Herbs in Chinese Pinyin Name   Index C      

by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu

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Select the First Letter of Herbs in Latin  Names: 

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:

AB

D

E,F,G

 H 

I,J

K,L,M,N,O

P,Q,,Q,R

S

T

W

X 

Y

Z

 

Pinyin

Chinese

Latin

Uses

can

Bombyx mori L  

 

can dou

蠶荳

Vicia faba 

 

cang er zi

蒼 耳 子

Xanthium strumarium  

 

cang zhu

蒼 朮  

Atractylodes japonica  Koidzumi

 

cao dang gui

草 當 歸

Ligusticum japonium  Max 

 

cao guo

草 果

Amomum medium  Lour  ; Amomum tsao-ko Crevost et Lem    

 

ce bai ye﹐ce bo ye

側柏葉

Biota orientalis; Cacumen platycladi;

 

cha

Thea sinensis  

 

cha shu

茶樹

Melaleuca alternifolia  Cheel 

bruises  insect bites  and skin infections

chai hu

柴 胡

Bupleurum chinense DC   or Bupleurum scorzonerifolium Wild 

 

chan su

蟾 酥

Bufo bufo asiaticus Steindachner

 

chan su

蟾 酥

Bufo bufo gargarizans Cantor

 

chan tou dang gui

攙 頭 當 歸

Ligusticum ibukiene  Yabe 

 

chan tui

蟬 退﹐蟬 蛻

Cryptotympana atrata  Fabr

 

chan yi

蟬衣

Cryptotympana atrata  Fabr

 

chang chun teng

長 春 藤

Hedera helix  

 

chang chun teng

長 春 藤

Hedera helix   var   colchica 

 

chang pu

菖蒲

Acorus calamus var   angustatus

Acorus gramineus  Soland

 

chang shan  huang

長 山 , 黃 長 山

Dichroa febrifuga  Lour 

 

chao xian chan bai tou weng

朝 鮮 白 頭 蓊

Pulsatila  koreana  Nakai 

 

chao xian bai xian

朝 鮮 白 蘚

Dictamnus dasycarpus  Turc 

 

chao xian chan he shou wu

朝 鮮 產 何 首 烏

Cynachum welfordii  Hemsl 

 

chao xian chan yan hu suo

朝鮮產延胡索

Corydalis Nakai  Ishidoya 

 

chao xian chan yin yang huo

朝 鮮 產 淫 羊 藿

Epimedium mac  M   et   D   var  violaceum  Fran

 

chao xian hu zhang

朝 鮮虎 杖

Reynoutria clata  Nakai 

 

chao xian hu zhang

朝 鮮虎 杖

Reynoutria japonica  Houttuyn   var   typica  O

 

che qian_cao

車 前 草 

Plantago major   L   var   asiatica  D  C 

 

che qian zi

車 前 子 

Plantago major   L   var   asiatica  D  C 

 

chen

Citrus aurantium  

 

chen pi

陳皮

Citrus reticulata Blanco  Citrus tangerina Hort   et Tanaka   C   erythrosa Tanaka

 

chen xiang

沉 香

Aquilaria agallocha Roxb   or A   sinensis (Lour  ) Gilg 

 

chi shao

赤芍

Paeonia albiflora Pallas  var   trichocarpa  B

 

chi yu

赤 榆

Ulmus fulva Michaux (N  O   Urticaceae)  Ulmus rubra Muhl 

 

chi xiao dou

赤 小 豆

Phaseolus radiatus   var   aurea  Prain 

 

chong wei zi

茺蔚子

Leonurus sibiricus  

for invigorating blood and to regulate menses   Being used in irregular menses  missing menses  pain during period  red eyes  dizziness and bulging headache 

活血調經,清肝明目。用于月經不調,經閉,痛經,目赤翳障,頭暈脹痛。

chou cao

臭草 

Ruta graveolens   

 

chuan bei

川 貝

Fritillaria roylei  Hook 

 

chuan da huang

川 大 黃

Rheum Offinale  Bail 

 

chuan dong zhang ya cai 川 東 獐 牙 菜   Swertia davidii Franch  

chuan jiao

川椒

Zanthoxylum bungeanun Maxin 

 

chuan lian  

 川 蓮

 Coptis chinensis  Franch 

 

chuan lian zi

川 楝 子

Melia toosendan Sieb   et Zucc

 

chuan niu xi

川牛膝

Cyathula officinalis Kuan﹔Cyathula capitata(Wall  ) Moq 

 

chuan shan jia

穿山 甲

Manis pentadactyla

 

chuan wu

川 烏

Aconitum carmichaeli Debx   

chuan xin lian

穿心蓮

Androgaphis paniculata (Burm   f  ) Neees

Boils  bacterial or viral infection: diarrhea  flu with fever  sore throat

chuan xiong

川 芎 (日本川芎)

Cnidium officinale   Makino 

Promote blood and qi circulation  pain  irregular period  angina

chuan xiong

川 芎

Conioselinum unvittatum  Turcz 

Promote blood and qi circulation  pain  irregular period  angina

chun pi

椿皮

Ailanthus altissima (Mill  ) Swingle

ci shi  qian shi

茨 實 , 芡 實

Euryale ferox Salisb 

diarrhea due to dampness of spleen or shenxu; vagina discharge due to deficiency or infection

ci wu jia

 刺 五 加                 

Eleutherococcus senticosus  Acanthopanax senticosus

For chronic inflammation of bronchi  neurasthenia  low sexual function  weakness  low white cell count after radiation therapy 

 

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