Chinese Herbs (Materia Medica)

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Release the Exterior (Warm) · 12 herbs
Bái Zhǐ白芷Angelica dahurica root
Cāng Ěr Zǐ蒼耳子Xanthium fruit
Fáng Fēng防風Siler / Saposhnikovia root
Guì Zhī桂枝Cinnamon twig
Gǎo Běn藁本Chinese lovage root
Jīng Jiè荊芥Schizonepeta
Má Huáng麻黃Ephedra
Qiāng Huó羌活Notopterygium root
Shēng Jiāng生薑Fresh ginger
Xì Xīn細辛Asarum / wild ginger
Xīn Yí Huā辛夷花Magnolia flower bud
Zǐ Sū Yè紫蘇葉Perilla leaf
Release the Exterior (Cool) · 10 herbs
Bò Hé薄荷Field mint
Chái Hú柴胡Bupleurum root
Chán Tuì蟬蛻Cicada moulting
Dàn Dòu Chǐ淡豆豉Prepared fermented soybean
Gé Gēn葛根Kudzu root
Jú Huā菊花Chrysanthemum flower
Màn Jīng Zǐ蔓荊子Vitex fruit
Niú Bàng Zǐ牛蒡子Burdock seed
Shēng Má升麻Bugbane / cimicifuga rhizome
Sāng Yè桑葉Mulberry leaf
Clear Heat · 30 herbs
Bái Huā Shé Shé Cǎo白花蛇舌草Hedyotis / snake-needle grass
Bái Wēi白薇Cynanchum root
Bǎn Lán Gēn板藍根Isatis root
Chì Sháo赤芍Red peony root
Dà Qīng Yè大青葉Isatis leaf
Dì Gǔ Pí地骨皮Lycium root bark
Huáng Bǎi黃柏Phellodendron bark
Huáng Lián黃連Coptis rhizome
Huáng Qín黃芩Baical skullcap root
Jīn Yín Huā金銀花Honeysuckle flower
Kǔ Shēn苦參Sophora root
Lián Qiào連翹Forsythia fruit
Lóng Dǎn Cǎo龍膽草Chinese gentian root
Lú Gēn蘆根Reed rhizome
Mǔ Dān Pí牡丹皮Tree peony root bark
Pú Gōng Yīng蒲公英Dandelion
Qīng Hāo青蒿Sweet wormwood
Shuǐ Niú Jiǎo水牛角Water buffalo horn
Shè Gān射干Belamcanda rhizome
Shí Gāo石膏Gypsum
Shān Dòu Gēn山豆根Sophora tonkinensis root
Shēng Dì Huáng生地黃Raw rehmannia root
Tiān Huā Fěn天花粉Trichosanthes root
Xià Kū Cǎo夏枯草Selfheal spike
Xuán Shēn玄參Figwort root
Yín Chái Hú銀柴胡Stellaria root
Yú Xīng Cǎo魚腥草Houttuynia
Yě Jú Huā野菊花Wild chrysanthemum flower
Zhī Mǔ知母Anemarrhena rhizome
Zhī Zǐ梔子Gardenia fruit
Downward Draining · 6 herbs
Dà Huáng大黃Rhubarb root
Fān Xiè Yè番瀉葉Senna leaf
Huǒ Má Rén火麻仁Hemp seed
Lú Huì蘆薈Aloe
Máng Xiāo芒硝Glauber's salt / mirabilite
Yù Lǐ Rén郁李仁Bush cherry kernel
Drain Dampness · 10 herbs
Bì Xiè萆薢Fish poison yam rhizome
Chē Qián Zǐ車前子Plantain seed
Fú Líng茯苓Poria / hoelen
Huá Shí滑石Talc
Jīn Qián Cǎo金錢草Lysimachia / gold coin grass
Mù Tōng木通Akebia stem
Yì Yǐ Rén薏苡仁Coix seed / Job's tears
Yīn Chén Hāo茵陳蒿Capillaris / yin chen
Zhū Líng豬苓Polyporus
Zé Xiè澤瀉Alisma rhizome
Dispel Wind-Damp · 8 herbs
Dú Huó獨活Pubescent angelica root
Fáng Jǐ防己Stephania root
Hǎi Tóng Pí海桐皮Coral-bean bark
Mù Guā木瓜Chinese quince
Qín Jiāo秦艽Large gentian root
Sāng Jì Shēng桑寄生Mulberry mistletoe
Wēi Líng Xiān威靈仙Chinese clematis root
Wǔ Jiā Pí五加皮Acanthopanax bark
Aromatically Transform Dampness · 6 herbs
Bái Dòu Kòu白豆蔻Round cardamom
Cāng Zhú蒼朮Black atractylodes rhizome
Huò Xiāng藿香Patchouli / agastache
Hòu Pò厚朴Magnolia bark
Pèi Lán佩蘭Eupatorium / fortune eupatorium
Shā Rén砂仁Amomum / grains of paradise
Transform Phlegm and Stop Cough · 14 herbs
Bàn Xià半夏Pinellia rhizome
Chuān Bèi Mǔ川貝母Sichuan fritillary bulb
Guā Lóu瓜蔞Trichosanthes fruit
Jié Gěng桔梗Platycodon root
Kuǎn Dōng Huā款冬花Coltsfoot flower
Pí Pá Yè枇杷葉Loquat leaf
Sāng Bái Pí桑白皮Mulberry root bark
Sū Zǐ蘇子Perilla seed
Tiān Nán Xīng天南星Arisaema rhizome
Tíng Lì Zǐ葶藶子Tansy mustard / lepidium seed
Xìng Rén杏仁Bitter apricot kernel
Zhè Bèi Mǔ浙貝母Zhejiang fritillary bulb
Zhú Rú竹茹Bamboo shavings
Zǐ Wǎn紫菀Aster root
Relieve Food Stagnation · 5 herbs
Jī Nèi Jīn雞內金Chicken gizzard lining
Lái Fú Zǐ萊菔子Radish seed
Mài Yá麥芽Barley sprout
Shén Qū神麴Medicated leaven
Shān Zhā山楂Hawthorn fruit
Regulate Qi · 8 herbs
Chuān Liàn Zǐ川楝子Sichuan chinaberry fruit
Chén Pí陳皮Aged tangerine peel
Mù Xiāng木香Costus root
Qīng Pí青皮Green tangerine peel
Wū Yào烏藥Lindera root
Xiè Bái薤白Chinese chive bulb
Xiāng Fù香附Cyperus rhizome
Zhǐ Shí枳實Immature bitter orange
Regulate the Blood (Stop Bleeding) · 9 herbs
Bái Jí白及Bletilla rhizome
Cè Bǎi Yè側柏葉Biota leaf
Dà Jì大薊Japanese thistle
Dì Yú地榆Sanguisorba root
Huái Huā槐花Pagoda tree flower
Pú Huáng蒲黃Bulrush pollen
Sān Qī三七Notoginseng / tian qi
Xiān Hè Cǎo仙鶴草Agrimony
Ài Yè艾葉Mugwort leaf
Invigorate the Blood · 14 herbs
Chuān Niú Xī川牛膝Cyathula root
Chuān Xiōng川芎Sichuan lovage rhizome
Dān Shēn丹參Red sage root
Hóng Huā紅花Safflower
Jī Xuè Téng雞血藤Spatholobus stem
Mò Yào沒藥Myrrh
Niú Xī牛膝Achyranthes root
Rǔ Xiāng乳香Frankincense
Sān Léng三棱Sparganium rhizome
Táo Rén桃仁Peach kernel
Yán Hú Suǒ延胡索Corydalis rhizome
Yì Mǔ Cǎo益母草Chinese motherwort
Yù Jīn鬱金Curcuma tuber
É Zhú莪朮Zedoary rhizome
Warm the Interior · 7 herbs
Dīng Xiāng丁香Clove
Fù Zǐ附子Prepared aconite
Gān Jiāng乾薑Dried ginger
Huā Jiāo花椒Sichuan pepper
Ròu Guì肉桂Cinnamon bark
Wú Zhū Yú吳茱萸Evodia fruit
Xiǎo Huí Xiāng小茴香Fennel fruit
Tonify Qi · 8 herbs
Bái Zhú白朮White Atractylodes rhizome
Dà Zǎo大棗Chinese date / jujube
Dǎng Shēn黨參Codonopsis root
Gān Cǎo甘草Licorice root
Huáng Qí黃耆Astragalus root
Rén Shēn人參Ginseng root
Shān Yào山藥Chinese yam
Tài Zǐ Shēn太子參Prince ginseng
Tonify Blood · 6 herbs
Bái Sháo白芍White peony root
Dāng Guī當歸Chinese Angelica root
Hé Shǒu Wū何首烏Fleeceflower root
Lóng Yǎn Ròu龍眼肉Longan fruit flesh
Shú Dì Huáng熟地黃Prepared rehmannia root
Ē Jiāo阿膠Donkey-hide gelatin
Tonify Yang · 10 herbs
Bā Jǐ Tiān巴戟天Morinda root
Bǔ Gǔ Zhī補骨脂Psoralea fruit
Dù Zhòng杜仲Eucommia bark
Lù Róng鹿茸Velvet deer antler
Ròu Cōng Róng肉蓯蓉Cistanche
Suǒ Yáng鎖陽Cynomorium
Tù Sī Zǐ菟絲子Dodder seed
Xù Duàn續斷Teasel root
Yì Zhì Rén益智仁Black cardamom
Yín Yáng Huò淫羊藿Epimedium / horny goat weed
Tonify Yin · 11 herbs
Biē Jiǎ鱉甲Soft-shelled turtle shell
Běi Shā Shēn北沙參Glehnia root
Bǎi Hé百合Lily bulb
Guī Bǎn龜板Tortoise plastron
Gǒu Qǐ Zǐ枸杞子Goji berry / wolfberry
Hàn Lián Cǎo旱蓮草Eclipta
Mài Mén Dōng麥門冬Ophiopogon tuber
Nǚ Zhēn Zǐ女貞子Glossy privet fruit
Shí Hú石斛Dendrobium stem
Tiān Mén Dōng天門冬Asparagus tuber
Yù Zhú玉竹Solomon's seal rhizome
Stabilise and Bind (Astringent) · 9 herbs
Chì Shí Zhī赤石脂Red halloysite / kaolin
Fú Xiǎo Mài浮小麥Light wheat grain
Hǎi Piāo Xiāo海螵蛸Cuttlefish bone
Lián Zǐ蓮子Lotus seed
Qiàn Shí芡實Euryale / fox nut
Shān Zhū Yú山茱萸Asiatic cornelian cherry
Sāng Piāo Xiāo桑螵蛸Mantis egg case
Wū Méi烏梅Smoked plum
Wǔ Wèi Zǐ五味子Schisandra fruit
Calm the Spirit · 8 herbs
Bǎi Zǐ Rén柏子仁Biota seed
Cí Shí磁石Magnetite
Hé Huān Pí合歡皮Silk tree bark
Lóng Gǔ龍骨Dragon bone (fossilised bone)
Mǔ Lì牡蠣Oyster shell
Suān Zǎo Rén酸棗仁Sour jujube seed
Yuǎn Zhì遠志Polygala root
Yè Jiāo Téng夜交藤Fleeceflower vine
Open the Orifices · 3 herbs
Bīng Piàn冰片Borneol
Shè Xiāng麝香Musk
Shí Chāng Pú石菖蒲Grass-leaf sweetflag rhizome
Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremor · 8 herbs
Bái Jí Lí白蒺藜Tribulus / caltrop fruit
Dì Lóng地龍Earthworm
Gōu Téng鉤藤Uncaria / gambir vine
Quán Xiē全蠍Scorpion
Shí Jué Míng石決明Abalone shell
Tiān Má天麻Gastrodia rhizome
Wú Gōng蜈蚣Centipede
Zhēn Zhū Mǔ珍珠母Mother-of-pearl shell
Expel Parasites · 3 herbs
Bīng Láng檳榔Areca / betel nut
Kǔ Liàn Pí苦楝皮Chinaberry bark
Shǐ Jūn Zǐ使君子Rangoon creeper fruit

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