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玉竹

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

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黃精

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

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萹蓄

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

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虎杖

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

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首烏藤

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

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製何首烏

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

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水紅花子

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

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豬苓

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

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茯苓

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

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馬齒莧

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

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委陵菜

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

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夏枯草

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

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鬱李仁

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

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太子參

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

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補骨脂

ENG: Malaytea Scurfpea Fruit
LATIN: Psoraleae Fructus

Medicinal Group: Yang-tonifying medicinal
Family: Leguminosae
Part used: Fruit
Nature: warm
Flavor: pungent, bitter
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Spleen, Kidney

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粉葛根

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

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白頭翁

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

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鹿銜草

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

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石韋

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

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使君子

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

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貓爪草

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

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萊菔子

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

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熟地黃

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

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地黃

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

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大黃

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

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蓖麻子

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

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月季花

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

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金櫻子

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

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玫瑰花

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

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覆盆子

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

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茜草

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

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赤石脂

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

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羚羊角

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

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丹參

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

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地榆

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

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防風

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

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蘇木

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

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腫節風

ENG: Glabrous Sarcandra Herb
LATIN: Sarcandrae Herba

Medicinal Group: Heat-clearing and blood-cooling medicinal
Family: Chloranthaceae
Part used: Herb
Nature: neutral
Flavor: bitter, pungent
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Heart, Liver

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海藻

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

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大血藤

ENG: Sargentgloryvine Stem
LATIN: Sargentodoxae Caulis

Medicinal Group: Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
Family: Lardizabalaceae
Part used: Stem
Nature: neutral
Flavor: bitter
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Large intestine, Liver

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天山雪蓮

ENG: Snow Lotus Herb
LATIN: Saussureae Involucratae Herba

Medicinal Group: Blood-activating menstruation regulating medicinal
Family: Compositae
Part used: Aerial part
Nature: warm
Flavor: slightly bitter
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Liver, Spleen, Kidney

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五味子

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

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荊芥炭

ENG: Carbonized Fineleaf Schizonepeta Herb
LATIN: Schizonepetae Carbonistum Herba

Medicinal Group: Astringent hemostatic medicinal
Family: Labiatae
Part used: Flower
Nature: slightly warm
Flavor: pungent, astringent
Toxicity: -
Meridian Affinity: Lung, Liver

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荊芥穗

ENG: Fineleaf Schizonepeta Spike
LATIN: Schizonepetae Spica

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

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蜈蚣

ENG: Centipede
LATIN: Scolopendra

Medicinal Group: Liver-pacifying and wind-extinguishing medicinal
Family: Scolopendridae
Part used: Animal
Nature: warm
Flavor: pungent
Toxicity: toxic
Meridian Affinity: Liver

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全蠍

ENG: Scorpion
LATIN: Scorpio

Medicinal Group: Liver-pacifying and wind-extinguishing medicinal
Family: Buthidae
Part used: Animal
Nature: neutral
Flavor: pungent
Toxicity: toxic
Meridian Affinity: Liver

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玄參

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

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半枝蓮

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

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黃芩

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

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垂盆草

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

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