitraka   PRO
Podophyllum hexandrum, Indian Podophyllum   PRO
Podophyllum peltatum, American Mandrake   PRO
Pogonatherum Jin Si Cao   PRO
Pogostemon/Agastache, Huo Xiang   PRO
Polipodi, Polypody
Polycarpaea, Xing Se Cao   PRO
Polygala, Senega   PRO
Polygala, Yuan Zhi
Polygonatum, Soloman’s Seal
Polygonum cuspidatum, Hu Zhang    PRO
Polygonum multiflorum, He Shou Wu
Polygonum multiflorum, Ye Jiao Teng
Polygonum, Knotgrass
Polygonum hydropier, Persicaria
Polyporus, Zhu Ling
Pongamia, Indian Beech
Populus, Poplar-tree
Poria, Fu Ling
Poria Cutis, Fu Ling Pi
Poria Pararadicis, Fu Shen
Poria Rubra, Chi Fu Ling
Porrum, Leek Jiu Cai Zi
Portulaca, Purslane
Potentilla anserina, Gro lo sa 'dzin    PRO    NEW 9/21
Potentilla chinensis, Wei Ling Cai, Rgyu mkhris   PRO
Potentilla fruticosa, Spen nag   PRO   NEW 9/21
Potentilla reptens, Cinquefoil
Pratia, Tong Chui Yu Dai Cao   PRO
Premna, Agnimantha  PRO
Primula auricula, Bear's Ears
Primula veris, Cowslip

Primula, Shang dril   PRO   NEW 9/21
Prunella, Self-heal
Prunus armeniaca amara, Bitter Almond   PRO
Prunus armeniaca dulcis, Sweet Almond
Prunus domestica, Plum-tree, Prune
Prunus humilis, Dwarf Cherry seed, Yu Li Ren   PRO
Prunus mume, Wu Mei
Prunus spinosa, Sloe   
PRO    NEW 9/21
Przewalskia, Thang phrom dkar po   PRO   NEW 9/21
Pseudostellaria Tai Zi Shen
Psoralea, Bu Gu Zhi, Bakuchi
Pterocephalus, Spang rtsi do bo   PRO
Pterocarpus, Red Sandalwood
Pueraria montana, Ge Gen   PRO

Pueraria tuberosa, Vidari
Pulegium, Pennyroyal
Pulmonaria, Lungwort
Pulsatilla, Pasque flower   PRO
Punica Fructus, Pomegranate Fruit
Punica Flos et Pericarp, Pomegranate Flower & Rind
Punica Cortex, Pomegranate Bark
Pyrethrum, Pellitory   PRO
Pyrethrum tatsienense, Gzer joms   PRO
Pyrola, Wintergreen, Lu Xian Cao   PRO
Pyrrosia, Shi Wei   PRO

Q
Quercus, the Oak
Quisqualis, Shi Jun Zi   PRO

R
Rabdosia, Dong Ling Cao   PRO
Rapi, Turnip
Raphani, Radish, Garden and Wild
Rauwolfia   PRO
Rehmannia, Sheng Di Huang
Rehmannia, Shu Di Huang
Rhei Pontici Rapontici, Rhaponticum
Rhabarbari, Rhubarb
Rhabarbari monachorum, Monk’s Rhubarb
Rhaponticum uniflorum, Lou Lu   PRO
Rhamnus catharticus, Buckthorn
Rhodiola, Rose root
Rhododendron anthopogon, Dwa lis    PRO    NEW 9/21
Rhododendron dauricum, Man Shan Hong   PRO
Rhododendron molle, Nao Yang Hua   PRO 
Rhus, Sumac
Ribes, Currant
Ricinus Semen, Castor Seed   PRO

Ricinus Oleum, Castor Oil   PRO
Robinia, Ci Huai Hua   PRO
Rohdea, Wan Nian Qing    PRO
Rosa, Rose
Rosa Solis, Sundew
Rosmarinus, Rosemary
Rostellularia, Shu Wei Huang    PRO
Rubia Tinctorum, Madder, Qian Cao
Rubus fruticosus, Blackberry
Rubus Idaeus, Raspberry, Fu Pen Zi
Rubus, Kanda ka ri   PRO
Ruta, Rue

S
Sabina, Savin   PRO
Saccharum, Sugar  
NEW 1/22
Sagapenum, Sagapen
Sagittaria, Arrowhead   PRO
Salix, Willow
Salmalia, Silk Cotton Tree
Salvia, Sage
Salvia haematodes, Red Behen   PRO
Salvia miltiorrhiza, Dan Shen
Sambucus Cortex, Elder Bark   PRO  
Sambucus Flos, Elder Flower   PRO
Sambucus Folium, Elder Leaf   PRO
Sambucus Fructus, Elder Fruit   PRO
Sandarac, Cypress Gum
Sanguinaria, Bloodroot
Sanguisorba, Burnet
Sanguis Draconis, Dragon’s Blood
Sanicula, Sanicle
Santalum, Sandalwood
Santonicum, Wormseed
Sapindus, Soap nut, Arishtaka    PRO
Saponaria, Soapwort   PRO
Saposhnikovia, Fang Feng
Saraca, Ashok
Sarcandra, Zhong Jie Feng   PRO    NEW 3/22
Sarcocolla   PRO
Sargassum, Hai Zao   PRO 
Sargentodoxa, Da Xue Teng    PRO
Sarsaparilla
Sarracenia, Pitcher Plant   PRO
Sassafras
Satureia, Savory
Saururus, San Bai Cao    PRO
Saussurea involucrata, Snow Lotus, Xue Lian  PRO
Saussurea nepalensis, Kon pa gab skyes    PRO
Saussurea superba, Sngo spyi bzhar   PRO    NEW 9/21
Saxifrage alba, White Saxifrage   PRO
Saxifraga, Lhasa Saxifrage, Sum cu tig  PRO
Saxifraga, 'Od ldan   PRO   NEW 9/21
Scabiosa, Scabious
Scammonia, Scammony   PRO
Schisandra, Wu Wei Zi
Schizonepeta, Jing Jie
Schoenanthus, Squinanth   PRO
Scindapsus officinalis, Gajakrishna   PRO
Scilla, Squill   PRO
Scolopendrum, Hart's Tongue
Scordium, Water Germander
Scorzonera
Scrophularia, Figwort, Xuan Shen
Scutellaria baicalensis, Huang Qin
Scutellaria barbata, Ban Zhi Lian   PRO
Scutellaria lateriflora, Scullcap    PRO

Securinega, Yi Ye Qiu   PRO 
Sedum sarmentosum, Chui Pen Cao   PRO
Selaginella doederleinii, Shi Shang Bai   PRO

Selaginella pulvinata, Chu srin sder mo   PRO
Selinum wallichianum, Tang kun   PRO   NEW 9/21
Semiaquilegia, Tian Kui Zi   PRO
Sempervium & Sedum, Houseleek
Senecio, Ragwort   PRO
Senecio scandens, Rgu drus dman pa   PRO    NEW 9/21
Senna   PRO
Sesamum, Sesame
Sesbania grandiflora   PRO
Seseli, Siler Montane   PRO
Setaria Germinans Su Ya   PRO
Shiraia, Zhu Huang   PRO
Shorea, Shala
Sida, Bala
Sideritis, Ironwort    PRO
Siegesbeckia, Xi Xian Cao

Siliqua, Carob
Silybum, Mary’s Thistle
Sinapi, Mustard
Sinomenium, Qing Feng Teng   PRO
Sisymbrium, Sgong thug pa   PRO
Smyrnium, Alexander
Solanum lyratum Bai Ying   PRO    NEW 3/22
Solanum nigrum, Black Nightshade   PRO
Solanum xanthocarpum, Kantakari   PRO
Solms-Laubachia, Sro lo smug po   PRO
Sophora flavescens, Ku Shen
Sophora japonica, Huai Mi, Huai Jiao    PRO
Sophora moorcroftiana, Skyi ba   PRO
Sophora tonkinensis, Shan Dou Gen    PRO
Solidago virgaurea, Golden Rod
Soroseris, Srol gong   PRO    NEW 9/21
Sparganium, San Leng   PRO
Spatholobus, Ji Xue Teng
Sphaeranthus, Mundi   PRO
Spica, Lavender
Spinacia, Spinach

Spiranthes, Pan Long Shen   PRO
Spondias pinnata, Amrata
Spongia Marina, Sponge
Stachys palustris, Clowns Woundwort    PRO
Staphysacre, Stavesacre

Stauntonia, Ye Mu Gua   PRO
Stellaria, Chickweed
Stellera chamaejasme, Re lcag pa   PRO
Stellaria dichotoma, Yin Chai Hu
Stellaria holostea, Stitchwort   PRO
Stemona, Bai Bu
Stephania japonica, Qian Jin Teng   PRO
Stephania tetrandra, Han Fang Ji
Sterculia, Pang Da Hai   PRO
Stillingia, Queens Delight   PRO
Stoechas
Styrax, Storax   PRO
Succisa, Devil's Bit
Swertia
Symphytum, Comfrey   PRO
Symplocos Cortex, Lodhra   PRO
Symplocos folium, Zhu mkhan   PRO

T
Tabasheer   PRO
Tamarindus, Tamarind

Tamarix chinensis, Xi He Liu   PRO
Tamarix gallica, Tamarisk
Tanacetum, Tansy
Tanacetum Parthenium, Feverfew
Tanacetum umbelliferum, Buzidan    PRO
Taraxacum, Dandelion

Taxus, Yew tree    PRO
Tecomella undulata, Rohitaka   PRO
Tectaria, Dao Di Wu Gong   PRO

Tephrosia, Sharapunkha   PRO
Terebinth, Turpentine tree
Terebinth Laricea, Venice Turpentine
Tetrapanax, Tong Cao    PRO
Teucrium polium, Poley Montane    PRO

Thalictrum, Meadow Rue    PRO
Thamnolia, Dngul skud mchog   PRO   NEW 9/21

Thapsia, Scorching Fennel    PRO
Thea, Tea
Thlaspi, Treacle Mustard   PRO
Thuja   PRO
Thymus, Thyme
Tinospora, Guduchi  PRO
Tilia, Linden
Tormentilla, Tormentil
Torreya, Fei Zi
Toxicodendron, Gan Qi   PRO
Trachelospermum Caulis, Luo Shi Teng
Tragacantha, Gum Tragacanth
Tragopogon, Salsify   
NEW 1/22
Trapa natans, Water Chestnut   PRO
Tribulus, Caltrop
Trichosanthes Fructus, Gua Lou
Trichosanthes Pericarpium, Gua Lou Pi
Trichosanthes Radix, Tian Hua Fen
Trichosanthes Semen, Gua Lou Ren
Trifolium, Red Clover
Trigonella, Fenugreek
Tripterygium, Lei Gong Teng  PRO
Triticum spelta, Spelt
Tuber, Truffles     PRO
Turnera, Damiana
Turpeth, Turbith   PRO
Tussilago, Coltsfoot   PRO
Tylophora, Anthrapachaka   PRO
Typha, Cattail pollen, Pu Huang

U

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

V
Vaccaria, Wang Bu Liu Xing   PRO
Valeriana, Valerian
Vanilla
Vervatrum, White Hellebore, Li Lu   PRO
Verbascum, Mullein
Verbena, Vervain
Vernonia anthelmintica    PRO
Vernonia cinerea, Sahadevi   PRO
Veronica ciliata, Ldum nag dom mkhris    PRO   NEW 9/21
Veronica officinalis, Paul's Betony
Vetiveria, Ushira
Vigna trilobata, Mudgaparni   PRO 
Vinca Pevinca, Periwinkle
Vincetoxicum, Swallow-wort   PRO
Viola, Violet
Viola tricolor, Heart's Ease
Viscum, Mistletoe
Vitex, Nirgundi, Man Jing Zi
Vitis, Grape Vine
Vitis amurensis, Shan Pu Tao   PRO


W

Wikstroemia, Le Ge Wang 了哥王    PRO
Withania, Ashwaganda
Woodfordia, Dhataki
Wrightia tinctoria, Shveta Kutaja   PRO

X
Xanthium, Byi tsher, Cang Er Zi   PRO

Z
Zanthoxylum, Sichuan Pepper, Hua Jiao
Zanthoxylum nitidum, Liang Mian Zhen    PRO

Zataria, Satyr   PRO    NEW 1/22
Zedoaria, Zedoary
Zerumbet   PRO
Zinziberis Siccum, Dry Ginger

Zinziberis Recens, Fresh Ginger
Ziziphus, Da Zao, Jujube, Chinese Date
Zizyphus Semen, Suan Zao Ren  



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