Chinese Medical Ingredients Table

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The information listed in this table is taken from Judy I. Lin's novel, A Magic Steeped In Poison.

If you'd like to find out more about the story, please check its Goodreads entry. It is available to purchase from all good book retailers, including bookdepository.
 

Chinese Medical Ingredients

Name of Ingredient	Chinese Name	Chinese Pronunciation	Scientific or Common Name
Asarum	细辛	xì xīn	Root of Asarum Sieboldii (wild ginger)
Benzoin	安息香	ān xí xiāng	A resin obtained from bark and used as incense or perfume
Crow's Head	烏頭	wū tóu	Root of Aconitum Carmichaelii
Dāngguī	當歸	dāng guī	Root of Angelica Sinensis
Fù Pén Zi	覆盆子	fú pēn zi	Leaf of Rubus Idaeus (raspberry)
Golden Root	紅景天	hóng jing tiān	Root of Rhodiola Rosea (also known as roseroot)
Huáng Qí	黃耆	huáng qí	Root of Astragalus Propinquus
Hú Huáng Liáng	胡黄莲	hú huáng lián	Root of Picrorhiza Scrophulariiflora
Kūnbù	昆布	kūn bù	Seaweed
Licorice Root	甘草	gān cao	Root of Glycyrrhiza Uralensis
Lí Lú	藜蘆	lí lú	Root of Veratrum Nigrum
Mugwort	艾草	ài cao	Leaf of Artemisia Argyi
Pearl Powder	珍珠粉	zhēn zhū fen	Ground from a pearl or shell of Pteria Matensii (oyster)
Purple and Crimson Mushroom	紫/赤芝	zi / chì zhī	Various fungi of the Ganoderma genus, such as Ganoderma Sinense and Ganoderma Lingzhi
Silk Flower Tree		róng huā shù	Bark of Albizia Julibrissin
Tea Leaves/ Camellia Flower	茶葉 / 花	chá yé / huā	Leaves and Flowers of the Camellia Sinensis tree
Umbrella Tree		san shù	Bark of Schefflera Actinophylla
White Peony Root	白芍	bái sháo	Root of Paeonia Sterniana
Yù Jīn	郁金	yù jīn	Root of Curcuma Aromatica (turmeric tuber)

 

For a more comprehensive list on traditional Chinese medicine - including the intended usage of the ingredient - please check this wikibook entry.