Table 8.

Drug name comparison table.

No.	Chinese name	Latin name in Chinese pharmacopeia	Name in Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS)
1	Baijiangcao	Herba Patriniae	Patrinia scabiosifolia Link
2	Baishao	Paeoniae Radix Alba	Paeonia lactiflora Pall.
3	Baizhi	Angelicae Dahuricae Radix	Angelica dahurica (Hoffm.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Franch. & Sav.
4	Baizhu	Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma	Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz.
5	Banlangen	Isatidis Radix	Isatis tinctoria L.
6	Banxia	Pinelliae Rhizoma	Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Makino
7	Binglang	Arecae Semen	Areca catechu L.
8	Bohe	Menthae Haplocalycis Herba	Mentha canadensis L.
9	Cangzhu	Atractylodis Rhizoma	Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC.
10	Caoguo	Tsaoko Fructus	Lanxangia tsao-ko (Crevost & Lemarié) M.F.Newman & Skornick.
11	Chaihu	Bupleuri Radix	Bupleurum chinense DC.
12	Chantui	Cicadae Periostracum (Periostracum Cicadae Cryptotympana atrata Fab- ricius)	——
13	Chenpi	Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium	Citrus × aurantium L.
14	Chishao	Paeoniae Radix Rubra	Paeonia anomala subsp. veitchii (Lynch) D.Y.Hong & K.Y.Pan
15	Chuanbeimu	Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus	Fritillaria cirrhosa D.Don
16	Chuanxiong	Chuanxiong Rhizoma	Conioselinum anthriscoides 'Chuanxiong'
17	Dahuang	Rhei Radix Et Rhizoma	Rheum palmatum L.
18	Dandouchi	Sojae Semen Praeparatum	Glycine max (L.) Merr.
19	Danggui	Angelicae Sinensis Radix	Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels
20	Danshen	Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix Et Rhizoma	Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge
21	Daqingye	Isatidis Folium	Isatis tinctoria L.(Folium Isatidis)
22	Dazao	Jujubae Fructus	Ziziphus jujuba Mill.
23	Dihuang	Rehmanniae Radix	Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) DC.
24	Doukou	Amomi Fructus Rotundus	Alpinia hainanensis K.Schum.
25	Fangfeng	Saposhnikoviae Radix	Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz. ex Ledeb.) Schischk.
26	Fengfang	Vespae Nidus	——
27	Fuling	Poria	Smilax glabra Roxb. ( Poria cocos (Schw. ) Wolf.)
28	Fuzi	Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata	Aconitum carmichaeli Debeaux (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata)
29	Gancao	Glycyrrhizae Radix Et Rhizoma	Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. ex DC.
30	Ganjiang	Zingibneris Rhizoma	Zingiber officinale Roscoe (Rhizoma Zingiberis)
31	Gegen	Puerariae Lobatae Radix	Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S.M.Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep
32	Gualou	Trichosanthis Fructus	Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.
33	Guanghuoxiang	Pogostemonis Herba	Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth.
34	Guizhi	Cinnamomi Ramulus	Cinnamomum cassia (L.) J.Presl
35	Honghua	Carthami Flos	Carthamus tinctorius L.
36	Hongjingtian	Rhodiolae Crenulatae Radix Et Rhizoma	Rhodiola crenulata (Hook.f. & Thomson) H.Ohba
37	Hongshen	Ginseng Radix Et Rhizoma Rubra	Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.
38	Houpo	Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex	Magnolia officinalis Rehder & E.H.Wilson
39	Huanglian	Coptidis Rhizoma	Coptis chinensis Franch.
40	Huangqi	Astragali Radix	Astragalus mongholicus Bunge
41	Huangqin	Scutellariae Radix	Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi
42	Huashi	Talcum	——
43	Huzhang	Polygoni Cuspidati Rhizoma Et Radix	Reynoutria japonica Houtt.
44	Jiangcan	Bombyx Batryticatus	——
45	Jianghuang	Curcumae Longae Rhizoma	Curcuma longa L.
46	Jinyinhua	Lonicerae Japonicae Flos	Lonicera japonica Thunb.
47	Kuxingren	Armeniacae Semen Amarum	Prunus armeniaca L.
48	Lianqiao	Forsythiae Fructus	Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl
49	Lugen	Phragmitis Rhizoma	Phragmites australis subsp. australis
50	Mabiancao	Verbenae Herba	Verbena officinalis L.
51	Mahuang	Ephedrae Herba	Ephedra sinica Stapf
52	Maidong	Ophiopogonis Radix	Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.
53	Mianma Guanzhong	Dryopteridis Crassirhizomatis Rhizoma	Dryopteris crassirhizoma Nakai
54	Moyao	Myrrha	Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl.
55	Mudanpi	Moutan Cortex	Paeonia × suffruticosa Andrews
56	Mutong	Akebiae Caulis	Akebia quinata (Thunb. ex Houtt.) Decne.
57	Niubangzi	Arctii Fructus	Arctium lappa L.
58	Pugongying	Taraxaci Herba	Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz.
59	Qianhu	Peucedani Radix	Kitagawia praeruptora (Dunn) Pimenov
60	Qingdai	Indigo Naturalis	Persicaria tinctoria (Aiton) Spach
61	Qinghao	Artemisiae Annuae Herba	Artemisia annua L.
62	Renshen	Ginseng Radix Et Rhizoma	Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.
63	Sangbaipi	Mori Cortex	Morus alba L.
64	Shancigu	Cremastrae Pseudobulbus Pleiones Pseudobulbus	Pleione yunnanensis (Rolfe) Rolfe
65	Shegan	Belamcandae Rhizoma	Iris domestica (L.) Goldblatt & Mabb.
66	Shengjiang	Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens	Zingiber officinale Roscoe
67	Shengma	Cimicifugae Rhizoma	Actaea cimicifuga L.
68	Shichangpu	Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma	Acorus calamus var. angustatus Besser
69	Shigao	Gypsum Fibrosum	——
70	Taizishen	Pseudostellariae Radix	Pseudostellaria heterophylla (Miq.) Pax
71	Taoren	Persicae Semen	Prunus persica (L.) Batsch
72	Tinglizi	Descurainiae Semen Lepidii Semen	Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl
73	Weilingxian	Clematidis Radix Et Rhizoma	Clematis chinensis Osbeck
74	Wumei	Mume Fructus	Prunus mume (Siebold) Siebold & Zucc.
75	Wuweizi	Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus	Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill.
76	Xinyi	Magnoliae Flos	Magnolia biondii Pamp.
77	Xixiancao	Siegesbeckiae Herba	Sigesbeckia orientalis L.
78	Xixin	Asari Radix Et Rhizoma	Asarum sieboldii Miq.
79	Xuanshen	Scrophulariae Radix	Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl.
80	Yinchen	Artemisiae Scopariae Herba	Artemisia capillaris Thunb.
81	Yiyiren	Coicis Semen	Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen (Rom.Caill.) Stapf
82	Yuxingcao	Houttuyniae Herba	Houttuynia cordata Thunb.
83	Zexie	Alismatis Rhizoma	Alisma plantago-aquatica subsp. orientale (Sam.) Sam.
84	Zhebeimu	Fritiliariae Thunbergil Bulbus	Fritillaria thunbergii Miq.
85	Zhimu	Anemarrhenae Rhizoma	Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge
86	Zhiqiao	Aurantii Fructus	Citrus trifoliata L.
87	Zhuling	Polyporus (Polyporus umbellatus(Pers.) Fr.)	——
88	Zhuru	Bambusae Caulis In Taenias	Bambusa beecheyana Munro
89	Ziwan	Asteris Radix Et Rhizoma	Aster tataricus L.f.

The drugs were listed in the order of their Chinese name.

The top frequency that search term appeared in medicinal plant literature was chosen.

—— MPNS could not match the search term.