50 Fundamental herbs
In Chinese herbology, there are 50 "fundamental" herbs, as given in the reference text,[115] although these herbs are not universally recognized as such in other texts. The herbs are:| Binomial nomenclature | Chinese name | English Common Name (when available) |
|---|---|---|
| Agastache rugosa[116] | huò xiāng (藿香)[117] | Korean Mint |
| Alangium chinense[118] | bā jiǎo fēng (八角枫)[119] | Chinese Alangium Root |
| Anemone chinensis (syn. Pulsatilla chinensis)[120] | bái tóu weng (白头翁)[119][120] | Chinese anemone |
| Anisodus tanguticus | shān làng dàng (山莨菪)[121] | |
| Ardisia japonica | zǐ jīn niú (紫金牛)[122] | Marlberry |
| Aster tataricus | zǐ wǎn (紫菀) | Tatar aster, Tartar aster |
| Astragalus propinquus (syn. Astragalus membranaceus)[123] | huáng qí (黄芪)[124] or běi qí (北芪)[124] | Chinese astragalus |
| Camellia sinensis | chá shù (茶树) or chá yè (茶叶) | Tea Plant |
| Cannabis sativa | dà má (大麻) | Cannabis |
| Carthamus tinctorius | hóng huā (红花) | Safflower |
| Cinnamomum cassia | ròu gùi (肉桂) | Cassia, Chinese Cinnamon |
| Cissampelos pareira | xí shēng téng (锡生藤) or (亞乎奴) | Velvet leaf |
| Coptis chinensis | duǎn è huáng lián (短萼黄连) | Chinese Goldthread |
| Corydalis ambigua | yán hú suǒ (延胡索) | Fumewort |
| Croton tiglium | bā dòu (巴豆) | Purging Croton |
| Daphne genkwa | yuán huā (芫花) | Lilac Dahpne |
| Datura metel | yáng jīn huā (洋金花) | Devil's Trumpet |
| Datura stramonium (syn. Datura tatula)[125] | zǐ huā màn tuó luó (紫花曼陀萝) | Jimson Weed |
| Dendrobium nobile | shí hú (石斛) or shí hú lán (石斛兰) | Noble Dendrobium |
| Dichroa febrifuga[126] | cháng shān (常山) | Blue Evergreen Hydrangea, Chinese Quinine |
| Ephedra sinica | cǎo má huáng (草麻黄) | Chinese ephedra |
| Eucommia ulmoides | dù zhòng (杜仲) | Hardy rubber tree |
| Euphorbia pekinensis[127] | dà jǐ (大戟) | Peking spurge |
| Flueggea suffruticosa (formerly Securinega suffruticosa) | yī yè qiū (一叶秋)[128] | |
| Forsythia suspensa | liánqiáo[129] (连翘) | Weeping Forsythia |
| Gentiana loureiroi | dì dīng (地丁) | |
| Gleditsia sinensis | zào jiá (皂荚) | Chinese Honeylocust |
| Glycyrrhiza uralensis | gān cǎo (甘草)[130] | Licorice |
| Hydnocarpus anthelminticus (syn. H. anthelminthica) | dà fēng zǐ (大风子) | Chaulmoogra tree |
| Ilex purpurea | dōngqīng (冬青) | Purple Holly |
| Leonurus japonicus | yì mǔ cǎo (益母草) | Chinese motherwort |
| Ligusticum wallichii[131] | chuān xiōng (川芎) | Szechuan lovage |
| Lobelia chinensis | bàn biān lián (半边莲) | Creeping Lobelia |
| Phellodendron amurense | huáng bǎi (黄柏) | Amur cork tree |
| Platycladus orientalis (formerly Thuja orientalis) | cèbǎi (侧柏) | Chinese Arborvitae |
| Pseudolarix amabilis | jīn qián sōng (金钱松) | Golden Larch |
| Psilopeganum sinense | shān má huáng (山麻黄) | Naked rue |
| Pueraria lobata | gé gēn (葛根) | Kudzu |
| Rauwolfia serpentina | shégēnmù (蛇根木), cóng shégēnmù (從蛇根木) or yìndù shé mù (印度蛇木) | Sarpagandha, Indian Snakeroot |
| Rehmannia glutinosa | dìhuáng (地黄) or gān dìhuáng (干地黄)[132] | Chinese Foxglove |
| Rheum officinale | yào yòng dà huáng (药用大黄) | Chinese or Eastern rhubarb |
| Rhododendron tsinghaiense | Qīng hǎi dù juān (青海杜鹃) | |
| Saussurea costus | yún mù xiāng (云木香) | Costus |
| Schisandra chinensis | wǔ wèi zi (五味子) | Chinese Magnolia Vine |
| Scutellaria baicalensis | huáng qín (黄芩) | Baikal Skullcap |
| Stemona tuberosa | bǎi bù (百部) | |
| Stephania tetrandra | fáng jǐ (防己) | Stephania Root |
| Styphnolobium japonicum (formerly Sophora japonica) | huái (槐), huái shù (槐树), or huái huā (槐花) | Pagoda Tree |
| Trichosanthes kirilowii | guā lóu (栝楼) | Chinese Cucumber |
| Wikstroemia indica | liǎo gē wáng (了哥王) | Indian stringbush |
No comments:
Post a Comment