Table 8.
Taxonomy of East Asian herbal drugs
| Drug | Kanji | Accepted name https://mpns.science.kew.org/mpns-portal/ |
|---|---|---|
| Agastachis herba | 藿香 | Agastache rugosa (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Kuntze |
| Alismatis rhizoma | 澤瀉 | Alisma plantago-aquatica subsp. orientale (Sam.) Sam |
| Andrographitis herba | 穿心蓮 | Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees |
| Angelicae sinensis radix | 當歸 | Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels |
| Armeniacae semen | 杏仁 | Prunus armeniaca L. |
| Asiasari radix | 細辛 | Asarum sieboldii Miq |
| Asparagi radix | 天門冬 | Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr |
| Asteris radix et rhizoma | 紫菀 | Aster tataricus L.f |
| Astragali radix | 黄芪 | Astragalus mongholicus Bunge |
| Atractylodis macrocephalae rhizoma | 白朮 | Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz |
| Aurantii fructus immaturus | 枳實 | Citrus × aurantium L. |
| Bambusae caulis in taenias | 竹茹 | Bambusa beecheyana Munro |
| Belamcandae rhizoma | 射干 | Iris domestica (L.) Goldblatt & Mabb |
| Bupleuri radix | 柴胡 |
Bupleurum falcatum L. (used in Japan & Korea) Bupleurum chinense DC. (used in China) |
| Cimicifugae rhizoma | 升麻 | Actaea dahurica (Turcz. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Franch |
| Cinnamomi cortex | 桂皮 | Cinnamomum cassia (L.) J.Presl |
| Cinnamomi ramulus | 桂枝 | Cinnamomum cassia (L.) J.Presl |
| Citri reticulatae pericarpium | 陳皮 | Citrus × aurantium L. |
| Cnidii rhizoma | 川芎 | Ligusticum officinale (Makino) Kitag |
| Coptidis rhizoma | 黄連 | Coptis chinensis Franch |
| Cyperi rhizoma | 香附 | Cyperus rotundus L. |
| Dioscoreae rhizoma | 山薬 | Dioscorea japonica Thunb |
| Ephedrae herba | 麻黄 | Ephedra sinica Stapf |
| Farfarae flos | 款冬 | Tussilago farfara L. |
| Forsythiae fructus | 連翹 | Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl |
| Fritillariae thunbergii bulbus | 浙貝母 | Fritillaria thunbergii Miq |
| Gardeniae fructus | 梔子 | Gardenia jasminoides J.Ellis |
| Ginseng radix | 人参 | Panax ginseng C.A.Mey |
| Glycyrrhizae radix | 甘草 | Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. ex DC |
| Houttuyniae herba | 十薬 | Houttuynia cordata Thunb |
| Isatidis radix | 藍草 | Isatis indigotica Fort |
| Jujubae fructus | 大棗 | Ziziphus jujuba Mill |
| Lonicerae flos | 金銀花 | Lonicera japonica Thunb |
| Lycii radicis cortex | 地骨皮 | Lycium chinense Mill |
| Menthae haplocalycis herba | 薄荷 | Mentha canadensis L. |
| Mori radicis cortex | 桑白皮 | Morus alba L. |
| Ophiopogonis radix | 麥冬 | Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl |
| Paeoniae radix | 芍薬 | Paeonia lactiflora Pall |
| Patriniae herba | 敗醤葉 | Patrinia scabiosifolia Fischer ex Treviranus |
| Phragmitis rhizoma | 蘆根 | Phragmites communis Trin |
| Pinelliae rhizoma | 半夏 | Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Makino |
| Platycodonis radix | 桔梗 | Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC |
| Polygoni cuspidati rhizoma | 虎杖根 | Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb.et Zucc |
| Polypori sclerotium | 豬苓 | Polyporus umbellatus (Pers.) Fries |
| Poriae sclerotium | 茯苓 | Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf |
| Puerariae radix | 葛根 | Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S.M.Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep |
| Rhei rhizoma | 大黄 | Rheum palmatum L. |
| Saposhnikoviae radix | 防風 | Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz. ex Ledeb.) Schischk |
| Schisandrae fructus | 五味子 | Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill |
| Schizonepetae herba | 荊芥 | Nepeta tenuifolia Benth |
| Scutellariae radix | 黄芩 | Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi |
| Verbenae herba | 馬鞭草 | Verbena officinalis L. |
| Zingiberis rhizoma | 生姜 | Zingiber officinale Roscoe |