Links to Herbal Ingredients, sorted by Common (Botanical) Name


From the Web Pages of Phil Rogers MRCVS, Lucan, Dublin, Ireland
[Fax: 353-46-26154; Tel: 353-46-25214 (Lab)]

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Plant parts: B=Bulbus (Bulb); Cx=Cortex (Outer layer, bark); Fl=Flos (Flower); Fm=Folium (leaf); Fr=Fructus (Fruit); Hb=Herba (greenery?); Ma=Medulla (Inner layer, pith); Pc=Pericarpium (Pericarp, peel, skin); Rml= (Twig); Rx=Radix (Root); Rz=Rhizoma (Rhizome, Tuber); S=Semen (Seed)
(Dec 28, 2000)
URL Common (Botanical) Name Pinyin Name Latin Name
RM Acanthopanax Root Bark Wu Jia Pi Acanthopanacis Radicis Cx
RM CH Achyranthes Root Huai Niu Xi Achyranthis Bidentatae Rx
BT Aconite (Coreanum) Bai Fu Zi Typhonii Rz
BT Aconite Tsao Wu (Prepared) Cao Wu (Prepared) Aconiti Kusnezoffii Rx
CH BT Aconitum Wu Tou Root (Prepared) Chuan Wu Aconiti Carmichaeli Wu Tou Rx
RM Aduki Bean Chi Xiao Dou Phaseoli Calcarati S
RM CH Agastache Huo Xiang Agastaches seu Pogostemi Hb
RM BT Agkistrodon Bai Hua She Agkistrodon seu Bungarus
CH Agrimony Xian He Cao Agrimoniae Pilosae Hb
RM CH Akebia Caulis Mu Tong Akebiae Caulis
CH BT Akebia Fr Ba Yue Zha Akebiae Fr
CH Albizzia Bark He Huan Pi Albizziae Cx
CH Alcohol, Grain - 0Alcohol, grain
  Allium Cong Bai? Allii Fistulosi B
RM Aloe (Aquilaria) Wood Chen Xiang Aquilariae Longae Lignum
RM Aloe Leaf Juice Lu Hui Aloe Vera Hb
BT Ampelopis Bai Lian Ampelopsis Rx
RM CH Anemarrhena Tuber Zhi Mu Anemarrhenae Asphondeloidis Rx or Rz
RM CH BT Angelica Dahurica Root Bai Zhi Angelicae Rx
RM CH Angelica Pubescens Root Du Huo Angelicae Pubescens Rx
RM CH BT Angelica Sinensis (Tangkuei) Root Dang Gui (Shen) Angelicae Sinensis Rx
RM CH BT Apricot Seed (Bitter Almond Kernel?) Xing Ren Pruni Armeniacae S (Armeniacae Amarae S)
RM CH BT Arbor Vitae (Biota) Seed Bai Zi Ren Biotae Orientalis S
RM CH BT Arbor Vitae (Biota) Tops / Twig Ce Bai Ye Biotae Orientalis Cacumen, Biotae Qrientalis Fm & Rml
CH Aristolochia Guang Fang Ji Aristolochia
CH Aristolochia Fr Ma Dou Ling Aristolochiae Fr
RM Aromatic Madder (Elsholtzia Hb) Xiang Ru Elsholtziae Splendentis Hb
BT Artemisia (Brown) Ai Ye Tan Artemisiae Argyi Fm
CH Artemisia Annual Qing Hao Artemisia Annua
CH Artemisia Capillaris Leaf Yin Chen Hao Artemesiae Hb
RM Asparagus Root Tian Men Dong Asparagi Rz
RM CH BT Ass Hide Gelatin E Jiao Asini Gelatinum, Corni Asini Colla
RM CH BT Astragalus Root Huang Qi (Bei) Astragali Rx
RM CH BT Atractylodes Tuber - Gray Cang Zhu Atractylodis Lanceae Rz
RM CH BT Atractylodes Tuber - White Bai Zhu Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rz
RM CH BT Balloonflower (Platycodon) Root Jie Geng Platycodi Rx
RM CH Bamboo Leaf, Lophatherum Stem & Leaf Dan Zhu Ye Lophatheri Hb
RM Bamboo Shavings Zhu Ru Bambusae in Taeniis Caulis
RM CH Barley Malt Sugar, Maltose Yi Tang Saccharum Granorum
CH Barley Sprout - Malt Mai Ya Hordei Germinatus Fr
CH Beeswax - 0Beeswax
RM Belladonna? (Ephedra) Root Ma Huang Gen Ephedrae Rx
RM CH BT Belladonna? (Ephedra) Twigs, Stem Ma Huang Ephedrae Hb
BT Benincasa Seed Dong Gua Zi Benincasae Hispidae S
RM CH Betel Husk, Areca Peel Da Fu Pi Arecae Catechu Pc
RM BT Betel Nut, Areca Seed Bin Lang Arecae S
BT Biota (Brown) Ce Bai Ye Tan Biotae S
RM CH Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga) Tuber Sheng Ma Cimicifugae Rz
RM Black Pepper Hu Jiao Piperis Nigri Fr
RM Blackberry Lily Tuber She Gan Belamcandae Rz
RM BT Bletilla Tuber Bai Ji Bletillae Striatae Rz
RM Broom Cypress (Kochia) Fr Di Fu Zi Kochia Scopariae Fr
RM Bulrush (Cattail) Pollen Pu Huang Typhae Pollen
RM CH Burnet (Sanguisorba) Root Di Yu Sanguisorbae Rx
RM Bush-Cherry (Prunus) Seed Yu Li Ren Pruni S
RM CH Cardamom (Bitter-Seeded), Alpinia Oxyphylla Fr Yi Zhi Ren Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fr
RM BT Cardamom Fruit, Seed? - White Bai Dou Kou Amomi Cardamomi Fr, Cardamomi S?
RM CH Cardamom, (Amomum) Fr Sha Ren Amomi Fr seu S
RM Cassia Seed Jue Ming Zi Cassiae Torae S
RM Centipede Wu Gong Scolopendra
CH Cercis Bark Zi Jing Pi Cercis Cx
RM Chicken Gizzard Lining Ji Nei Jin Gigeraiae Galli Endothelium Corneum
RM CH Chinaberry (Melia) Fr Chuan Lian Zi Meliae Toosendan Fr
RM Chrysanthemum Flower Ju Hua Chrysanthemi Morifolii Fl
RM CH Cibotium Tuber Gou Ji Cibotii Barometz Rz
RM Cicada Slough Chan Tui Cicadae Periostracum
CH1 CH2 Cinnamon Bark Rou Gui, Rou Gui G Cinnamomi Cassiae Cx
RM CH BT Cinnamon Twig Gui Zhi Cinnamomi Rml
BT Cirsium Da Ji Cirsii Japonici seu Cephalanoploris
RM Cistanches Hb Rou Cong Rong Cistanches Hb
RM CH Clematis Chinese Root Roasted Wei Ling Xian Clematidis Sinensis Rx
BT Clerodendron Bai Long Chuan Hua Tou Clerodendron Paniculatum Rx
RM Clove (Caryophylli Fl) Ding Xiang Caryophylli Fl
RM CH Cnidium ? (Ligusticum Root) Chuan Xiong Ligustici Wallichi Rx
RM BT Cocklebur (Xanthium) Fr Cang Er Zi Xanthii Fr
RM CH BT Codonopsis Root Dang Shen Codonopsis Pilosulae Rx
RM CH BT Coix (Job's Tear) Seed Yi Yi Ren Coicis S
RM CH BT Coptis Rhizone / Root? Huang Lian Coptidis Rz
RM CH Coral Bean (Erythrina) Bark Hai Tong Pi Erythrinae Variegatae Cx
RM CH Corydalis Tuber Yan Hu Suo Corydalis Yanhusuo Rz
RM CH Costus (Saussurea) Root Mu Xiang Saussureae Aucklandiae seu Vladimirae Rx
RM Curcuma Tuber E Zhu Curcumae Zedoariae Rz
CH Cyathula Root Chuan Niu Zi Cyathulae Officinalis Rx
BT Cynanchum Atratum Bai Wei Cynanchii Atrati Rx
BT Cynanchum Stauntoni Bai Qian Cynanchii Stauntoni Rz & Rx
CH Damiana Turnerae Aphrodisiacae Leaf - Damiana Turnerae Aphrodisiacae Fm
RM Dandelion (Taraxacum) Hb Pu Gong Ying Taraxici Hb
RM Deer Antler, Velvet Of Young Deer Horn Lu Rong Cervi Parvum Cornu
CH Deer Horn Degelatinated Fragments Lu Jiao Shuang Cervi Degelatinatum Cornu
RM CH Dendrobium Hb Shi Hu Dendrobii Hb
RM Desmodium Hb Jin Qian Cao Desmodii Hb (Glechomae Hb; Lysimachiae Hb)
RM Dianthus Hb Qu Mai Dianthi Hb
RM BT Dittany (Dictamnus) Root Bark Bai Xian Pi Dictamni Dasycarpi Rx Cx
RM CH Dodder (Cuscuta) Seed Tu Si Zi Cuscutae S
RM CH Dogwood (Cornus) Fr Shan Zhu Yu Corni Officinalis Fr
CH Dragon Blood Xue Jie Draconis Sanguis
RM CH Dragon Bone, Fossilized Bone (Ox Bone) Long Gu Draconis Os
RM Earthworm Di Long Lumbricus
CH Eclipta Hb Han Lian Cao Ecliptae Prostratae Hb
RM CH Elecampagne (Inula) Flower Xuan Fu Hua Inulae Fl
RM CH Epimedium Hb Yin Yang Huo Epimedii Hb
RM CH Eucommia Bark Du Zhong Eucommiae Ulmoidie Cx
RM Eupatorium Hb Pei Lan Eupatorii Fortunei Hb
BT Euphorbia Kansui Gan Sui Euphorbiae Kansui Rx
BT Euphorbia Knoxiae Da Ji (Purgative) Euphorbiae seu Knoxiae Rx
RM Evodia Fr Wu Zhu Yu Evodiae Rutaecarpae Fr
CH Fennel (Foeniculus) Fr (Seed?), Dry Fried Xiao Hui Xiang (Chao) Foeniculi Vulgaris Fr (Dry Fried)
RM Fennel Seed, Fruit? Hui Xiang Foeniculi Fr
RM Fenugreek (Trigonella) Seed Hu Lu Ba Trigonellae Foeni-graeci S
RM CH Fleeceflower (Polygonum) Root He Shou Wu Polygoni Multiflori Rx
RM Fleeceflower (Polygonum) Stem Ye Jiao Teng Polygoni Multiflori Caulis
RM Flying Squirrel (Trogopterus) Feces Chao Wu Ling Zhi Trogopteri seu Pteromi Excrementum
RM Forsythia Fl, Fr? Lian Qiao Forsythiae Fr
RM CH Foxglove Root Chinese (Rehmannia) Cooked In Wine Shu Di Huang Rehmanniae Glutinosae Conquitae Rx
RM CH BT Foxglove Root Chinese (Rehmannia) Dried Or Raw Sheng Di Huang Rehmanniae Glutinosae Rx (dried)
RM Foxnut (Euryales Seed) Qian Shi Euryales Ferox S
RM CH Frankincense (Mastic) Ru Xiang Olibanum Gummi
RM BT Fraxinus Bark Qin Pi Fraxini Cx
CH BT Fritillaria Cirrhosa Bulb Chuan Bei Mu Fritillariae Cirrhosae B
RM CH BT Fritillaria Thunbergius Bulb Bei Mu Xi (Zhe Bei Mu) Fritillariae Thunbergii B
RM CH BT Fritillaria Thunbergius Bulb Zhe Bei Mu (Bei Mu Xi) Fritillariae Thunbergii B
CH Galanga (Alpinia) Tuber Gao Liang Jiang Alpiniae Officinari Rz
RM Gambir Vine Stems Gou Teng Uncariae Rml & Uncus
RM CH Gardenia Fr Zhi Zi (Shan Zhi Zi) Gardeniae Jasminoides Fr
RM Garlic Bulb Da Suan Allii Sativa B
RM CH Gastrodia Tuber Tian Ma Gastrodiae Elatae Rz
RM Gentian Root Long Dan Cao Gentianae Scabrae Rx
RM CH Ginger Tuber Dried Chao Gan Jiang Zingiberis Officinalis Rz Siccatum
RM CH Ginger Tuber Fresh Sheng Jiang Zingiberis Officinalis Recens Rz
CH BT Ginkgo Nut Yin Xing (Bai Guo) Ginkgo Bilobae S
RM CH Ginseng Root - White Ren Shen Ginseng Rx
RM Ginseng Root American Xi Yang Shen Panacis Quinquefolii Rx
RM Glechoma Hb Jin Qian Cao Glechomae Hb (Desmodii Hb; Lysimachiae Hb)
RM CH Glehnia Root Bei Sha Shen (Sha Shen, Nan Sha Shen) Adenophorae Seu Glehnia Rx
RM CH Great Burdock (Arctium) Fr Niu Bang Zi Arctii Lappae Fr
RM CH Greenbriar (Smilax) Tuber Tu Fu Ling Smilacis Glabrae Rz
RM CH Grifola Sclerotium (Umbellate Pore Fungus) Zhu Ling Grifolae (Polypori Umbellati) Sclerotium
RM CH Gypsum Shi Gao Gypsum Fibrosum
RM CH BT Hare's Ear (Bupleurum) Root Chai Hu Bupleuri Rx
RM Hawthorn (Crataegus) Fr Shan Zha Crataegi Fr
RM BT Hedyotis Hb Bai Hua She She Cao Hedyotis Diffusae Hb ( Oldenlandiae Diffusae Hb)
BT Hedysarum Huang Qi (Jin) Hedysarum Polybotrys
RM CH Hematite Dai Zhe Shi Haematitum
RM BT Hemp Seed, Linum Huo Ma Ren Cannabis S
RM BT Honeysuckle (Lonicera) Flower Jin Yin Hua Lonicerae Japonicae Fl
RM Houttuynia Hb Yu Xing Cao Houttuyniae Hb
RM BT Hyacinth Bean (Dolichos) Bian Dou, Or Bai Bian Dou Dolichoris Lablab S
CH Indigo Pulverata Levis, Natural Indigo Qing Dai (Qin? Dai) Indigo Pulverata Levis (Indigo Naturalis)
RM CH BT Isatis (Baphicacanthus, Woadleaf) Root Ban Lan Gen Isatidis seu Baphicacanthi Rx
RM CH BT Isatis (Woadleaf) Leaf, Baphicacanthus Leaf Da Qing Ye Isatidis Fm, Baphicacanthi Fm
RM CH Jack-In-The-Pulpit (Arisaema) Tuber Tian Nan Xing Arisaematis Rz
RM Japanese Fern (Lygodium) Spores Hai Jin Sha (Or: Jin Sha Teng Lygodii Spora seu Hb
RM CH Jujube - Red (Sour Seed) Da Zao (Red) Zizyphi Jujubae Fr
CH Kadsura Stem Hai Feng Teng Kadsura Stem
BT Katsumadai Cao Dou Kou Alpiniae Katsumadai S
CH Kola Root Gotu Centella Asiatica L. (Kola Hydrocotyle Asiatica) Rx
RM CH Kudzuvine (Pueraria) Root Ge Gen Puerariae Rx
RM CH Large-Leaf Gentian Root Qin Jiao Gentianae Macrophyllae Rx
RM CH Ledebouriella (Siler) Root Fang Feng Ledebouriellae Sesloidis Rx (Sileris Rx)
RM Leech Shui Zhi Hirudo seu Whitmaniae
RM CH BT Licorice Root Gan Cao Glycyrrhizae Uralensis Rx
CH Licorice Root - Honey Fried Or Baked Zhi Gan Cao (See Gan Cao) Glycyrrhizae Uralensis Rx Praep
RM Ligusticum (Kaopen)Tuber & Root Gao Ben Ligustici Sinensis Rz & Rx
RM CH BT Lily Bulb Bai He Lilii B
RM CH Lindera Root Wu Yao Linderae Rx
CH Lithospermium Root Bark Zi Cao Lithospermi Rx Bark
BT Lobelia Ban Bian Lian Lobeliae Sinensis & Radice Hb
RM Longan (Euphoria) Fr Long Yan Rou Euphoriae Longanae Arillus
RM Loquat (Eriobotrya) Leaf Pi Pa Ye Eriobotryae Japonicae Fm
BT Lotus Leaf He Ye Nelumbinis Fm
CH Lotus Tuber Node Ou Jie Loti Rz Nodus
RM Lysimachiae Hb Jin Qian Cao Lysimachiae Hb (Desmodii Hb; Glechomae Hb)
RM CH Madder (Rubria) Root Qian Cao Gen Rubiae Cordifoliae Rx
RM Magnesium Sulphate, Mirabilite Mang Xiao Magnesia Sulfaricum (Mirabilitum; Natrum Sulfaricum)
RM CH Magnetite, Loadstone Ci Shi Magnetitum
BT Magnolia Bark (Chuan) Hou Po (Chuan)? Magnoliae Officinalis Cx
RM Magnolia Flower Xin Yi Hua Magnoliae Liliflorae Fl
RM CH BT Magnolia Officinalis Bark Hou Po Magnoliae Officinalis Cx
RM CH Medicated Leaven Shen Qu Massa Fermentata Medicinalis
RM Milletia Root Ji Xue Teng Milletiae Rx (Spatholoba Rx)
RM Mirabilite Mang Xiao Mirabilitum (Magnesia Sulfaricum; Natrum Sulfaricum)
RM CH BT Monkshood (Aconite) Root Cooked Fu Zi Aconiti Carmichaeli Lateralis Praep Rx
RM CH BT Morinda Root Ba Ji Tian Morindae Officinalis Rx
RM CH Motherwort (Leonurus) Yi Mu Cao Leonuri Hb
RM BT Mugwort (Artemisia) Leaf Ai Ye Artemisiae Argyi Fm
RM BT Mulberry (Morus) Leaf Sang Ye Mori Fm
RM CH Mulberry (Morus) Tree Root Bark Sang Bai Pi Mori Albae Rx Cx
RM Mulberry (Morus) Twigs Sang Zhi Mori Albae Rml
RM CH Mulberry Mistletoe Stem Sang Ji Sheng Loranthi seu Visci Ramus
RM CH Mume Fr, Unripe Umeboshi Plum Wu Mei Pruni Mume Fr
RM CH Musk Deer Navel Gland Secretions She Xiang Moschus Secretio
BT Mustard Seed Bai