WWW
Index

Module 13: CHINESE



Following are scientific names followed by the authority (botanist who originally named the species), English common names, Chinese names, plant family common names and a major indication for some of the most familiar Chinese herbs, often cited and more and more occasionally used here in the United States. Phytochemical and pharmacological data are available on most of them in the Father Nature's Farmacy database.

Albizia julibrissin Durazz. "Silk Tree" "He Huan Pi" (LEGUME FAMILY) Insomnia

Allium sativum "Garlic" Da Suan" (GARLIC FAMILY) Cold Preventive

Angelica sinensis "Chinese Angelica"; "Dong Gui" "Dong Quai"(CELERY FAMILY) Dysmenorrhea

Artemisia annua L. "Sweet Annie" "Qing Hao" (ASTER FAMILY) Malaria

Astragalus membranaceus "Huang Qi" "Chinese Milk Vetch" (LEGUME FAMILY) Immunodepression

Atractyloides lancea (Thunb.) DC. "Cang Zhu" (ASTER FAMILY) Tonic

Atractyloides macrocephala Koidz. "Bai Zhu" (ASTER FAMILY) Tonic

Belamcanda chinensis (L.)DC "Leopard Lily" "She gan" (LILY FAMILY) Sore Throat

Bletilla striata (Thunb.) Reich. B fil. "Hardy Orchid" "Bai-ji" (ORCHID FAMILY) Bronchitis

Celosia cristata L. "Cockscomb" "Ji-guan-hua" (AMARANTH FAMILY) Conjunctivitis

Chrysanthemum x morifolium Ramat "Mum" "Ju Hua" (ASTER FAMILY) Cold

Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf. "Bonnet Bellflower" "Dang-Shen" Dyspepsia

Dianthus superbus "Fringed Pink" "Qu Mai" (PINK FAMILY) Cancer

Dictamnus dasycarpus Turcz. "Dittany" Bai xianpi" (CITRUS FAMILY): Eczema

Eleutherococcus senticosus "Siberian ginseng" "Ci wu jia" "Wujia" (ARALIA FAMILY) Fatigue

Ephedra sinica "Chinese Ephedra" "Ma Huang" ( EPHEDRA FAMILY) Narcolepsy

Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. "Hardy Rubber Tree" "Du Zhong" (EUCOMMIACEAE) Hypertension

Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl "Golden-bells" "Lian-qiao" (OLIVE FAMILY) Cold; Nephritis

Gardenia jasminoides Ellis "Cape jasmine" "Zhi Zi" (COFFEE FAMILY) Hepatitis

Ginkgo biloba L. "Ginkgo" "Bai Guo" (GINKGO FAMILY) Poor Circulation

Glycyrrhiza uralensis "Chinese Licorice" " Gan Cao" (LEGUME FAMILY) Ulcers

Hemerocallis fulva (L.) L. "Day Lily" "Xuan Cao" (LILY FAMILY) Hepatitis

Hibiscus syriacus L. "Rose of Sharon" "Mu Jin Hua' (MALLOW FAMILY) Dysentery

Houttutnia cordata Thunb. "Chameleon Plant""Yu Xing Cao" (LIZARD's-TAIL FAMILY) Bronchitis

Leonurus heterophyllus Sweet "Chinese Motherwort" "Yi Mu Cao" (MINT FAMILY) Dysmenorrhea

Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort.. "Sichuan Lovage" "Chuan Xiong" (CELERY FAMILY) Arthritis

Ligusticum sinense Oliv. "Gao Ben" (CELERY FAMILY) Arthritis

Ligustrum lucidum Ait. "Privet" "Chinese privet" "Nu Zhen Zi" (OLIVE FAMILY) Immunostimulant

Lonicera japonica Thunb. "Japanese Honeysuckle" "Jin yin hua" (HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY) Flu

Lycium chinense Mill. "Matrimony Vine" Wolfberry" "Gou Qi Zi" "Di Gi PI" (POTATO FAMILY)

Morus alba L. "White Mulberry" "Sang Ye" (MULBERRY FAMILY) Cold

Nandina domestica Thunb. "Heavenly Bamboo" "Nan-tian-zhu" (BARBERRY FLOWER) Cough

Paeonia lactiflora Pallas "Chinese Peony" "Bai Shao" (BUTTERCUP FAMILY) Headache

Paeonia suffruticosa Andr. "Tree Peony" "Mu Dan Pi" (BUTTERCUP FAMILY) Inflammation

Panax ginseng "Ginseng" "Ren Shen" (ARALIA FAMILY) Fatigue

Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt. "Beefsteak Plant" "Zi su" (MINT FAMILY) Cold

Phellodendron amurense Rupr. "Amur Corktree" "Huang Bai" (CITRUS FAMILY) Infections; Inflammation

Platycodon grandiflorum (Jacq.) A. DC. "Balloonflower" "Jie-geng" (BELLFLOWER FAMILY) Bronchitis

Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. & Zucc. "Giant Knotweed" "Hu Zhang" (BUCKWHEAT FAMILY) Arthritis

Polygonum multiflorum "Nimble Will" "Fo Ti" (BUCKWHEAT FAMILY) Fatigue

Prunus nune (Sieb.) Sieb. & Zucc. "Mume Plum" "Wu Mei" (ROSE FAMILY) Cough

Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi "Kudzu" "Ge Gen" (LEGUME FAMILY) Alcoholism

Rehmannia glutinosa Gaertn. "Chinese Foxglove" "Di Huang" (FIGWORT FAMILY) Diabetes

Rheum palmatum L. "Medicinal Rhubarb" "Da Huang" (BUCKWHEAT FAMILY)

Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge "Red Sage" "Dan Shen" (MINT FAMILY) Dysmenorrhea

Schisandra chinensis "Magnolia Vine" "Wu Wei Zi"(MAGNOLIA FAMILY) Hepatitis

Scutellaria baicalensis "Chinese Skullcap" "Huang Qin" (MINT FAMILY) Hepatitis

Sophora japonica L "Japanese Pagoda Tree" (LEGUME FAMILY) Varicose Veins

Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. "Chinese Cucumber" Tian hua fen" (GOURD FAMILY)Abortion, AIDS (Compound Q)

Tripterygium wilfordiii Hook. f. "Yellow Vine" (BITTERSWEET FAMILY) Immunosuppressant

Vitex negundo L. "Fiveleaf Chastetree" "Huang Jing Zi" (VERBENA FAMILY) Malaria

Zingiber officinale Roscoe "Ginger" "Gan-Jiang" (GINGER FAMILY) Vertigo

Ziziphus jujuba Mill. "Jujube" "Da Zao" (JUJUBE FAMILY) Insomnia



Bensky, D. and Barolet, R. (Compilers & translators). 1990. Chinese Herbal Medicine. Formulas & Strategies. Eastland Press, Inc., Seattle, WA. 562 pp.

Duke, J.A. and Ayensu, E.S. 1985. Medicinal Plants of China. 2 vols. Reference Publications, Algonac, MI 705 pp.

Foster, S. and Yue, C.-G. 1992. Herbal Emissaries - Bringing Chinese Herbs to the West. Healing Arts Press, Rochester, VT. 356 pp.

Leung, A.Y., Chinese Herbal Remedies, Universe Books, New York, 192 pp., 1984.

Leung, A.Y. 1995. Better Health with (Mostly) Chinese Herbs & Food. AYSL Corp., Glen Rock, NJ. 105 pp.

Leung, A.Y. And Foster, S. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, 2nd ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 649 pp., 1996.



Scientific Name Common $ Per Lb. Indication

(Wholesale)

Angelica sinensis Dong Quai 8.75 Dysmenorrhea

Astragalus sp. Huang Qi 7.50 Immunodepression

Eleutherococcus senticosus Wujia 7.50 Fatigue

Ephedra sinica Ma Huang 4.50 Marcolepsy

Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo 5.50 Poor Circulation

Glycyrrhiza uralensis Licorice 3.25 Ulcers

Paeonia sp. Peony 4.00 Headache

Panax ginseng Ren Shen 79.00 Fatigue

Polygonum multiflorum Fo Ti 6.58 Fatigue

Rehmannia glutinosa Di Huang 5.92 Diabetes

Schizandra chinensis Magnolia Vine 7.89 Hepatitis

Zingiber officinale Ginger 3.75 Vertigo

Ziziphus jujuba Jujube 4.00 Insomnia

MOST FREQUENTLY SOLD CHINESE DRUGS

(MODIFIED FROM BREVOORT, HERBALGRAM, 1996)



Next Module
Previous Module