Table 3.
15 hot TCDs and their properties.
| TCD drug | Chinese label | Taxonomy | Flavor | Channel tropism | Toxicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenic sublimate DP | 砒石(饮片) | Mineral | Pungent | Liver, lung | High |
| Common monkshood mother root DP | 川乌(饮片) | Aconitum | Pungent, bitter | Heart, kidney, liver, spleen | High |
| Defatted croton seed powder DP | 巴豆霜(饮片) | Pentapetalae | Pungent | Large intestine, stomach | High |
| Mylabris DP | 斑蝥(饮片) | Holometabola | Pungent | Kidney, liver, stomach | High |
| Red oxide of mercury DP | 红粉(饮片) | Mineral | Pungent | Lung, spleen | High |
| Camphor DP | 樟脑(饮片) | Magnoliidae | Pungent | Heart, spleen | Medium |
| Common Curculigo rhizome DP | 仙茅(饮片) | Pentapetalae | Pungent | Kidney, liver, spleen | Medium |
| Medicinal Evodia fruit DP | 吴茱萸(饮片) | Pentapetalae | Pungent, bitter | Kidney, liver, spleen, stomach | Low |
| Alpiniae officinarum rhizoma DP | 高良姜(饮片) | Petrosaviidae | Pungent | Spleen, stomach | None |
| Cassia bark DP | 肉桂(饮片) | Magnoliidae | Pungent, sweet | Heart, kidney, liver, spleen | None |
| Dried ginger DP | 干姜(饮片) | Zingiberaceae | Pungent | Heart, kidney, lung, spleen, stomach | None |
| Piperis fructus DP | 胡椒(饮片) | Magnoliidae | Pungent | Large intestine, stomach | None |
| Piperis longi fructus DP | 荜茇(饮片) | Magnoliidae | Pungent | Large intestine, stomach | None |
| Prepared dried ginger DP | 炮姜(饮片) | Zingiberaceae | Pungent | Liver, spleen, stomach | None |
| Testiset penis phocae DP | 海狗肾(饮片) | Laurasiatheria | Salty | Kidney | None |