| Pinyin | Chinese | Latin | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ya dan zi | 鴉 膽 子 | Brucea javanica (L.) Merri. | |
| ya jiao | 崖 椒 | Fagara schinifolia, Engl. | |
| ya pian | 鴉 片 | Paparver somniferum, Linnaeus. | |
| yan fu mu | 鹽 膚 木 | Rhus semialata, Murray | |
| yan hu suo | 延 糊 索 | Corydalis bulbosa D.C. var. typica, Regl. | |
| yan hu suo | 延 胡 索 | Corydalis ternata, Makino. | |
| yang ti | 羊 蹄 | Rumex japonicus, Mein. | |
| yi mu cao, chong | 益 母 草 ,茺 罻子 | Leonurus sibiricus, L. | |
| yi yi ren | 薏 苡 仁 | Coix lacryma–jobi,var. frumentacea, Makino. | |
| yi zhi | 益 智 | Zingiber nigrum, Garth. | |
| yin chen hao | 茵 陳 蒿 | Artemisia capillaris, Thunb | |
| yin yang huo | 淫 羊 藿 | Epimedium macranthum, Morr et Dcene. | |
| yin yang huo | 淫 羊 藿 | Epimedium sagittatum, Bak. | |
| yin yu | 茵 竽 | Skimmia japonica, Thunb. | |
| ying shi | 營 實 | Rosa multiflora, Thunb. | |
| you | 柚 | Citrus decumama | |
| yu jin | 鬱 金 | Curcuma Longa, L. | |
| yu li ren | 郁 李 仁 | Prunus japonica, Thunb. | |
| yu shu shu | 玉 蜀 黍 | Zea mays, L. | |
| yu zhu | 玉 竹 | Polygonatum thunbergii, Morr. et Decne. | |
| yu zhu | 玉 竹 | Polygonum officinale, All. | |
| yuan hua | 芫 花 | Daphne genkwa, Sieb. et. Zucc. | |
| yuan qing | 芫 青 | Lytta vesicatoria, Fabricus. | |
| yuan zhi | 遠 志 | Polygala tenuifolia, Wild. |