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Herb ID
Match Pinyin to Latin (maybe category and key point)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ma Huang | Herba Ephedrae |
| Gui Zhi | Ramulus Cinnamomi |
| Jing Jie | Herba Schizonepetae |
| Fang Feng | Radix Saposhnikoviae |
| Qiang Huo | Rhizoma seu Radix Notopterygii |
| Bai Zhi | Radix Angelicae Dahuricae |
| Sheng Jiang | Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens |
| Cang Er Zi | Fructus Xanthii |
| Bo He | Herba Menthae Haplocalycis |
| Sang Ye | Folium Mori |
| Ju Hua | Flos Chrysanthemi |
| Dan Dou Chi | Semen Sojae Preparatum |
| Ge Gen | Radix Puerariae |
| Chai Hu | Radix Bupleuri |
| Sheng Ma | Rhizoma Cimicifugae |
| Shi Gao | Fibrosum Gypsum |
| Zhi Mu | Rhizoma Anemarrhenae |
| Zhi Zi | Fructus Gardeniae |
| Dan Zhu Ye | Herba Lophateri |
| Xia Ku Cao | Spica Prunellae |
| Tian Hua Fen | Radix Trichosanthis |
| Lu Gen | Rhizoma Phragmitis |
| Sheng Di Huang | Radix Rehmanniae |
| Xuan Shen | Radix Scrophulariae |
| Mu Dan Pi | Cortex Moutan |
| Huang Qin | Radix Scutellariae |
| Huang Lian | Radix Coptidis |
| Huang Bai | Cortex Phellodendri |
| Long Dan Cao | Radix Gentianae |
| Ku Shen | Radix Sophorae Flavescentis |
| Jin Yin Hua | Flos Lonicerae |
| Lian Qiao | Fructus Forsythiae |
| Ban Lan Gen | Radix Isatidis (seu Baphicacanthis) |
| Pu Gong Ying | Herba Taraxaci |
| Qing Hao | Herba Artemisiae Annuae |
| Di Gu Pi | Cortex Lycii |
| Da Huang | Radix et Rhizoma Rei |
| Mang Xiao | Sulfas Natrii |
| Huo Ma Ren | Semen Cannabis |
| Fu Ling | Poria (Cocos) |
| Fu Ling Pi | Poriae Cutis |
| Fu Shen | Poriae Sclerotium Pararadicis |
| Zhu Ling | Polyporus |
| Ze Xie | Rhizoma Alismatis |
| Yi Yi Ren | Semen Coicis |
| Che Qian Zi | Semen Plantaginis |
| Hua Shi | Talcum |
| Mu Tong | Caulis Akebiae |
| Yin Chen Hao (aka Yin Chen) | Herba Artemisiae Scopariae |
| Du Huo | Radix Angelicae Pubescentis |
| Mu Gua | Fructus Chaenomelis |
| Sang Ji Sheng | Herba Taxilli |
| Wu Jia Pi | Cortex Acanthopanacis |
| Qian Hu | Radix Peucedani |
| Chuan Bei Mu | Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae |
| Zhe Bei Mu | Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii |
| Gua Lou | Fructus Trichosanthis |
| Gua Lou Pi | Pericarpium Trichosanthis |
| Gua Lou Ren | Semen Trichosanthis |
| Zhu Ru | Caulis Bambusae (in Taeniam) |
| Zhi Ban Xia | Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparatum |
| Zhi Tian Nan Xing | Rhizoma Arisaematis Preparatum |
| Jie Geng | Radix Platycodi |
| Xuan Fu Hua | Flos Inulae |
| Xing Ren | Semen Armeniacae |
| Zi Wan | Radix Asteris |
| Sang Bai Pi | Cortex Mori |
| Cang Zhu | Rhizoma Atractylodis |
| Hou Po | Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis |
| Huo Xiang | Herba Pogostemonis (seu Agastaches) |
| Sha Ren | Fructus Amomi |
| Shan Zha | Fructus Crataegi |
| Shen Qu | Massa Fermentata Medicata |
| Mai Ya | Fructus Hordei Germinatus |
| Lai Fu Zi | Semen Raphani |
| Chen Pi | Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae |
| Qing Pi | Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride |
| Zhi Shi | Fructus Aurantii Immaturus |
| Zhi Ke (Zhi Qiao) | Fructus Aurantii |
| Xiang Fu | Rhizome Cyperi |
| Mu Xiang | Radix Aucklandiae |
| San Qi | Radix Notoginseng |
| Pu Huang | Pollen Typhae |
| Ai Ye | Folium Artemisiae Argyi |
| Chuan Xiong | Rhizoma Chuanxiong |
| Dan Shen | Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae |
| Ji Xue Tang | Caulis Spatholobi |
| Yan Hu Suo | Rhizoma Corydalis |
| Yu Jin | Radix Curcumae |
| Yi Mu Cao | Herba Leonuri |
| Ze Lan | Herba Lycopi |
| Chi Shao | Radix Paeoniae Rubra |
| Tao Ren | Semen Persicae |
| Hong Hua | Flos Carthami |
| Niu Xi | Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae |
| Chuan Niu Xi | Radix Cyathulae |
| Zhi Fu Zi | Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata (why not Preparaum??) |
| Gan Jiang | Rhizoma Zingiberis |
| Wu Zhu Yu | Fructus Evodiae |
| Ren Shen | Radix Ginseng |
| Dang Shen | Radix Codonopsis |
| Tai Zi Shen | Radix Pseudostellariae |
| Huang Qi | Radix Astragali |
| Shan Yao | Rhizoma Dioscoreae (we were taught Dioscoriae) |
| Bai Zhu | Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae |
| Da Zao | Fructus Jujubae |
| Gan Cao | Radix Glycyrrhizae |
| Shu Di Huang | Radix Rehmanniae Preparata (why not Preparatum?) |
| Zhi He Shou Wu | Radix Polygoni Multiflori Preparata (why not Preparatum?) |
| Dang Gui | Radix Angelicae Sinensis |
| Bai Shao | Radix Paeoniae Alba |
| E Jiao | Colla Asini Corii |
| Gou Qi Zi | Fructus Lycii |
| (Sang Shen) | (Fructus Mori) |
| Long Yan Rou | Arillus Longan |
| Lu Rong | Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum |
| Rou Cong Rong | Herba Cistanches |
| Yin Yang Huo | Herba Epimedii |
| Ba Ji Tian | Radix Morindae Officinalis |
| Du Zhong | Cortex Eucommiae |
| Xu Duan | Radix Dipsaci |
| Tu Si Zi | Semen Cuscutae |
| Sha Shen | Radix Glehniae (Adenophorae) |
| Xi Yang Shen (??) | Radix Panacis Quinquefolii |
| Mai Men Dong | Radix Ophiopogonis |
| Tian Men Dong | Radix Asparagi |
| Mo Han Lian (aka Han Lian Cao) | Herba Ecliptae |
| Nu Zhen Zi | Fructus Ligustri Lucidi |
| Gui Ban | Plastrum Testudinis |
| Bie Jia | Carapax Trionycis |
| Shan Zhu Yu | Fructus Corni |
| Wu Wei Zi | Fructus Schisandrae |
| Lian Zi | Semen Nelumbinis |
| Qian Shi | Semen Euryales |
| Fu Xiao Mai | Fructus Tritici Levis |
| Hai Piao Xiao | Endoconcha Sepiae |
| Long Gu | Ossis Mastodi Fossilia |
| Mu Li | Concha Ostreae |
| Suan Zao Ren | Semen Ziziphi Spinosae |
| Bai Zi Ren | Semen Platycladi |
| Ye Jiao Teng | Caulis Polygoni Multiflori |
| She Xiang | Moschus (we were told Moscus) |
| Shi Chang Pu | Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii |
| Gou Teng | Ramulus Uncariae (cum Uncis) |
| Tian Ma | Rhizoma Gastrodiae |
| Bing Lang | Semen Arecae |
| Ma Huang | Release the Exterior (Warm, Acrid) |
| Gui Zhi | Release the Exterior (Warm, Acrid) |
| Jing Jie | Release the Exterior (Warm, Acrid) |
| Fang Feng | Release the Exterior (Warm, Acrid) |
| Qiang Huo | Release the Exterior (Warm, Acrid) |
| Bai Zhi | Release the Exterior (Warm, Acrid) |
| Sheng Jiang | Release the Exterior (Warm, Acrid) |
| (Zi Su Ye) | Release the Exterior (Warm, Acrid) |
| (Gao Ben) Rhizoma Ligustici | Release the Exterior (Warm, Acrid) |
| (Xi Xin) Herba Asari | Release the Exterior (Warm, Acrid) |
| (Xin Yi Hua) Flos Magnoliae | Release the Exterior (Warm, Acrid) |
| Cang Er Zi/Fructus Xanthii | Release the Exterior (Warm, Acrid) |
| Bo He/Herba Menthae | Release the Exterior (Cool, Acrid) |
| (Niu Bang Zi) Fructus Arctii | Release the Exterior (Cool, Acrid) |
| Sang Ye | Release the Exterior (Cool, Acrid) |
| Ju Hua | Release the Exterior (Cool, Acrid) |
| Dan Dou Chi | Release the Exterior (Cool, Acrid) |
| Ge Gen | Release the Exterior (Cool, Acrid) |
| Chai Hu | Release the Exterior (Cool, Acrid) |
| Sheng Ma | Release the Exterior (Cool, Acrid) |
| Shi Gao | Clear Heat/Drain Fire |
| Zhi Mu | Clear Heat/Drain Fire |
| Zhi Zi | Clear Heat/Drain Fire |
| Dan Zhu Ye | Clear Heat/Drain Fire |
| Xia Ku Cao | Clear Heat/Drain Fire |
| Tian Hua Fen | Clear Heat/Drain Fire |
| Lu Gen | Clear Heat/Drain Fire |
| (Jue Ming Zi) Semen Cassiae | Clear Heat/Drain Fire |
| Sheng Di Huang | Cool the Blood |
| Xuan Shen | Cool the Blood |
| Mu Dan Pi | Cool the Blood |
| (Zi Cao) Radix Lithospermi/Arnebiae | Cool the Blood |
| Huang Qin | Clear Heat, Dry (Drain) Damp |
| Huang Lian | Clear Heat, Dry (Drain) Damp |
| Huang Bai | Clear Heat, Dry (Drain) Damp |
| Long Dan Cao | Clear Heat, Dry (Drain) Damp |
| Ku Shen | Clear Heat, Dry (Drain) Damp |
| (Qin Pi) Cortex Fraxini | Clear Heat, Dry (Drain) Damp |
| Jin Yin Hua | Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity |
| Lian Qiao | Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity |
| Ban Lan Gen | Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity |
| Pu Gong Ying | Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity |
| Qing Hao (Herba Artemesiae Annuae) | Clear Deficiency Heat |
| Di Gu Pi (Cortex Lycii) | Clear Deficiency Heat |
| (Bai Wei) Radix Cynanchi Atrati | Clear Deficiency Heat |
| (Yin Chai Hu) Radix Steallariae | Clear Deficiency Heat |
| (Hu Huang Lian) Rhizoma Picrorhizae | Clear Deficiency Heat |
| Da Huang | Downward Draining (Purgative) |
| Mang Xiao | Downward Draining (Purgative) |
| (Fan Xie Ye) Folium Sennae | Downward Draining (Purgative) |
| (Lu Hui) Aloe | Downward Draining (Purgative) |
| Huo Ma Ren | Downward Draining (Moist Laxative) |
| (Yu Li Ren) Semen Pruni; we were taught Prunae | Downward Draining (Moist Laxative) |
| Fu Ling | Drain Dampness |
| Fu Ling Pi | Drain Dampness |
| Fu Shen | Drain Dampness (??) |
| Chi Fu Ling | Drain Dampness |
| Zhu Ling | Drain Dampness |
| Ze Xie | Drain Dampness |
| Yi Yi Ren | Drain Dampness |
| Che Qian Zi | Drain Dampness |
| Hua Shi | Drain Dampness |
| Mu Tong | Drain Dampness |
| (Deng Xin Cao) Medulla Junci | Drain Dampness |
| (Qu Mai) Herba Dianthi | Drain Dampness |
| (Di Fu Zi) Fructus Kochiae | Drain Dampness |
| Yin Chen Hao | Drain Dampness |
| Du Huo | Dispel Wind Damp |
| Mu Gua | Dispel Wind Damp |
| Sang Ji Sheng | Dispel Wind Damp |
| Wu Jia Pi | Dispel Wind Damp |
| (Qin Jiao) Radix Gentianae Macrophylla | Dispel Wind Damp |
| (Sang Zhi) Ramulus Mori | Dispel Wind Damp |
| (Xi Xian Cao) Herba Siegesbeckiae | Dispel Wind Damp |
| Qian Hu | Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat |
| Chuan Bei Mu | Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat |
| Zhe Bei Mu | Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat |
| Gua Lou | Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat |
| Gua Lou Pi | Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat |
| Gua Lou Ren | Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat |
| Zhu Ru | Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat |
| (Kun Bu) Thallus Eckloniae | Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat |
| (Hai Zao) Sargassum | Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat |
| Zhi Ban Xia | Warm and Transform Phlegm-Cold |
| (Zhi) Tian Nan Xing | Warm and Transform Phlegm-Cold |
| (Bai Jie Zi) Semen Sinapis | Warm and Transform Phlegm-Cold |
| Jie Geng | Warm and Transform Phlegm-Cold |
| Xuan Fu Hua | Warm and Transform Phlegm-Cold |
| (Bai Qian) Rhizoma Cynanchi Stauntonii | Warm and Transform Phlegm-Cold |
| Xing Ren | Stop Cough/Wheezing |
| Zi Wan | Stop Cough/Wheezing |
| (Pi Pa Ye) Folium Eriobotryae | Stop Cough/Wheezing |
| (Zi Su Zi) Fructus Perillae | Stop Cough/Wheezing |
| (Bai Bu) Radix Stemonae | Stop Cough/Wheezing |
| Sang Bai Pi | Stop Cough/Wheezing |
| (Kuan Dong Hua) Flos Farfarae (we were taught Farfallae, no?) | Stop Cough/Wheezing |
| Cang Zhu | Aromatic to Transform Damp |
| Hou Po | Aromatic to Transform Damp |
| Huo Xiang | Aromatic to Transform Damp |
| Sha Ren | Aromatic to Transform Damp |
| (Bai Dou Kou) Fructus Amomi Rotundus | Aromatic to Transform Damp |
| (Cao Dou Kou) Semen Alpiniae Katsumadai (Katsumadi) | Aromatic to Transform Damp |
| Shan Zha | Food Stagnation (fat/protein) |
| Shen Qu | Food Stagnation (alcohol) |
| Mai Ya | Food Stagnation (carbs/grains) |
| Lai Fu Zi | Food Stagnation (carbs/grains?) |
| Chen Pi | Qi Regulator |
| (Ju Hong) Exocarpium Citri Reticulatae Rubrum | Qi Regulator |
| Qing Pi | Qi Regulator |
| Zhi Shi | Qi Regulator |
| Zhi Ke | Qi Regulator |
| (Da Fu Pi) Pericarpium Arecae | Qi Regulator |
| Xiang Fu | Qi Regulator |
| Mu Xiang | Qi Regulator |
| (Wu Yao) Radix Linderae | Qi Regulator |
| (Chuan Lian Zi) Fructus Toosendan | Qi Regulator |
| San Qi | Regulate Blood/Stop Bleeding |
| Pu Huang | Regulate Blood/Stop Bleeding |
| (Da Ji) | Regulate Blood/Stop Bleeding |
| (Di Yu) | Regulate Blood/Stop Bleeding |
| (Huai Mi) | Regulate Blood/Stop Bleeding |
| (Ce Bai Ye) | Regulate Blood/Stop Bleeding |
| (Bai Mao Gen) | Regulate Blood/Stop Bleeding |
| (Xian He Cao) | Regulate Blood/Stop Bleeding |
| (Bai Ji) | Regulate Blood/Stop Bleeding |
| Ai Ye | Regulate Blood/Stop Bleeding |
| Chuan Xiong | Invigorate Blood (Stop Pain) |
| Dan Shen | Invigorate Blood (Stop Pain) |
| Ji Xue Teng | Invigorate Blood (Stop Pain) |
| Yu Jin | Invigorate Blood (Stop Pain) |
| Yi Mu Cao | Invigorate Blood (Stop Pain) |
| Ze Lan | Invigorate Blood (Stop Pain) |
| Chi Shao | Invigorate Blood (Stop Pain) |
| Tao Ren | Invigorate Blood (Stop Pain) |
| Hong Hua | Invigorate Blood (Stop Pain) |
| (E Zhu) | Invigorate Blood (Stop Pain) |
| (San Leng) | Invigorate Blood (Stop Pain) |
| Niu Xi | Invigorate Blood (Stop Pain) |
| Chuan Niu Xi | Invigorate Blood (Stop Pain) |
| (Wang Bu Liu Xing) | Invigorate Blood (Stop Pain) |
| (Wu Ling Zhi) | Invigorate Blood (Stop Pain) |
| (Zhi) Fu Zi | Warm the Interior |
| Gan Jiang | Warm the Interior |
| Rou Gui | Warm the Interior |
| Wu Zhu Yu | Warm the Interior |
| Ren Shen | Qi Tonic |
| Dang Shen | Qi Tonic |
| Tai Zi Shen | Qi Tonic |
| Huang Qi | Qi Tonic |
| Shan Yao | Qi Tonic |
| Bai Zhu | Qi Tonic |
| Da Zao | Qi Tonic |
| Gan Zao | Qi Tonic |
| Shu Di Huang | Blood Tonic |
| (Zhi) He Shou Wu | Blood Tonic |
| Dang Gui | Blood Tonic |
| Bai Shao | Blood Tonic |
| E Jiao | Blood Tonic |
| Gou Qi Zi | Blood Tonic |
| Long Yan Rou | Blood Tonic |
| (Sang Shen) | Blood Tonic |
| Lu Rong | Yang Tonic |
| Rou Cong Rong | Yang Tonic |
| Yin Yang Huo | Yang Tonic |
| Ba Ji Tian | Yang Tonic |
| Du Zhong | Yang Tonic |
| Tu Si Zi | Yang Tonic |
| (Bu Gu Zhi) Fructus Psoraleae | Yang Tonic |
| (Yi Zhi Ren) Fructus Alpiniae Oxyphyllae | Yang Tonic |
| (Gu Sui Bu) Rhizoma Drynariae | Yang Tonic |
| Sha Shen | Yin Tonic |
| Xi Yang Shen (Panax /(aka American?) ginseng) | Yin Tonic |
| Mai Men Dong | Yin Tonic |
| Tian Men Dong | Yin Tonic |
| (Bai He) | Yin Tonic |
| Mo Han Lian (aka Han Lian Cao) | Yin Tonic |
| Nu Zhen Zi | Yin Tonic |
| (Hei Zhi Ma) | Yin Tonic |
| Gui Ban | Yin Tonic |
| Bie Jia | Yin Tonic |
| Shan Zhu Yu | Stabilize & Bind |
| Wu Wei Zi | Stabilize & Bind |
| (Wu Mei) | Stabilize & Bind |
| (Rou Dou Kou) | Stabilize & Bind |
| (Chun Pi) | Stabilize & Bind |
| (Chi Shi Zhi) | Stabilize & Bind |
| Lian Zi | Stabilize & Bind |
| Qian Shi | Stabilize & Bind |
| (Fu Pen Zi) | Stabilize & Bind |
| (Bai Guo) Semen Gingko | Stabilize & Bind |
| Fu Xiao Mai | Stabilize & Bind |
| Hai Piao Xiao | Stabilize & Bind |
| Long Gu | Anchor & Calm the Shen |
| Mu Li | Anchor & Calm the Shen |
| Suan Zao Ren | Nourish the Heart & Calm the Shen |
| Bai Zi Ren | Nourish the Heart & Calm the Shen |
| Yuan Zhi | Nourish the Heart & Calm the Shen |
| (He Huan Pi) Cortex Albiziae | Nourish the Heart & Calm the Shen |
| Ye Jiao Teng (Caulis Polygoni Multiflori) | Nourish the Heart & Calm the Shen |
| She Xiang | Open Orifices |
| Shi Chang Pu | Open Orifices |
| Gou Teng | Extinguish Wind |
| Tian Ma | Extinguish Wind |
| (Ci Ji Li) Fructus Tribulus (terrestris) aka Devil's Horn or Tackweed | Extinguish Wind |
| Bing Lang | Expel Parasites |