Chinese
A systematized medical system spanning over two millennia, with herbal formulas increasingly studied in modern clinical trials.
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Plants in the Chinese tradition
Atractylodes lancea
Atractylodes (cang zhu) / cang zhu (苍术)
Clinical
Camellia sinensis
Tea (green / black)
ClinicalCaution
Cannabis sativa
Cannabis / Hemp
ClinicalDanger
Cornus officinalis
Asian cornelian cherry / shan zhu yu (山茱萸)
Clinical
Crataegus pinnatifida
Shan zha / Chinese hawthorn
ClinicalCaution
Curcuma longa
Turmeric
ClinicalDanger
Cyperus rotundus
Musta (nutgrass)
ClinicalCaution
Ephedra sinica
Ephedra
ClinicalDanger
Ganoderma lingzhi
Lingzhi / reishi mushroom
ClinicalCaution
Gynostemma pentaphyllum
Jiaogulan / southern ginseng
ClinicalCaution
Ligusticum chuanxiong
Sichuan lovage rhizome / chuanxiong (川芎)
ClinicalCaution
Magnolia biondii
Biond magnolia flower bud / xin yi (辛夷)
ClinicalCaution
Mentha haplocalyx
Bo he / Chinese mint
ClinicalCaution
Morus alba
Sang ye / sang shen / white mulberry
ClinicalCaution
Panax ginseng
Korean (Asian) Ginseng
ClinicalCaution
Phellodendron amurense
Amur cork tree bark / huang bai (黄柏)
ClinicalCaution
Pueraria montana
Ge gen / kudzu
ClinicalCaution
Salvia miltiorrhiza
Dan Shen (Red Sage)
ClinicalDanger
Scutellaria baicalensis
Baikal Skullcap (Huang Qin)
ClinicalCaution
Sophora flavescens
Bitter-root sophora / ku shen (苦参)
ClinicalDanger
Tribulus terrestris
Gokshura (puncture vine)
ClinicalCaution
Zingiber officinale
Ginger
ClinicalCautionAcorus tatarinowii
Grassleaf sweetflag / shi chang pu (石菖蒲)
PreclinicalCaution
Anemarrhena asphodeloides
Anemarrhena rhizome / zhi mu (知母)
Preclinical
Angelica dahurica
Dahurian angelica / bai zhi (白芷)
PreclinicalCaution
Angelica sinensis
Dong Quai
PreclinicalCaution
Asarum heterotropoides
Manchurian wild ginger / xi xin (细辛)
PreclinicalDanger
Astragalus mongholicus
Astragalus / Mongolian milkvetch
PreclinicalCaution
Atractylodes macrocephala
Bai zhu / largehead atractylodes
PreclinicalBupleurum chinense
Chai hu / Chinese thorowax
PreclinicalCaution
Cinnamomum cassia
Chinese cassia / cinnamon
PreclinicalCaution
Cistanche deserticola
Desert-broomrape / rou cong rong (肉苁蓉)
PreclinicalCaution
Citrus reticulata
Aged tangerine peel / chen pi (陈皮)
Preclinical
Codonopsis pilosula
Dang shen / poor man's ginseng
PreclinicalCautionCoptis chinensis
Chinese goldthread / huang lian
PreclinicalCaution
Dictamnus dasycarpus
Dittany root bark / bai xian pi (白鲜皮)
PreclinicalDanger
Epimedium brevicornu
Horny goat weed / yin yang huo (淫羊藿)
PreclinicalCaution
Eucommia ulmoides
Du zhong / hardy rubber tree
PreclinicalCaution
Forsythia suspensa
Lian qiao / weeping forsythia
Preclinical
Gastrodia elata
Tian ma / gastrodia
PreclinicalCaution
Gentiana scabra
Chinese gentian / long dan (龙胆)
PreclinicalCaution
Glycyrrhiza uralensis
Chinese liquorice
PreclinicalCaution
Houttuynia cordata
Yu xing cao / fish-mint / chameleon plant
PreclinicalCaution
Lithospermum erythrorhizon
Red gromwell / zi cao (紫草)
PreclinicalCaution
Lonicera japonica
Japanese honeysuckle flower
PreclinicalCaution
Lycium barbarum
Goji / wolfberry
PreclinicalCaution
Magnolia officinalis
Magnolia bark / hou po (厚朴)
PreclinicalCautionMorinda officinalis
Morinda root / ba ji tian (巴戟天)
Preclinical
Nelumbo nucifera
He ye / lotus leaf (and lotus parts)
PreclinicalCautionNotopterygium incisum
Incised notopterygium / qiang huo (羌活)
PreclinicalCaution
Ophiopogon japonicus
Mai dong / dwarf lilyturf
Preclinical
Paeonia lactiflora
Chinese peony (white/red peony root)
Preclinical
Paeonia suffruticosa
Tree-peony root bark / mu dan pi (牡丹皮)
PreclinicalCaution
Perilla frutescens
Zi su / perilla
PreclinicalCaution
Pinellia ternata
Crow-dipper / ban xia (半夏)
PreclinicalDanger
Platycodon grandiflorus
Jie geng / balloon flower
PreclinicalCaution
Polygala tenuifolia
Polygala / yuan zhi (远志)
PreclinicalCaution
Polygonatum sibiricum
Siberian Solomon's seal / huang jing (黄精)
PreclinicalCaution
Prunella vulgaris
Self-Heal
PreclinicalCaution
Prunus persica
Peach kernel / tao ren (桃仁)
PreclinicalDanger
Rehmannia glutinosa
Rehmannia / di huang
Preclinical
Reynoutria multiflora
He shou wu / fo-ti
PreclinicalDanger
Saposhnikovia divaricata
Fang feng (防风) / siler
PreclinicalCaution
Schisandra chinensis
Schisandra / five-flavor berry
PreclinicalCautionSchizonepeta tenuifolia
Schizonepeta / jing jie (荆芥)
PreclinicalCaution
Stephania tetrandra
Han fang ji / fang ji (防己)
PreclinicalDanger
Uncaria rhynchophylla
Cat's-claw / gou teng (钩藤)
PreclinicalCaution
Wolfiporia extensa
Fu ling / poria
Preclinical
Zanthoxylum bungeanum
Sichuan pepper / hua jiao (花椒)
PreclinicalCaution
Ziziphus jujuba
Jujube / Chinese red date
Preclinical
Allium fistulosum
Welsh onion
Traditional (systematized)
Allium schoenoprasum
Chives
Traditional (systematized)
Chrysanthemum morifolium
Chrysanthemum flower
Traditional (systematized)Caution
Dioscorea polystachya
Chinese yam / shan yao
Traditional (systematized)Caution
Illicium verum
Star anise (Chinese)
Traditional (systematized)Danger