- ENG
- Mantis Egg-Case
- LATIN
- Mantidis Oötheca
- Medicinal Group
- Astringent medicinal
- Family
- Mantidae
- Part used
- Animal
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- sweet, salty
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Kidney
- ENG
- Honey
- LATIN
- Mel
- Medicinal Group
- Qi-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Apidae
- Part used
- Others
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Stomach, Large intestine
- ENG
- Grosvenor Momordica Fruit
- LATIN
- Momordicae Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Cough-suppressing and panting-calming medicinal
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- cool
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Large intestine
- 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
- White Mulberry Root-bark
- LATIN
- Mori Cortex
- Medicinal Group
- Cough-suppressing and panting-calming medicinal
- Family
- Moraceae
- Part used
- Bark
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung
- 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 Fruit
- LATIN
- Mori Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Yin-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Moraceae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- sweet, sour
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Heart, Kidney
- ENG
- Morinda Root
- LATIN
- Morindae Officinalis Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Yang-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- slightly warm
- Flavor
- sweet, pungent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Kidney, Liver
- ENG
- Nardostachys Rooty
- LATIN
- Nardostachyos Radix et Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Qi-regulating medicinal
- Family
- Valerianaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- pungent, sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Spleen, Stomach
- ENG
- Lotus Rhizome Node
- LATIN
- Nelumbinis Rhizomatis Nodus
- Medicinal Group
- Astringent hemostatic medicinal
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Part used
- Node
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- sweet, astringent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Lung, Stomach
- ENG
- Lotus Seed
- LATIN
- Nelumbinis Semen
- Medicinal Group
- Astringent medicinal
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Part used
- Seed
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- sweet, astringent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Spleen, Kidney, Heart
- ENG
- Lotus Stamen
- LATIN
- Nelumbinis Stamen
- Medicinal Group
- Astringent medicinal
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Part used
- Flower
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- sweet, astringent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Kidney
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Reed Rhizome
- LATIN
- Phragmitis Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and fire-purging medicinal
- Family
- Gramineae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Stomach
- 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 Kernel
- LATIN
- Platycladi Semen
- Medicinal Group
- Heart-nourishing tranquillizing medicinal
- Family
- Cupressacea
- Part used
- Seed
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Kidney, Large intestine
- 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
- Solomonseal Rhizome
- LATIN
- Polygonati Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Yin-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Spleen, Lung, Kidney
- ENG
- Tuber Fleeceflower Stem
- LATIN
- Polygoni Multiflori Caulis
- Medicinal Group
- Heart-nourishing tranquillizing medicinal
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Part used
- Stem
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Liver
- ENG
- Prepared Fleeceflower Root
- LATIN
- Polygoni Multiflori Praeparata Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Blood-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- bitter, sweet, astringent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Heart, Kidney
- ENG
- Chuling
- LATIN
- Polyporus
- Medicinal Group
- Dampness-draining diuretic medicinal
- Family
- Polyporaceae
- Part used
- Fungi
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- sweet, bland
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Kidney, Bladder
- ENG
- Indian Bread
- LATIN
- Poria
- Medicinal Group
- Dampness-draining diuretic medicinal
- Family
- Polyporaceae
- Part used
- Fungi
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- sweet, bland
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Spleen, Lung, Kidney
- ENG
- Chinese Dwarf Cherry Seed
- LATIN
- Pruni Semen
- Medicinal Group
- Laxative medicinal
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Part used
- Seed
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- pungent, bitter, sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Spleen, Large intestine, Small intestine
- ENG
- Heterophylly Falsestarwort Root
- LATIN
- Pseudostellariae Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Qi-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- sweet, slightly bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Spleen, Lung
- ENG
- Thomson Kudzuvine root
- LATIN
- Puerariae Thomsonii Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Wind-heat dispersing medicinal
- Family
- Leguminosae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cool
- Flavor
- sweet, pungent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Spleen, Stomach
- ENG
- Pyrola Herb
- LATIN
- Pyrolae Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Wind-dampness-dispelling and strenghten tendon and bone medicinal
- Family
- Pyrolaceae
- Part used
- Herb
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- sweet, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Kidney
- 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
- Rangooncreeper Fruit
- LATIN
- Quisqualis Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Worm-expelling medicinal
- Family
- Combretaceae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Spleen, Stomach
- ENG
- Catclaw Buttercup Root
- LATIN
- Ranunculi Ternati Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- sweet, pungent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Lung
- ENG
- Radish Seed
- LATIN
- Raphani Semen
- Medicinal Group
- Digestant medicinal
- Family
- Cruciferae
- Part used
- Seed
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- pungent, sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Spleen, Lung, Stomach
- ENG
- Prepared Rehmannia Root
- LATIN
- Rehmanniae Praeparata Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Blood-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- slightly warm
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Kidney
- 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
- Castor Seed
- LATIN
- Ricini Semen
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Part used
- Seed
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- sweet, pungent
- Toxicity
- toxic
- Meridian Affinity
- Large intestine, Lung
- ENG
- Chinese Rose Flower
- LATIN
- Rosae Chinensis Flos
- Medicinal Group
- Blood-activating menstruation regulating medicinal
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Part used
- Flower
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver
- ENG
- Cherokee Rose Fruit
- LATIN
- Rosae Laevigatae Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Astringent medicinal
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- sour, sweet, astringent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Kidney, Bladder, Large intestine
- ENG
- Rose Flower
- LATIN
- Rosae Rugosae Flos
- Medicinal Group
- Qi-regulating medicinal
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Part used
- Flower
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- sweet, slightly bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Spleen
- ENG
- Palmleaf Raspberrry Fruit
- LATIN
- Rubi Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Astringent medicinal
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- sweet, sour
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Kidney, Bladder
- ENG
- Red Halloysite
- LATIN
- Rubrum Halloysitum
- Medicinal Group
- Astringent medicinal
- Family
- Silicates
- Part used
- Mineral
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- sweet, sour, astringent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Stomach, Large intestine
- ENG
- Divaricate Saposhnikovia Root
- LATIN
- Saposhnikoviae Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Wind-cold-dispersing medicinal
- Family
- Umbelliferae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- pungent, sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Spleen, Bladder
- ENG
- Sappan Wood
- LATIN
- Sappan Lignum
- Medicinal Group
- Blood-activating trauma-curing medicinal
- Family
- Leguminosae
- Part used
- Wood
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- sweet, salty
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Liver, Spleen
- ENG
- Chinese Magnoliavine Fruit
- LATIN
- Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Astringent medicinal
- Family
- Magnoliaceae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- sour, sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Heart, Kidney
- 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
- Stringy Stonecrop Herb
- LATIN
- Sedi Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Dampness-draining anti-icteric medicinal
- Family
- Crassulaceae
- Part used
- Herb
- Nature
- cool
- Flavor
- sweet, bland
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Gallbladder, Small 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