Table 1.
The Names of High frequency CMs.
| No. | Chinese Name | Latin namea | Source species | Parts used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gancao | Glycyrrhizae Radix Et Rhizoma | Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch | Rhizome |
| Glycyrrhiza inflata Batalin | ||||
| Glycyrrhiza glabra L. | ||||
| 2 | Huangqin | Scutellariae Radix | Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi | Root |
| 3 | Dahuang | Rhei Radix Et Rhizome | Rheum palmatum L. | Rhizome |
| Rheum tanguticum Maxim. ex Balf. | ||||
| Rheum officinale Baill. | ||||
| 4 | Baishao | Paeoniae Radix Alba | Paeonia lactiflora Pall. | Root |
| 5 | Chenpi | Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium | Citrus reticulata Blanco | Fruit |
| 6 | Chaihu | Bupleuri Radix | Bupleurum chinense DC. | Root |
| Bupleurum scorzonerifolium Willd. | ||||
| 7 | Jiegeng | Platycodonis Radix | Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC. | Root |
| 8 | Cangzhu | Atractylodes Rhizoma | Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC. | Rhizome |
| Atractylodes chinensis (DC.) Koidz. | ||||
| 9 | Danggui | Angelicae Sinensis Radix | Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels | Root |
| 10 | Shengdi | Rehmanniae Radix | Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) DC. | Root |
| 11 | Shigao | Gypsum Fibrosum | Gypsum | |
| 12 | Gegen | Puerariae Lobatae Radix | Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi | Root |
| 13 | Houpu | Magnolia Officinalis Cortex | Magnolia officinalis Rehder & E.H.Wilson | Bark |
| Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Rehder & E.H.Wilson | ||||
| 14 | Chuanxiong | Chuanxiong Rhizoma | Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. | Root |
| 15 | Fangfeng | Saposhnikoviae Radix | Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk. | Root |
| 16 | Shexiang | Moschus | Moschus berezovskii Flerov. | Musk bag |
| Moschus sifanicus Przewalski | ||||
| Moschus moschiferus Linnaeus | ||||
| 17 | Huanglian | Coptidis Rhizoma | Coptis chinensis Franch. | Rhizome |
| Coptis deltoidea C.Y.Cheng et Hsiao | ||||
| Coptis teeta Wall. | ||||
| 18 | Qianghuo | Notopterygii Rhizoma Et Radix | Notopterygium incisum K.C.Ting ex H.T.Chang | Rhizome |
| Notopterygium franchetii H.Boissieu | ||||
| 19 | Xuanshen | Scrophulariae Radix | Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl. | Root |
| 20 | Baizhi | Angelicae Dahuricae Radix | Angelica dahurica (Hoffm.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Franch. & Sav. | Root |
| 21 | Renshen | Ginseng Radix Et Rhizoma | Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. | Root |
| 22 | Xionghuang | Realgar | Realgar | |
| 23 | Fuling | Poria | Poria cocos(Schw.)Wolf | Sclerotium |
| 24 | Zhiqiao | Aurantii Fructus | Citrus × aurantium L. | Fruit |
| 25 | Maidong | Ophiopogonis Radix | Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl. | Root |
| 26 | Jiangcan | Bombyxbatryticatus | Beauveriaassiana(Bals.)Vuillant | Silkworm body |
| 27 | Lianqiao | Forsythiae Fructus | Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl | Fruit |
| 28 | Zhimu | Anemarrhenae Rhizoma | Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge | Rhizome |
| 29 | Banxia | Pinelliae Rhizoma | Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Makino | Rhizome |
| 30 | Bohe | Menthae Haplocalycis Herba | Mentha haplocalyx Briq. | Stem |
| 31 | Zhusha | Cinnabaris | Cinnabar | |
| 32 | Shengma | Cimicifugae Rhizoma | Cimicifuga heracleifolia Kom. | Rhizome |
| Cimicifuga dahurica (Turcz.) Maxim. | ||||
| Cimicifuga foetida L. | ||||
| 33 | Mahuang | Ephedra Herba | Ephedra sinica Stapf | Stem |
| Ephedra intermedia Schrenk & C.A.Mey. | ||||
| Ephedra equisetina Bunge | ||||
| 34 | Zhizi | Gardeniae Fructus | Gardenia jasminoides J.Ellis | Fruit |
| 35 | Chantui | Cicadae Periostracum | Cryptotympana pustulata Fabricius | |
| 36 | Tianhuafen | Trichosanthis Radix | Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. | Root |
| Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms | ||||
| 37 | Shengjiang | Zingiber Rhizoma Recens | Zingiber officinale Roscoe | Rhizome |
| 38 | Xixin | Asari Radix Et Rhizoma | Asarum sieboldii Miq. | Rhizome |
| Asarum heterotropoides F.Schmidt | ||||
| 39 | Huashi | Talcum | Talcum | |
| 40 | Huoxiang | Pogostemonis Herba | Pogostemon amaranthoides Benth. | Stem |
a
The Latin names by Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2015 Edition).