Table 2.
Cataloguing table of wild medicinal plants in the multi-ethnic areas of Gansu–Ningxia–Inner Mongolia intersection
| Family name | Species | Local name | Use part | Processing method | Treatment Functions | Toxic or not | Method of application | Whether included in Chinese Pharmacopoeia | Whether the original is consistent with the Chinese Pharmacopoeia | Voucher numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polygalaceae | P. sibirica Linn | Zi-Ru | Velamen | Extract the wood core and dry it after the mallet is flattened | Treat upset and insomnia | No | Boil in water and drink | Yes | No | HS-202208003 |
| Urticaceae | Urtica fissa E. Pritz | Xian-Ma | Root | Slice after drying | Treatment of rheumatic diseases | No | Boil in water and drink | No | No | HS-202208007 |
| Berberidaceae | Radix Berberidis | Huang-XuanCi | Skin | Peeling | Relieve inflammation/Treat mouth ulcer and gingival inflammation | No | Peel a small piece of stem skin directly and chew it in your mouth | Yes | Yes | HS-202208018 |
| Unknown | Unknown | Bian-Bai | Root | Cut into pieces and dried | strengthen yang-qi/Promote sexual function | Unknown | Soak in wine | – | – | |
| Unknown | Xin-BuGan | Stalk | Remove leaves | Treatment of hemorrhoids | Unknown | Decoction of fresh stalks for internal use | – | – | ||
| Cynomoriaceae | C. songaricum Rupr | Suo-Yang | Total plant | Dried in the sun | strengthen yang-qi/Promote sexual function | No | Infusion of wine for internal use/for stewing meat | Yes | Yes | DS-202208017 |
| Brassicaceae | Lepidium apetalum Willdenow | La-LaZi | Seed | Dried in the sun | Treating edema | No | Boil in water and drink | Yes | Yes | SH-202208007 |
| Isatis indigotica Fortune | Ban-LanGen | Leave | Fresh product mashed | Treating mumps | No | Fresh and tender leaves are pounded and applied externally | Yes | Yes | SH-202208001 | |
| Umbelliferae | B. smithii Wolff var. parvifolium Shan et Y.Li | Xiao-ChaiHu | Total plant | Dried in the sun | Treating colds | No | Boil in water and drink | No | No | HS-202208021 |
| N. forbesii de Boiss | Qiang-Huo | Root | Dried in the sun | Treating colds, rheumatism | No | Boil in water and drink | Yes | Yes | HS-202208011 | |
| Thymelaeaceae | Stellera chamaejasme L | Gou-ZhuaZi | Root | Dried in the sun | Insecticidal, anti-itch/Treating various kinds of ringworm, carbuncles and furuncles | Great toxicity | Its powder is used externally | No | No | SH-202208005 |
| Solanaceae | L. chinense Miller | Gou-Ci | Fruit | Dried in the sun | Nourishing | No | Direct consumption | Yes | No | SH-202208002 |
| H. niger Linn | Tian-XianZi | Root | Dried in the sun | Treating toothache | Great toxicity | Smoke and fumigate | Yes | Yes | HS-202208014 | |
| Ranunculaceae | A. brachypodum Diels | Tie-BangChui | Root tuber | Dried in the sun | Dispelling wind and removing dampness/ Treating rheumatism | Great toxicity | Infusion of liquor for external use | No | No | HS-202208015 |
| Lycoperdaceae | L. seu Calvatia | Ma-PiPao | Fruiting body | Drying | Traumatic bleeding | No | Direct external application | Yes | Yes | HS-202209001(B) |
| Ephedraceae | Ephedra intermedia Schrenk ex Mey | Ma-Huang | Herbaceous stalk | Cut into pieces and dry in the shade(could not be done in the sun) | Sweating/Treating colds | No | Often decoct with Artemisia annua and dandelion for oral use/scrub | Yes | Yes | HS-202208019 |
| E. sinica Stapf | Yes | Yes | HS-202208024 | |||||||
| Ephedra equisetina Bunge | Yes | Yes | HS-202208025 | |||||||
| Gentianaceae | G. dahurica Fisch | Qin-Jiao | Root | Dried in the sun/Fresh use | Fresh product for the treatment of mumps | No | Fresh product pounded and applied externally | No | No | HS-202208026 |
| Orobanchaceae | B. rossica (Chamisso et Schlechtendal) B. Fedtschenko | Da-Yun | Total plant | Dried in the sun | strengthen yang-qi/Promote sexual function | No | Steeped in wine and taken internally | No | No | |
| C. tubulosa (Schenk) Wight | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Polygonaceae | R. undulatum Linn | Da-Huang | Root | Slice dried | Laxative, fire cleansing/treatment of mouth ulcers, bad breath, food accumulation | No | Decoction of water for internal use | No | No | HS-202208027 |
| R. franzenbachii Munt | No | No | HS-202208028 | |||||||
| Chenopodiaceae | Kochia scoparia (Linn.) Schrad | Qian-SaoZhou | Fruit/Stems and leaves | Dried in the sun | Itchy skin | No | Decocted in water for bathing | Yes | Yes | SH-202208003 |
| Compositae | A. kanashiroi Kitam | HanAi | Blade/Total plant | Dry in the shade, take leaves and pound them | Warming the meridians/abdominal pain, headache, rheumatism, pediatric fright, prolapsed uterus, postpartum dew, menstrual disorders, etc | No | Ai moxibustion/Leaves or whole plant decoction for internal use or bathing | No | No | YX-202208001 |
| A. argyi Lévl. et Van | ShuiAi | Blade/Total plant | Dry in the shade, take leaves and pound them | Warming the meridians/abdominal pain, headache, rheumatism, pediatric fright, prolapsed uterus, postpartum dew, menstrual disorders, etc | No | Ai moxibustion/Leaves or whole plant decoction for internal use or bathing | Yes | Yes | YX-202208002 | |
| A. annua Linn | Huang-Hao | Aboveground parts | Dried in the sun/Be placed in the shade to dry | Treating colds | No | Decoction of water for internal use/Scrubbing | Yes | Yes | SH-202208018 | |
| T. mongolicum Hand.-Mazz | Huang-ErCai | Total plant | Dried in the sun | Bring down a fever/Treating colds、mumps | No | Decoction of water for internal use/Scrubbing | Yes | Yes | SH-202208012 | |
| Artemisia capillaris Thunb. (A. capillaris Thunb.) | Yin-Chen | Total plant | Dried in the sun | Treating colds | No | Yes | Yes | SH-202208010 | ||
| Cephalanoplos segetum Bge.Kitam | Ci-JiaGai | Stems and leaves | Fresh product mashed | Hemostasis/Traumatic bleeding | No | Fresh stems and leaves pounded and applied externally | Yes | No | SH-202208022 | |
| Cirsium japonicum DC | Da-CiJiaGai | Stems and leaves | Fresh product mashed | Hemostasis/Traumatic bleeding | No | Fresh stems and leaves pounded and applied externally | Yes | Yes | SH-202208033 | |
| S. arvensis Linn | Tian-KuCai | Total plant | Dried in the sun | Treating gastric disease/gastric ulcer/cancer | No | Boil in water and drink | No | No | YX-202208003 | |
| M. tataricum (Linn.) DC | Ma-KuCai | Total plant | Dried in the sun | Treating gastric disease/gastric ulcer/cancer | No | Boil in water and drink | No | No | YX-202208004 | |
| A. lappa Linn | Da-NiuCai | Root | Dried in the sun | Treating wind-heat colds and toothaches | No | Boil in water and drink | No | No | HS-202208029 | |
| Xanthium sibiricum Patrin ex Widder | Cang-Er | Fruit | Dried in the sun | Treating the rhinitis/Itchy skin | Minor toxicity | Oil drip nose after frying/Decocted in water for bathing | Yes | Yes | DS-202208004 | |
| Leguminosae | A. chrysopterus Bunge | Huang-Qi | Root | Dried in the sun | Tonifying Qi/treating various deficiencies | No | Boil in water and drink | No | No | HS-202208033 |
| G. uralensis Fisch | Gan-Cao | Root | Cut into pieces and dried in the sun | Treating cough | No | Boil in water and drink | Yes | Yes | SH-202208009 | |
| Euphorbiaceae | E. esula Linn | Mao-ErYan | Milk | Fresh use | Insecticidal, anti-itch/Treating various kinds of ringworm, carbuncles and furuncles | Moderate toxicity | After breaking the fresh stem, apply its latex to the affected area | No | No | SH-202208017 |
| Labiatae | Thymus mongolicus Ronn | Di-Jiao | Aboveground parts | Be placed in the shade to dry | Aiding digestion | No | Add to food after crushing | No | No | HS-202208030 |
| Cupressaceae | P. orientalis (Linn.) Franco | Bai-Shu | Twig | Fresh use/be placed in the shade to dry | Treating nosebleeds | No | Freshly mashed and stuffed nostrils/Boil in water and drink | Yes | Yes | YX-202208010 |
| Sabina vulgaris Ant | Di-Bai | Stem | Fresh use/Be placed in the shade to dry | Preservative/Disinfection and sterilization germs | No | The coffin of the dead is filled with stems and branches of herbs to have the effect of embalming; dried stems and branches of herbs burned and smoked to have the effect of extermination | No | No | HS-202208023 | |
| Tamaricaceae | Tamarix karelinii Bunge | Gui-Liu | Twig | Dried in the sun | Itchy skin | No | Decoct with water for bathing | No | No | YX-202208017 |
| Plantaginaceae | Plantago minuta Pall | Che-QianCao | Whole grass | Fresh use/Dried in the sun | Irregular urination | No | Fresh product pounded and juiced to drink or dried product decocted in water to drink | No | No | WX-202208001 |
| Plantago depressa Willd | Yes | Yes | WX-202208002 | |||||||
| Plantago major Linn | No | No | WX-202208003 | |||||||
| Rosaceae | Armeniaca vulgaris Lam. var. ansu (Maxim.) Yü et Lu | Xing-He | Seed kernel | Dried in the sun | Cough-cold | No | Boil in water and drink | No | No | HS-202208044(B) |
| Liliaceae | Lilium pumilum DC | San-DanHua | Bulb | Dried in the sun | Nourishing | No | Boil in water and drink or make soup | No | No | HS-202208042 |
| Moraceae | Cannabis sativa Linn | Ma-ZiYou | Seed | Extract oil | Constipation | No | Eat with meal or drink in small quantities | Yes | Yes | YX-202208022 |
| Zygophyllaceae | Tribulus terrester Linn | Ba-JiaoZi | Fruit | Dried in the sun | Itchy skin | No | Often used with kochiae fructus, decoct with water for bathing | Yes | Yes | SH-202208021 |
| Labiatae | S. baicalensis Georgi | Huang-Qin | Root | Dried in the sun | Treat all kinds of excessive internal heat, and also treat wind-heat cold | No | Boil in water and drink | Yes | Yes | SH-202208004 |