Everyone can also see them in Chinese government’s websites（in Chinese）：http://www.nhc.gov.cn/sps/s3593/200810/a298f342c464475b923bcdc3c9d0575a.shtml,
API: Botanical name in Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India
ChP: Botanical name in Chinese Pharmacopoeia
TCM: Botanical name in Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Chinese character:丁香
Chinese phonetic transcription: Dingxiang
English: Clove
Part: flower bud
API: Syzygium aromaticum (Linn.) Merr. & L.M. Perry Syn. Eugenia aromatica Kuntze., Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb.
ChP: Ewgewia caryophyllata Thunb
Chinese character:八角茴香
Chinese phonetic transcription: Bajiaohuixiang
English: Star Anise of China
Part: mature fruit
API: Illicium verum Hook. f.
ChP: Illicium verum Hook. F.
Chinese character: 刀豆
Chinese phonetic transcription: Daodou
English: Jack Bean/ Sword Bean
Part: ripe seed
ChP: Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC (syn Dolichos gladiatus).
Chinese character: 小茴香
Chinese phonetic transcription: Xiaohuixiang
English: Fannel
Part: ripe fruit
API: Foeniculum vulgare Mill.
ChP: Foeniculum vulgare Mill.
Chinese character: 小蓟
Chinese phonetic transcription: Xiaoji
English:Creeping Thistle/ Field Thistle.
Part: aerial part
ChP: Cirsium setosum (Willd ) MB (syn Cirsium arvense ).
Chinese character: 山药
Chinese phonetic transcription: Shanyao
English: Chinese Yam root/ Cinnamon Vine.
Part: rhizome
ChP: Dioscorea opposita Thunb .
Chinese character: 山楂
Chinese phonetic transcription: Shanzha
English: (Chinese) Hawthorn.
Part: fruit
ChP: Crataegus pinnatifida Bge. or Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge. var. major N. E. Br.
Chinese character: 马齿苋
Chinese phonetic transcription: Machixie
English: Purslane/ Common Indian Purslane/ Garden Purslane
Part: twig
API: Portulaca oleracea Linn.
ChP: Portulaca oleracea L.
Chinese character: 乌梢蛇
Chinese phonetic transcription: Wushaoshe
English: Black-tail Snake
Part: whole body except the entrails/ visceral
ChP: Zoacys dhumnades (Fam: Colubridae)
Chinese character: 乌梅
Chinese phonetic transcription: Wumei
English: (Dark) Plum
Part: fruit
ChP: Prunus mume Sieb. et Zuce.
Chinese character: 木瓜
Chinese phonetic transcription: Mugua
English: Flowering Quince
Part: fruit
ChP: Chaenomeles speciosa (Sweet) Nakai.
Chinese character: 火麻仁
Chinese phonetic transcription: Huomaren
English: Hemp/ Indian Hemp
Part: seed
API: Cannabis sativa Linn.
ChP: Cannabis sativa L.
Chinese character: 代代花(枳壳花)
Chinese phonetic transcription: Daidaihua (Zhiqiaohua)
English: Bitter orange
Part: flower and bud
ChP: Citrus aurantium L.
Chinese character: 玉竹
Chinese phonetic transcription: Yuzhu
English: fragrant solomon seal
Part: rhizome
ChP: Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce.
Chinese character: 甘草
Chinese phonetic transcription: Gancao
English: Liquorice
Part: rhizome and root
API: Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn
ChP: Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch., Glycyrrhiza inflata Bat., or Glycyrrhiza glabra L.
Chinese character: 白芷
Chinese phonetic transcription: Baizhi
English: Dahurian angelica/ American Angelica
Part: root
ChP: Angelica dahurica (Fisch. ex Hoffm.) Benth. et Hook. f. , or Angelica dahurica (Fisch. ex Hoffm.) Benth. et Hook. f. var. formosana (Boiss.) Shan. et Yuan.
Chinese character: 白果
Chinese phonetic transcription: Baiguo
English: Ginkgo/ Maidenhair
Part: mature seed
ChP: Ginkgo biloba L.
Chinese character: 白扁豆
Chinese phonetic transcription: Baibiandou
English: White Hyacinth Bean
Part: mature seed
ChP: Dolicho lablab L. (syn Lablab purpureus L.)
Chinese character: 白扁豆花
Chinese phonetic transcription: Baibiandouhua
English: White Hyacinth Bean
Part: flower
ChP: Dolicho lablab L. (syn Lablab purpureus L.)
Chinese character: 龙眼肉（桂圆）
Chinese phonetic transcription: Longyanrou (Guiyuan)
English: Dragon’s Eyes/ Longan
Part: aril of mature fruit
ChP: Dimocarpus longan Lour (syn Euphorbia longan ).
Chinese character: 决明子
Chinese phonetic transcription: Juemingzi
English:Ring Worm Plant/ Fetid Cassia
Part: seed
API: Cassia tora Linn.
ChP: Cassia tora Linn., or Cassia obtusifolia L.
Chinese character: 百合
Chinese phonetic transcription: Baihe
English: Lily
Part: bulb
ChP: Lilium brownii F. E. Brown. var. viridulum Baker. , Lilium lancifolium Thunb., or Lilium pumilum DC.
Chinese character: 肉豆蔻
Chinese phonetic transcription: Roudoukou
English: Nutmeg
Part: mature kernel
API: Myristica fragrans Houtt.
ChP: Myristica fragrans Houtt.
Chinese character: 肉桂
Chinese phonetic transcription: Rougui
English: Chinese Cassia/ Chinese Cinnamon
Part: stem bark
ChP: Cinnamomum cassia Presl.
Note: Tvak (API: Cinnamomum zeylanicum) can be the alternative in some literatures.
Chinese character: 余甘子
Chinese phonetic transcription: Yuganzi
English: Emblic Myrobalan/ Emblic Leafflower
Part: ripe fruit
API: Emblica officinalis Gaertn syn Phyllanthus emblica Linn.
ChP: Phyllanthus emblica L.
Chinese character: 佛手
Chinese phonetic transcription: Foshou
English: Finger Citron/ Bergamot/ Buddha’s Hand
Part: fruit
ChP: Citrus medica L. var. sarcodactylis Swingle.
Chinese character: 杏仁
Chinese phonetic transcription: Xingren
English: Apricot (kernel)/ Almond
Part: kernel
ChP: Prunus armeniaca L. (syn Armeniaca vulgaris), Prunus armeniaca L. var. ansu Maxim., Prunus mandshurica (Maxim.) Koechne., or Prunus sibirica L.
Chinese character: 沙棘
Chinese phonetic transcription: Shaji
English: Sea-buckthorn/ Leh Berry
Part: ripe fruit
ChP: Hippophae rhamnoides L. (syn Hippophae salicifolia, Hippophae turkestanica)
Chinese character: 牡蛎
Chinese phonetic transcription: Muli
English: Oysters Shell
Part: shell
ChP: Ostrea gigas Thunberg., Ostrea talienwhanensis Crosse., or Ostrea rivularis Gould.
Chinese character: 芡实
Chinese phonetic transcription: Qianshi
English: Gorgon/ Prickly Water Lily
Part: mature kernel
ChP: Euryale ferox Salisb (syn Anneslea spinosa, Euryale indica).
Chinese character: 花椒
Chinese phonetic transcription: Huajiao
English: Chinese Prickly Ash
Part: percarp of ripe fruit
ChP: Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim., or Zanthoxylum schinifolium Sieb et Zucc . TCM: Zanthoxylum armatum
Chinese character: 赤小豆
Chinese phonetic transcription: Chixiaodou
English: Rice Bean/ Red Bean
Part: mature seed
ChP: Vigna umbellata Ohwi. et Ohashi. (syn Phaseolus calcaratus), or Vigna angularis Ohwi et Ohashi.
Chinese character: 阿胶
Chinese phonetic transcription: Ejiao
English: Donkey-Hide Gelatin
Part: solid gel made by boiling and concentrating the donkey skin
ChP: Equus asinus L.
Chinese character: 鸡内金
Chinese phonetic transcription: Jineijin
English: Chicken’s Gizzard-sink
Part: dried chicken gizzard inner wall
ChP: Gallus domesticus Brisson.
Chinese character: 麦芽
Chinese phonetic transcription: Maiya
English: Germinated Barly/ Malt
Part: germinated ripe fruit
API: Hordeum vulgare Linn. syn H. sativum Pers.
ChP: Hordeum vulgare L.
Chinese character: 昆布
Chinese phonetic transcription: Kunbu
English: Kelp/ Tangle
Part: thalline
ChP: Ecklonia kurome Okam., or Laminaria japonica Aresch.
Chinese character: 枣(大枣)
Chinese phonetic transcription: Zao (Dazao)
English: Jujube/ Chinese Date
Part: fruit
API: Zizyphus mauritiana Lam. syn. Z. jujuba Lam.
ChP: Ziziphus jujuba Mill.
Chinese character: 罗汉果
Chinese phonetic transcription: Luohanguo
English: Monk fruit/ Grosvenor Momordica Fruit
Part: fruit
ChP: Siraitia grosvenorii (Swingle.) C. Jeffrey ex A. M. Lu et Z. Y. Zhang. (syn Momordica grosvenorii)
Chinese character: 郁李仁
Chinese phonetic transcription: Yuliren
English: Chinese Dwarf Cherry
Part: mature seed
ChP: Prunus humilis Bunge., Prunus japonica Thunb., or Prunus pedunculata Maxim. (syn Amygdalus pilosa)
Chinese character: 金银花
Chinese phonetic transcription: Jinyinhua
English: Japanese Honeysuckle
Part: flower or bud
ChP: Lonicera japonica Thunb.
Chinese character: 青果
Chinese phonetic transcription: Qingguo
English: Chinese White Olive
Part: ripe fruit
ChP: Canarium album Raeusch.
Chinese character: 鱼腥草
Chinese phonetic transcription: Yuxingcao
English: Heartleaf Houttuynia/ Chameleon Plant
Part: whole plant
ChP: Houttuynia cordata Thunb. (syn Polypara cordata)
Chinese character: 姜
Chinese phonetic transcription: Jiang
English: Ginger/ Zingiber
Part: fresh or dried rhizome
API: Zingiber officinale Rosc.
ChP: Zingiber officinale Roscoe.
Chinese character: 枳椇子
Chinese phonetic transcription: Zhijuzi
English: Japanese Raisin/ Hovenia
Part: dried fruit with inflorescence axis
TCM: Hovenia dulcis Thunnb., Hovenia acerba Lindl., or Hovenia trichocarpa Chun et Tsiang.
Chinese character: 枸杞子
Chinese phonetic transcription: Gouqizi (Ningxiagouqi)
English: Barbary Wolfberry Fruit/ Chinese Wolfberry
Part: mature fruit
API: Lycium barbarum L. syn. L. europeaum.
ChP: Lycium barbarum L.
Chinese character: 栀子
Chinese phonetic transcription: Zhizi
English: Gardenia/ Cape jasmine
Part: steamed then dried ripe fruit
ChP: Gardenia jasminoides Ellis. (syn Gardenia augusta, Gardenia florida, Mussaenda chinensis)
Chinese character: 砂仁
Chinese phonetic transcription: Sharen
English: Cardamom/ Villous Amomum
Part: mature fruit
ChP: Amomum villosum Lour., Amomum longiligulare T. L. Wu, or Amomum villosum Lour. var. xanthioides T. L. Wu et Senjen.
Chinese character: 胖大海
Chinese phonetic transcription: Pangdahai
English: China fruit/ Malva Nuts/ Boat-fruited Sterculia
Part: ripe seed
ChP: Sterculia lychnophora Hance.
Chinese character: 茯苓
Chinese phonetic transcription: Fulin
English: Indisches Brot/ Hoelen/ Poria tuckahoe/ China root/ Indian Bread
Part: dried sclerotium
ChP: Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf. (syn Wolfiporia extensa (Peck) Ginns)
Chinese character: 香橼
Chinese phonetic transcription: Xiangyuan
English: Wild Lemon/ Citron
Part: mature fruit
API: Citrus medica Linn.
ChP: Citrus medica L., or Citrus wilsonii Tanaka.
Chinese character: 香薷
Chinese phonetic transcription: Xiangru
English: Aromatic Madder/ Chinese Mosla
Part: whole plant
ChP: Mosla chinensis Maxim., or Mosla chinensis “Jiangxiangru” (syn Orthodon fordii)
Chinese character: 桃仁
Chinese phonetic transcription: Taoren
English: Peach
Part: mature kernel
ChP: Prunus persica (L.) Batsch., or Prunus davidiana (Carr.) Franch.
Chinese character: 桑叶
Chinese phonetic transcription: Sangye
English: Mulberry
Part: leaf
ChP: Morus alba L.
Chinese character: 桑椹
Chinese phonetic transcription: Sangshen
English: Mulberry
Part: fruit
ChP: Morus alba L.
Chinese character: 桔红(橘红)
Chinese phonetic transcription: Juhong (Juhong)
English: Orange
Part: ripe epicarp (exocarp)
ChP: Citrus reticulata Blanco. (or its cultivars)
Chinese character: 桔梗
Chinese phonetic transcription: Jiegeng
English: Chinese bellflower/ Balloon flower
Part: root
ChP: Platycodon grandiflorum (Jacq.) A. DC. (syn Campanula glauca, )
Chinese character: 益智仁(益智)
Chinese phonetic transcription: Yizhiren (Yizhi)
English: Black Cardamom (It seems that Black Cardamom is Amomum subulatum in indian)/ Sharpleaf Galangal Fruit
Part: mature fruit
ChP: Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. (syn Amomum amarum)
Chinese character: 荷叶
Chinese phonetic transcription: Heye
English: Lotus/ Water lily
Part: leaf
API: Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn syn Nelumbium speciosum Willd.
ChP: Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.
Chinese character: 莱菔子
Chinese phonetic transcription: Laifuzi
English: Radish/ White carrot
Part: mature seed
API: Raphanus sativus Linn.
ChP: Raphanus sativus L.
Chinese character: 莲子
Chinese phonetic transcription: Lianzi
English: Lotus/ Water lily
Part: mature seed
API: Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn syn Nelumbium speciosum Willd.
ChP: Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.
Chinese character: 高良姜
Chinese phonetic transcription: Gaoliangjiang
English: Lesser Galangal
Part: Rhizome
API: Alpinia galanga Willd.
ChP: Alpinia officinarum Hance.
TCM: Alpinia galanga (L.) (大高良姜)
Chinese character: 淡竹叶
Chinese phonetic transcription: Danzhuye
English: Lophatherum/ Bamboo-leaf
Part: stem and leaf
ChP: Lophatherum gracile Brongn.
Chinese character: 淡豆豉
Chinese phonetic transcription: Dandouchi
English: Fermented Soybean
Part: fermented seed after washed and cooked
ChP: Glycine max (Linn.) Merr. (syn Dolichos sofa, Phaseolus max, Soja soja)
Chinese character: 菊花
Chinese phonetic transcription: Juhua
English: Chrysanthemum/ Chinese White Chrysanthemum
Part: capitulum
ChP: Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat. (syn Dendranthema morifolium)
Chinese character: 菊苣
Chinese phonetic transcription: Juju
English: Chicory
Part: aerial part or root
ChP: Cichorium glandulosum Boiss. et Hoet., or Cichorium intybus L.
Chinese character: 黄芥子
Chinese phonetic transcription: Huangjiezi
English: Mustard
Part: mature seed
ChP: Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. et Coss.
Chinese character: 黄精
Chinese phonetic transcription: Huangjing
English: Solomonseal/ Sealwort
Part: rhizome
ChP: Polygonatum sibiricum Red., Polygonatum kingianum Coll. et Hemsl., or Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua.
Chinese character: 紫苏
Chinese phonetic transcription: Zisu
English: Perilla/ Beefsteak Plant
Part: whole plant
ChP: Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt.
Chinese character: 紫苏籽
Chinese phonetic transcription: Zisuzi
English: Perilla/ Beefsteak Plant
Part: seed
ChP: Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt.
Chinese character: 葛根
Chinese phonetic transcription: Gegen
English: Kudzu/ Japanese Arrowroot
Part: root
ChP: Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi.
Chinese character: 黑芝麻
Chinese phonetic transcription: Heizhima
English: (Black) Sesame
Part: mature seed
API: Sesamum indicum Linn.
ChP: Sesamum indicum L.
Chinese character: (黑)胡椒
Chinese phonetic transcription: (Hei) Hujiao
English: (Black) Pepper
Part: mature fruit
API: Piper nigrum Linn.
ChP: Piper nigrum L.
Chinese character: 槐米
Chinese phonetic transcription: Huaimi
English: Chinese Scholar Tree/ Pagoda Tree
Part: Unopened bud
ChP: Sophora japonica L. (syn Styphnolobium japonicum)
Chinese character: 槐花
Chinese phonetic transcription: Huaihua
English: Chinese Scholar Tree/ Pagoda Tree
Part: flower
ChP: Sophora japonica L. (syn Styphnolobium japonicum)
Chinese character: 蒲公英
Chinese phonetic transcription: Pugongying
English: Dandelion
Part: whole plant
ChP: Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz., or Taraxacum sinicum Kitag.
Chinese character: 蜂蜜
Chinese phonetic transcription: Fengmi
English: Honey
API: Apis indica syn A. dorsata., A. florea.
ChP: Apis cerana Linnaeus., or Apis mellifera Linnaeus.
Chinese character: 榧子
Chinese phonetic transcription: Feizi
English: Torreya
Part: mature seed
ChP: Torreya grandis Fort.
Chinese character: 酸枣仁
Chinese phonetic transcription: Suanzaoren
English: Spine Date/ Wild Jujube
Part: mature seed
ChP: Ziziphus jujuba Mill. var. spinosa (Bge.) Hu ex H. F. Chou.
Chinese character: 鲜白茅根
Chinese phonetic transcription: Xian Baimaogen
English: Lalang Grass/ Thatch grass/ Cogon grass
Part: fresh rhizome
API: Imperata cylindrica (Linn.) Beauv.
ChP: Imperata cylindrica Beauv. var. major (Nees.) C. E. Hubb.
Chinese character: 鲜芦根
Chinese phonetic transcription: Xian Lugen
English: Reed
Part: fresh rhizome
ChP: Phragmites communis Trin.
Chinese character: 蝮蛇(蕲蛇)
Chinese phonetic transcription: Fushe (Qishe)
English: Viper/ Pallas Pit Viper
Part: snake flesh
ChP: Agkisrodon acutus (Güenther).
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Chinese character: 橘皮(陈皮)
Chinese phonetic transcription: Jupi (Chenpi)
English: Citrus
Part: ripe epicarp (exocarp)
ChP: Citrus reticulata Blanco. (or its cultivars)
Chinese character: 薄荷
Chinese phonetic transcription: Bohe
English: Chinese Peppermint
Part: stem and leaf
ChP: Mentha haplocalyx Briq.
Chinese character: 薏苡仁
Chinese phonetic transcription: Yiyiren
English: Job’s Tears/ Coix
Part: mature kernel
API: Coix lachryma-jobi Linn. syn C. lachrymal Linn.
ChP: Coix lacrymajobi L. var. mayuen (Roman.) Stapf.
Chinese character: 薤白
Chinese phonetic transcription: Xiebai
English: Longstamen Onion/ Chinese Onion/ Naga garlic/ Chinese scallion/ Glittering Chive
Part: subterranean bulb
ChP: Allium macrostemon Bunge., or Allium chinensis G. Don.
Chinese character: 覆盆子
Chinese phonetic transcription: Fupenzi
English: Palmleaf Raspberry
Part: mature fruit
ChP: Rubus chingii Hu.
Chinese character: 藿香
Chinese phonetic transcription: Huoxiang
English: Cablin Patchouli
Part: aerial part
ChP: Pogostemon cablin (Blanco.) Benth.
The follow herbs you can see them in the website http://www.nhc.gov.cn/sps/s7885/202001/b941b6138e93414cb08aed926ca3c631.shtml
Chinese character: 当归
Chinese phonetic transcription: Danggui
English: Chinese Angelica
Part: root
ChP: Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels. (syn Angelica polymorpha)
Chinese character: 山柰(山萘)
Chinese phonetic transcription: Shannai (Shannai)
English: Aromatic Ginger/ Galanga Resurrectionlily
Part: rhizome
ChP: Kaempferia galanga L.
Chinese character: 西红花(藏红花/番红花)
Chinese phonetic transcription: Xihonghua (Zanghonghua/ Fanhonghua)
English: Saffron
Part: flower stigma
API: Crocus sativus Linn.
ChP: Crocus sativus L.
Chinese character: 草果
Chinese phonetic transcription: Caoguo
English: Caoguo/ Tsao-ko
Part: mature fruit
ChP: Amomum tsaoko Crevost. et Lemaire.
Chinese character: 姜黄
Chinese phonetic transcription: Jianghuang
English: Turmeric
Part: rhizome
API: Curcuma longa Linn.
ChP: Curcuma longa L.
Chinese character: 荜茇
Chinese phonetic transcription: Bibo
English: Piper/ Long Pepper
Part: fruit-spike
API: Piper longum Linn.
ChP: Piper longum L.
The follow herbs you can see them in the website http://www.nhc.gov.cn/sps/s7885/202001/1ec2cca04146450d9b14acc2499d854f.shtml.
Chinese character: 党参
Chinese phonetic transcription: Dangshen
English: Tangshen/ Poor Man’s Ginseng
Part: root
ChP: Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf., Codonopsis pilosula Nannf. var. modesta (Nannf.) L. T. Shen., or Codonopsis tangshen Oliv.
Chinese character: 肉苁蓉（荒漠）
Chinese phonetic transcription: Roucongrong
English: Desertliving Cistanche/ Desert-Broomrape
Part: succulent stem
ChP: Cistanche deserticola Ma. (there is another kind of plant Cistanche tubulosa (Schenk) Wight not in the list)
Chinese character: 铁皮石斛
Chinese phonetic transcription: (Tiepi) Shihu
English: Dendrobium
Part: stem
ChP: Dendrobium officinale Kimura et Migo.
Chinese character: 西洋参
Chinese phonetic transcription: Xiyangshen
English: American Ginseng
Part: root
ChP: Panax quinquefolius L.
Chinese character: 黄芪
Chinese phonetic transcription: Huangqi
Part: root
ChP: Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge., or Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge. var. mongholicus (Bge.) Hsiao.
Chinese character: 灵芝
Chinese phonetic transcription: Lingzhi
English: Glossy Ganoderma/ Reishi Mushroom
Part: sporophore
ChP: Ganoderma lucidum (Leyss. ex Fr.) Karst., or Ganoderma sinensis Zhao, Xu et Zhang.
Chinese character: 山茱萸
Chinese phonetic transcription: Shanzhuyu
English: Asiatic Cornelian Cherry/ Japanese Cornel Dogwood
Part: mature fruit
ChP: Cornus officinalis Sieb. et Zucc.
Chinese character: 天麻
Chinese phonetic transcription: Tianma
English: Tall Gastrodia
Part: tuber root
ChP: Gastrodia elata Bl.
Chinese character: 杜仲叶
Chinese phonetic transcription: Duzhongye
English: Hardy Rubber Tree/ Eucommia
Part: leaf
ChP: Eucommia ulmoides Oliver.