- 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
- Plantain Seed
- LATIN
- Plantaginis Semen
- Medicinal Group
- Strangury-relieving diuretic medicinal
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Part used
- Seed
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Kidney, Lung, Small 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
- Fragrant Solomonseal Rhizome
- LATIN
- Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Yin-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Stomach
- 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
- ENG
- Giant Knotweed Rhizome
- LATIN
- Polygoni Cuspidati Rhizoma et Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Dampness-draining anti-icteric medicinal
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- slightly bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Lung, Gallbladder
- ENG
- Prince's-feather Fruit
- LATIN
- Polygoni Orientalis Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Blood-breaking mass eliminating medicinal
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- salty
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Stomach
- ENG
- Purslane Herb
- LATIN
- Portulacae Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Portulacaceae
- Part used
- Aerial part
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- sour
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Large intestine
- ENG
- Chinese Cinquefoil
- LATIN
- Potentillae Chinensis Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Part used
- Herb
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Large intestine
- ENG
- Common Selfheal Fruit-Spike
- LATIN
- Prunellae Spica
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and fire-purging medicinal
- Family
- Labiatae
- Part used
- Flower
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Gallbladder
- ENG
- Chinese Pulsatilla Root
- LATIN
- Pulsatillae Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Stomach, Large intestine
- ENG
- Shearer's Pyrrosia Leaf
- LATIN
- Pyrrosiae Folium
- Medicinal Group
- Strangury-relieving diuretic medicinal
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Part used
- Leaf
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- sweet, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Bladder
- ENG
- Rehmannia Root
- LATIN
- Rehmanniae Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and blood-cooling medicinal
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Heart, Kidney
- ENG
- Rhubarb
- LATIN
- Rhei Radix et Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Induce catharsis medicinal
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Spleen, Pericardium, Stomach, Large intestine
- ENG
- Indian Madder Root
- LATIN
- Rubiae Radix et Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Stasis-resolving hemostatic medicinal
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver
- ENG
- Antelope Horn
- LATIN
- Saigae Tataricae Cornu
- Medicinal Group
- Liver-pacifying and wind-extinguishing medicinal
- Family
- Bovidea
- Part used
- Animal
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- salty
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Heart
- ENG
- Danshen Root
- LATIN
- Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Blood-activating menstruation regulating medicinal
- Family
- Labiatae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Heart
- ENG
- Garden Burnet Root
- LATIN
- Sanguisorbae Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Blood-cooling hemostatic medicinal
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Part used
- Aerial part
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- bitter, sour, astringent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Large intestine
- ENG
- Seaweed
- LATIN
- Sargassum
- Medicinal Group
- Phlegm resolving medicinal
- Family
- Sargassaceae
- Part used
- Alga
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter, salty
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Kidney, Stomach
- ENG
- Figwort Root
- LATIN
- Scrophulariae Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and blood-cooling medicinal
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- sweet, bitter, salty
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Kidney, Stomach
- ENG
- Barbated Skullcup Herb
- LATIN
- Scutellariae Barbatae Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Labiatae
- Part used
- Herb
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- sweet, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Lung, Kidney
- ENG
- Baical Skullcap Root
- LATIN
- Scutellariae Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and dampness-drying medicinal
- Family
- Labiatae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Spleen, Lung, Gallbladder, Small intestine, Large intestine
- ENG
- Muskroot-like Semiaquilegia Root
- LATIN
- Semiaquilegiae Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- sweet, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Kidney
- ENG
- Senna Leaf
- LATIN
- Sennae Folium
- Medicinal Group
- Induce catharsis medicinal
- Family
- Leguminosae
- Part used
- Leaf
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- sweet, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Large intestine
- ENG
- Siegesbeckia Herb
- LATIN
- Siegesbeckiae Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Wind-dampness-dispelling and heat-clearing medicinal
- Family
- Compositae
- Part used
- Aerial part
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Kidney
- ENG
- Lightyellow Sophora Root
- LATIN
- Sophorae Flavescentis Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and dampness-drying medicinal
- Family
- Leguminosae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Heart, Stomach, Large intestine, Bladder
- ENG
- Pagodatree Flower
- LATIN
- Sophorae Flos
- Medicinal Group
- Blood-cooling hemostatic medicinal
- Family
- Leguminosae
- Part used
- Flower
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Large intestine
- ENG
- Japanese Pagodatree Pod
- LATIN
- Sophorae Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Blood-cooling hemostatic medicinal
- Family
- Leguminosae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Large intestine
- ENG
- Vietnamese Sophora Root
- LATIN
- Sophorae Tonkinensis Radix et Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Leguminosae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- toxic
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Stomach
- ENG
- Common Ducksmeat Herb
- LATIN
- Spirodelae Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Wind-heat dispersing medicinal
- Family
- Lemnaceae
- Part used
- Herb
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- pungent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung
- ENG
- Stachyurus Pith
- LATIN
- Stachyur Medulla
- Medicinal Group
- Strangury-relieving diuretic medicinal
- Family
- Stachyuraceae
- Part used
- Stem pith
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- sweet, bland
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Stomach
- ENG
- Starwort Root
- LATIN
- Stellariae Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Deficiency heat-clearing medicinal
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Stomach
- ENG
- Fourstamen Stephania Root
- LATIN
- Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Wind-dampness-dispelling and heat-clearing medicinal
- Family
- Menispermaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Bladder, Lung
- ENG
- Boat-fruited Sterculia Seed
- LATIN
- Sterculiae Lychnophorae Semen
- Medicinal Group
- Cough-suppressing and panting-calming medicinal
- Family
- Sterculiacaeae
- Part used
- Seed
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Large intestine
- ENG
- Talc Powder
- LATIN
- Talci Pulvis
- Medicinal Group
- Strangury-relieving diuretic medicinal
- Family
- Silicates
- Part used
- Mineral
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- sweet, bland
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Stomach, Bladder
- ENG
- Talc
- LATIN
- Talcum
- Medicinal Group
- Strangury-relieving diuretic medicinal
- Family
- Silicates
- Part used
- Mineral
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- sweet, bland
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Bladder, Lung, Stomach
- ENG
- Dandelion
- LATIN
- Taraxaci Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Compositae
- Part used
- Herb
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- sweet, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Stomach
- ENG
- Ricepaperplant Pith
- LATIN
- Tetrapanacis Medulla
- Medicinal Group
- Strangury-relieving diuretic medicinal
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Part used
- Stem pith
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- sweet, bland
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Stomach
- ENG
- Tinospora Root
- LATIN
- Tinosporae Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Menispermaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Large intestine
- ENG
- Szechwan Chinaberry Fruit
- LATIN
- Toosendan Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Qi-regulating medicinal
- Family
- Meliaceae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- toxic
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Small intestine, Bladder
- ENG
- Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum
- LATIN
- Tortoise Carapace and Plastron
- Medicinal Group
- Yin-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Emydidae
- Part used
- Animal
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- sweet, salty
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Heart, Kidney
- ENG
- Chinese Starjasmine Stem
- LATIN
- Trachelospermi Caulis
- Medicinal Group
- Wind-dampness-dispelling and heat-clearing medicinal
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Part used
- Stem
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Liver, Kidney
- ENG
- Snakegourd Fruit
- LATIN
- Trichosanthis Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Phlegm resolving medicinal
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- sweet, slightly bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Stomach, Large intestine
- ENG
- Snakegourd Root
- LATIN
- Trichosanthis Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and fire-purging medicinal
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- sweet, slightly bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Stomach
- ENG
- Turtle Carapace
- LATIN
- Trionycis Carapax
- Medicinal Group
- Yin-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Trionychida
- Part used
- Animal
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- salty
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Kidney
- ENG
- Tokyo Violet Herb
- LATIN
- Violae Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Violaceae
- Part used
- Herb
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter, pungent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Liver
- ENG
- Shrub Chastetree Fruit
- LATIN
- Viticis Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Wind-heat dispersing medicinal
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Bladder, Liver, Stomach