CHINESE NAMES OF HERBS
Below is a list of Chinese Names of Herbs commonly used by the Chinese Physicians in Singapore.
Consult your physicain before consuming any herbs. Do not self-medicate!
Atractylodes rhizome | 苍术 | cangzhu |
Cape Jasmine fruit | 桅子 | zhizi |
Cassia bark | 肉桂 | rougui |
Chinese angelica | 当桂 | danggui |
Chinese taxillus herb | 桑寄生 | sangjisheng |
Codonopsis root | 党参 | dangshen |
Common burrreed tuber | 三棱 | sanling |
Common monkshood mother root | 川鸟 | chuanwu |
Divaricate saposhnikovia root | 防风 | fangfeng |
Double teeth pubescent angelica root | 独活 | duhuo |
Eucommia bark | 杜仲 | duzhong |
Himalayan teasel root | 续断 | xuduan |
Incised notopteryglum rhizome | 羌活 | qianghuo |
Indian bread | 茯苓 | fuling |
Largehead atractylodes rhizome | 白术 | baizhu |
Largeleaf gentian root | 秦艽 | qinqiao |
Manchurian wildginger | 细辛 | xixin |
Medicinal cyathula root | 川牛膝 | chuanniuxi |
Milkvetch root | 黄芪 | huangqi |
Peach seed | 桃仁 | taoren |
Processed rehmannia root | 孰地黄 | shudihuang |
Red sage root | 丹参 | danshen |
Rice bean | 赤小豆 | chixiaodou |
Safflower | 红花 | honghua |
Sichuan lovage rhizome | 川芎 | chuanxiong |
Suberect spatholobus stem | 鸡血藤 | jisueteng |
Weeping forsythia capsule | 连翘 | lianqiao |
White peony root | 白芍 | baishao |
Stay healthy !