Chinese herbology. 50 fundamental herbs

Chinese herbology. 50 fundamental herbs

In Chinese herbology, there are 50 "fundamental" herbs, as given in the reference text, although these herbs are not universally recognized as such in other texts. The herbs are:

Binomial nomenclature	Chinese name	English Common Name (when available)
Agastache rugosa	huò xiāng (藿香)	Korean Mint
Alangium chinense	bā jiǎo fēng (八角枫)	Chinese Alangium Root
Anemone chinensis  (syn. Pulsatilla chinensis)	bái tóu weng (白头翁)	Chinese anemone
Anisodus tanguticus	shān làng dàng (山莨菪)
Ardisia japonica	zǐ jīn niú (紫金牛)	Marlberry
Aster tataricus	zǐ wǎn (紫菀)	Tatar aster, Tartar aster
Astragalus propinquus (syn. Astragalus membranaceus)	huáng qí (黄芪) or běi qí (北芪)	Chinese astragalus
Camellia sinensis	chá shù (茶树) or chá yè (茶叶)	Tea Plant
Cannabis sativa	dà má (大麻)	Cannabis
Carthamus tinctorius	hóng huā (红花)	Safflower
Cinnamomum cassia	ròu gùi (肉桂)	Cassia, Chinese Cinnamon
Cissampelos pareira	xí shēng téng (锡生藤) or (亞乎奴)	Velvet leaf
Coptis chinensis	duǎn è huáng lián (短萼黄连)	Chinese Goldthread
Corydalis yanhusuo	yán hú suǒ (延胡索)	Chinese Poppy of Yan Hu Sou
Croton tiglium	bā dòu (巴豆)	Purging Croton
Daphne genkwa	yuán huā (芫花)	Lilac Daphne
Datura metel	yáng jīn huā (洋金花)	Devil's Trumpet
Datura stramonium	zǐ huā màn tuó luó (紫花曼陀萝)	Jimson Weed
Dendrobium nobile	shí hú (石斛) or shí hú lán (石斛兰)	Noble Dendrobium
Dichroa febrifuga	cháng shān (常山)	Blue Evergreen Hydrangea, Chinese Quinine
Ephedra sinica	cǎo má huáng (草麻黄)	Chinese ephedra
Eucommia ulmoides	dù zhòng (杜仲)	Hardy rubber tree
Euphorbia pekinensis	dà jǐ (大戟)	Peking spurge
Flueggea suffruticosa (formerlySecurinega suffruticosa)	yī yè qiū (一叶秋)
Forsythia suspensa	liánqiáo (连翘)	Weeping Forsythia
Gentiana loureiroi	dì dīng (地丁)
Gleditsia sinensis	zào jiá (皂荚)	Chinese Honeylocust
Glycyrrhiza uralensis	gān cǎo (甘草)	Licorice
Hydnocarpus anthelminticus  (syn. H. anthelminthica)	dà fēng zǐ (大风子)	Chaulmoogra tree
Ilex purpurea	dōngqīng (冬青)	Purple Holly
Leonurus japonicus	yì mǔ cǎo (益母草)	Chinese motherwort
Ligusticum wallichii	chuān xiōng (川芎)	Szechwan lovage
Lobelia chinensis	bàn biān lián (半边莲)	Creeping Lobelia
Phellodendron amurense	huáng bǎi (黄柏)	Amur cork tree
Platycladus orientalis (formerly Thuja orientalis)	cè bǎi (侧柏)	Chinese Arborvitae
Pseudolarix amabilis	jīn qián sōng (金钱松)	Golden Larch
Psilopeganum sinense	shān má huáng (山麻黄)	Naked rue
Pueraria lobata	gé gēn (葛根)	Kudzu
Rauwolfia serpentina	shégēnmù (蛇根木), cóng shégēnmù (從蛇根木) or yìndù shé mù (印度蛇木)	Sarpagandha, Indian Snakeroot
Rehmannia glutinosa	dìhuáng (地黄) or gān dìhuáng (干地黄)	Chinese Foxglove
Rheum officinale	yào yòng dà huáng (药用大黄)	Chinese or Eastern rhubarb
Rhododendron tsinghaiense	Qīng hǎi dù juān (青海杜鹃)
Saussurea costus	yún mù xiāng (云木香)	Costus root
Schisandra chinensis	wǔ wèi zi (五味子)	Chinese Magnolia Vine
Scutellaria baicalensis	huáng qín (黄芩)	Baikal Skullcap
Stemona tuberosa	bǎi bù (百部)
Stephania tetrandra	fáng jǐ (防己)	Stephania Root
Styphnolobium japonicum (formerlySophora japonica)	huái (槐), huái shù (槐树), or huái huā (槐花)	Pagoda Tree
Trichosanthes kirilowii	guā lóu (栝楼)	Chinese Cucumber
Wikstroemia indica	liǎo gē wáng (了哥王)	Indian stringbush