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沙苑子

ENG: Flatstem Milkvetch Seed
LATIN: Astragali Complanati Semen

Medicinal Group: Yang-tonifying medicinal
Family: Leguminosae
Part used: Seed
Nature: warm
Flavor: sweet
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Liver, Kidney

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黃芪

ENG: Milkvetch Root
LATIN: Astragali Radix

Medicinal Group: Qi-tonifying medicinal
Family: Leguminosae
Part used: Root and Rhizome
Nature: warm
Flavor: sweet
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Spleen, Lung

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炙黃芪

ENG: Prepared Milkvetch Root
LATIN: Astragali praeparata cum Melle Radix

Medicinal Group: Qi-tonifying medicinal
Family: Leguminosae
Part used: Root and Rhizome
Nature: warm
Flavor: sweet
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Lung, Spleen

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白朮

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

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蒼朮

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

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枳殼

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

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枳實

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

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天竺黃

ENG: Tabasheer
LATIN: Bambusae Concretio Silicea

Medicinal Group: Phlegm resolving medicinal
Family: Gramineae
Part used: Others
Nature: cold
Flavor: sweet
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Heart, Liver

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竹茹

ENG: Bamboo Shavings
LATIN: Bambusae in Taenia Caulis

Medicinal Group: Phlegm resolving medicinal
Family: Gramineae
Part used: Stem
Nature: slightly cold
Flavor: sweet
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Lung, Stomach

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南板藍根

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

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僵蠶

ENG: Stiff Silkworm
LATIN: Batryticatus Bombyx

Medicinal Group: Liver-pacifying and wind-extinguishing medicinal
Family: Bombycidae
Part used: Animal
Nature: neutral
Flavor: pungent, salty
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Liver, Lung, Stomach

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射干

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

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冬瓜皮

ENG: Chinese waxgourd Peel
LATIN: Benincasae Exocarpium

Medicinal Group: Dampness-draining diuretic medicinal
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Part used: Fruit
Nature: cool
Flavor: sweet
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Spleen, Small intestine

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拳參

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

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白及

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

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土貝母

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

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楮實子

ENG: Papermulberry Fruit
LATIN: Broussonetiae Fructus

Medicinal Group: Heat-clearing and fire-purging medicinal
Family: Moraceae
Part used: Fruit
Nature: cold
Flavor: sweet
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Liver, Kidney

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鴉膽子

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

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水牛角

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

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密蒙花

ENG: Pale Butterflybush Flower
LATIN: Buddlejae Flos

Medicinal Group: Heat-clearing and fire-purging medicinal
Family: Loganiaceae
Part used: Flower
Nature: slightly cold
Flavor: sweet
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Liver

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柴胡

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

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凌霄花

ENG: Trumpetcreeper Flower
LATIN: Campsis Flos

Medicinal Group: Blood-activating menstruation regulating medicinal
Family: Bignoniaceae
Part used: Flower
Nature: cold
Flavor: sweet, sour
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Liver, Pericardium

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火麻仁

ENG: Hemp seed
LATIN: Cannabis Fructus

Medicinal Group: Laxative medicinal
Family: Moraceae
Part used: Fruit
Nature: neutral
Flavor: sweet
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Spleen, Stomach, Large intestine

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龜甲膠

ENG: Glue of tortoise shell
LATIN: Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis Colla

Medicinal Group: Yin-tonifying medicinal
Family: Emydidae
Part used: Animal
Nature: cool
Flavor: salty, sweet
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Liver, Kidney, Heart

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血餘炭

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

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紅花

ENG: Safflower
LATIN: Carthami Flos

Medicinal Group: Blood-activating menstruation regulating medicinal
Family: Compositae
Part used: Flower
Nature: warm
Flavor: pungent
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Liver, Heart

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丁香

ENG: Clove
LATIN: Caryophylli Flos

Medicinal Group: Interior-warming medicinal
Family: Myrtaceae
Part used: Flower
Nature: warm
Flavor: pungent
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Spleen, Stomach, Lung, Kidney

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決明子

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

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雞冠花

ENG: Cockcomb Flower
LATIN: Celosiae Cristatae Flos

Medicinal Group: Blood-cooling hemostatic medicinal
Family: Amaranthaceae
Part used: Flower
Nature: cool
Flavor: sweet, astingent
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Liver, Large intestine

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青葙子

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

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積雪草

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

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鵝不食草

ENG: Small Centipeda Herb
LATIN: Centipedae Herba

Medicinal Group: Wind-cold-dispersing medicinal
Family: Compositae
Part used: Herb
Nature: warm
Flavor: pungent
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Lung, Liver

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鹿茸

ENG: Pilose Antler
LATIN: Cervi Pantotrichum Cornu

Medicinal Group: Yang-tonifying medicinal
Family: Cervidae
Part used: Animal
Nature: warm
Flavor: sweet, salty
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Liver, Kidney

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木瓜

ENG: Common Floweringqince Fruit
LATIN: Chaenomelis Fructus

Medicinal Group: Wind-dampness-dispelling and cold-dispersing medicinal
Family: Rosaceae
Part used: Fruit
Nature: warm
Flavor: sour
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Liver, Spleen

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明黨參

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

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訶子

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

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五倍子

ENG: Chinese Gall
LATIN: Chinensis Galla

Medicinal Group: Astringent medicinal
Family: Anacardiaceae
Part used: Gall
Nature: cold
Flavor: astringent, sour
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Lung, Kidney, Large intestine

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冬蟲夏草

ENG: Cordyceps
LATIN: Chinese Caterpillar Fungus

Medicinal Group: Yang-tonifying medicinal
Family: Hypocreaceae
Part used: Fungi
Nature: neutral
Flavor: sweet
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Lung, Kidney

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青礞石

ENG: Chlorite Schist
LATIN: Chloriti Lapis

Medicinal Group: Phlegm resolving medicinal
Family: Mable
Part used: Mineral
Nature: neutral
Flavor: sweet, salty
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Lung, Heart, Liver

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菊花

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

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野菊花

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

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川芎

ENG: Szechwan Lovage Rhizome
LATIN: Chuanxiong Rhizoma

Medicinal Group: Blood-activating analgesic medicinal
Family: Umbelliferae
Part used: Root and Rhizome
Nature: warm
Flavor: pungent
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Liver, Pericardium, Gallbladder

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狗脊

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

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蟬蛻

ENG: Cicada Slough
LATIN: Cicadae Periostracum

Medicinal Group: Wind-heat dispersing medicinal
Family: Cicadidae
Part used: Animal
Nature: cold
Flavor: sweet
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Lung, Liver

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升麻

ENG: Largetrifoliolious Bugbane Rhizome
LATIN: Cimicifugae Rhizoma

Medicinal Group: Wind-heat dispersing medicinal
Family: Ranunculaceae
Part used: Root and Rhizome
Nature: slightly cold
Flavor: pungent, slightly sweet
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Lung, Spleen, Stomach, Large intestine

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肉桂

ENG: Cassia Bark
LATIN: Cinnamomi Cortex

Medicinal Group: Interior-warming medicinal
Family: Lauranceae
Part used: Bark
Nature: strongly hot
Flavor: pungent, sweet
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Liver, Heart, Spleen, Kidney

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桂枝

ENG: Cassia Twig
LATIN: Cinnamomi Ramulus

Medicinal Group: Wind-cold-dispersing medicinal
Family: Lauranceae
Part used: Twig
Nature: warm
Flavor: pungent, sweet
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Heart, Spleen, Lung

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小薊

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

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大薊

ENG: Japanese Thistle Herb
LATIN: Cirsii Japonici Herba

Medicinal Group: Blood-cooling hemostatic medicinal
Family: Compositae
Part used: Aerial part
Nature: cool
Flavor: sweet, bitter
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Heart, Liver

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肉蓯蓉

ENG: Desert Living Cistanche
LATIN: Cistanches Herba

Medicinal Group: Yang-tonifying medicinal
Family: Orobanchaceae
Part used: Stem
Nature: warm
Flavor: sweet, salty
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Kidney, Large intestine

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