- ENG
- Canton Love-pea Vine
- LATIN
- Abri Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Leguminosae
- Part used
- Herb
- Nature
- cool
- Flavor
- sweet, slightly bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Stomach
- ENG
- Prepared Common Monkshood Daughter Root
- LATIN
- Aconiti Lateralis Praeparata Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Interior-warming medicinal
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- strongly hot
- Flavor
- pungent, sweet
- Toxicity
- toxic
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Kidney, Spleen
- ENG
- Fourleaf Ladybell Root
- LATIN
- Adenophorae Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Yin-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Stomach
- ENG
- Long-nosed Pit Viper
- LATIN
- Agkistrodon
- Medicinal Group
- Wind-dampness-dispelling and cold-dispersing medicinal
- Family
- Viperidae
- Part used
- Animal
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- sweet, salty
- Toxicity
- toxic
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver
- ENG
- Silktree Albizia Bark
- LATIN
- Albiziae Cortex
- Medicinal Group
- Heart-nourishing tranquillizing medicinal
- Family
- Leguminosae
- Part used
- Bark
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Heart, Lung
- ENG
- Albizia Flower
- LATIN
- Albiziae Flos
- Medicinal Group
- Heart-nourishing tranquillizing medicinal
- Family
- Leguminosae
- Part used
- Flower
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Heart, Liver
- ENG
- Oriental Water Plantain Rhizome
- LATIN
- Alismatis Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Dampness-draining diuretic medicinal
- Family
- Alismataceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Kidney, Bladder
- ENG
- Tuber Onion Seed
- LATIN
- Allii Tuberosi Semen
- Medicinal Group
- Yang-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Part used
- Seed
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- pungent, sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Kidney
- ENG
- Common Anemarrhena Rhizome
- LATIN
- Anemarrhenae Rhizoma
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and fire-purging medicinal
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- bitter, sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Stomach, Kidney
- ENG
- Chinese Angelica
- LATIN
- Angelicae Sinensis Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Blood-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Umbelliferae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- pungent, sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Heart, Spleen
- ENG
- Dogbane Leaf
- LATIN
- Apocyni Veneti Folium
- Medicinal Group
- Liver-pacifying and wind-extinguishing medicinal
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Part used
- Leaf
- Nature
- cool
- Flavor
- sweet, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver
- ENG
- Arnebia Root
- LATIN
- Arnebiae Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and blood-cooling medicinal
- Family
- Boraginacea
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- sweet, salty
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Heart
- ENG
- Cochinchinese Asparagus Root
- LATIN
- Asparagi Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Yin-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- sweet, bitter
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Kidney
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- ENG
- Tangshen
- LATIN
- Codonopsis Radix
- Medicinal Group
- Qi-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Spleen, Lung
- ENG
- Coix Seed
- LATIN
- Coicis Semen
- Medicinal Group
- Dampness-draining diuretic medicinal
- Family
- Gramineae
- Part used
- Seed
- Nature
- cool
- Flavor
- sweet, bland
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Spleen, Lung, Stomach
- ENG
- Common Dayflower Herb
- LATIN
- Commelinae Herba
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and fire-purging medicinal
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Part used
- Aerial part
- Nature
- cold
- Flavor
- sweet, bland
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Small intestine, Stomach
- ENG
- Donkey-hide Glue
- LATIN
- Corii Asini Colla
- Medicinal Group
- Blood-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Equidae
- Part used
- Animal
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Lung, Liver, Kidney
- ENG
- Chicken's Gizzard-skin
- LATIN
- Corneum Gigeriae Galli Endothelium
- Medicinal Group
- Digestant medicinal
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Part used
- Animal
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Spleen, Small intestine, Stomach, Bladder
- ENG
- Deerhorn Glue
- LATIN
- Cornus Cervi Colla
- Medicinal Group
- Yang-tonifying medicinal
- Family
- Cervidae
- Part used
- Animal
- Nature
- warm
- Flavor
- sweet, salty
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Kidney, Liver
- ENG
- Hawthorn Fruit
- LATIN
- Crataegi Fructus
- Medicinal Group
- Digestant medicinal
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Part used
- Fruit
- Nature
- slightly warm
- Flavor
- sweet, sour
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Spleen, Stomach
- ENG
- Appendiculate Cremastra Pseudobulb or Common Pleione Pseudobulb
- LATIN
- Cremastrae Seu Pleiones Pseudobulbus
- Medicinal Group
- Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Part used
- Root and Rhizome
- Nature
- cool
- Flavor
- sweet, slightly pungent
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Spleen
- ENG
- Saffron
- LATIN
- Croci Stigma
- Medicinal Group
- Blood-activating menstruation regulating medicinal
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Part used
- Flower
- Nature
- neutral
- Flavor
- sweet
- Toxicity
- -
- Meridian Affinity
- Liver, Heart