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Nomenclature and classification of selected Yang and Yin tonifying herbs * |
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| Pharmaceutical name (Chinese pinyin) |
Plant part used |
Latin botanical name |
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| Yang tonifying herbs |
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| Cortex Eucommiae (Duzhong) |
Bark |
Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. |
| Fructus Psoraleae (Buguzhi) |
Fruit |
Psoralea corylifolia L. |
| Herba Cistanches (Roucongrong) |
Whole plant |
Cistanche salsa (C.A. Meyer) G. Beck. |
| Herba Epimedii (Yinyanghuo) |
Whole plant |
Epimedium grandiflorum Morr. |
| Radix Dipsaci (Xuduan) |
Root |
Dipsacus japonicus Miq. |
| Radix Morindae (Bajitian) |
Root |
Morinda officinalis How |
| Rhizoma Cibotii (Gouji) |
Rhizome |
Cibotium barometz (L.) J. Sm. |
| Rhizoma Drynariae (Gusuibu) |
Rhizome |
Drynaria fortunei (Kunze) J. Sm. |
| Semen Cuscutae (Tusizi) |
Seed |
Cuscuta chinensis Lam. |
| Herba Cynomorii (Suoyang) |
Whole plant |
Cynomorium songricum Rupr. |
| Yin tonifying herbs |
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| Fructus Ligustri (Nuzhenzi) |
Fruit |
Ligustrum lucidum Ait. |
| Herba Dendrobii (Shihu) |
Whole plant |
Dendrobium nobile Lindl. |
| Herba Ecliptae (Mohanlian) |
Whole plant |
Ecliptae prostrata L. |
| Radix Asparagi (Tianmendong) |
Root |
Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr. |
| Radix Ophiopogonis (Maimendong) |
Root |
Ophiopogon japonicus (L. f.) Ker-Gawl. |
| Radix Oryzae (Nuodaogenxu) |
Root |
Oryza sativa L. |
| Rhizoma Polygonati (Yuzhu) |
Rhizome |
Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce |
| Semen Prinsepiae (Ruiren) |
Seed |
Prinsepia uniflora Batal. |
| Semen Sesami (Heizhima) |
Seed |
Sesamum indicum L. |
| 'Fu Zheng' herb |
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| Ganoderma (Lingzhi) |
Fruiting body |
Ganoderma lucidum (Leyss. Ex Fr.) Karst |
| Yin-Yang tonifying herb |
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| Cordyceps (Dongchongxiacao) |
Whole plant |
Cordycep sinensis |
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*Adapted from Liang [17] | ||
Ko and Leung Chinese Medicine 2007 2:3 doi:10.1186/1749-8546-2-3 |
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