- ENG
- Inula Flower
- LATIN
- Inulae Flos
- Medicinal Group
- Phlegm resolving medicinal
- Family
- Compositae
- Part used
- Flower
- Nature
- slightly warm
- Flavor
- bitter, pungent, salty
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Spleen, Stomach, Large intestine
- ENG
- Dyers Woad Leaf
- LATIN
- Isatidis Folium
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Cruciferae
- Part used
- Leaf
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Stomach
- ENG
- Isatis Root
- LATIN
- Isatidis Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Cruciferae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Stomach
- ENG
- Persimmon Calyx
- LATIN
- Kaki Calyx
- Medicinal Group
- Qi-regulating medicinal
- Family
- Ebenaceae
- Part used
- Persistent Calyx
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- bitter, astringent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Stomach
- ENG
- Knoxia Root
- LATIN
- Knoxiae Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Drastic (purgative) water-expelling medicinal
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- slightly toxic
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Spleen, Kidney
- ENG
- Belvedere Fruit
- LATIN
- Kochiae Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and dampness-drying medicinal
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Kidney, bladdy
- ENG
- Motherwort Fruit
- LATIN
- Leonuri Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Blood-activating menstruation regulating medicinal
- Family
- Labiatae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Pericardium, Liver
- ENG
- Motherwort Herb
- LATIN
- Leonuri Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Blood-activating menstruation regulating medicinal
- Family
- Labiatae
- Part used
- Aerial part
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Heart
- ENG
- Pepperweed Seed, Tansymustard Seed
- LATIN
- Lepidii Semen, Descurainiae Semen
- Medicinal Group
- Cough-suppressing and panting-calming medicinal
- Family
- Cruciferae
- Part used
- Seed
- Nature
- strongly cold
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Bladder
- ENG
- Glossy Privet Fruit
- LATIN
- Ligustri Lucidi Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Yin-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- cool
- Flavor
- sweet, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Kidney
- ENG
- Beautiful Sweetgum Fruit
- LATIN
- Liquidamibris Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Wind-dampness-dispelling and cold-dispersing medicinal
- Family
- Hamamelidaceae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Kidney
- ENG
- Lychee Seed
- LATIN
- Litchi Semen
- Medicinal Group
- Qi-regulating medicinal
- Family
- Sapindacea
- Part used
- Seed
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- sweet, slightly bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Kidney
- ENG
- Hirsute Shiny Bugleweed Herb
- LATIN
- Lycopi Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Blood-activating menstruation regulating medicinal
- Family
- Labiatae
- Part used
- Aerial part
- Nature
- slightly warm
- Flavor
- bitter, pungent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Spleen
- ENG
- Common Clubmoss Herb
- LATIN
- Lycopodii Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Wind-dampness-dispelling and cold-dispersing medicinal
- Family
- Lycopodiaceae
- Part used
- Herb
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- slightly bitter, pungent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Spleen, Kidney
- ENG
- Officinal Magnolia Bark
- LATIN
- Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex
- Medicinal Group
- Dampness-resolving medicinal
- Family
- Magnoliaceae
- Part used
- Bark
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- bitter, pungent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Spleen, Stomach, Lung
- ENG
- Officinal Magnolia Flower
- LATIN
- Magnoliae Officinalis Flos
- Medicinal Group
- Qi-regulating medicinal
- Family
- Magnoliaceae
- Part used
- Flower
- Nature
- slightly warm
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Spleen, Stomach
- ENG
- Clam Shell
- LATIN
- Meretricis Seu Cyclinae Concha
- Medicinal Group
- Phlegm resolving medicinal
- Family
- Veneridae
- Part used
- Shell
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter, salty
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Kidney, Stomach
- ENG
- Cochinchina Momordica Seed
- LATIN
- Momordicae Semen
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Part used
- Seed
- Nature
- cool
- Flavor
- bitter, slightly sweet
- Toxicity
- toxic
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Spleen, Stomach
- ENG
- Mulberry Leaf
- LATIN
- Mori Folium
- Medicinal Group
- Wind-heat dispersing medicinal
- Family
- Moraceae
- Part used
- Leaf
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- sweet, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Lung
- ENG
- Mulberry Twig
- LATIN
- Mori Ramulus
- Medicinal Group
- Wind-dampness-dispelling and heat-clearing medicinal
- Family
- Moraceae
- Part used
- Twig
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- slightly bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver
- ENG
- Tree Peony Bark
- LATIN
- Moutan Cortex
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and blood-cooling medicinal
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Part used
- Bark
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Heart, Kidney
- ENG
- Murraya Jasminorage
- LATIN
- Murrayae Folium et Cacumen
- Medicinal Group
- Qi-regulating medicinal
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Part used
- Twig and Leaf
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- pungent, slightly bitter
- Toxicity
- slightly toxic
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Liver, Lung
- ENG
- Myrrh
- LATIN
- Myrrha
- Medicinal Group
- Blood-activating analgesic medicinal
- Family
- Burseraceae
- Part used
- Resin
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Heart, Spleen
- ENG
- Exsiccated Sodium Sulfate
- LATIN
- Natrii Sufas Exsiccatus
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Sulfate Salt
- Part used
- Mineral
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- salty, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Stomach, Large intestine
- ENG
- Sodium Sulfate
- LATIN
- Natrii Sulfas
- Medicinal Group
- Induce catharsis medicinal
- Family
- Sulfates salts
- Part used
- Mineral
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- salty, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Stomach, Large intestine
- ENG
- Lotus Leaf
- LATIN
- Nelumbinis Folium
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and blood-cooling medicinal
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Part used
- Leaf
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Spleen, Stomach
- ENG
- Lotus Plumule
- LATIN
- Nelumbinis Plumula
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and blood-cooling medicinal
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Part used
- Young cotyledon and radicile
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Kidney
- ENG
- Lotus Receptacle
- LATIN
- Nelumbinis Receptaculum
- Medicinal Group
- Stasis-resolving hemostatic medicinal
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Part used
- Receptacle
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- bitter, astringent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver
- ENG
- SanQi
- LATIN
- Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Stasis-resolving hemostatic medicinal
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- slightly bitter, sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Stomach
- ENG
- Incised Notopterygium Rhizome or Root
- LATIN
- Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Wind-cold-dispersing medicinal
- Family
- Umbelliferae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Bladder, Kidney
- ENG
- Frankincense
- LATIN
- Olibanum
- Medicinal Group
- Blood-activating analgesic medicinal
- Family
- Burseraceae
- Part used
- Resin
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Heart, Spleen
- ENG
- Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber
- LATIN
- Ophiopogonis Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Yin-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- slightly bitter, sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Lung, Stomach
- ENG
- Indian Trumpetflower Seed
- LATIN
- Oroxyli Semen
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- cool
- Flavor
- bitter, sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Liver, Stomach
- ENG
- White Peony Root
- LATIN
- Paeoniae Alba Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Blood-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- -
- Flavor
- bitter, sour
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Spleen
- ENG
- Red Peony Root
- LATIN
- Paeoniae Rubra Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and blood-cooling medicinal
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver
- ENG
- American Ginseng
- LATIN
- Panacis Quinquefolii Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Qi-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cool
- Flavor
- slightly bitter, sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Lung, Kidney
- ENG
- Paris root
- LATIN
- Paridis Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- slightly toxic
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver
- ENG
- Peach Seed
- LATIN
- Persicae Semen
- Medicinal Group
- Blood-activating menstruation regulating medicinal
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Part used
- Seed
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- sweet, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Heart, Large intestine
- ENG
- Hogfennel Root
- LATIN
- Peucedani Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Phlegm resolving medicinal
- Family
- Umbelliferae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung
- ENG
- Pharbitis Seed
- LATIN
- Pharbitidis Semen
- Medicinal Group
- Drastic (purgative) water-expelling medicinal
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Part used
- Seed
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- toxic
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Kidney, Large intestine
- ENG
- Chinese Cork-tree
- LATIN
- Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and dampness-drying medicinal
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Part used
- Bark
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Kidney, Bladder
- ENG
- Franchet Groundcherry Fruit
- LATIN
- Physalis Calyx Seu Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung
- ENG
- Pokeberry Root
- LATIN
- Phytolaccae Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Drastic (purgative) water-expelling medicinal
- Family
- Phytolaccacea
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- toxic
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Spleen, Kidney, Large intestine
- ENG
- Figwortflower Picrorhiza Rhizome
- LATIN
- Picrorhizae Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Deficiency heat-clearing medicinal
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Stomach, Large intestine
- ENG
- Kadsura Pepper Stem
- LATIN
- Piperis Kadsurae Caulis
- Medicinal Group
- Wind-dampness-dispelling and cold-dispersing medicinal
- Family
- Piperaceae
- Part used
- Stem
- Nature
- slightly warm
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver
- ENG
- Long Pepper
- LATIN
- Piperis Longi Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Interior-warming medicinal
- Family
- Piperaceae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- hot
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Stomach, Large intestine
- ENG
- Chinese Arborvitae Twig and Leaf
- LATIN
- Platycladi Cacumen
- Medicinal Group
- Blood-cooling hemostatic medicinal
- Family
- Cupressacea
- Part used
- Twig and Leaf
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter, astringent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Liver, Spleen
- ENG
- Platycodon Root
- LATIN
- Platycodonis Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Phlegm resolving medicinal
- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung
- ENG
- Thinleaf Milkwort Root
- LATIN
- Polygalae Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Heart-nourishing tranquillizing medicinal
- Family
- Polygalaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- bitter, pungent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Kidney, Lung
- ENG
- Common Knotgrass Herb
- LATIN
- Polygoni Avicularis Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Strangury-relieving diuretic medicinal
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Part used
- Aerial part
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Bladder