Herb Encyclopedia

Panax ginseng

高丽红参

Pinyin: Gāo Lí Hóng Shēn

slightly warm sweet

Withania somnifera

南非醉茄

Pinyin: Nán Fēi Zuì Qié

warm sweet

Rhodiola rosea

红景天

Pinyin: Hóng Jǐng Tiān

cool sweet

Ganoderma lucidum

灵芝

Pinyin: Líng Zhī

neutral sweet

Astragalus membranaceus

黄芪

Pinyin: Huáng Qí

slightly warm sweet

Cordyceps sinensis / militaris

冬虫夏草

Pinyin: Dōng Chóng Xià Cǎo

warm sweet

Schisandra chinensis

五味子

Pinyin: Wǔ Wèi Zi

warm sour

Lycium barbarum

枸杞子

Pinyin: Gǒu Qǐ Zi

neutral sweet

Polygonum multiflorum

何首乌

Pinyin: Hé Shǒu Wū

slightly warm (prepared form) sweet

Rehmannia glutinosa

生地黄 / 熟地黄

Pinyin: Shēng Dì Huáng / Shú Dì Huáng

slightly warm (prepared), cold (raw) sweet

Chrysanthemum morifolium

菊花

Pinyin: Jú Huā

cool sweet

Lonicera japonica

金银花

Pinyin: Jīn Yín Huā

cold sweet

Mentha piperita

薄荷

Pinyin: Bò Hé

cool acrid / pungent

Zingiber officinale

生姜

Pinyin: Shēng Jiāng

warm (fresh) / hot (dried) acrid / pungent

Curcuma longa

姜黄

Pinyin: Jiāng Huáng

warm bitter

Glycyrrhiza uralensis / glabra

甘草

Pinyin: Gān Cǎo

neutral (raw) / slightly warm (honey-fried) sweet

Paeonia lactiflora

白芍

Pinyin: Bái Sháo

slightly cold bitter

Angelica sinensis

当归

Pinyin: Dāng Guī

warm sweet

Dimocarpus longan

龙眼肉

Pinyin: Lóng Yǎn Ròu

warm sweet

Ziziphus jujuba

红枣

Pinyin: Hóng Zǎo

warm sweet

Codonopsis pilosula

党参

Pinyin: Dǎng Shēn

neutral sweet

Wolfiporia extensa / Poria cocos

茯苓

Pinyin: Fú Líng

neutral sweet

Morus alba

桑叶

Pinyin: Sāng Yè

cool sweet

Platycodon grandiflorus

桔梗

Pinyin: Jié Gěng

neutral bitter

Tussilago farfara

款冬花

Pinyin: Kuǎn Dōng Huā

warm acrid / pungent

Ephedra sinica

麻黄

Pinyin: Má Huáng

warm acrid / pungent

Valeriana officinalis

缬草

Pinyin: Xié Cǎo

warm bitter

Matricaria recutita

洋甘菊

Pinyin: Yáng Gān Jú

cool bitter

Passiflora incarnata

西番莲

Pinyin: Xī Fān Lián

cool bitter

Melissa officinalis

香蜂草

Pinyin: Xiāng Fēng Cǎo

cool aromatic

Salvia miltiorrhiza

丹参

Pinyin: Dān Shēn

slightly cold bitter

Crataegus oxyacantha / monogyna

山楂

Pinyin: Shān Zhā

slightly warm sour

Allium sativum

大蒜

Pinyin: Dà Suàn

warm acrid / pungent

Centella asiatica

积雪草

Pinyin: Jī Xuě Cǎo

cool bitter

Aloe vera

芦荟

Pinyin: Lú Huì

cold (gel) / very cold (latex) bitter

Calendula officinalis

金盏花

Pinyin: Jīn Zhǎn Huā

cool bitter