| Herbs That are Toxic by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu For Latin Names use the Chinese Herb Dictionary. More links will be gradually uploaded. Pinyin | Chinese | Latin | Max_dosage | Note |
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ai di cha | 矮地茶 | | Ardisia japonica Bl. | | ba dou | 巴豆 | | | | ba jiao feng | 八角楓 | | 3–9g, some toxicity | | bai guo | 白 果 | Gingko biloba, L. | 6–9g, some toxicity | | bai hua cai zi | 白花菜 子 | | 3–6g, some toxicity | | bai qu cai | 白屈菜 | | 9–18g, some toxicity | | bai tou weng | 白頭蓊 | | | | bai zhi | 白芷 | | | | bi ma zi | 蓖麻子 | | external use, toxic | | bi shi | 砒石 | | | | bi xiang | 砒霜 | | | | bu gu zhi | 補 骨 脂 | | | | cang er zi | 蒼耳子 | | | | cao wu | 草烏 | | | | chang chun hua | 長春花 | | 9–15g, some toxicity | | chang shan | 常山 | | 4.5–9g, some toxicity | | chuan lian zi | 川 楝 子 | | 4.5–12g, some toxicity | | chuan xiong | 川 芎 | | | | da feng zi | 大楓子 | | 0.3–1g, toxic | | da qing ye | 大青葉 | | | | ding xiang | 丁香 | | | | ding gong teng | 丁公藤 | | 3–6g, some toxicity | | fang ji | 防 己 | | | | gan sui | 甘遂 | | | | gou wen | 鉤吻 | | external use (careful) , very toxic | Other name﹕斷腸草duan chang cao, 黃藤 huang teng。 | guan mu tong | 關木 通 | | | | guan zhong | 貫眾 | | 4.5–9g, toxic | | guang ci gu | 光慈姑 | Tulipa edulis Baber | 3–9g, some toxicity | | guang fang ji | 廣防 己 | | | | hai ma | 海馬 | | | | he shi | 鶴虱 | | 3–9g, some toxicity | | hong fan | 红礬 | | | | hua jiao | 花椒 | | 2–5g, some toxicity | | ji xing zi | 急性子 | | 4–12g, some toxicity | | jia zhu tao | 夹竹桃 | | | | jin yin gen | 金樱根 | | | | ku lian pi | 苦楝皮 | | 4.5–9g, some toxicity | | ku shen | 苦参 | | | | la mei gen | 腊梅根 | | | | lang du | 狼毒 | | 0.9–1.5g. Toxic | Usually it is not taken internally。 | lei gong teng | 雷 公 藤 | | | | lei wan | 雷丸 | | 3–6g, some toxicity | | li lu | 菞蘆 | veratrum nigrum L. | 0.3 – 1g. Toxic | other name: shan cong | liang dang zi | 良菪子 | | 0.06–0.6g. Very toxic | other name: tian xian zi | long kui | 龍葵 | | 9–30g, some toxicity | | lu hui | 蘆薈 | | | | ma dou ling | 馬兜玲 | | | | man tuo luo hua | 曼陀羅花 | | | | mi ke | 米殼 | | used in tea: 9g, toxic | Other names﹕阿芙蓉 a fu rong, | mian hua zi | 棉花子 | | | | ming fan | 明礬 | | | | ming teng | 銘藤 | | | | mu bie zi | 木蟞子 | | 0.9–1.2g. Toxic | Usually it is not taken internally。other name tu mu bie, fang ba | mu fang ji | 木防 己 | | | | nao yang hua | 鬧楊花 | | 0.3–0.6g, some toxicity | | nong ji li | 農吉利 | | 9–15g, some toxicity | | qian dan | 鉛丹 | | | | qian li guang | 千里光 | | | | qian niu zi | 牵牛子 | | 3–9g, （in powder form: 1.5–3g) toxic | | qing fen | 輕粉 | | | | shan ci gu | 山慈菇 | Cremastra variabilis (Bl.)Nakai; or Pleione bulbocodioides (Franch.) Rolfe | | | she du | 蛇毒 | | | | sheng ba dou | 生巴豆 | | 0.1–0.3g | It is better to de–grease first | sheng bai fu zi | 生白附 子 | | 3g some toxicity | | sheng ban xia | 生半 夏 | | 1.5–3g, some toxicity | | sheng da ji | 生大 戟 | Euphorbia pekinensis Rupr.; or Knoxiavalerianoides Thorel ex Pitard | 1.5–3g. Toxic | Two varieties: hong da ji, dosage: 1.5–3g; jing da jI, dosage: 0.3–1 g. | sheng fu zi | 生附 子 | | 3 g. Toxic | Side roots are called fu zi。Those without side root are called tian xiong. | sheng gan sui | 生甘遂 | | 0.5–1.2g. Toxic | other name: gan gao, ling ze, ling hao, zhong ze, zhu tian, gui chou | sheng gong | 升汞 | | | | sheng ma qian zi | 生馬前子 | | 0.3–.06 g. Very toxic | other name: fan mu bie | sheng shang lu | 生商陸 | | 1.5–3g | white shang lu are being used in herb。 For internal use prepare with wine。 | sheng teng huang | 生籐黃 | | 0.03–0.06g, very toxic | | sheng wu tou | 生烏頭 | | Used as tea: 4.5g. Used as dried powder: 1.5g.Very toxic | The varieties: chuan wu, cao wu. cao wu is stronger and more toxic. | sheng yuan hua | 生芫花 | | 1.5–3g. Toxic | other names: | shi jun zi | 使君子 | | | | shi liu pi | 石榴皮 | | 0.5–9g, toxic | | tian gua di | 甜瓜蒂 | | 0.6–1.5 g. Toxic | Other name: ku ding xiang, gua di. | tian hua fen | 天花粉 | | | | tu bei mu | 土貝母 | | | | tu jin jie | 土荆芥 | | | | tu niu xi | 土牛膝 | | | | wan nian qing | 萬年青 | | 3–5g. some toxicity | | wang jiang nan zi | 望江南子 | | | | wei ling xian | 威靈仙 | | | | wu gong | 蜈蚣 | | | | xi shu | 喜樹 | | fruit: 3–9g. bark or root: 9–15g, toxicity | | xi xin | 細 辛 | | | | xian mao | 仙茅 | | 3–9g, some toxicity | | xiang si zi | 相思子 | | 2.4–4.5g, some toxicity | | xing ren | 杏仁 | | 3–9g, some toxicity | | xiong huang | 雄黃 | | | | xu sui zi | 續隨子 | | 0.5?g , toxic | other names﹕qian jin zi, lian bu。After de–oiled is called qian xiang。 | xue lian | 雪蓮 | | 0.6–1.5g, some toxicity | | xue shang yi zhi hao | 雪上一枝蒿 | | 0.02g, very toxic | | yu dan | 鱼膽 | | | | ya dan zi | 雅膽子 | | 0.5–2g, some toxicity | | yang jin hua | 洋金花 | | 0.3–0.6g, very toxic | | yi mu cao | 益母草 | | | | ying su ke | 罌粟殼 | | | | yu can | 玉朁 | | 3–6g, toxic | | zao jiao | 皂角 | | 1–1.5g, some toxicity | | zao xiu | 蚤休 | | 5–10g, some toxicity | | ze xie | 澤瀉 | | 3–9g, some toxicity | | zhan di feng | 鉆地風 | | | | zhao shan bai | 照山白 | | 3–4.5g, some toxicity | | zhu sha | 朱砂 | | | | zi bei tian kui | 紫背天葵 | | 9–15g, some toxicity | | zu si ma | 祖司麻 | | 3–6g, some toxicity | |
Disclaimer . Last update: Dec 22, 2003,12:50 p.m. RC |
