- ENG
- Canton Love-pea Vine
- LATIN
- Abri Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Leguminosae
- Part used
- Herb
- Nature
- cool
- Flavor
- sweet, slightly bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Stomach
- ENG
- Chingma Abutilon Seed
- LATIN
- Abutili Semen
- Medicinal Group
- Strangury-relieving diuretic medicinal
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Part used
- Seed
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Large intestine, Small intestine, Bladder
- ENG
- Slenderstyle Acanthopanax Bark
- LATIN
- Acanthopanacis Cortex
- Medicinal Group
- Wind-dampness-dispelling and strenghten tendon and bone medicinal
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Part used
- Bark
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Kidney
- ENG
- Manyprickle Acanthopanax
- LATIN
- Acanthopanacis Senticosi Radix et Rhizoma Seu Caulis
- Medicinal Group
- Qi-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- pungent, slightly bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Spleen, Kidney
- ENG
- Twotoothed Achyranthes Root
- LATIN
- Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Blood-activating menstruation regulating medicinal
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- bitter, sour
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Kidney
- ENG
- Prepared Common Monkshood Mother Root
- LATIN
- Aconiti Praeparata Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Wind-dampness-dispelling and cold-dispersing medicinal
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- hot
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- toxic
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Liver, Kidney, Spleen
- ENG
- Grassleaf Sweetflag Rhizome
- LATIN
- Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Orifice-opening medicinal
- Family
- Araceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Stomach
- ENG
- Hairyvein Agrimonia Herb
- LATIN
- Agrimoniae Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Astringent hemostatic medicinal
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Part used
- Aerial part
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- bitter, astringent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Liver
- ENG
- Akebia Stem
- LATIN
- Akebiae Caulis
- Medicinal Group
- Strangury-relieving diuretic medicinal
- Family
- Lardizabalaceae
- Part used
- Stem
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Small intestine, Bladder
- ENG
- Akebia Fruit
- LATIN
- Akebiae Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Qi-regulating medicinal
- Family
- Lardizabalaceae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Gallbladder, Stomach
- ENG
- Longstamen Onion Bulb
- LATIN
- Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus
- Medicinal Group
- Qi-regulating medicinal
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Part used
- Bulb
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Stomach, Large intestine
- ENG
- Japanese Ampelopsis Root
- LATIN
- Ampelopsis Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Vitaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Stomach
- ENG
- Common Andrographis Herb
- LATIN
- Andrographis Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Part used
- Aerial part
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Lung, Large intestine, Bladder
- ENG
- Common Anemarrhena Rhizome
- LATIN
- Anemarrhenae Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and fire-purging medicinal
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter, sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Stomach, Kidney
- ENG
- Doubleteeth Pubescent Angelica Root
- LATIN
- Angelicae Pubescentis Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Wind-dampness-dispelling and cold-dispersing medicinal
- Family
- Umbelliferae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- slightly warm
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Kidney, Bladder
- ENG
- Dogbane Leaf
- LATIN
- Apocyni Veneti Folium
- Medicinal Group
- Liver-pacifying and wind-extinguishing medicinal
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Part used
- Leaf
- Nature
- cool
- Flavor
- sweet, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver
- ENG
- Chinese Eaglewood Wood
- LATIN
- Aquilariae Resinatum Lignum
- Medicinal Group
- Qi-regulating medicinal
- Family
- Thymelaeaceae
- Part used
- Wood
- Nature
- slightly warm
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Spleen, Stomach, Kidney
- ENG
- Great Burdock Achene
- LATIN
- Arctii Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Wind-heat dispersing medicinal
- Family
- Compositae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Stomach
- ENG
- Japanese Ardisia Herb
- LATIN
- Ardisiae Japonicae Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Cough-suppressing and panting-calming medicinal
- Family
- Myrsinaceae
- Part used
- Herb
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- pungent, slightly bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Liver
- ENG
- Areca Seed
- LATIN
- Arecae Semen
- Medicinal Group
- Worm-expelling medicinal
- Family
- Palmae
- Part used
- Seed
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Stomach, Large intestine
- ENG
- Bile Arisaema
- LATIN
- Arisaema cum Bile
- Medicinal Group
- Phlegm resolving medicinal
- Family
- Araceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cool
- Flavor
- bitter, slightly pungent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Liver, Spleen
- ENG
- Jackinthepulpit Tuber
- LATIN
- Arisaematis Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Phlegm resolving medicinal
- Family
- Araceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- bitter, pungent
- Toxicity
- toxic
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Liver, Spleen
- ENG
- Bitter Apricot Seed
- LATIN
- Armeniacae Amarum Semen
- Medicinal Group
- Cough-suppressing and panting-calming medicinal
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Part used
- Seed
- Nature
- slightly warm
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- slightly toxic
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Large intestine
- ENG
- Sweet Wormwood Herb
- LATIN
- Artemisiae Annuae Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Deficiency heat-clearing medicinal
- Family
- Compositae
- Part used
- Aerial part
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter, pungent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Gallbladder
- ENG
- Argy Wormwood Leaf
- LATIN
- Artemisiae Argyi Folium
- Medicinal Group
- Meridian-warming hemostatic medicinal
- Family
- Compositae
- Part used
- Leaf
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- slightly toxic
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Spleen, Kidney
- ENG
- Virgate Wormwood Herb
- LATIN
- Artemisiae Scopariae Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Dampness-draining anti-icteric medicinal
- Family
- Compositae
- Part used
- Aerial part
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- bitter, pungent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Spleen, Stomach, Liver, Gallbladder
- ENG
- Cochinchinese Asparagus Root
- LATIN
- Asparagi Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Yin-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- sweet, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Kidney
- ENG
- Tatarian Aster Root
- LATIN
- Asteris Radix et Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Cough-suppressing and panting-calming medicinal
- Family
- Compositae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- pungnet, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung
- ENG
- Largehead Atractylodes Rhizome
- LATIN
- Atractylodis Macrocphalae Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Qi-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Compositae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- sweet, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Spleen, Stomach
- ENG
- Atractylodes Rhizome
- LATIN
- Atractylodis Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Dampness-resolving medicinal
- Family
- Compositae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Spleen, Stomach
- ENG
- Orange Fruit
- LATIN
- Aurantii Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Qi-regulating medicinal
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- bitter, pungent, sour
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Spleen, Stomach
- ENG
- Immature Orange Fruit
- LATIN
- Aurantii Immaturus Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Qi-regulating medicinal
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter, sour
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Spleen, Stomach
- ENG
- Baphicacanthus Root
- LATIN
- Baphicacanthis Cusiae Rhizoma et Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Stomach
- ENG
- Blackberry Lily Rhizome
- LATIN
- Belamicandae Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung
- ENG
- Bistort Rhizome
- LATIN
- Bistortae Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- bitter, astringent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Liver, Large intestine
- ENG
- Common Bletilla Tuber
- LATIN
- Bletillae Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Astringent hemostatic medicinal
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- sweet, bitter, astringent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Lung, Stomach
- ENG
- Paniculate Bolbostemma
- LATIN
- Bolbostematis Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Spleen
- ENG
- Jave Brucea Fruit
- LATIN
- Bruceae Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Simarubaceae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- slightly toxic
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Large intestine
- ENG
- Buffalo Horn
- LATIN
- Bubali Cornu
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and blood-cooling medicinal
- Family
- Bovidea
- Part used
- Animal
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Heart
- ENG
- Chinese Thorowax Root
- LATIN
- Bupleuri Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Wind-heat dispersing medicinal
- Family
- Umbelliferae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Gallbladder
- ENG
- Carbonized Hair
- LATIN
- Carbonisatus Crinis
- Medicinal Group
- Astringent hemostatic medicinal
- Family
- Hominidae
- Part used
- Animal
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Stomach
- ENG
- Cassia Seed
- LATIN
- Cassiae Semen
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and fire-purging medicinal
- Family
- Leguminosae
- Part used
- Seed
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- sweet, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Large intestine
- ENG
- Feather Cockscomb Seed
- LATIN
- Celosiae Semen
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and fire-purging medicinal
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Part used
- Seed
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver
- ENG
- Asiatic Pennywort Herb
- LATIN
- Centellae Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Dampness-draining anti-icteric medicinal
- Family
- Umbelliferae
- Part used
- Herb
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter, pungent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Spleen, Kidney
- ENG
- Medicinal Changium Root
- LATIN
- Changii Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Phlegm resolving medicinal
- Family
- Umbelliferae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- sweet, slightly bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Spleen, Liver
- ENG
- Medicine Terminalia Fruit
- LATIN
- Chebulae Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Astringent medicinal
- Family
- Combretaceae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- bitter, astringent, sour
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Large intestine
- ENG
- Chrysanthemum Flower
- LATIN
- Chrysanthemi Flos
- Medicinal Group
- Wind-heat dispersing medicinal
- Family
- Compositae
- Part used
- Flower
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- sweet, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Liver
- ENG
- Wild Chrysanthemum Flower
- LATIN
- Chrysanthemi Indici Flos
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Compositae
- Part used
- Flower
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- bitter, pungent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Heart
- ENG
- Cibot Rhizome
- LATIN
- Cibotii Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Wind-dampness-dispelling and strenghten tendon and bone medicinal
- Family
- Dicksoniaceae
- Part used
- Rhizome
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- sweet, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Kidney
- ENG
- Field Thistle Herb
- LATIN
- Cirsii Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Blood-cooling hemostatic medicinal
- Family
- Compositae
- Part used
- Aerial part
- Nature
- cool
- Flavor
- sweet, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Liver