Common herbs
In addition to providing effective treatment for a wide range of health disorders, Chinese herbal medicine may also be used to assist with general health maintenance and disease prevention. By strengthening and enhancing normal body functions, the immune system is boosted and a general sense of well-being promoted. Below are some common conditions with which Chinese herbal medicine may assist.A
Abrus cantoniensis, herb 雞骨草
Acanthopanax gracilistylus, root
Achyranthes bidentata, root 牛膝
Actaea Cimicifuga, rhizome 升麻
Actaea heracleifolia, rhizome 升麻
Adenophora tetraphylla, root
Agastache rugosa, herb 藿香
Ailanthus altissima, root bark inner
Albizia julibrissin, flower 合歡花
Albizia julibrissin, stem bark 合歡皮
Alisma orientale, rhizome 澤瀉
Alisma plantago aquatica, rhizome 澤瀉
Allium macrostemon, bulb 薤白
Aloe ferox, latex
Alpinia officinarum, rhizome
Alpinia oxyphylla, fruit
Amomum aromaticum, fruit 豆蔻
Amomum villosum, fruit 砂仁
Andrographis paniculata, herb 穿心蓮
Anemarrhena asphodeloides, rhizome 知母
Anemone altaica, rhizome 石菖蒲
Angelica dahurica, root 白芷
Angelica polymorpha, root 當歸
Angelica pubescens, root 獨活
Aquilaria sinensis, stem sapwood
Arctium lappa, fruit 牛蒡子
Arctium lappa, seed 牛蒡子
Arnebia euchroma, root 紫草
Artemisia annua, root 茵陳蒿
Artemisia argyi, leaf 艾葉
Artemisia frigida, herb 茵陳蒿
Asparagus cochinchinensis, tuber 天冬
Aster tataricus, root 紫苑
Astragalus complanatus, seed 沙苑子
Astragalus membranaceus, root 黄芪
Atractylodes lancea, rhizome 蒼術
Atractylodes macrocephala, rhizome 白術
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Bassia scoparia, seed 地膚子
Begonia fimbristipula, herb 紅天葵
Biota orientalis, branch terminal leafy 側柏葉
Biota orientalis, seed 柏子仁
Boehmeria nivea, root
Boswellia carterii, gum oleoresin 乳香
Boswellia carterii, sap resin 乳香
Bupleurum falcatum, root 柴胡
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Caesalpinia sappan, stem heartwood 蘇木
Camellia sinensis, leaf young
Carthamus tinctorius, flower 紅花
Cephalanopsis segetum, herb 小薊
Chaenomeles speciosa, fruit 木瓜
Chrysanthemum indicum, flower 野菊花
Chrysanthemum sinense, flower 菊花
Cinnamomum cassia, stem bark 肉桂
Cinnamomum cassia, twig 桂枝
Citrus aurantium, fruit 枳殼
Citrus maxima, fruit peel 化橘紅
Citrus medica, fruit 佛手
Citrus reticulata, fruit exocarp 桔紅
Citrus reticulata, fruit peel 陳皮
Citrus reticulata, fruit pericarp 陳皮
Cnidium monnieri, seed 蛇床子
Codonopsis pilosula, root 黨參
Coix lachryma-jobi, seed 薏苡仁
Commiphora myrrha, gum oleoresin 沒藥
Commiphora myrrha, sap resin 沒藥
Coptis chinensis, rhizome 黃連
Coptis chinensis, rhizome 黃連
Cornus officinalis, fruit 山茱萸
Corydalis turtschaninovii, rhizome 延胡索
Corydalis turtschaninovii, root 延胡索
Crataegus pinnatifida, fruit 山楂
Cullen corylifolium, seed 補骨脂
Curculigo orchioides, rhizome 仙茅
Curcuma longa, rhizome
Curcuma longa, root 鬱金
Curcuma longa, tuber 鬱金
Curcuma zedoaria, rhizome 莪術
Cuscuta hygrophilae, seed 菟絲子
Cyathula officinalis, root 川牛膝
Cynanchum stauntonii, rhizome 白前
Cynanchum stauntonii, root & rhizome 徐長卿
Cynanchum stauntonii, root 徐長卿
Cynomorium coccineum subsp. songaricum, stem 鎖陽
Cynomorium songaricum, herb 鎖陽
Cyperus rotundus, rhizome 香附
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Daemonorops draco, sap resin 血竭
Dianthus superbus, herb 瞿麥
Dictamnus desycarpus, root bark 白癬皮
Dictamnus desycarpus, stem bark 白癬皮
Dimocarpus longan, fruit flesh 龍眼肉
Dioscorea oppositifolia, rhizome 山藥
Dioscorea oppositifolia, root 山藥
Dipsacus asper, root 續斷
Dolichos lablab, seed 白扁豆
Drynaria fortunei, rhizome
Dryopteris crassirhizoma, rhizome
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Eclipta prostrata, herb 旱蓮草
Eleutherococcus nodiflorus, root 刺五加
Epimedium brevicornu, herb 淫羊藿
Epimedium sagittatum, herb 淫羊藿
Epimedium sagittatum, root 淫羊藿
Eriobotrya japonica, leaf 枇杷葉
Eucommia ulmoides, stem bark 杜仲
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Forsythia suspensa, fruit 連翹
Fritillaria Cirrhosa, bulb 川貝母
Fritillaria thundbergii, bulb 浙貝母
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Ganoderma lucidum, mushroom 靈芝
Gardenia jasminoides, fruit 栀子
Gentiana macrophylla, root 秦艽
Gentiana scabra, root 龍膽
Ginkgo biloba, leaf
Ginkgo biloba, seed 白果
Gleditsia sinensis, spine 皂角刺
Glehnia littoralis, root 北沙參
Glycine max, seed 淡豆豉
Glycine max, seed skin
Glycyrrhiza uralensis, root 甘草
Gynostemma pentaphyllum, leaf 絞股藍
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Hordeum vulgare, sprout 神曲
Hordeum vulgare, sprout 麥芽
Houttuynia cordata, herb 魚腥草
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Inula britannica, flower 旋覆花
Isatis tinctoria, leaf 大青葉
Isatis tinctoria, root 板蘭根
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Juncus effusus, medulla (rush pith)
Juncus effusus, stem pith 燈芯草
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Ledebouriella seseloides, root 防風
Leonurus sibiricus, herb 益母草
Ligusticum sinense, rhizome 藁本
Ligusticum striatum, rhizome 川芎
Ligusticum striatum, root 川芎
Ligustrum lucidum, fruit 女貞子
Lilium brownii, bulb 百合
Lindera strychnifolia, root 烏藥
Linum usitatissimum, seed 亞麻子
Lonicera japonica, flower 金銀花
Loranthus parasiticus, herb 桑寄生
Loranthus parasiticus, stem 桑寄生
Loranthus parasiticus, twig leafy 桑寄生
Luffa cylindrical, fruit vascular tissue (Loofah)
Lycium barbarum, fruit 枸杞子
Lycium chinense, fruit 枸杞子
Lycopus lucidus, herb
Lygodium japonicum, spore 海金沙
Lysimachia christinae, herb 金錢草
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Magnolia liliflora, flower bud 辛夷
Magnolia liliflora, flower 辛夷花
Magnolia officinalis, stem bark 厚樸
Mentha haplocalyx, herb 薄荷
Mentha haplocalyx, leaf 薄荷
Morinda officinalis, root 巴戟天
Morus alba, fruit 桑葚
Morus alba, leaf 桑葉
Morus alba, root bark 桑白皮
Morus alba, twig 桑枝
Myristica fragrans, seed 肉豆蔻
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Nelumbo nucifera, leaf 荷葉
Nelumbo nucifera, seed 蓮子
Notopterygium incisum, root and rhiz. 薑活
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Ophiopogon japonicus, tuber 麥冬
Oryza sativa, sprout
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Paeonia lactiflora, root 白芍
Paeonia obovata, root 赤芍
Paeonia suffruticosa, root bark 牡丹皮
Paeonia suffruticosa, stem bark 牡丹皮
Panax ginseng, root 人參
Panax notoginseng, root 三七
Panax quinquefolius, root
Paris polyphylla, rhizome 重樓
Perilla frutescens, leaf 紫蘇葉
Perilla frutescens, seed 紫蘇子
Perilla frutescens, stem
Peucedanum praeruptorum, root 前胡
Phellodendron amurense, stem bark 黃柏
Phragmites australis, rhizome 蘆根
Phyllostachys nigra, leaf 淡竹葉
Phyllostachys nigra, stem wood 竹茹
Phyllostachys nigra, stem 竹茹
Pinellia ternata, tuber 半夏
Plantago asiatica, herb 車前草
Plantago asiatica, seed 車前子
Plantago major, seed
Platycodon grandiflorus, root 桔梗
Pogostemon cablin, herb
Pogostemon cablin, stem
Polygala sibirica, root 遠志
Polygonatum officinale, rhizome 玉竹
Polygonatum sibiricum, rhizome
Polygonatum sibiricum, root
Polygonum aviculare, herb 扁蓄
Polyporus umbellatus, fruit. body 豬苓
Poterium sanguisorba, root
Prunella vulgaris, herb top flowering 夏枯草
Prunus armeniaca, seed 苦杏仁
Prunus persica, seed 桃仁
Pseudostellaria heterophylla, root 太子參
Pueraria lobata, root 葛根
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Raphanus sativus, seed 萊菔子
Rehmannia glutinosa, prepared root 熟地黃
Rehmannia glutinosa, root 地黃
Rheum palmatum, rhizome
Rheum palmatum, root
Rheum palmatum, root and rhizome 大黃
Rosa laevigata, fruit 金櫻子
Rosa rugosa, flower 玫瑰花
Rubia cordifolia, root 茜草
Rubus chingii, fruit 覆盆子
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Salvia miltiorrhiza, root & rhiz.
Salvia miltiorrhiza, root 丹參
Santalum album, stem heartwood 檀香
Saposhnikovia divaricata, root 防風
Sargassum fusiforme, whole plant 海藻
Schisandra chinensis, fruit 五味子
Schizonepeta tenuifolia, herb top flowering 荊芥
Scrophularia ningpoensis, root 玄參
Scutellaria baicalensis, root 黃芩
Senna alexandrina, leaf
Senna tora, seed 決明子
Smilax glabra, rhizome 土茯苓
Sophora flavescens, root 苦參
Sparganium stoloniferum, rhizome 三棱
Sparganium stoloniferum, tuber 三棱
Spatholobus suberectus, stem 雞血藤
Stemona sessifolia, root 白部
Stephania tetranda, root
Styphnolobium japonicum, flower bud
Styphnolobium japonicum, flower 槐花
Styphnolobium japonicum, fruit
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Taraxacum mongolicum, herb 蒲公英
Tetradium ruticarpum, fruit 吳茱萸
Tetrapanax papyrifera, pith 通草
Tetrapanax papyrifera, stem pith 通草
Tetrapanax papyrifera, stem 通草
Tribulus terrestris, fruit 蒺藜
Trichosanthes kirilowii, fruit 瓜萎
Trichosanthes kirilowii, root 天花粉
Trichosanthes kirilowii, seed 瓜萎子
Triticum aestivum, seed 浮小麥
Typha angustifolia, pollen 蒲黃
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Uncaria rhynchophylla, stem
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Viola yedoensis, herb 紫花地丁
Vitex trifolia, fruit
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Wolfiporia cocos, fruit. body 茯苓
Wolfiporia cocos, hyphae 茯苓
Wolfiporia cocos, hyphae 茯苓`茯神
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Xanthium sibiricum, fruit 蒼耳子
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Zingiber officinale, rhizome (dried) 乾薑
Zingiber officinale, rhizome (fresh) 生薑
Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa, seed 酸棗仁
Ziziphus jujuba, fruit 大棗