As I've written a lot of fic over that time, I have decided to keep a resource here for the changes and important notes I keep. This is both for my own resource, as well as a good point for others to take a look at -- if it so interests.
( Wordstate under cut )
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.
| 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) |
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
