Medicinal Roots
570 herbs total
Radix Ilicis Pubescentis
IntroductionMáo Dōng Qīng is a Chinese medicinal substance. It is the root of Ilex pubescens Hook. et Arn., a plant belonging to the genus Ilex of the Aquifoliaceae family.
Cornus officinalis S.etZ.
IntroductionJiǔ Yú Ròu (Wine-processed Cornus Fruit) is a Chinese medicinal substance. It is a processed product of the Chinese medicinal material Shān Zhū Yú (Cornus Fruit…
Faeces Togopteri
IntroductionWǔ Líng Zhī (Trogopterus Dung) is a medicinal substance used to promote blood circulation and remove stasis. It is the dried feces of Trogopterus xanthipes Miln…
Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum
Introduction“Turtle” (Wū Guī) is a general term in traditional Chinese medicine for medicinal use. Its different parts — such as the shell (carapace and plastron), meat, an…
Ganoderma Lucidum
IntroductionChì Líng Zhī (Red Reishi Mushroom) is a Chinese medicinal substance. Also known as Líng Zhī (Lucid Ganoderma) and other names, it is the fruiting body of the fu…
Nelumbinis Semen
IntroductionLián Zǐ (Lotus Seed) is a Chinese medicinal substance. It is the dried ripe seed of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn., a plant of the Nymphaeaceae family. It is not only…
Arecae Pericarpium
IntroductionDà Fù Pí (Areca Peel) is a Chinese medicinal substance. It is the dried pericarp of Areca catechu L., a plant of the Arecaceae family. Its medicinal material is…
Descurainiae Semen、Lepidii Semen
IntroductionTíng Lì Zǐ (Tinglizi / Semen Lepidii seu Descurainiae) is a Chinese medicinal herb. It is the dried ripe seed of Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb. ex Prantl. or Lep…
Herba Urticae
IntroductionXún Má (Nettle) is a Chinese medicinal herb. It is the whole plant of Urtica laetevirens Maxim., Urtica fissa Pritz., Urtica angustifolia Fisch. ex Hornem., and…
Fructus seu Semen Daturae Metelis
IntroductionMàn Tuó Luó Zǐ (Datura Seed) is a Chinese medicinal substance. It is the fruit or seed of Datura metel L. and Datura innoxia Mill., plants of the Solanaceae fam…
Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma
IntroductionGāo Liáng Jiāng (Lesser Galangal Rhizome) is a Chinese medicinal substance. It is the dried rhizome of Alpinia officinarum Hance, a plant of the Zingiberaceae f…
制远志
IntroductionZhì Yuǎn Zhì (Prepared Polygala Root) is a Chinese medicinal substance. It is the processed product of the dried root of Polygala tenuifolia Willd. or Polygala…
