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 Dictionary of Chinese Herbs

By: Joe Hing Kwok Chu

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Herbs in Latin Scientific Name :  Index A. By: Joe Hing Kwok Chu      

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Toxicity of Some Herbs   Side Effect of Some Herbs   Herbs toxic to kidneys

Select the First Letter of Herbs in Latin  Names:

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I, J, K

L

   M,N,O

P,Q

R

 S

T

U, V. X, Z

Select the First Letter of Herbs in Chinese names:

 A-B

 C

 D

E F

  G

 H

  I J

K

 L

M

N-O

P- Q- R

 S

 

 W

 X

 Y

 Z

Select the amount of strokes of the first traditional Chinese character of herbs, for Latin names and pinyin names:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pinyin

Chinese

Latin Botanical/Chemical/Zoological

ka fei

咖啡豆

Coffea arabica, Coffea Robusta

kong xin liang

空心蓮

Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb

ku ai

苦 艾

Artemisia absithium L.

ku ao

苦 芺

Cirsium ovalifolium  Fr. et Sav.

ku ban

苦 板

Cirsium ovalifolium Fr. et Sav.

ku gua

苦瓜

 Momordica charantia L

ku lian zi

苦 楝 子

Melia azedarach L. sub. var. Toosendan  Maki

ku shen

苦 參

Sophora flavescens. Ait.

ku xing ren

苦 杏 仁

Prunus armeniaca L. var. ansu Maxim. or P. armeniaca L.

Prunus  sibiricus  L.

Prunus mandschurica  Kochne.

ku zhu

苦 竹

Phyllostachys bambusoides  S. et Z.

kuan dong hua

款 冬 花

Tussilago farfara  L.

kuan jin teng

 寬 筋藤

 Operculina turpethum (L.) S. Manso.

kun bu

昆 布

Laminaria japonica  Ares.

kun ming shan hai tang

昆明山海棠

Tripterygium hypoglaucum (Lévl.)Hutchins.

la jiao

辣 椒

Capsicum annuum  L.

la mei gen

臘梅根

Meratia praecox Rehd. et Wils

lai fu

萊 菔

Raphanus sativus. L. var. macropodus. Makino.

lai fu zi

萊 菔 子

Raphanus sativus. L.

lai ji guo

來吉果

Blighia sapida konig.

lan ren

欖 仁

 Terminalia catappa L.

lang du

狼毒

 Euphorbia fischeriana

lei gong teng

雷 公 藤

Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. f.

lei wan

雷 丸

Polyporus mylittae Cook. et Mass.

li lu

藜 蘆

Veratrum nigrum L.

lian

Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.

lian qiao

連  翹

Forsythia supensa  Vahl.

lian xin

蓮心

 Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.

lian zi

蓮 子

 Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn

liang dang

良 菪

Hyoscyamus niger  L.

liao jiang shi

料薑石

 CaCO3

ling xiao hua

凌 霄 花

Campsis grandiflora (Thunb.) K. Schum.

Campsis radicans (L.) Seem.  (美 洲凌霄)

ling zhi

靈 芝

Ganoderma lucidum

liu ji nu

劉寄奴

Artemisia anomala S. Moore

liu lian

榴莲

Durio zibethinus Murray

liu shen qu

六神麴

Medicata Fermentita Fujianensis Massa

long dan cao

龍 膽草

Gentiana scabra  Bunge.

long gu

龍 骨

Fossilia Ossis Mastodi

long kui

龍葵

Solanum nigrum L..

long nao

龍 腦

Dryobalanops camphora.

long nao xiang

龍 腦 香

Dipterocarpus tubinatus Gaertn.f.

long yan

龍眼

 Euphoria longana lam

lou lu

漏蘆

Stemmacantha uniflora L.Dittrich

lu dou

綠豆

Phaseolus aureus Roxb; Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek..   

lu e mei

綠 萼 梅

Prunus mume Sieb. et Zucc

lu gan shi

爐甘石

calamina

lu gen

蘆根

Phragmites communis (L.) Trin.

lu hui

蘆 薈

Aloe vera L.

lu jiao

鹿 角

Cervus elaphus Linnaeus; (馬鹿)

Cervus nipoon Temminck (梅花鹿)

lu rong

鹿 茸

 Cervus elaphus Linnaeus; (馬鹿)

Cervus nipoon Temminck (梅花鹿)

lu gan shi

爐甘石

Smithsonitum

lu ti cao

鹿蹄草

Pyrola decorata H. Andres

lu xian cao

鹿銜草

Pyrola calliantha H. Andres

lu hui

蘆 薈

Aloe vera L.  A. ferox Mill

lu lu tong

路路通

Liquidamber taiwaniana Hance

lu rong

鹿 茸

Cervus elaphus  L.

lu sha

滷砂

NH4CL;  NaCl

luo han guo

羅漢果

.Siraitia grosvenorii(Swingle)C. Jeffrey ex Lu et Z.

luo le

羅勒 , 

九層 塔, 

十里 香

Ocimum basilicum L.

luo mo

蘿摩

Metaplexis stauntoni R. et S.

luo shen hua

落神葵 ﹐落神花

 Hibiscus sabdariffa Linn.

luo wang zi (suan jiao)

羅望子 , (酸 角 )

Tamarindus indica L.

ma bao

馬 寶

Calculus equi

ma bian cao

馬 鞭  草

Verbena officinalic L.

ma bo

馬 勃

Lashiosphaera fenzli   Keich.

Lycoperdon gemmatum  Batsch.

ma chi xian

馬 齒 莧

Portulacea oleracea  L.

ma dai cha

馬黛茶

Ilex paraguensis

ma dou ling

馬 兜 鈴

Aristolochia contorta  Bunge

Aristolochia debili  Sieb. et Zuce

Aristolochia kaempferi  Willd.

ma huang

麻 黃

Ephedra sinica Stapf

ma huang

麻 黃

Ephedra equisetina Bunge

ma huang

麻 黃

Ephedra intermedia Schrenk

ma qian zi

馬前子﹐番木鱉

Strychnos nux-vomica Linn.

ma wei dang gui

馬尾當 歸

Ligusticum acutilobum  S. et Z.

mai dong

麥 冬

Liriope graminifoia  Baker.

man jing zi

蔓 荊 子

Vitex trifolia L. var. Ovata     Makino.

man li

鰻鱱

Anguila japonica T. et S.

man tuo luo

蔓 陀 羅

Datura stramonium  L

man yu

Muraenesox cinereus

mang guo

芒果

 Mangifera Indica

mang xiao

芒硝

 natrium sulfuricum

mao gen

茅 根

Imperata arundinacea  Cyr. var. koenigii    hac

mao liang

茅 莨

Ranunculus acris  L.

Ranunculus  japonicus.

mao ren shen

貓人參鑷 閤獼猴桃

Actinidia valvata Dunn

mei

Prunus mume Sieb. et Zucc

mei gui hua

玫 瑰 花

Rosa rugosa  Thunb.

mei pian

梅 片

Dryobalanops aromatica Gaertn. or Blumen

meng chong

虻 蟲

Tabanus bivittatus Matsumura

meng ma zi, (qing ma zi)

麻子

Abutilon theophrasti Medic.

mi hou tao

獼猴桃

 Actinidia sinensis

mi meng hua

蜜 蒙 花

Buddlea officianalis  Max

mi zao

蜜棗

Ziziphus jujuba Mill. var. inermis Bge.  

mian mao ma dou ling

綿毛馬 兜鈴﹐ 噚骨風

Aristolochia mollissima Hance

ming fan

 明 礬

aluminum potassium sulfate

mo yao

沒 藥

Commiphora molmol  Engi.

mu dan pi

牡 丹皮

Paeonia  moutan Sims.   Paeonia suffruticosa Andr.

mu fang ji

木 防 己

Coculus thunbergii

mu fu rong

木芙蓉

Hibiscus mutabilits L.

mu gua

木 瓜

Cydonia sinensis Thonrin.

mu jin pi

 木 槿皮﹐  川 槿皮

 Hibiscus syriacus L.

mu li

牡蠣

Ostrea cucullata  Born.

mu mian

木 棉

Bombox melebicum

mu shu

木薯, 樹薯

Manihot esculenta Crantz; Manihot utilissima Pohl.

mu tong

木 通

Akebia guinata  D. C.

Akebia lobata  Dene

mu xiang

木 香  雲 木香 ﹔廣木香

Inula racemosa  Hook fil.

Saussurea lappa  Clarke.

Aucklandia costus  Falk

mu ze

木 賊

Eguisetum hyemale  L. var. japonicum     Mild.

nan tian zhu

南天竹

Nandina domestica  Thunb.

nao yang hua

鬧 羊  花

Rhododendri Mollis

ni qiu

泥 鳅

Misgurnus anguilicaudatus

niu bang zi

牛蒡子

Arctium lappa

niu huang

牛 黃

Calculus Bovis

niu jin cao

牛筋草

Eleusine indica L.

niu xi

Achyranthes bidentata Bl.

nu er cha

女兒茶

Rhamnus heterophylla Oliv.

nu zhen zi

Ligustrum lucidum Ait.

ou chan pu gong ying

歐 產 蒲  公 英

Taraxacum officinale  Wigg.

ou mao gen

歐 茅 根

Agropyrum repens

Note: the Latin name of lei wan was incorrectly placed in the cell of luo han guo.

It has been corrected after reader Pamela discovered the error and pointed it out.

 

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