Translations:Chinese herbology/46/en
50 fundamental herbs
In Chinese herbology, there are 50 "fundamental" herbs, as given in the reference text, 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, Pogostemon cablin | huò xiāng (藿香) | Korean mint, Patchouli |
| Alangium chinense | bā jiǎo fēng (八角枫) | Chinese Alangium root |
| Anemone chinensis (syn. Pulsatilla chinensis) | bái tóu weng (白头翁) | Chinese anemone |
| Anisodus tanguticus | shān làng dàng (山莨菪) | (trans.) Mountain henbane |
| Ardisia japonica | zǐ jīn niú (紫金牛) | Marlberry |
| Aster tataricus | zǐ wǎn (紫菀) | Tatar aster, Tartar aster |
| Astragalus propinquus (syn. Astragalus membranaceus) | huáng qí (黄芪) or běi qí (北芪) | Mongolian milkvetch |
| 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 yanhusuo | yán hú suǒ (延胡索) | Chinese poppy of Yan Hu Sou |
| Croton tiglium | bā dòu (巴豆) | Purging croton |
| Daphne genkwa | yuán huā (芫花) | Lilac daphne |
| Datura metel | yáng jīn huā (洋金花) | Devil's trumpet |
| Datura stramonium | 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 | 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 | dà jǐ (大戟) | Peking spurge |
| Flueggea suffruticosa (formerly Securinega suffruticosa) | yī yè qiū (一叶秋) | |
| Forsythia suspensa | liánqiáo (连翘) | Weeping forsythia |
| Gentiana loureiroi | dì dīng (地丁) | |
| Gleditsia sinensis | zào jiá (皂荚) | Chinese honeylocust |
| Glycyrrhiza uralensis | gān cǎo (甘草) | 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 | chuān xiōng (川芎) | Szechwan 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) | cè bǎi (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 |
| Rauvolfia 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) | Chinese foxglove |
| Rheum officinale | yào yòng dà huáng (药用大黄) | Chinese or Eastern rhubarb |
| Rhododendron qinghaiense | Qīng hǎi dù juān (青海杜鹃) | |
| Saussurea costus | yún mù xiāng (云木香) | Costus root |
| 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 | liāo gē wáng (了哥王) | Indian stringbush |